Executive Order 13430: 2007 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States
President: George W. Bush
Updated courts-martial rules on remote testimony, audiovisual hearings and selected offenses.
Status: In effect. Is Executive Order 13430 still in effect? Yes. Executive Order 13430 remains in effect. See Federal Register record.
What does Executive Order 13430 do?
The order permitted specified remote testimony and Article 39(a) audiovisual sessions with safeguards, changed provisions on child witnesses and military offenses, and set transition rules for proceedings. The Library of Congress military-law collection indexes the 2007 amendments and later editions of the Manual for Courts-Martial.
Before and after
Before the order
EO 12473 prescribed the Manual for Courts-Martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
After the order
The order permitted specified remote testimony and Article 39(a) audiovisual sessions with safeguards, changed provisions on child witnesses and military offenses, and set transition rules for proceedings.
The Library of Congress military-law collection indexes the 2007 amendments and later editions of the Manual for Courts-Martial.
What did the signed order change?
EO 12473 prescribed the Manual for Courts-Martial under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The order permitted specified remote testimony and Article 39(a) audiovisual sessions with safeguards, changed provisions on child witnesses and military offenses, and set transition rules for proceedings.
What happened later?
Library of Congress — Manual for Courts-Martial editions and amendments: The Library of Congress military-law collection indexes the 2007 amendments and later editions of the Manual for Courts-Martial.
What does that evidence establish?
The accused retains counsel and confrontation-related protections specified in the text; Article 39(a) session rules differ from evidence on the ultimate issue of guilt. Later manual editions may change individual rules; the 2007 text alone is not current procedure. Read the signed order for its original terms.
Who had to do what
| Agency / office | Action | Timing / position |
|---|---|---|
| Military judges, service secretaries and courts-martial | Apply amended procedural and punitive provisions under effective-date rules | Under the signed order and governing law |
What happened next
EO 13430 signed.
Signed order and follow-up evidence reviewed.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
The accused retains counsel and confrontation-related protections specified in the text; Article 39(a) session rules differ from evidence on the ultimate issue of guilt.
Sources by type
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Primary and official sources
Orders, laws, court records and official implementation material.
- GovInfo — official executive-order record (opens in a new tab) Official record
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