Uniform Code of Military Justice

Across the transom today from Sen. Cornyn. (Not in the Congressional Record yet.)

U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) today introduced their Safeguarding Tactics and Operational Procedures from (STOP) Enemies Act, which would update the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) to prohibit active duty and retired service members from providing military education, military training, or tactical advice to foreign adversaries[.]
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​Article 103b of the UCMJ currently prohibits U.S. active duty and retired service members from providing material items such as arms, ammunition, supplies, or money to the enemy as well as harboring, protecting, or providing intelligence to the enemy. This legislation would clarify the scope of Article 103b to prohibit individuals subject to the UCMJ from providing military education, military training, or tactical advice to enemies of the U.S., which could include any hostile body that our forces may be opposing, such as a rebellious mob or a band of renegades; organized forces of the enemy in time of war; and members of military organizations.

ForeignAffairs.co.nz reports

Congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX), along with Representatives Dale Strong (R-AL), Chris Deluzio (D-PA), and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), introduced the Safeguarding Tactics and Operational Procedures (STOP) from Enemies Act of 2024 in the House of Representatives.

Congressman Luttrell provides this background.

​Vermillion China, an investigative organization that provides strategic analysis of US-China competition, identified that a Chinese national closely linked with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) special forces received training from former U.S. special forces while living in the United States from 2014-2020. During this time, the Chinese operator took part in multiple tactical training courses held by former U.S. special forces, allowing the Chinese operator to gain tactical knowledge of U.S. special operations. In 2020, the Chinese operator returned to China and began training the People’s Armed Police and the PLA units on tactics, techniques, and procedures he learned from former U.S. special forces.