3.0.0 2870 2023-01-11T13:33:07Z 2023-01-11T13:33:07Z Senate S 2016-04-28 114 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2016-04-28T16:05:37Z National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 114 2943 S 2016-12-23 Became Public Law No: 114-328. Related bill CRS 2016-04-28 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral 2016-04-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO N E000295 Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] Joni Ernst R IA 2016-04-28 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2016-05-17 False K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2016-05-23 False L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2016-05-23 False T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2016-05-25 False F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2016-05-25 False Armed Forces and National Security Assault and harassment offenses Congressional oversight Crime prevention Crime victims Crimes against women Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Department of Defense Employment discrimination and employee rights Evidence and witnesses Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Military law Military personnel and dependents Performance measurement Sex offenses Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Armed Forces and National Security 00 2016-04-28 Introduced in Senate 2016-07-06T19:55:26Z Military Retaliation Prevention Act

This bill amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice to subject to punishment by a court-martial any person who, with the intent to retaliate against any individual for reporting a criminal offense or making a protected communication, or with the intent to discourage any individual from reporting a criminal offense or making a protected communication, wrongfully:

  • takes or threatens to take an adverse personnel action against such individual, or
  • withholds or threatens to withhold a favorable personnel action from such individual.

"Protected communication" means a:

  • lawful communication to a Member of Congress or an Inspector General; or
  • communication to a specified individual or organization in which a service member complains of, or discloses information that the member reasonably believes constitutes evidence of, a violation of law or regulation, including sexual harassment or unlawful discrimination, gross mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety.

The results of a Department of Defense (DOD) or Armed Forces investigation of a service member's complaint of retaliation shall be provided to such service member.

DOD personnel who investigate claims of retaliation in connection with reports of sexual assault in the Armed Forces shall receive training on the nature and consequences of sexual assault trauma.

The Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 is amended to include information on claims of retaliation in the military departments' sexual assault prevention reports to DOD.

DOD's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office shall establish metrics to evaluate efforts of the Armed Forces to prevent and respond to retaliation.

]]> Military Retaliation Prevention Act Display Title Military Retaliation Prevention Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to prevent retaliation in the military, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Military Retaliation Prevention Act Introduced in Senate 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s2870is/xml/BILLS-114s2870is.xml 2016-04-28 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.