3.0.0 3311 2023-01-11T13:20:01Z 2023-01-11T13:20:01Z Senate S S 2010-05-05 111 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2010-05-05T14:50:50Z 2010-05-05 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral 2010-05-05 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3166-3167) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2010-05-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES N H001049 Sen. Hagan, Kay R. [D-NC] Kay Hagan D NC R. 2010-05-13 False B001233 Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] EVAN BAYH D IN 2010-05-17 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2010-05-17 False B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK 2010-06-09 False B001210 Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] ROBERT BYRD D WV CARLYLE 2010-06-15 False J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2010-06-15 False Armed Forces and National Security Crime prevention Crime victims Crimes against women Department of Defense Evidence and witnesses Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Lawyers and legal services Military education and training Military law Military personnel and dependents Sex offenses Armed Forces and National Security 00 2010-05-05 Introduced in Senate 2010-05-25T20:18:53Z Requires the officials authorized to receive a restricted reporting by a member of the Armed Forces (member) of an allegation of sexual assault without resulting in the initiation of an official investigative process to include judge advocates.

Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to modify the Military Rules of Evidence to provide a member the privilege to refuse to disclose in a military proceeding a confidential communication between a member and a Victim Advocate, if such communication was made to facilitate victim advocacy.

Requires each Sexual Assault Response Coordinator to be a member on active duty or a full-time civilian DOD employee. Prohibits any contractor personnel from acting as Coordinators. Requires each military battalion to have at least one Victim Advocate who is either a member on active duty or a full-time civilian DOD employee. Directs the Secretary to carry out a training and certification program for such Coordinators.

Requires the DOD position of Director of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office to be a position in the Senior Executive Service. Directs the Secretary to standardize and update programs and activities relating to sexual assault prevention and response across the Armed Forces and the military departments.

Requires the Secretary to ensure that training on sexual assault prevention and response is provided to members at each level of professional military education and is uniform across the Armed Forces.

]]> A bill to improve and enhance the capabilities of the Department of Defense to prevent and respond to sexual assault in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. Display Title A bill to improve and enhance the capabilities of the Department of Defense to prevent and respond to sexual assault in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve and enhance the capabilities of the Department of Defense to prevent and respond to sexual assault in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2010-05-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s3311is/xml/BILLS-111s3311is.xml 2010-05-05 Read twice and referred to the 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.