3.0.0 4587 2023-01-15T04:49:14Z 2023-01-15T04:49:14Z House H HR 2004-06-16 108 hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2004-06-16T14:01:10Z 2004-06-16 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2004-06-16 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1139) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-06-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2004-06-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000180 Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13] CAROLYN KILPATRICK D MI CHEEKS 13 N S000480 Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28] LOUISE SLAUGHTER D NY M. 28 2004-06-16 True S000030 Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-47] LORETTA SANCHEZ D CA 47 2004-06-16 True J000032 Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON-LEE D TX 18 2004-06-16 True D000598 Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] SUSAN DAVIS D CA A. 53 2004-06-16 True T000057 Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10] ELLEN TAUSCHER D CA O. 10 2004-06-16 True M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 14 2004-06-16 True J000126 Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] EDDIE JOHNSON D TX BERNICE 30 2004-06-16 True Armed Forces and National Security Congress Congressional reporting requirements Courts-martial and courts of inquiry Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information Department of Defense Education Executive reorganization Families Family services Family violence Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Health Higher education Labor and Employment Law Legal education Medical education Military and naval offenses Military command and control Military dependents Military medicine Military personnel Military training Police training Rape Science, Technology, Communications Sex crimes Telephone Victims of crimes Witnesses Armed Forces and National Security 00 2004-06-16 Introduced in House 2004-09-14T16:27:30Z Department of Defense Office of the Victim Advocate Act of 2004 - Establishes an Office of the Victim Advocate within the Office of the Secretary of Defense to assist victims of sexual misconduct and interpersonal violence occurring among members of the Armed Forces or between members of the Armed Forces and family members and partners.

Requires the Director of the Office to carry out specified coordination, evaluation and review, policy, and education and training functions, and to submit to the Secretary an annual report assessing the current state of affairs within military departments relative to interpersonal violence and sexual misconduct. Requires the Secretary to transmit the Director's report to Congress with additional comments.

]]> Department of Defense Office of the Victim Advocate Act of 2004 Display Title Department of Defense Office of the Victim Advocate Act of 2004 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Defense an Office of the Victim Advocate, to prescribe the functions of that office, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Department of Defense Office of the Victim Advocate Act of 2004 Introduced in House 2004-06-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-108hr4587ih/xml/BILLS-108hr4587ih.xml 2004-06-16 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.