[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3587 Introduced in House (IH)]







                                    


106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3587

   To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
Defense to establish procedures to allow persons desiring to report an 
instance of suspected child abuse occurring on a military installation 
to submit such a report anonymously and to ensure that if such a report 
 is not made anonymously the identity of the person making the report 
  will not be disclosed without written authorization of that person.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 8, 2000

 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 to allow persons desiring to report an 
instance of suspected child abuse occurring on a military installation 
to submit such a report anonymously and to ensure that if such a report 
 is not made anonymously the identity of the person making the report 
  will not be disclosed without written authorization of that person.

    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 
provisions to ensure the following:
            ``(1) That such a report can be made, if so desired by the 
        person making the report, in a manner (such as a telephone hot-
        line or other means determined appropriate by the Secretary) 
        that ensures that the identity of the person making the report 
        is not ascertainable by any person receiving the report.
            ``(2) That, in a case in which such a report is made in a 
        manner that permits ascertainment of the identity of the person 
        making the report or of personally identifying information 
        about that person, no person receiving such a report or any 
        other person may disclose, or may record in any manner, any 
        such personally identifying information concerning the identity 
        of the person making the report without the prior authorization 
        in writing of that person.''.
    (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.--Regulations under section 1563 of title 10, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall be prescribed not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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