§ 949b. Unlawfully influencing action of military commission and United States Court of Military Commission Review
(a)
Military Commissions.—
(1)
No authority convening a military commission under this chapter may censure, reprimand, or admonish the military commission, or any member, military judge, or counsel thereof, with respect to the findings or sentence adjudged by the military commission, or with respect to any other exercises of its or their functions in the conduct of the proceedings.
(2)
No person may attempt to coerce or, by any unauthorized means, influence—
(A)
the action of a military commission under this chapter, or any member thereof, in reaching the findings or sentence in any case;
(b)
United States Court of Military Commission Review.—
(1)
No person may attempt to coerce or, by any unauthorized means, influence—
(2)
No person may censure, reprimand, or admonish a military appellate judge on the United States Court of Military Commission Review, or counsel thereof, with respect to any exercise of their functions in the conduct of proceedings under this chapter.
(3)
The provisions of this subsection shall not apply with respect to—
(4)
No appellate military judge on the United States Court of Military Commission Review may be reassigned to other duties, except under circumstances as follows:
(A)
The appellate military judge voluntarily requests to be reassigned to other duties and the Secretary of Defense, or the designee of the Secretary, in consultation with the Judge Advocate General of the armed force of which the appellate military judge is a member, approves such reassignment.
(C)
The appellate military judge is reassigned to other duties by the Secretary of Defense, or the designee of the Secretary, in consultation with the Judge Advocate General of the armed force of which the appellate military judge is a member, based on military necessity and such reassignment is consistent with service rotation regulations (to the extent such regulations are applicable).
(D)
The appellate military judge is withdrawn by the Secretary of Defense, or the designee of the Secretary, in consultation with the Judge Advocate General of the armed force of which the appellate military judge is a member, for good cause consistent with applicable procedures under chapter
47 of this title (the Uniform Code of Military Justice).
(c)
Prohibition on Consideration of Actions on Commission in Evaluation of Fitness.—
In the preparation of an effectiveness, fitness, or efficiency report or any other report or document used in whole or in part for the purpose of determining whether a commissioned officer of the armed forces is qualified to be advanced in grade, or in determining the assignment or transfer of any such officer or whether any such officer should be retained on active duty, no person may—