Section 1. Part II of the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, is amended as follows: . . . (ii) R.C.M. 1301(e) is amended to read as follows: "(e) Counsel. The accused at a summary court-martial has a right to military defense counsel. The accused may expressly waive the right to be represented by defense counsel and may thereafter conduct the defense personally. Such waiver shall be accepted by the summary court-martial officer only upon finding that the accused is competent to understand the disadvantages of self-representation and that the waiver is voluntary and understanding. The right of the accused to conduct the defense personally may be revoked if the accused is disruptive or fails to follow basic rules of decorum and procedure."

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Section 1. Part II of the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, is amended as follows: . . . (hh) R.C.M. 1301(a) is amended to read as follows: "(a) Composition. A summary court-martial is composed of one commissioned officer on active duty. Unless otherwise prescribed by the Secretary concerned, a summary court-martial shall be of the same armed force as the accused. Summary courts-martial shall be conducted in accordance with the regulations of the military Service to which the accused belongs. Whenever practicable, a summary court-martial should be an officer whose grade is not below lieutenant of the Navy or Coast Guard or captain of the Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force."

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