Congressional offices and policy staff
To the members of Congress entrusted with oversight of our Armed Forces.
Every year, American service members are asked to accept extraordinary obligations.
They are expected to follow lawful orders.
To endure hardship.
To maintain discipline.
To defend the Constitution.
And, when necessary, to risk their lives in service to the nation.
In return, the institutions responsible for their leadership, justice, and welfare must remain worthy of that commitment.
The Formation Accountability Project seeks to advance a serious, research-informed legislative discussion about military justice, abusive leadership, retaliation, falsified records, independent criminal investigations, human trafficking, suicide-related institutional learning, and court-martial due process.
Our objective is not to diminish the authority of lawful commanders.
It is to strengthen accountability where authority is exercised.
We respectfully invite interested members and staff of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees, along with other relevant congressional offices, to review the proposals, examine the research, and engage in constructive dialogue about the future of military justice.
Our service members deserve a system capable of holding wrongdoing accountable while protecting the rights of all involved.
And our nation deserves Armed Forces whose strength is measured not only by their ability to fight, but also by the integrity with which they lead.
The people who defend the Constitution deserve institutions that honor it.
The congressional path
Start with the three-minute summary
The Congressional Policy Center opens with an eight-part executive summary of the full legislative package.
Review the proposed act and statutory comparison
Read the discussion draft and the section-by-section statutory comparison, with page references to the uploaded documents.
Examine the open questions
The project publishes its unresolved drafting, fiscal, and implementation questions rather than hiding them.
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