3.0.0 1529 2022-02-03T06:02:17Z 2022-02-03T06:02:17Z House H HR 2011-04-13 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. TSONGAS:H.R. 1529.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority of Congress to enact thislegislation is provided by Article I, Section 8 of the UnitedStates Constitution (clauses 12, 13, 14, 16, and 18), whichgrants Congress the power to raise and support an Army; toprovide and maintain a Navy; to make rules for the governmentand regulation of the land and naval forces; to provide fororganizing, arming, and disciplining the militia; and to makeall laws necessary and proper for carrying out the foregoingpowers.[Page H2666]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2011-05-18T14:39:01Z Referred to 2011-04-13T14:04:05Z Defense STRONG Act 112 1018 S 2011-05-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Related bill CRS 2011-05-18 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2011-04-13 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2011-04-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-04-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000465 Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-5] Niki Tsongas D MA 5 N T000463 Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-3] Michael Turner R OH R. 3 2011-04-13 True H001032 Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] RUSH HOLT D NJ D. 12 2011-04-13 True C001061 Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] Emanuel Cleaver D MO 5 2011-04-13 True D000216 Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] ROSA DELAURO D CT 3 2011-04-13 True T000326 Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] EDOLPHUS TOWNS D NY 10 2011-04-13 True C001062 Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] K. Conaway R TX Michael 11 2011-04-13 True M001159 Rep. 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[D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2011-05-02 False J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2011-05-11 False L000559 Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] JAMES LANGEVIN D RI R. 2 2011-05-11 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2011-05-24 False R000486 Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-34] LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD D CA 34 2011-06-02 False H001056 Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] Jaime Herrera Beutler R WA 3 2011-06-02 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2011-07-07 False S001182 Rep. Schilling, Robert T. [R-IL-17] Robert Schilling R IL T. 17 2011-11-03 False H001062 Rep. Hochul, Kathleen C. [D-NY-26] Kathleen Hochul D NY C. 26 2011-12-14 False M001149 Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] Michael Michaud D ME H. 2 2012-09-12 False Armed Forces and National Security Crime prevention Crime victims Crimes against women Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Department of Defense Executive agency funding and structure First responders and emergency personnel Health information and medical records Lawyers and legal services Military education and training Military law Military personnel and dependents Right of privacy Sex offenses Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2011-04-13 Introduced in House 2011-05-06T12:12:35Z Defense Sexual Trauma Response Oversight and Good Governance Act (Defense STRONG Act) - Amends the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 to require the Director of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office to be appointed from general or flag officers or Department of Defense (DOD) employees in a comparable Senior Executive Service position.

Requires the assignment within each military brigade or equivalent unit level of at least one full-time Sexual Assault Response Coordinator and one full-time Sexual Assault Victim Advocate, allowing the Secretary of the military department concerned to assign additional coordinators and/or advocates based on the demographics or needs of the unit. Allows only members of the Armed Forces (members) or DOD civilian personnel to be assigned as coordinators or advocates as of October 1, 2013. Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a professional training and certification program for such coordinators and advocates.

Entitles any member, or dependent of a member, who is the victim of a sexual assault to legal assistance provided by a military legal assistance counsel and coordinator and advocate services, regardless of whether the member elects unrestricted or restricted (confidential) reporting of the assault. Makes privileged any communications between a member or dependent and a coordinator, advocate, legal counsel, or person staffing a helpline.

Directs the Secretary to establish a system for tracking and maintaining for at least 100 years any medical, investigative, and other records prepared or obtained by DOD in connection with a sexual assault involving a member or dependent. Requires permanent access to such records by the victim.

Requires the transfer from the Secretary to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) of certain medical records in anticipation of a member's discharge, release, retirement, or medical treatment.

Provides for the expedited consideration of, and priority for, an application by victims of sexual assault for a permanent change of station or unit transfer based on humanitarian conditions.

Requires each military department Secretary to develop a curriculum to provide sexual assault prevention and response training and education for members and civilian employees of that department.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) provide for the inclusion of a sexual assault prevention and response training module at each level of professional military education, and (2) require managers of specialty skills associated with first responders to integrate sexual assault response training in initial and recurring first responder training courses.

]]> Defense Sexual Trauma Response Oversight and Good Governance Act Short Titles as Introduced Defense Sexual Trauma Response Oversight and Good Governance Act Short Titles as Introduced Defense STRONG Act Display Title Defense Sexual Trauma Response Oversight and Good Governance Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 10, United States Code, and the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 to provide for implementation of additional recommendations of the Defense Task Force on Sexual Assault in the Military Services. Introduced in House 2011-04-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr1529ih/xml/BILLS-112hr1529ih.xml 2011-05-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. 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.