[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3467 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3467

   To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
  Defense to establish procedures for ensuring that persons reporting 
instances of suspected child abuse occurring on military installations 
                  may submit such reports anonymously.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 18, 1999

 Mr. Campbell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
  Defense to establish procedures for ensuring that persons reporting 
instances of suspected child abuse occurring on military installations 
                  may submit such reports anonymously.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SUBMISSION OF ANONYMOUS REPORTS OF SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE ON 
              MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

    (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 80 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 1563. Reports of suspected child abuse occurring on military 
              installations: anonymity for persons making reports
    ``The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to ensure 
that the procedures of the Department of Defense for receiving reports 
of suspected child abuse occurring on a military installation include 
procedures to ensure that such a report may be made anonymously, if so 
desired by the person making the report.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is 
amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``1563. Reports of suspected child abuse occurring on military 
                            installations: anonymity for persons making 
                            reports.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe 
regulations under section 1563 of title 10, United States Code, as 
added by subsection (a), not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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