3.0.0 2875 2023-01-11T13:25:25Z 2023-01-11T13:25:25Z Senate S S 2014-09-18 113 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2014-09-18T21:30:12Z 2014-09-18 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral 2014-09-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK N Armed Forces and National Security Assault and harassment offenses Congressional oversight Crimes against women Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Department of Defense Executive agency funding and structure Government studies and investigations Military personnel and dependents National Guard and reserves Sex offenses Armed Forces and National Security 00 2014-09-18 Introduced in Senate 2014-11-01T16:13:44Z National Guard Investigations Transparency and Improvement Act of 2014 - Codifies the establishment of the Office of Complex Administrative Investigations (the Office) in the Office of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau. Requires the Office to undertake complex administrative investigations of matters relating to members of the National Guard when in state status, including investigations of sexual assault, upon the request of: (1) the Chief; (2) an adjutant general of a state, a territory, or the District of Columbia; (3) a governor of a state or territory; or (4) the Commanding General of the National Guard of the District of Columbia.

Defines "complex administrative investigation" as any investigation specified by the Chief involving factors giving rise to unusual complexity, including: (1) questions of jurisdiction between the United States and a state or territory, (2) matters requiring specialized training among investigating officers, or (3) matters raising the need for an independent investigation to ensure fairness and impartiality.

Requires the Chief to treat any final report of the Office relating to such matters as if it were the report of an inspector general of the Department of Defense (DOD) or a military department.

Directs the Chief to submit to Members of Congress from the state or territory concerned the final report adopted by the Office regarding such an investigation. Requires the Chief to submit to Congress an annual report regarding all investigations undertaken by the Office during the preceding year.

]]> National Guard Investigations Transparency and Improvement Act of 2014 Display Title National Guard Investigations Transparency and Improvement Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced A bill to codify in law the establishment and duties of the Office of Complex Administrative Investigations in the National Guard Bureau, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced National Guard Investigations Transparency and Improvement Act of 2014 Introduced in Senate 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s2875is/xml/BILLS-113s2875is.xml 2014-09-18 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.