109 HR 5212 IH: Military Domestic and Sexual Violence Response
U.S. House of Representatives
2006-04-26
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1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the Military Domestic and Sexual Violence Response
Act
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Title I—Victims’ Advocate Programs in the Department of
Defense
Subtitle A—Definitions
Sec. 101. Definitions relating to sexual assault, domestic
violence, etc., in the military.
Subtitle B—Office of Victims’ Advocate and Department of
Defense Interdisciplinary Council
Sec. 111. Office of the Victims’ Advocate.
Sec. 112. Department of Defense Interdisciplinary
Council.
Sec. 113. Conforming repeal.
Subtitle C—National and International Hotlines Awareness,
Prevention, and Intervention Campaign
Sec. 121. Awareness, prevention, and intervention
campaign.
Subtitle D—Prevention and Intervention Training
Sec. 131. Prevention and intervention training
contracts.
Subtitle E—Biennial Conference on Sexual Assault and Domestic
Violence
Sec. 141. Establishment.
Sec. 142. Conference activities.
Sec. 143. Conference participants.
Subtitle F—Memorandums of Understanding with Civil
Organizations
Sec. 151. Agreements with civilian organizations.
Title II—Rights, Restitution, Treatment, and Services for
Victims
Subtitle A—Protection of Persons Reporting Sexual Assault or
Domestic Violence
Sec. 201. Protection of communications between victims and
advocates.
Sec. 202. Victim service organization privilege and health
care professional privilege in cases arising under Uniform Code of Military
Justice.
Subtitle B—Medical Care and Treatment for Victims of Sexual
and Domestic Violence
Sec. 211. Enhanced Department of Defense treatment
capacity.
Sec. 212. Community level program.
Sec. 213. Transition to veterans health care for victims or
perpetrators of domestic violence, sexual assault, family violence, or
stalking.
Subtitle C—Military-Civilian Shelter Programs
Sec. 221. Enhanced capacity of the Department of Defense for
shelter programs and services.
Subtitle D—Victim’s Rights and Restitution
Sec. 231. Military law enforcement and victims’
rights.
Sec. 232. Availability of incident reports.
Sec. 233. Victim advocates and victims’ rights.
Sec. 234. Restitution.
Sec. 235. Records of military justice actions.
Sec. 236. Technical amendments relating to fatality review
panels.
Title III—Reporting, Prosecution, and Treatment of
Perpetrators
Subtitle A—Reporting of Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, and
Stalking Within the Department of Defense
Sec. 301. Complaints of sexual assault and domestic
violence.
Sec. 302. Response of military law enforcement officials to
domestic violence incidents.
Sec. 303. Investigation of sexual and domestic violence cases
involving Department of Defense personnel.
Subtitle B—Crimes Related to Sexual Assault and Domestic
Violence
Chapter 1—Federal Criminal Code
Sec. 311. Assimilative crimes.
Sec. 312. Jurisdiction for sexual assault and domestic
violence offenses committed outside the United States.
Sec. 313. Travel and transportation.
Chapter 2—Uniform Code of Military Justice
Sec. 316. Domestic violence and family violence.
Sec. 317. Protective orders.
Subtitle C—Treatment Services for Perpetrators
Sec. 321. Enhanced capacity of the Department of Defense for
treatment services for perpetrators.
Title IV—Counseling and Treatment Programs of Department of
Veterans Affairs
Sec. 401. Research on best practices to overcome stigma
related to military sexual trauma.
Sec. 402. Training for Department of Veterans Affairs primary
care providers.
Sec. 403. Pilot program on ways to identify veterans who are
victims of military sexual trauma.
Sec. 404. Pilot program on treatment of active-duty military
personnel through facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Title V—Other Matters
Subtitle A—Administration Matters
Sec. 501. Performance evaluations and benefits.
Sec. 502. Closure of Article 32 investigations in cases of
sexual assault or domestic violence.
Subtitle B—Enhancement of Armed Forces Domestic Security
Act
Sec. 511. Amendments to Servicemembers Civil Relief
Act.
Subtitle C—Research on Prevalence, Needs Assessment, Services,
and Accountability
Sec. 521. Research on sexual assault, domestic violence, and
family violence in the Armed Forces.
Sec. 522. Research on institutional procedures for reporting
sexual assault, domestic violence, and family violence in the Armed
Forces.
Sec. 523. Research on dating violence associated with the
Armed Forces.
Sec. 524. Research on child maltreatment, abuse, and homicide
in the Armed Forces.
<enum>I</enum><header>Victims’ Advocate
Programs in the Department of Defense</header>
<subtitle id="H70CE6E8C219B4CA79DC4FD00003E7E61"><enum>A</enum><header>Definitions</header>
<section id="HCBE30F5E5E804C44A74927A26900D500"><enum>101.</enum><header>Definitions
relating to sexual assault, domestic violence, etc., in the military</header>
<subsection id="H9B2006CD126A48CEB4BFE66C176077E6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 1 of title
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7C30E1BBAF624E0A87246922F311252D" style="USC">
<section id="HC5A718D3A4D847838C7698B454B28245"><enum>102.</enum><header>Definitions
relating to sexual assault, domestic violence, etc.</header>
<subsection id="H84703C7503374169BF848163C015641C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions
relating to conduct</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
following definitions apply in this title:</text>
<paragraph id="H70DB2E6F4E7240CEA7DF17F5B4787C7E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Sexual
assault</header><text>The term <term>sexual assault</term> has the meaning
given that term in section 2003(6) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3796gg-2">42 U.S.C. 3796gg–2(6)</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC71AFBD0E0F9471EA8F4598C6E227952"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Domestic
violence</header><text>The term <term>domestic violence</term> has the meaning
given that term in section 2003 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3796gg-2">42 U.S.C. 3796gg–2</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC783F4CD7A594A6BA4044D4DFE00EC00"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Family
violence</header><text>The term <term>family violence</term> has the meaning
given that term in section 320(1) of the Family Violence Prevention and
Services Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/10421">42 U.S.C. 10421(1)</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBF844308EEA74A6EAF96B87B9027BFE"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Stalking</header><text>The
term <term>stalking</term> means engaging in a course of conduct as proscribed
in <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/18/110A">chapter 110A</external-xref> of title 18, as directed at a specific person that would cause
a reasonable person to fear death, sexual assault, or bodily injury to himself
or herself or a member of his or her immediate family when—</text>
<subparagraph id="H618A5B87D2C74705891F2EEEE9A263B1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the person
engaging in such conduct has knowledge or should have knowledge that the
specific person will be placed in reasonable fear of death, sexual assault, or
bodily injury to himself or herself or a member of his or her immediate family;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE40F35BE94944CF48453E15DBA7C666E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the conduct
induces fear in the specific person of death, sexual assault, or bodily injury
to himself or herself or a member of his or her immediate family.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB0A5234788624982A68BCC16797F0408"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Sexual
violence</header><text>The term <term>sexual violence</term> means any of the
following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HB4190779CD514950B374D04C3DEA6C9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Sexual
abuse.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H39761753375744DA94B8006C58492081"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Sexual
assault.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB7153F2380AE48D5A2AA9EAF7BEAB368"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Sexual
battery.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1C71CCB9A64E48D7A235BC5345B44758"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Rape.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC48261B6AA22423CBAAE21C86853F7DD"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Sexual
harassment</header><text>The term <term>sexual harassment</term> means any
conduct involving sexual harassment that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2A9B448EE31E40A08BC0F28F9CEE6EB3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of
conduct of a person who is subject to the provisions of chapter 47 of this
title (the Uniform Code of Military Justice), comprises a violation of a
provision of subchapter X of such chapter (relating to punitive articles of
such Code) or an applicable regulation, directive, or guideline regarding
sexual harassment that is prescribed by the Secretary of Defense or the
Secretary of a military department; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8EB5452F512843398B31693D9CF6343"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of an
employee of the Department of Defense or a family member subject to the
jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense or of the Secretary of a military
department, comprises a violation of a regulation, directive, or guideline that
is applicable to such employee or family member.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HAA5F498B7A964956B04DF6D9BC3500F0"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Dating
violence</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>dating violence</term> means violence committed by a person who is or has
been in a social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature with the
victim.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEBA7FEF37D664C91862C98891C657E8B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions
relating to victims</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
following definitions apply in this title:</text>
<paragraph id="H77693EA204F74748AC7F2DEF86C7E6B0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Victim</header><text>The
term <term>victim</term> means a person who is a victim of sexual assault,
domestic violence, family violence, stalking, or sexual misconduct
committed—</text>
<subparagraph id="HABAA6FEF2E614A368BA4A1F4FEA131D4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by or upon a
member of the armed forces;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFA9E084D56F94D61A9BF00B7EA7827C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by or upon a family
member of a member of the armed forces;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0B602E54078246D18F29620177328D82"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by or upon a
person who shares a child in common with a member of the armed forces;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBA801B84904B419F80F9435E357E36FE"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by or upon a
person who is cohabiting with or has cohabited as a spouse with a member of the
armed forces;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA070795533B4438A9BC3D1B14C16082"><enum>(E)</enum><text>by or upon a person
similarly situated to a spouse of a member of the armed forces; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDD4ED04D9C7F4D54B7612698B632F1A6"><enum>(F)</enum><text>by or upon any
other person who is protected from the acts of a member of the armed forces or
an officer or employee of the Department of Defense in the official capacity of
that member, officer, or employee.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5D3449BEEFEB4C4A82A1D8B8648C25BD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Representative
of the victim</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>representative of the victim</term> means, with respect to a victim who
is deceased, the person who is listed first among the following (other than a
person who is considered a perpetrator with respect to the victim):</text>
<subparagraph id="H9E3164E5B9FF4822BBFE87AE6B6004F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The surviving
spouse.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBCC9CEFCB0EA40769C7227DFA46F65C9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A surviving child
of the decedent who has attained 18 years of age.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H70FE022CFA83430CA87DDE56B350B03D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A surviving parent
of the decedent.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H27E33205B0A0419BAACE60A661CED8C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A surviving adult
relative.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7F2BDB1FCA2448D4A07BEFDDC0CD54F3"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The public
administrator appointed by a probate court, if one has been appointed.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H5EE0B07D2139429DAF8B1F4DCBB4FED"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Partner</header><text>The
term <term>partner</term> means any of the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HA1324B6A949840CE9E099BC8D0E8A91B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A person who is or
has been in a social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature with
another.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2E0F0CA0DBA6405D8EBBC69D13AAEC04"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A person who
shares a child in common with another person.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H98605E40680D42518E1D97EE9BBE0097"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A person who is
cohabiting with or has cohabited as a spouse by regularly residing in the
household.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB20440F6F1584E22BBDB13429448EE38"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A person similarly
situated to a spouse.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF90E2B1E80DD465E92B4222C8D92FE16"><enum>(E)</enum><text>A former
spouse.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC579DB31119247248E629D9E05A903EF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions
relating to programs and organizations</header><text>The following definitions
apply in this title:</text>
<paragraph id="HD097C061CD9144D2B0BB5690EF005305"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Victims’
advocates program</header><text>The term <term>victims’ advocates
program</term> means a program established within a military department
pursuant to section 1814(a) of this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFD4099A50CBF4214A4492BBAD279EAD8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Family advocacy
program</header><text>The term <term>family advocacy program</term> has the
meaning provided in Department of Defense Directive 6400.1, issued by the
Office of Family Policy of the Department of Defense established by section
1781 of this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2F29C3D7A66A48DB9BE9616F03F14385"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Victim services
organization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>victim services organization</term> means an organization (whether public
or private) that provides advice, counseling, or assistance to victims of
domestic violence, family violence, dating violence, stalking, or sexual
assault, or to the families of such victims.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5B7AD75D78514419B2279F54CB9C515C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Other</header><text>The
following definitions apply in this title:</text>
<paragraph id="H272AE1CFEAC447EE806BF66859D5FAC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Personally
identifying information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
term <term>personally identifying information</term> has the meaning given that
term in section 1816(b) of this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC2E65624CDED4C45926D53EA3F081816"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Electronic
communication</header><text>The term <term>electronic communication</term> has
the meaning given that term in paragraph (12) of section 2510 of title
18.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBAA043F4DF3440009EA448E7C4FD8389"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Transitional
housing</header><text>The term <term>transitional housing</term> includes
short-term housing and has the meaning given that term in section 424(b) of the
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11384">42 U.S.C. 11384(b)</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFCD19AABB9A944DAB8B19E36C3CD32B7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Complaint</header><text>The
term <term>complaint</term>, with respect to an allegation of family violence,
sexual assault, stalking, or domestic violence, includes a report of such
allegation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEF6DE3962F8A4AC0940939A6D3D01087"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Military law
enforcement official</header><text>The term <term>military law enforcement
official</term> means a person authorized under regulations governing the armed
forces to apprehend persons subject to chapter 47 of this title (the Uniform
Code of Military Justice) or to trial thereunder.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC280B1C986854E8B92BA3F41DFA30005"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Proof of
relationship</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of
subsection (a)(7) (relating to dating violence) and subsection (b)(3) (relating
to partners), the existence of a relationship as described in that subsection
shall be determined based on a consideration of—</text>
<paragraph id="H8B5809B7B5844344951971DCBF33852B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the length of the
relationship;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBCA28958CA9E4D93A838AC24EF6325E4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the type of
relationship; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB755F32DF08B4D6CA5E3B1EFF4C46B4B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the frequency of
interaction between the persons involved in the
relationship.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H34931B58D174493FB7FB6F8980EDA7D3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter
is amended by adding at the end the following new item:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7B4BD20172504FBE8F664BC4398BFA8D" style="USC">
<toc container-level="quoted-block-container" idref="H7C30E1BBAF624E0A87246922F311252D" lowest-bolded-level="division-lowest-bolded" lowest-level="section" quoted-block="no-quoted-block" regeneration="yes-regeneration">
<toc-entry idref="HC5A718D3A4D847838C7698B454B28245" level="section">102. Definitions relating to sexual assault, domestic violence,
etc.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HADE74AC9CD9548A291324C2B5E8FD0E7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Incorporation
for this Act</header><text>The provisions of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/102">section 102</external-xref> of title 10, United
States Code, as added by subsection (a), apply to the provisions of this Act
not enacted as an amendment to such title.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HF34C321EEF414467A3DFB8CD27DE6EA6"><enum>B</enum><header>Office of Victims’
Advocate and Department of Defense Interdisciplinary Council</header>
<section id="HD04A0639CD6F48B1B2E9CAB808C9BC5"><enum>111.</enum><header>Office of the
Victims’ Advocate</header>
<subsection id="HC4380AA6D4B94004A299962F301CE235"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Part II of subtitle A of title 10, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new chapter:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8E109568F28E4944827989EAB0B54602" style="USC">
<chapter id="HA84C73CD77C44020A7A0BE189EF6C00"><enum>90</enum><header>Office of the
Victims’ Advocate</header>
<toc container-level="chapter-container" idref="HA84C73CD77C44020A7A0BE189EF6C00" lowest-bolded-level="division-lowest-bolded" lowest-level="section" quoted-block="no-quoted-block" regeneration="yes-regeneration">
<toc-entry idref="H28125CFCEA1547F4B81566C9E5B44F05" level="section">Sec. 1811. Office of the Victims’ Advocate: establishment;
Director.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H28BE680202594F3C95AAF88E35638E00" level="section">Sec. 1812. Office of the Victims’ Advocate:
responsibilities.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H2C1CB7C59D674679A700ED58D00514D" level="section">Sec. 1813. Office of the Victims’ Advocate: comprehensive
policy on prevention of and response to domestic violence, family violence,
sexual assault and stalking involving members of the armed forces and their
families and partners.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H056BCF93D6E245ABBCB1B3EA8F1552D5" level="section">Sec. 1814. Victims’ advocates programs in the military
departments.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HEE5DB008684245A586F327909ED8D0FE" level="section">Sec. 1815. Office of the Victims’ Advocate: access.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H423433A563D2451B92CBC019335EF01D" level="section">Sec. 1816. Office of the Victims’ Advocate:
confidentiality.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H85BCD5A45C534FA2B6EA881E9EA16707" level="section">Sec. 1817. Office of the Victims’ Advocate: victim protection
actions.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H63ACF6B457CC457EA16456275F42F154" level="section">Sec. 1818. Office of the Victims’ Advocate: victims advocates
whistleblower protections.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HFBB3D88BE09E4DAAB13FE8EE7FD33668" level="section">Sec. 1819. Office of the Victims’ Advocate: annual
assessment.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H37E16AC8BEF043B1BCC51392D590AB42" level="section">Sec. 1820. Office of the Victims’ Advocate: annual
report.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H8ACE03930CCA47A1997C52B6B65CA682" level="section">Sec. 1821. Requirements on use of funds.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<section id="H28125CFCEA1547F4B81566C9E5B44F05"><enum>1811.</enum><header>Office of the
Victims’ Advocate: establishment; Director</header>
<subsection id="H4393CC47FBB4426382A2A08212846248"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is in the Office of the Secretary of Defense an Office of the Victims’ Advocate
(hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the <quote>Office</quote>).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0F4A8CC2AED84A86ADC1AA1169EE0200"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Director</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HB145AB6013354C7481F13B51C46039E0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The head of the Office
is a Director, who shall be a person with knowledge of victims’ rights,
advocacy, social services, and Federal, State, and military systems. The
Director shall oversee the victims’ advocate programs and the family advocacy
programs of the Department of Defense.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H91D1247C7D3242938177AF1B5DDEC9E5" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Director shall be a person who is
qualified by training and expertise to perform the responsibilities of the
Director and who has a significant level of experience in advocacy for victims
of sexual assault, domestic violence, family violence, and stalking.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H145D4A9E35EB4A68A8A632ECCDA1F7FB" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The position of Director is a Senior
Executive Service position. The Secretary of Defense shall designate the
position as a career reserved position under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3132">section 3132(b)</external-xref> of title 5.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H10E5A2F9A30E41E0859F46338BEBC913" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The Secretary of Defense shall
consult with the interdisciplinary council established under section 185 of
this title in the appointment of the Director.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H852E39A065DE4112B91987EE6CF5EADE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Victims
advocates</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H651D38221AD84DD6929187CC6BECC2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Victims advocates shall be
assigned to, employed by, or contracted for by the Director and shall be
assigned to the Director.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD318A4E2126A4C739CB470EC061F7BE" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Victim advocates shall be qualified
by training, expertise, and certification to perform the responsibilities of
the position and possessing a significant level of knowledge relative to the
armed forces and experience in advocacy for victims of sexual assault, domestic
violence, family violence, and stalking.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA705FC05648D4AD4AAB426023EA7CE62" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The victim advocates report to the
Director or to the Director’s designee within the Office.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H28BE680202594F3C95AAF88E35638E00"><enum>1812.</enum><header>Office of the
Victims’ Advocate: responsibilities</header>
<subsection id="H418758861BD041D69E345E97B7D17C1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General
functions</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HCE420EA28DC04EF3AE7BA48C15E00D6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Office shall
facilitate access to services for victims of domestic violence, family
violence, sexual assault, and stalking.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H366C545FC790466B00E336448E4B5DEC" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Office shall provide for victim
advocates in the Department of Defense for purposes of victims’ advocates
programs of the Department. Victims advocates may be Department of Defense
employees or contractor employees. The Director shall ensure that victim
advocates receive or have received specialized training in the counseling and
support of victims.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H2914644F0618437C81C6B68D3013437D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Qualifications
of victim advocates</header><text>In order to be employed as a victim advocate
by the Department of Defense or under a contract with the Department of
Defense, an individual—</text>
<paragraph id="HEC1052ABFB904654A4676FA88CF13D0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>must have a degree
in counseling or a related field or have one year of counseling experience, at
least six months of which must have been in the counseling of sexual assault or
domestic violence victims; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAC8B25C468EE419FBD8168718B0071E8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>must have had at
least 60 hours of training as specified by regulations prescribed by the
Director, including training in the following areas:</text>
<subparagraph id="H2470B6C3C3A64EB79DC02191848CDC9F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>History of
domestic violence and sexual assault.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFFDAE508AD6A4F358C9241D066C28CDA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Civil, criminal,
and military law as it relates to domestic violence and sexual assault.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2A8F001F06AF4A00BAD9F828EBCD551B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Societal
attitudes.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFB0D8976A0D34F0C9C228BECC8DFCBF8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Peer counseling
techniques.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5E6611B4FAC7449796A6DE688A11CF6"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Housing.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDD5FE3A7A1674043AA00D450544F629C"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Public and private
assistance available to victims.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9C0F027248E24109A8CF6B9986B1E2D7"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Financial
resources for victims.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H50DEC522569447758DA92DACCE260068"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Safety and
protection resources for victims.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H888CD611927041EB971540FDDFF7A1BB"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Victim and
transitional compensation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4872A218ADE6490CB49190419CEF49B9"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Benefits.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF2493CF33B3C48F3B679F6AF4FE6756E"><enum>(K)</enum><text>Referral services
available to victims.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE97ED86EA4C6494EB545FC2C16627FD2"><enum>(L)</enum><text>Military culture
and an understanding of how to operate within a military chain of
command.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF2EF6117FC2B4DE9A3428D5466BBB1F7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Health care
assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon request of a
victim of domestic violence, family violence, sexual assault, or stalking, the
Director shall assist the victim in obtaining from any facility of the
uniformed services or any other health care facility of the United States or,
by contract, from any other source, medical services, counseling, and other
mental health services appropriate for treatment of injuries resulting from the
domestic violence, family violence, sexual assault, or stalking, as otherwise
authorized by law, including—</text>
<paragraph id="HAAAC644F27824CFE97CDA9FEF2CF0116" indent="up1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>rape evidence kits;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAFDC9AEE82EE422686C600D8D15CF28" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>DNA testing;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC23420285FE94D59AB1EE717A5A98E71" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>sexually transmitted diseases
screening and treatment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC05F45A35B8A40F69EED85EF55A17CEC" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>HIV screening and treatment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD87C40113A8942B7A71BEB3265CDE822" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>pregnancy testing;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8B3C0A902E3E4D43BF00C37800E26ECA" indent="up1"><enum>(6)</enum><text>methods of pregnancy prevention
approved by the Food and Drug Administration;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB03D0A01DC1A4C3183C8C0353555867F" indent="up1"><enum>(7)</enum><text>reproductive health services;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H69130BC5DCB14F3CB1D278FE2D59FA7" indent="up1"><enum>(8)</enum><text>other mental and physiological
results of the domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCDAB6F3C9B1648E8AFFA6727CA8EA5E2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>General
coordination functions</header><text>The Director shall coordinate programs and
activities of the military departments relative to services and treatment for
victims of domestic violence, family violence, sexual assault, and
stalking.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9C09481AD4234047AC377F5230358969"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Evaluation and
review responsibilities</header><text>The Director shall carry out the
following ongoing evaluations and reviews:</text>
<paragraph id="HBDABD71295D943BD94636456488D63C2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Evaluation of the
policies and protocols established by the military departments providing
services and treatment referred to in subsection (e), with a view towards the
rights of victims of domestic violence, family violence, sexual assault, and
stalking.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8D2A9165EDC94030AB7B2CFF939F2EF3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Evaluation of the
programs established by the military departments providing services to victims
of domestic violence, family violence, sexual assault, and stalking.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8A4220445DCD428C8F53108259FA7B8C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Evaluation of the
delivery of services of the military departments that provide services and
treatment to victims of domestic violence, family violence, sexual assault, and
stalking through funds provided by the Department of Defense, Department of
Justice, or Department of Health and Human Services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H731A449EB45649FEBA9C2DD6A9E40900"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Annual review of
the facilities of the Department of Defense providing services to victims of
domestic violence, family violence, sexual assault, or stalking.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDFAFEE948E184FC98200D92E5000098"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Annual review of
the National Domestic Violence Hotline, the National Sexual Assault Hotline,
and the American Women Overseas Hotline relative to projects for military
personnel, families, and partners and for victims of domestic violence, family
violence, sexual assault, or stalking.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE3F4F47ACB3640BA94DF18B5EC0099D"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Annual review of
the victim witness assistance programs within the Department of Defense.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H52294F7FC95A4E75A43009A880DB06B5"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Review of
information from an individual (and of any investigation resulting from the
submission of such information) indicating that a victim may be in need of, or
would benefit from, assistance from a victim advocate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE8691F8D98434C45A262928FE33C8C75"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Education and
training responsibilities</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H2029C9D9741F4A2085F36F1DD39F0018"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall conduct, or provide for
the conduct of, training and shall provide technical assistance related to
domestic violence, family violence, sexual assault, and stalking within the
military departments. Such training shall be mandatory, as prescribed by the
Director, except to the extent necessary due to military exigencies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE94090B230AF48278B094D5799DCF9C0" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Director shall develop curricula
for mandatory training of personnel, including first responders, security
forces, law enforcement, medical personnel, command staff, military justice
personnel, and military criminal investigators.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4B37D56F70BD441793AB00827CA6D343" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Director shall conduct education
and outreach programs. Such programs shall include the development and
distribution of brochures, booklets, posters, and handbooks outlining hotlines,
services, contact information, policies, and protocols for victims.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H2C1CB7C59D674679A700ED58D00514D"><enum>1813.</enum><header>Office of the
Victims’ Advocate: comprehensive policy on prevention of and response to
domestic violence, family violence, sexual assault and stalking involving
members of the armed forces and their families and partners</header>
<subsection id="H0D1632524C984A618265C460E75045CB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Responsibility</header><text>The
Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Office, shall
implement the comprehensive policy developed pursuant to subsection (c),
subject to such modifications as the Secretary considers advisable.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HFDABE02FE03F463888D8B54160EEA8D4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application of
comprehensive policy to military departments</header><text>The Secretary shall
ensure that, to the maximum extent practicable, the policy implemented pursuant
to subsection (a) is implemented uniformly by the Secretaries of the military
departments.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9044F0D6B36D4A81A779BC28626281FC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Policy</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HBD21B3B2B7E14FDBB2D73C8376637651"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director shall recommend to the
Secretary of Defense a comprehensive policy on prevention of and response to
domestic violence, family violence, sexual assault and stalking involving
members of the armed forces and their families and partners. The comprehensive
policy should be as uniform as practicable throughout the Department of
Defenses and shall, to the extent feasible, incorporate and strengthen policies
previously in existence.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE09FBC88AF734ADA85A7E1392578C156" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>To the extent feasible, the
comprehensive policy shall set forth policies and procedures with respect to
each of domestic violence, family violence, sexual assault, and stalking in
each of the following areas:</text>
<subparagraph id="HE3F9F7E579FA45DF9E114639B946BCFE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Prevention measures.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2B5BDEA504BA4FA98E99CB1069F4A106"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Education and training on prevention
and response.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBEA67DD2DA154F26842BBD312BFEA285"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Investigation of complaints by command
and law enforcement personnel.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H17037E1E075544B3B9173253B9E69D00"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Medical treatment of victims.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H328B0E2EC47E4E81A33651A54D13AD6"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Confidential reporting of
incidents.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5E1B891E750F4F41AF96E277F1A930EF"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Victim advocacy and response.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7977065222F14524803F84103E5C8BEB"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Oversight by commanders of
administrative and disciplinary actions in response to substantiated
incidents.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H90AA467B45884CEC8BCD3FA6E6FA3247"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Disposition of victims, including
review by appropriate authority of administrative separation actions involving
victims.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBF24FFF2DFCC4131A67E0054315F00DA"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Disposition of members of the armed
forces accused of domestic violence, family violence, sexual assault, or
stalking.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1775C858D824436DBFA696B6EF7356AF"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Liaison and collaboration with
civilian agencies on the provision of services to victims.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6653263491F74C0E0080E7252CB0AEFD"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Uniform collection of data on the incidence
of complaints of domestic violence, family violence, sexual assault, and
stalking and on disciplinary actions taken in those cases, with such data to be
disaggregated by service and by major installation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9DCDAC11D0B9439F00B886B9004DB38C" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The comprehensive policy shall
include for each of the military departments the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H679E24E0571A42F7B246551315FB78DB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A program to promote awareness of the
incidence of domestic violence, family violence, sexual assault, and stalking
involving members of the armed forces.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4B4A7DF9F1A4495BA0E047003FEC9E91"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A program to provide victim advocacy
and intervention for members of the armed forces who are victims of domestic
violence, family violence, sexual assault, and stalking, which program shall
make available, at military installations and in deployed locations, victims
advocates who are readily available to intervene on behalf of such
victims.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD68D9F2BB0D74C48828ED95CEEAB9717"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Procedures for members of the armed
forces to follow in the case of an incident of domestic violence, family
violence, sexual assault, or stalking involving a member of the armed forces,
including—</text>
<clause id="H7FA92ECD01544CC3B8DD3F744356AA2F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>procedures for confidential
reporting and for seeking services with victim advocates;</text>
</clause><clause id="HAFD7CFD798F542BCBF95AF33C25489CA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>specification of the person or
persons to whom the alleged offense should be reported;</text>
</clause><clause id="HDFF779B68D3C4B548E74016D00EE868B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>specification of any other person
whom the victim should contact; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H9B5E20CCB50242DCBEA1E25C6879FBA"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>procedures for the preservation of
evidence.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2EEC0BDEE49E43F8B3F825D2575E188D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Procedures for disciplinary action in
cases of domestic violence, family violence, sexual assault, and stalking by
members of the armed forces.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFF887B360E6F4AE7A067A6E6E941E7F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Other sanctions authorized to be
imposed in cases of sexual assault by members of the armed forces.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2808F86D614B4843B14196CACF4945E"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Training for all members of the armed
forces, including specific training for members of the armed forces who process
allegations of domestic violence, family violence, sexual assault, and stalking
committed by or upon members of the armed forces.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA604A2A7A5094C90B4B7E41F6B9BEA22"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Any other matter that the Secretary of
Defense, in consultation with the Director of the Office of the Victims’
Advocate, considers appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC7B6DF05E48E4957909D70BD58DB58EE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text>The
Director shall from time to time recommend to the Secretary of Defense
revisions to Department of Defense policies, personnel, and procedures for
dealing with domestic violence, family violence, sexual assault, and stalking
based on evaluations carried out under section 1818(b) of this title and as the
Director considers appropriate.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4731465D65AB41678E806C15269E9625"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Procedures to
protect confidential communications</header><text>The Director shall establish
procedures to implement the protection of confidential communications provided
under section 1816 of this title.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H056BCF93D6E245ABBCB1B3EA8F1552D5"><enum>1814.</enum><header>Victims’
advocates programs in the military departments</header>
<subsection id="HE2297A59BEDD4EB0A86368F6BAE1D28C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H556F4D1F8279465DBC99CD98BBB7BE60"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Secretary of
Defense, acting through the Director of the Office, shall require that policies
and regulations of the Department of Defense with respect to the programs of
the Department of Defense specified in paragraph (2) provide within each of the
military departments a victims’ advocates program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA1C29DD37CE34618A56674EBAB97DD2" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Programs referred to in paragraph (1)
are the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H373A6EE528A9460A9E7D161F31ACC2FC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Victim and witness assistance
programs.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3ADFCE45E803425FAEFA80E75009DD46"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Family advocacy programs.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBC1987DB71DF4113AAE61C3DEECF8C2B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Equal opportunity programs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF9785F8C0905408CBF94019234EC6CC5" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>In the case of the Department of the
Navy, separate victims’ advocates programs shall be established for the Navy
and for the Marine Corps.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H48043DE253B245BBB2E4937F086C941E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>A
victims’ advocates program established pursuant to subsection (a) shall provide
assistance described in subsection (d) to members of the armed forces and their
family members and partners who are victims of any of the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H83DD20E5300D424CAAE87087E1300B9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Crime.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA3407CC9881E463B0094A93652E358EC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Sexual, physical,
or emotional abuse.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H39D89356D44C4A3BADE4A56B12DC46E8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Discrimination or
harassment based on race, gender, ethnic background, national origin, or
religion.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1B6678835F424D9F9D7E9DEE53FDA07B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Assistance</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HDA321B987EF4420D9D099621566BB03D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Under a victims’
advocates program established under subsection (a), individuals working in the
program shall principally serve the interests of a victim by initiating action
to provide the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H4E62E1B316414B939CBF4C35048B0004" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Crisis intervention.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3A743A4C773A4C29B130E3383DF1174C" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Screening and evaluation of the needs
of victims of domestic violence, family violence, sexual assault, and
stalking.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD8D52A0C7B854196AA927B3874996215" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Information on safe and confidential
ways to seek assistance to address domestic violence, family violence, sexual
assault, and stalking.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC0B3658D5ABA4F8E953C2EACB73D3FE4" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Information on available services
within the military departments and civilian communities.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9C90C68C3E8047F786E597D4538049D5" indent="up1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Assistance in obtaining the services
referred to in subparagraph (D), including medical treatment for
injuries.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H49AA1616AD5B477CB973CAE6C440DFCE" indent="up1"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Appropriate referrals to military and
civilian community-based domestic violence programs and sexual assault victim
service providers with the capacity to support servicemembers, family members,
or partners.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF77759E4498B465A9227954922BD58DD" indent="up1"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Information on legal rights and
resources for personnel, family members, or partners in both the military and
civilian programs.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H117EAD9D57604D119BF23D926DE7C1BA" indent="up1"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Development and coordination of a
safety plan with appropriate assistance and intervention components including,
law enforcement, command, and Family Advocacy Program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H26776B3588784C919832F20BE1E37C8" indent="up1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Advocacy for victims specified in
subsection (b), including assistance in obtaining and entering no contact
orders from military commands or orders of protection from a court of
appropriate jurisdiction, respectively.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3C1FEEC0E72A4562A0BD83FADF861980" indent="up1"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Information on benefits, including
Department of Defense transitional compensation, victims of crime compensation,
and veterans' benefits.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6B19C2D5D51B4A7DB647D650A199BA23" indent="up1"><enum>(K)</enum><text>Coordination among services, including
medical, legal, and psychological counseling.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H903D4B9D6B78461B0008CBB0D27DB34D" indent="up1"><enum>(L)</enum><text>Education.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7E2FED2EBF7D4FE9A9C58FC7FA030640" indent="up1"><enum>(M)</enum><text>Transportation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8D90EF42BA9E485FA817CC3D0556EF47" indent="up1"><enum>(N)</enum><text>Pre-trial, trial, and post-trial
support.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H306115A79DC944E08173FB3BD3EBB7DA" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Under a victims’ advocates program
established under subsection (a), an individual working in the program as a
victim advocate shall carry out the following functions:</text>
<subparagraph id="H62A9653911424B219600C625C7F1343D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Serve as a voting member of the case
review committee of the Department of Defense for any case to which the victim
advocate is assigned.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H41BC956D1F19404D9D2C42FCFB206175"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Serve as a liaison with civilian
community-based service providers.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H74D01C9889C142629BE805818C3E423C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Provide for confidential handling of
all documents or conversations relative to victim care, services, benefits, and
treatment.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H98CBFAD23B394E4586ADE600D565F23C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Provide advocacy for the expressed
interest and safety of a victim during testimony in a court-martial or civilian
judicial system.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9014E76594AC4F389F622B30438424F5"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Provide follow-up to all identified victims
(including those who have declined services) three months following initial
contact to ascertain whether further intervention is, or is not,
warranted.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8FD78F13F654457D00CE38D2FEA32D17"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Provide other appropriate
assistance.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE268B2ED55434A0F009BA76FB7F6B46" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Services under such a program in the
case of an individual who is a victim of family violence (including sexual,
physical, and emotional abuse) shall be provided principally through the
Office.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3CA45572739D46F5B7805052F993A97"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Staffing</header><text>The
Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Office, shall provide
for the assignment of personnel (military or civilian) on a full-time basis to
victims' advocates programs established under subsection (a). The Secretary,
acting through the Director, shall ensure that sufficient numbers of such
full-time personnel are assigned to those programs to enable the programs to be
carried out effectively, including the assignment of victim advocates to
deployed units.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HEE5DB008684245A586F327909ED8D0FE"><enum>1815.</enum><header>Office of the
Victims’ Advocate: access</header>
<subsection id="HC1DB2594443B487DA1B793C18617E9FC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Access to senior
officials</header><text>The Director of the Office shall have direct and prompt
access to any of the following when necessary for any purpose pertaining to the
performance of the Director’s duties:</text>
<paragraph id="H283230ED6593432CAA7443EFCAA400E3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Judge Advocate
General of the Army, Navy, or Air Force or the Staff Judge Advocate to the
Commandant of the Marine Corps.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDF6D9E4F6B5342A8A2671686C5A00000"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Surgeon
General of the Army, Navy, or the Air Force.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2C855594A4FB4F5B9D8700AA4919056C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Chief of
Chaplains of the Army, Navy, or the Air Force.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9863E19354E7427E843089C8FD727603"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The senior general
or flag officer of one of the Armed Forces with responsibility specifically for
personnel.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA8DE67F7312A47099913F423D0518400"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Access to
information</header><text>The Director shall have direct and prompt access to
the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H8B1897BBEF504A049E1D03A4BE8792C4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The name and
location of a victim receiving services, treatment, or other assistance under
the jurisdiction of a military department.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6C292FE90F1749A2A237E53D92003603"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Any written report
of sexual assault, sexual misconduct, domestic violence, family violence, or
stalking prepared by a military department.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1C0D26F13F5B4D75902D05C39C93E57"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Victim case files,
subject to written authorization of the victim, in records of law enforcement,
criminal investigative organizations, health care providers, and command and
Family Advocacy Programs, as may be necessary to carry out the responsibilities
of the Office.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8F1855E6B8764B3BBA4E0073E3C7477"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Confidentiality</header><text>To
the extent that any information covered by subsection (b) provides the name and
address of an individual who is the subject of a confidential proceeding, that
name and address (and related information that has the effect of identifying
that individual) may not be released to the public without the informed written
consent of such individual.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H423433A563D2451B92CBC019335EF01D"><enum>1816.</enum><header>Office of the
Victims’ Advocate: confidentiality</header>
<subsection id="HECACA9AE7DE24F22A8B627F88B4FB6C7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Confidentiality</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H6C3AE60328ED42C2BD2E1E1BB91A12B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Except as provided in
paragraph (2), in order to ensure the safety of victims of domestic violence,
family violence, sexual assault, sexual misconduct, or stalking and their
families, the Director shall protect the confidentiality and privacy of persons
receiving services. The Director may not disclose any personally identifying
information or individual information collected in connection with services
requested, used, or denied through its programs. The Director may not reveal
individual victim information without the informed, written, reasonably
time-limited consent of the person (or in the case of unemancipated minor, the
minor and the parent or guardian) about whom information is sought.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H57F47B898AD04079AF8893D851EFFEC" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>If release of information referred to
in paragraph (1) is compelled by law or by court order, the Director shall make
reasonable attempts to provide notice to victims affected by the disclosure of
the information. If such personally identifying information is or will be
revealed, the Director shall take steps necessary to protect the privacy and
safety of the persons affected by the release of the information.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0DFBC221B2AE48CE9BB090AE8B71E4D8" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Director may share nonpersonally
identifying data in the aggregate regarding services to victims and
nonpersonally identifying demographic information in order to comply with
reporting, evaluation, or data collection requirements of the armed forces or
of Federal, State, or local or tribal government or the government of the
District of Columbia or any territory or commonwealth.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H9B173582E67B4D6DAED8402F7F6E3006" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The Director may share
court-generated information contained in secure, governmental registries for
purposes of enforcement of protection orders.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H1F181D072B8F4AA6B11C00464F375E8F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Personally
identifying information</header><text>In this section, the term
<term>personally identifying information</term> means the following information
about an individual:</text>
<paragraph id="H83D89A16EB2040F88D5E3300AAAF0675"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A first and last
name.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H96270A03CED441F19DE090E0C4C3A86F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A home or other
physical address, including street name and name of city or town.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFCF3A82B449E4D1E98D8E265D0A93239"><enum>(3)</enum><text>An email address
or other online contact information, such as an instant messaging user
identifier or a screen name, that reveals the individual’s email
address.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFD2E28EA1B1B49709EE2B19F50C002D3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A telephone
number.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE4F98DD679C243F193C7A0B1185B7C0"><enum>(5)</enum><text>A Social Security
Number.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H017906D663294F8684B3354B234E93C7"><enum>(6)</enum><text>An Internet
Protocol (IP) address or host name that identifies an individual.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFA149B153C164FE1B7E94BF6C36D77D9"><enum>(7)</enum><text>A persistent
identifier, such as a customer number held in a cookie or processor serial
number, that is combined with other available data that identifies an
individual.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB275174A2CEA4AF6A15B44BE51D33B3E"><enum>(8)</enum><text>If the individual
is a member or former member of the armed forces—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA20FE683CFD1483DAC00E03049FC00D1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the status of the
individual as a member of an active component or reserve component or as a
veteran;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H121116B4DB7A42EE869100C8B5D178B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the individual’s
current or most recent grade, rate, or rank;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H971E383200614FD4005F508DB718439C"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the individual’s current or most recent
duty station or deployment status; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H410953097A7B4CC6B2219764FED7DFF3"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the individual’s current or most recent
unit at a level below regiment (or the equivalent), numbered air force (or the
equivalent), or numbered fleet (or the equivalent).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H9767B65E65F34BB8BF8DB4111355C2E0"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Any other
information, including grade point average, date of birth, academic or
occupational assignments or interests, athletic or extracurricular interests,
racial or ethnic background, or religious affiliation, that, in combination
with information specified in any of paragraphs (1) through (8), would serve to
identify an individual.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H85BCD5A45C534FA2B6EA881E9EA16707"><enum>1817.</enum><header>Office of the
Victims’ Advocate: victim protection actions</header>
<subsection id="H33B7D439FA5E4B27A8D1AC698B127E8F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Orders of
protection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of
the Office of the Victims’ Advocate, when authorized by a victim of sexual
misconduct, sexual assault, family violence, domestic violence, or stalking,
shall assist the victim in obtaining from any military command a military
no-contact order or from a court of appropriate jurisdiction an order of
protection, respectively, to safeguard the victim from additional physical or
emotional harm.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5ABBC28B86A3409FA690ACB5C71356D4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Removal of an
alleged offender</header><text>If the Director determines that it is
appropriate to do so in order to ensure the safety of a victim, the Director
may request from the appropriate commanding officer an order for the relocation
or reassignment of an alleged offender who is a member of the armed forces
during an investigation, disciplinary action, or court-martial in order to
ensure the safety of a victim.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H63ACF6B457CC457EA16456275F42F154"><enum>1818.</enum><header>Office of the
Victims’ Advocate: victims advocates whistleblower protections</header>
<subsection id="H65C9E084739547DB0099671B55E970DC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Whistleblower
protections</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HD9B047114DE14677A26FD1E099628CB3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>No person may restrict a
victim advocate within the Department of Defense in communicating with a victim
or survivor of domestic violence, sexual assault, family violence, or
stalking.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6D1963A128AD4B33BCAA96C0400F12E" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Paragraph (1) does not apply to a
communication that is unlawful.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5224E51D98384EC4BBCCFBB4651819B2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibition of
retaliatory personnel actions</header><text>No person may take or threaten to
take an unfavorable personnel action, or withhold or threaten to withhold a
favorable personnel action, against a victim advocate as a reprisal for—</text>
<paragraph id="HBA2F8769F4DE49CBAA2EDB13CFD34500"><enum>(1)</enum><text>providing services
to victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, family violence,
intimate partner violence, or stalking;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCC50F8C8039244849F453E77ADE75F5F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a communication to
a Member of Congress or an Inspector General;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCE9E99FF88044258BF0061001CB45F5C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a communication
with a military law enforcement officer or official, a military criminal
investigator, a judge advocate, or an officer in the chain of command;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1AAAA247C0EE4203BD16245CC14C3C74"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a communication
with civilian law enforcement, county, State, or United States attorneys, court
officials, probation officers, or victim service providers; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFB7B2C98E0A74959A7DFBBE83BE2B833"><enum>(5)</enum><text>any other person
or organization, including any person or organization in the chain of command,
in the course of providing services to a victim or survivor.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC029F79B328F4823913540CD4224268E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Prohibited
personnel actions</header><text>Any action prohibited by subsection (b),
including the threat to take any unfavorable action and the withholding or
threat to withhold any favorable action, shall be considered for the purposes
of this section to be a personnel action prohibited by this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2E5E4295D40441FF00E22335301841E1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Investigation of
allegations of prohibited personnel actions</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HC067509B1C9E43BDB0C5F5A200E908AF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>If a victim advocate
submits to an Inspector General an allegation that a personnel action
prohibited by subsection (b) has been taken or threatened against the victim
advocate with respect to a communication described in paragraph (2), the
Inspector General shall take the action required in this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4E4A36A691CC4F3EAF179811305E10D1" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A communication described in this
paragraph is a communication in which the victim advocate reasonably believes
constitutes evidence of any of the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HFC6E689E70BF47B3B6FE8713E20748D6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A violation of law or regulation,
including a law or regulation prohibiting domestic violence, sexual assault,
family violence, or stalking.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3B2227ED771E488AAFBA8B5C6FC5ABF1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Gross mismanagement, an abuse of
authority, or a substantial danger to community safety or public health.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD2DA5D857F9048EEA43E266D64675159" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H381A1F71B1394C4599C6EBDAB6AA80AF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>If the Inspector General
receiving such an allegation is an Inspector General within a military
department, that Inspector General shall promptly notify the Inspector General
of the Department of Defense of the allegation. Such notification shall be made
in accordance with regulations prescribed under subsection (e).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE6AA6C581D80405FB5B75BDFDD005EC" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>An Inspector General of the
Department of Defense receiving an allegation as described in this section
shall expeditiously determine, in accordance with regulations prescribed under
subsection (e), whether there is sufficient evidence to warrant an
investigation of the allegation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE46BDA59CE3347CC8620AAE073C4E5DE" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Upon determining that an
investigation of an allegation under this section is warranted, the Inspector
General making the determination shall expeditiously investigate the
allegation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4C1340D8D3FF4A9A93BD7FAA9D6335A8" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The Inspector General of the
Department of Defense shall ensure that the Inspector General conducting the
investigation of an allegation under this subsection is outside the immediate
chain of command of both the victim advocate submitting the allegation and the
individual or individuals alleged to have taken the retaliatory action.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB4D77EEB3718424FB8EFF1D913CB312" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Upon receiving an allegation under
this subsection, the Inspector General shall conduct a separate investigation
of the information that the victim advocate making the allegation believes
constitutes evidence of wrongdoing as described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of
paragraph (2) if there previously has not been such an investigation or if the
Inspector General determines that the original investigation was biased or
otherwise inadequate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3762301AE94A4D03A0663CA9283669E" indent="up1"><enum>(6)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H28B9557AB7814F45A99BC9EEE74998DC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>After completion of an
investigation under paragraphs (3), (4), or (5), the Inspector General
conducting the investigation shall submit a report on the results of the
investigation to the Secretary of Defense and the Director of the Office of the
Victims’ Advocate and shall transmit a copy of the report on the results of the
investigation to the victim advocate who made the allegation investigated. The
report shall be transmitted to the Secretary of Defense and the Director of the
Office of the Victims’ Advocate, and the copy of the report shall be
transmitted to the victim advocate, not later than 30 days after the completion
of the investigation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFD9F54C5EC3B4A5A846D11963E4C1370" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>In the copy of the report transmitted
to the victim advocate, the Inspector General shall ensure that the maximum
disclosure of information possible, with the exception of information that is
not required to be disclosed under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/552">section 552</external-xref> of title 5. However, the copy
need not include summaries of interviews conducted, nor any document acquired,
during the course of the investigation. Such items shall be transmitted to the
victim advocate, if the victim advocate requests the items, with the copy of
the report or after the transmittal to the victim advocate of the copy of the
report, regardless of whether the request for those items is made before or
after the copy of the report is transmitted to the victim advocate.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0BEC0C09D4964F8380409D08B2A58F99" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>If, in the course of an investigation
of an allegation under this section, the Inspector General determines that it
is not possible to submit the report required by subparagraph (A) within 180
days after the date of receipt of the allegation being investigated, the
Inspector General shall provide to the Secretary of Defense and to the victim
advocate making the allegation a notice—</text>
<clause id="H6DAD0E45FFE94A6BA1C74DCC1E49B2E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>of that determination including the
reasons why the report may not be submitted within that time; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H73ADD408EA354F1794CA7B05A22975"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>of the time when the report will be
submitted.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6EB2BD6F7BCB4DCFB823BF804022BFA7" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The report on the results of the
investigation shall contain a thorough review of the facts and circumstances
relevant to the allegation and the complaint or disclosure and shall include
documents acquired during the course of the investigation, including summaries
of interviews conducted. The report may include a recommendation as to the
disposition of the complaint.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8DF72D2DEE3F4E11874B4C59CDC8D4A8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Regulations</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H726E8F00E47149E49689FDD6CC8FEEDE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Secretary of Defense
shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section. In prescribing
regulations under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall provide for
appropriate procedural protections for the subject of any investigation carried
out under the provisions of this section, including a process of appeal and
review of investigative findings.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H64192646717645639313E5A1B57CA9AD" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Secretary shall provide in the
regulations that a violation of the prohibition by a person subject to chapter
47 of this title is punishable as a violation of section 892 of this title
(article 92 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HFBB3D88BE09E4DAAB13FE8EE7FD33668"><enum>1819.</enum><header>Office of the
Victims’ Advocate: annual assessment</header>
<subsection id="H554CB5D6CF30412CBAF89CF530DF2B5B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Data compliance
and reporting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director of
the Office of the Victims’ Advocate shall annually compile data collected
during the preceding year by the military departments relating to incidents of
domestic violence, family violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The data
shall be compiled pursuant to policies set forth by the Director.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5906A48BB4AE45A7B097769F069641D8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Assessment of
policies and procedures</header><text>Not later than January 15 each year, the
Director shall conduct an assessment of the implementation during the preceding
fiscal year of the policies and procedures of the military departments on the
prevention of and response to domestic violence, family violence, sexual
assault, and stalking involving members of the armed forces in order to
determine the effectiveness of such policies and procedures during such fiscal
year.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB1B50FAAE0874B0190D39E5739F4D62E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Personnel
analysis</header><text>The annual assessment under subsection (b) shall include
a review of personnel, including staffing levels, assignments, accessibility,
availability, training, and duties of victim advocates, victim witness
liaisons, sexual assault nurse examiners, and others considered appropriate by
the Director assigned to assist victims of domestic violence, sexual assault,
family violence, and stalking. The assessment shall include a review of
personnel assigned to deployed units, along with recommendations to enhance
availability, accessibility, and training for such personnel.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE1611AE69FCF402F801CAC170100A92D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Assessment of
statutes and directives</header><text>In order to enhance the foundation of law
and policy within the military departments in response to domestic violence,
family violence, sexual assault, and stalking, the annual assessment under
subsection (b) shall include a review of—</text>
<paragraph id="H7245634E4C1647C18C1827BEEE1267D6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">chapter 47 of this title (the Uniform Code
of Military Justice), the provisions of law in force at the time of the
assessment that were originally enacted by the Victims’ Rights and Restitution
Act or the Violence Against Women Act, and other Federal statutes applicable to
domestic violence, sexual assault, family violence, and stalking;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCBE5FA1A16E049CD00FA06A5B00A6B5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>directives of the
military departments; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H30770C85D2164A36B622B8E3E5000840"><enum>(3)</enum><text>regulations of the
military departments considered appropriate by the Director.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H37E16AC8BEF043B1BCC51392D590AB42"><enum>1820.</enum><header>Office of the
Victims’ Advocate: annual report</header>
<subsection id="HD719992815A34F11A649ABBB26005474"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Annual
report</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H72087F4AABDE4CE98709A3389297301E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Not
later than January 15 of each year, the Director shall submit to the Secretary
of Defense a report on domestic violence, family violence, sexual assault, and
stalking involving members of the armed forces during the preceding
year.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9EA0CF076BFC473E9DFD36A30700CDAB" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Each report under paragraph (1) shall
include the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H8B9E26A9BF0D49158B985964C8573CF2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The most recent compilation of data
under section 1819(a) of this title; together with a comparison of that data
(or subsets of that data) with comparable data from the civilian sector.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H86DBA2112D84457600BCC5766CACD0A8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The results of the most recent
assessment under section 1819(b) of this title.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H25D9C518D35F4E73A3F19E166BDAB9EF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The number of incidents of domestic
violence, family violence, sexual assault, and stalking committed by or upon
members of the armed forces that were reported to military officials during the
year covered by the report and the number of the cases so reported that were
substantiated.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6FC91D12F0814D31BA00CA391C567C6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A summary of the types of cases and
the disciplinary action taken in each type of case.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9D858C89D2D04C46A7213317FDA2A997"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The policies, procedures, and
processes implemented by the military departments during the year covered by
the report in response to incidents of domestic violence, family violence,
sexual assault, and stalking involving members of the armed forces.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H013503C831EE453BBF99FDECDBAD98C0"><enum>(F)</enum><text>A plan for the actions that are to be
taken in the fiscal year following the fiscal year covered by the report on the
prevention of and response to domestic violence, family violence, sexual
assault, and stalking involving members of the armed forces.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0516A4F502DD4BD3957E172EE1ADBAD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transmission of
report to congressional committees</header><text>The Secretary of Defense shall
transmit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on
Armed Services of the House of Representatives each annual report submitted to
the Secretary under subsection (a), together with the comments of the Secretary
on such report. The Secretary shall transmit the report for any year not later
than March 15 of the following year.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H8ACE03930CCA47A1997C52B6B65CA682"><enum>1821.</enum><header>Requirements
on use of funds</header>
<subsection id="H443C50B28E85478782A4A709F72D38C3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Of
the amounts appropriated to carry out the functions of the Office for any
fiscal year, the Secretary—</text>
<paragraph id="HAAB52467ABE74188A53D01C2A7C0AB70"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall use not less
than 20 percent for programs addressing domestic violence, family violence,
sexual assault, and stalking that are operated by, or in partnership with,
civilian victim services; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4AB09D1A0D054448827D634E26750200"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall use not less
than 5 percent for technical assistance and training to be provided by
organizations having demonstrated expertise in developing collaborative
community and system responses to domestic violence, family violence, sexual
assault, and stalking.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H52BF719A5652475991B1DAA768C9A7E3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical
assistance and training</header><text>Technical assistance and training under
subsection (a)(2) may be offered to the elements of the armed forces,
installations, or commands in the process of developing community responses,
whether they are receiving funds under this section or
not.</text>
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</subsection><subsection id="HFE0880E4AE214F33B7CDD20004FBDE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transition
provisions</header>
<paragraph id="H0FCC606123014ACEAB40E400392498D1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Comprehensive
policy</header><text>The policy required by <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/1812">section 1812(a)</external-xref> of title 10, United
States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall be prescribed by the Secretary
of Defense not later than the end of the 120-day period beginning on the date
of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD5EC697AEC784228823CDA30BCFF8B89"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Whistleblower
protection regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
regulations required by <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/1817">section 1817(e)</external-xref> of title 10, United States Code, as
added by subsection (a), shall be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense not
later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8EC6426D4966401C94B0005DA5066E42"><enum>(3)</enum><header>First annual
report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The first report under
subsection (a) of section 1819(a) of such title, as added by subsection
(a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB3E547C4751A45568B4EF9E8B8B5377"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be submitted
to the Secretary of Defense not later than April 1 of the year after the year
in which this Act is enacted (notwithstanding the date specified in that
subsection); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA9131412BD1A49ACBA6B30FF269C36E9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall be
transmitted by the Secretary to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate
and Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives pursuant to
subsection (b) of that section not later than May 1 of that year
(notwithstanding the date specified in that subsection).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF8C91A0ED41B445BB1BA566BC5D6C0F8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Clerical
amendments</header><text>The tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle A,
and at the beginning of part II of subtitle A, of title 10, United States Code,
are amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 88 the following
new item:</text>
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</subsection></section><section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4C2F7753E7B249C9A0D900AF1CE21E27" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>112.</enum><header>Department of
Defense Interdisciplinary Council</header>
<subsection id="HEA74FDF1A18941B80094F63B2E28F32"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Codification and
revision of Council established under <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/337">Public Law 103–337</external-xref></header>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC0C13A181C46422AB92941DFDB0C1CF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/7">Chapter 7</external-xref> of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:</text>
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<section id="HF8FF4B422EE646C599287342313EA98F"><enum>185.</enum><header>Department of
Defense Interdisciplinary Council</header>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H34A53B7A79C44AC79055EC661E5F765"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Department of
Defense Council</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary
of Defense, in consultation with the Director of the Office of the Victims’
Advocate of the Department of Defense, shall establish a Department of Defense
interdisciplinary council to coordinate and oversee victims’ advocates programs
of the Department of Defense and to oversee the efforts of the Department of
Defense to prevent and respond to violence against women and men.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H57F6A50736E54641AE7900E9BD6583B1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Composition</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HBDDF2D28A8FB4394AD5FDD32CDE350EB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Council shall
consist of 12 members, appointed by the Secretary of Defense. The Council shall
include members appointed from each of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine
Corps and shall include an equal number of personnel of the Department of
Defense and persons from outside the Department of Defense. The six members
appointed as personnel of the Department of Defense may include retired members
of the armed forces.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H234EF9DE0BBE46AEA4C056EBC8009147" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The six members appointed from
outside the Department of Defense may be appointed from other Federal
departments and agencies, from State and local agencies, and from the private
sector, but may not be members of the armed forces in a retired status.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBB51DA9FBFA34032AE234230DF179B13" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Secretary shall ensure that
membership includes at least one judge advocate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFEA74436CE4A413FBAA098603E1597AE" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Each member of the Interdisciplinary
Council appointed from outside the Department of Defense—</text>
<subparagraph id="H280DC64300534972BB6197A0839C327B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be an individual who has demonstrated
expertise and experience in the fields of sexual assault, domestic violence,
family violence, or stalking, as well as expertise and experience in
civilian-military cooperation; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB1DD6419AA1E4C4FB2351EB588A9901D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall be appointed from one of the
following:</text>
<clause id="H06CAE60D395149AD87300076C77BD81D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention of the Department of Health and Human Services.</text>
</clause><clause id="H522B05F2B52D4B6B8192BEAF001CCF00"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Civilian law enforcement.</text>
</clause><clause id="H31564F788C874E71B5585619683224B2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>A judicial policy
organization.</text>
</clause><clause id="H58C3D2687A0A46DB86181B64EA2C3990"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>A national crime victim
organization.</text>
</clause><clause id="H474C6664381642F48F8DFC3F93525E3D"><enum>(v)</enum><text>A victim service
organization.</text>
</clause><clause id="H02B24B7F98FA4335AE08CBF45DFF4198"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>A survivor of domestic violence,
sexual assault, family violence, or stalking in which the perpetrator was a
member of the armed forces.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HBDEA5BE6871D42928CF001F5C63A09" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Members of the Interdisciplinary
Council shall serve for a period of three years. The membership of the
Interdisciplinary Council shall be rotated by composition and appointments as
defined in paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) every three years.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAFD0264E6ABC432EA1A7A6C027C16EFE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Co-Chairs</header><text>There
shall be two co-chairs of the Interdisciplinary Council. One of the co-chairs
shall be designated by the Secretary of Defense at the time of appointment from
among the Department of Defense personnel on the Interdisciplinary Council. The
other co-chair shall be selected among the members appointed from outside the
Department of Defense by those members.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3958D2ADD5A6497D8951AF45DE553E46"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Administrative
Support</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H1C370EBF59D14D9693CDC8489782F32F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Each member of the
Interdisciplinary Council who is a member of the armed forces or a civilian
officer or employee of the United States shall serve without compensation
(other than compensation to which entitled as a member of the armed forces or
an officer or an employee of the United States, as the case may be). Other
members of the Interdisciplinary Council shall be appointed in accordance with,
and subject to, <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3161">section 3161(d)</external-xref> of title 5, but shall serve without pay.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE19DDF306E304E8FBF6396390652E3E6" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Director of the Office of the
Victims’ Advocate, under the direction of the Secretary of Defense, shall
provide oversight of the Interdisciplinary Council. The Office of the Victims’
Advocate shall provide the Interdisciplinary Council with personnel facilities
and other administrative support as necessary for the performance of the
Interdisciplinary Council’s duties.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA6F7F6A49B8243E3A6DD9F838FCEF075"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Military
Department Liaisons</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
Secretary of each military department shall select a representative of that
department to serve as a liaison between the Interdisciplinary Council and that
military department. Each such representative shall be responsible for
ensuring—</text>
<paragraph id="H1D904BD5055C43C9B9B1DBBD82A462A0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>that
communications made at the Interdisciplinary Council are transmitted to
military personnel; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD94BD319425143B29B16E2E98935C1F8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that the Interdisciplinary Council is aware
of problems in the military departments related to domestic violence, family
violence, sexual assault, and stalking.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBAE9585FEC204E2EBDC48D00FEAD7503"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Installation
Visits</header><text>The Director of the Office of the Victims’ Advocate shall
coordinate with the Secretaries of the military departments to provide for
visits by members of the Interdisciplinary Council to military
installations.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB3DDE97DE8284839A2F875997784F082"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter
is amended by adding at the end the following new item:</text>
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<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">185. Department of Defense
Interdisciplinary
Council.</toc-entry>
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</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8397B9D4E1F347058BBA955C82899EB7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Deadline for
initial appointments</header><text>Members of the Interdisciplinary Council
under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/185">section 185</external-xref> of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a),
shall be appointed not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H713115CF583D4A36BD96D19112CB2CCA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 18 months after the date on
which all members of the Interdisciplinary Council under section 185 of title
10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), have been appointed, the
Interdisciplinary Council shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a report
recommending specific ways in which the Office of the Victims’ Advocate and
victim advocates may more effectively address matters relative to sexual
assault, domestic violence, family violence, and stalking committed by or upon
servicemembers. The report shall include an assessment of, and recommendations
concerning, the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H8C5E8369F0374EEEA5C27300943B05DE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Victim safety
programs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3C8C5AE38F67450191F8B0FED149DE66"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Confidentiality of
communications for victims.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4632366CE4174803B76BC750BA90C8EB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Offender
accountability.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H62C528FC21814A8497B0200212A11700"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Prevention of
sexual assault, domestic violence, family violence, and stalking.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H88E3822FA88B4F1DA6139D5C86A49FC7"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Collaboration
among military organizations with responsibility or jurisdiction with respect
to sexual assault, domestic violence, family violence, and stalking.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5CFDD8AFBA8B4DD58D70CB40C60177B"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Coordination
between military and civilian communities including service organizations and
law enforcement with respect to sexual assault, domestic violence, family
violence and stalking.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1B4A8A09A7034DE184115BCE06AE0589"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Adaptation of best
professional practices within the civilian communities with respect to sexual
assault, domestic violence, family violence and stalking.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H65ED220A74664F1B8909018000245707"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Data collection,
case management, and tracking.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H37A624DF6BE64D77A584B9A58AB800"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Curricula and
training including standardized training for armed forces personnel and
community-based advocates, organizations, and service providers.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDE9182F15E304E15AF772EA22EC3447"><enum>(10)</enum><text>Standardization of
guidelines, directives, and statutes.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD0F6A84E0B19459A83ED244F6B6D45BA"><enum>(11)</enum><text>Other issues
identified by the Interdisciplinary Council.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H0833CE80F98D40CC82E3F18269E030F"><enum>113.</enum><header>Conforming
repeal</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 534 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/113">10 U.S.C. 113</external-xref> note) is
repealed.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="H65119EBEE9A240EAAF009F7601F4A4EE"><enum>C</enum><header>National and
International Hotlines Awareness, Prevention, and Intervention
Campaign</header>
<section id="HE2E6851DF83944B8B7B651248520F704"><enum>121.</enum><header>Awareness,
prevention, and intervention campaign</header>
<subsection id="H8F0F2BA24A2549508D05711872380018"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Contracts
authorized</header><text>The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director
of the Office of the Victims’ Advocate, may enter into contracts with
appropriate entities to support the crisis intervention services of the
Department of Defense for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, family
violence, and stalking in the Department of Defense.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H735F57AA5331456981FF8E555433F397"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose of
contract</header><text>A contract under subsection (a) shall provide for the
entity awarded the contract to perform the following functions, to the extent
provided in the contract:</text>
<paragraph id="H5F162373E3414371AAC8C0F0867690CC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Include in the
services provided under the contract the availability of a toll-free telephone
number (commonly referred to as an <quote>800</quote> number).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9EE263E985194B66B2063008EBEA823E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Ensure that
information about services and resources available to military personnel,
families, and partners—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0ED235F4CA6E49AAAB5759739529D3D3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is revised and
updated as appropriate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1C642FF019ED47C0AA2E3295F544BD7E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is made available
to the Office of the Victims’ Advocate and other Department of Defense entities
for distribution and posting at appropriate facilities within the Department of
Defense; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC784CBB979FC41AD9E00E9F1D0094C2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is made available
through appropriate public information services.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H08A2F15EA37A4E7E8EE1C5FC0D8183E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Provide support
services for members of the Armed Forces and their families and partners for
the purpose of developing and strengthening prevention and intervention
policies for assistance to servicemembers, family members, and partners
experiencing domestic violence, family violence, sexual assault, and
stalking.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H597DB337191A49E092EB3130FA3E2FC8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Develop and
implement policies regarding appropriate, safe responses and referral
procedures for servicemembers, family members, and partners experiencing
domestic violence, family violence, sexual assault, and stalking.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3CF5B9351EFD4D62AD4706A759D80837"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Provide
linguistically and culturally appropriate services, or linkages to existing
services in the community, as needed to address the needs of victims and
survivors associated with the Armed Forces.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3F39A7C78A4042BABC4511284380FA87"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Provide the
necessary staffing for responding to the needs of servicemembers, family
members, and partners who are experiencing domestic violence, family violence,
sexual assault, or stalking, such as a resource person or liaison who is either
on-site or on-call and who possesses demonstrated experience as a service
provider to victims associated with the Armed Forces.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9381ADCD1428495EA6D19FF478008998"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applications</header>
<paragraph id="H9B339A6F4E09489B95B4575934FA7833"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An entity that desires to receive a contract under this
section shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such
manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require,
consistent with the requirements in this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H027B39B8AC1B4D37BC92644E440504C5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Qualifications</header><text>To
be awarded such a contract, an entity must demonstrate in its application under
paragraph (1) that it has a history or experience that is relevant to the
purposes of the contract.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H44B3567893864A56A9448600F545081C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Considerations</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HEB349F0653A14F31A9170624AF371772"><enum>(1)</enum><text>In providing information
on services, resources, counseling, and advocacy available to members of the
Armed Forces and their family members and partners, the Secretary shall ensure
that the personnel who provide assistance under this section are trained to
provide to persons who have experienced sexual assault, domestic violence,
family violence, and stalking information about the services, care, and
treatment relating to domestic violence, family violence, sexual assault, and
stalking available in the communities in which the victim resides, including
care and services available under programs of the Department of Defense and the
Department of Veterans Affairs and from non-military and non-veteran agencies
and organizations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFAF73DC3577A42C599114C76B7E8434F" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Secretary shall ensure that the
telephone assistance service shall be operated in a manner that protects the
confidentiality of persons who place a call to the service.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCB0C9704E35F4883AB88001851D85CE9" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Secretary shall ensure that
information about the availability of the telephone assistance service is
visibly posted in medical facilities, commissary and exchange facilities, and
Family Advocacy Program and Victims’ Advocate Program facilities of the
Department and is advertised through public service announcements and
pamphlets, and by other means.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HF3EA21E046E64186AE18B02076F0B8AF"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Duration of
contract</header><text>The Secretary shall enter into any contract under this
section for a period of one year. The contract may be renewed.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H329D4599AC724D7DB0E49EEE3B3CD0C5"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Confidentiality</header><text>The
Secretary shall include in a contract under this section confidentiality
provisions based on the provisions of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/1816">section 1816(a)</external-xref> of title 10, United
States Code, as added by section 111.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H21454BC0289645EA92FBA0D2428DF65F"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Nonsupplantation</header><text>Any
Federal funds received under this section shall be used to supplement, and not
to supplant, non-Federal funds that would otherwise be available for activities
funded under this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H836797935524445EA6307E9247DD8271"><enum>(h)</enum><header>No matching
funds</header><text>For the purposes of this section, a nonprofit,
nongovernmental victim services program receiving funds under this section may
not be required as a condition of receiving an award of a contract under this
section to provide matching funds.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC6D187418D7A4CF7A4F19FDAECB4AE3D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>An
entity receiving funds under this section shall submit to the Secretary every
six months a report that describes—</text>
<paragraph id="H6D054017F18344239DFD8D2052457173"><enum>(1)</enum><text>how the funds were
used, including the extent to which members of the Armed Forces and their
family members and partners were provided services and a description of the
services provided, including the number of cases responded to;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H27D002044EB54242979BF8A94729547"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the adequacy of
staff training and services to meet the needs of members of the Armed Forces
and their family members and partners for services under the contract;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4DD819AD32E84C7EBDAB869280F4AA4B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the existence of
barriers faced by the entity to address the needs of members of the Armed
Forces and their family members and partners.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H5300BF8B0C3E4294A9EE0700934CBA27"><enum>D</enum><header>Prevention and
Intervention Training</header>
<section id="H4CFFCB31644D4EDAAC23DCE4BA161198"><enum>131.</enum><header>Prevention and
intervention training contracts</header>
<subsection id="HB060CE6D595F479D82AC05204760FA8B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Awards
authorized</header>
<paragraph id="H5FB50840A3294E678752E01708D883AF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Director of
the Office of the Victims’ Advocate, shall enter into contracts under this
section with eligible entities for the purposes of providing training and
technical assistance to the Department of Defense relative to prevention of
domestic violence, sexual assault, family violence, and stalking.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5E3C504BB4A2425FAB2F54F3EB484671"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section, the term <term>eligible entity</term> means an entity that
is—</text>
<subparagraph id="H86C959F06ECD41F19E860030F162D386"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a public or
nonprofit private organization having demonstrated expertise in prevention,
intervention, developing community collaboration, and system response to
domestic violence, sexual assault, family violence, and stalking; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H647009DA252B419FACAAF51412190295"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a community-based
organization experienced in providing services to servicemembers, family
members, or partners who experience domestic violence, sexual assault, family
violence, or stalking.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF2D72668FE004D42A79FAE92BCF3F2F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Uses of
funds</header><text>An entity awarded a contract pursuant to subsection (a)
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H578A07A7AB944C3E004565D627EC3BA1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide training
in the dynamics of domestic violence, sexual assault, family violence, and
stalking, including safety, risk assessment, potential lethality, and
appropriate interventions;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H172797C45B8745B290B3A66F1CC01554"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide education
programs for servicemembers, family members, or partners that are
linguistically and culturally appropriate and are designed to meet any unique
needs of the population by adapting and implementing existing curricula;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H72049F06BE8F4B34AF195C515FFFD214"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provide media
center materials and educational materials to the population that address the
needs and concerns of servicemembers, family members, or partners who
experience domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking and the impact of the
violence by identifying, adapting, and disseminating appropriate existing
materials; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H432BBDC897384B33A097DD7287644373"><enum>(4)</enum><text>conduct
evaluations to assess the impact of programs and policies assisted under this
section in order to enhance the development of those programs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9FCDBEEAD96443E0A8A957F2940486F6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application</header>
<paragraph id="HB81B33D71D824F5DA65F8333334812C6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An eligible entity that desires to receive a contract
under this section shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time,
in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require,
consistent with the requirements described in this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H74E3FB3D0D44486986F33D00D494C89F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Content</header><text>An
application submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5FABA4D0C47E41509CD028CBB4C1FA80"><enum>(A)</enum><text>outline and
describe how training and other activities will be undertaken to promote
prevention, intervention, and collaboration;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7FE225A744DC454AA54835E9C4927584"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identify the
members of the organization who will be responsible for carrying out the
training;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0FD080E6F00E4310A78F6F8200134108"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ensure that
communities or agencies affected by the training are adequately represented in
the development of the application, training, and follow on activities to be
undertaken and that they have a significant role in evaluating the success of
the project;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB8C9D50042994D309BD20662C2B9F862"><enum>(D)</enum><text>include
documentation of any history of training between military entities, domestic
violence, sexual assault, or stalking service providers, courts, law
enforcement agencies, community-based programs, and other entities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0AC81EC2B8E94063BEE2E6A52258BA77"><enum>(E)</enum><text>provide assurances
that training and other activities will be provided to all types of staff, will
address appropriate practices for investigation, follow-up, screening, intake,
assessment, and provision of services addressing the safety needs of victims of
domestic violence, sexual assault, family violence, or stalking;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4E8B577464414DB68624417EA2DBEB80"><enum>(F)</enum><text>describe how the
training and activities will enhance or ensure the safety and security of
servicemembers, families, and partners where both domestic violence and sexual
assault occurs by providing appropriate resources, protection, and support to
victims;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4ED9EBA50CF34AC9956E95BB4700A0"><enum>(G)</enum><text>outline methods and
means participating entities will use to ensure that all services are provided
in a linguistically and culturally competent manner and will use
community-based supports and resources; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA52AC4782F3540B3814BFC3B765F8BC"><enum>(H)</enum><text>outline the
protocols, policies, and procedures participating entities will develop and
adopt to ensure the confidentiality of victims.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF1207297E4B6408AA53C7CE4582E1107"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Duration of
contracts</header><text>The Secretary shall enter into a contract under this
section for a period of one year. Such a contract may be renewed.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HA7F0EB4CC7F2445EB11FCE1D6B90AE00"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>An
entity receiving funds under this section shall submit to the Secretary every
six months a report that describes, at a minimum—</text>
<paragraph id="HE9EEE006C8E64A77002C3C82377EEA9F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>how the funds
under the program were used, including the extent to which military personnel,
family members, or partners were served;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC5ACA8A1E42643ED005BCA522F3D68B2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the adequacy of
staff training and services to ensure that the needs of servicemembers, family
members, or partners are met; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDE1CB7393E8743738BD827B693F1FAEE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the existence of
barriers the entity faces to more fully addressing the needs of servicemembers,
family members, or partners.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE3471068160149D28465E95094575656"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Requirement</header>
<paragraph id="H04B0E032BE4446B3AED9ECA0B3593B08"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Of the amounts
appropriated to carry out this section for any fiscal year, the
Secretary—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB196158CEAD34A828500B9E183B2A3A5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall use not less
than 20 percent for programs addressing domestic violence and sexual assault
that are operated by, or in partnership with, civilian victim services;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC766309445D64719B7127B692FDABCFF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall use not less
than 5 percent for technical assistance and training to be provided by
organizations having demonstrated expertise in developing collaborative
community and system responses to domestic violence, sexual assault, and
stalking.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H36876D07300C423CA8295D13D2D1E5F3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Technical
assistance and training under paragraph (1)(B) may be offered to the elements
of the Armed Forces, installations, or commands in the process of developing
community responses, whether they are receiving funds under this section or
not.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H9670A40E18C244B2A4F9FEAF1E703171"><enum>E</enum><header>Biennial
Conference on Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence</header>
<section id="H7888BEE481C34EEE871DD49700BF4D79"><enum>141.</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, and every two years thereafter, the Secretary of
Defense, acting through the Director of the Office of the Victims’ Advocate of
the Department of Defense, shall convene a national conference to review
current policies for prevention of, and response to, domestic violence, sexual
assault, family violence, and stalking involving members of the Armed Forces
and to make recommendations for changes, as warranted, to those
policies.</text>
</section><section id="H1477402D14FF4589BC6291ED5182EDFD"><enum>142.</enum><header>Conference
activities</header>
<subsection id="H83856FE47BCC431880083CB12C60F566"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The conferences under
this subtitle shall provide a forum for the civilian leadership of the
Department of Defense, military commanders, family advocacy personnel, military
criminal investigators, military law enforcement personnel, and security forces
to consider problems, policies, and recommendations relating to domestic
violence, sexual assault, family violence, and stalking involving members of
the Armed Forces.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE9D1FF5E02A6412ABB74B1CDDF1309F5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>First
conference</header>
<paragraph id="HD48F39F596794C5C98696670CD826090"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Consideration of
prior reports</header><text>Activities of the first conference under this
subtitle shall include consideration of the reports and recommendations of the
following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H75196D50ADDB416DA0CAE8C9252CE958"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Department of
Defense Task Force on the Care of Sexual Assault Victims.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCEB34EE88721424583AF649BAF5295F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Department of Defense Task Force on
Domestic Violence.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3E7472FB6D3B4C73BA82F716B64E8305"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Department of Defense Task Force of
Sexual Harassment and Misconduct at the Military Academies.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC5B161D307204F5A9ED8DE4900A599E7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Strategic
plan</header><text>Activities of the first conference under this subtitle shall
include a discussion of, and compiling of recommendations and strategy for, a
strategic plan that seeks to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9C383352A2C14A9C84E24BACF61834CB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>involve more
civilian leaders of the Department of Defense, military commanders, and
servicemembers in prevention and other activities designed to end domestic
violence, sexual assault, family violence, and stalking in the Armed Forces;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF88F6B12658C4143AB27FC00BC941220"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">facilitate the Secretaries of the military
departments implementation of policies on domestic violence, sexual assault,
family violence, and stalking in the Armed Forces.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H7ACB4822AAF64A089033CFF4228159F5"><enum>143.</enum><header>Conference
participants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary
shall provide for participants in conferences under this subtitle to include
the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H69780B345617478AB6390153B8AB400"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Representatives
from a broad cross-section of military authorities, including leadership,
commands, services, departments, and programs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA36BCCAC114C4C748CD6F832A4EE6000"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Representatives of
Federal, State, national and local government agencies.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8627FF2544334A44001262F6914BB4CC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Representatives of
law enforcement organizations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA44CE40975744C4E9F9829AA2C4544C9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Criminal justice
professionals, including prosecutors, investigators, attorneys, and
advocates.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF849B0540EB84095A7AC1B6D45DCC8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Representatives of
nonprofit, private, or nongovernmental service providers and of public and
private organizations working in the field of domestic violence, sexual
assault, family violence, and stalking.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H80D680D092134144A2D23624E8F43EEB"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Individuals with
demonstrated expertise in addressing the intersection between domestic
violence, sexual assault, family violence, and stalking.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6E68C92259FC4AB0BADBD8641EBAF4C"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Individuals with
demonstrated expertise in addressing the issues confronting the Armed Forces
relative to domestic violence, sexual assault, family violence, and
stalking.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2FF6975D779B4E03B8178ED3197B941C"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Victims of
domestic violence, sexual assault, family violence, and stalking.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H15F862E7665F447C9E5F92D9A5803C73"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Representatives of
academic and research, facilities with demonstrated expertise in domestic
violence, sexual assault, family violence, and stalking.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE6E91D21DCB448EC892FA7FFC2007FDB"><enum>(10)</enum><text>Representatives
of the Department of Veterans Affairs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0A1F36D17B7E49078FECE503F0007732"><enum>(11)</enum><text>Advocates,
counselors, and therapists engaged in providing services to victims associated
with the Armed Forces.</text>
</paragraph></section></subtitle><subtitle id="HFD02C02A809E4BDD9F1200A79F826C6E"><enum>F</enum><header>Memorandums of
Understanding with Civil Organizations</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H660E15B34E40449C98B96D5F90F364D0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>151.</enum><header>Agreements with
civilian organizations</header>
<subsection id="H220E06E3309E474AADA1D182A33BC4F8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Memorandums of
understanding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress
expects and encourages the Secretary of Defense to enter into memorandums of
understanding with civilian organizations to provide services to victims of
sexual assault, domestic violence, family violence, and stalking.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HEEA7DA657BEC43ADB223E602D6B909D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Confidentiality</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">When entering into a memorandum of
understanding with a civilian organization as described in subsection (a), the
Secretary of Defense should not enter into, and may not enforce, any provision
in the memorandum that would be in direct violation of any law protecting
confidential information and personal identifying information.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><enum>II</enum><header>Rights,
Restitution, Treatment, and Services for Victims</header>
<subtitle id="H2F6E1ABB53C14F9A8E475E2BEC8B89A2"><enum>A</enum><header>Protection of
Persons Reporting Sexual Assault or Domestic Violence</header>
<section id="H6B94E1D541E54E3ABADACC57681147C9"><enum>201.</enum><header>Protection of
communications between victims and advocates</header>
<subsection id="H689CCE38D49B48E3A3E07E262B22A687"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Restricting
Communication Prohibited</header><text>Subsection (a) of section 1034 of title
10, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the period at the end
the following: <quote>or the Office of the Victims’ Advocate or a Victims’
Advocate within the Department of Defense</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H13B3B28F78F14587BF1116ED2FECB029"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibition of
retaliatory personnel actions</header><text>Subsection (b)(1) of such section
is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H918AADC59B7E410F95249EC3887B362"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>or an Inspector General</quote> and
inserting <quote>, an Inspector General, or the Office of the Victims’ Advocate
or a Victims’ Advocate</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H149157B2126B425AA7C538FBD919445"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
subparagraph (A)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE994449258A94F8DA602AC312F5BCCEF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating
clauses (iii) and (iv) as clauses (iv) and (v), respectively; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3A4C0380D0C74AE9B54FB72BA1933714"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after
clause (ii) the following new clause:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0158306A8E304BA5BBD400E05BD19354" style="OLC">
<clause id="HC2BEBDC16BBA45969D35858EA800003F" indent="up1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Office of the Victims’
Advocate or a victims’
advocate;</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD8C26B82A3364C68808272EB29F8FE7B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Inspector
General Investigations</header><text>Subsection (c)(2) of such subsection is
amended by inserting <quote>, sexual assault, domestic violence, family
violence, stalking,</quote> in subparagraph (A) after <quote>sexual
harassment</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HAF689879537D4E7AAEAF663EE209BCE9"><enum>202.</enum><header>Victim service
organization privilege and health care professional privilege in cases arising
under Uniform Code of Military Justice</header>
<subsection id="H25FA50CF6BFC4ED38B35683E5FA8EC87"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Privileges
established</header>
<paragraph id="HFA7FE27E972C49A88044D54FCF036263"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subchapter XI of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/47">chapter 47</external-xref> of title 10, United States
Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block id="H2EFD769E32AB476EB7D44DA912097B00" style="USC">
<section id="H27C5BF11409F4D8795E0D524692C51C6"><enum>941. Art.
141.</enum><header>Privilege for communication with victim service organization
or health care professional </header>
<subsection id="H94BB7821C69D4F6E8D85B6485FD87447"><enum>(a)</enum><header>General rule of
privilege</header><text>A client has a privilege to refuse to disclose, and to
prevent any other person from disclosing, a confidential communication made
between the client and a victim service organization or any representative of
the organization, or between the client and a health care professional or any
representative of the professional, in a case arising under this chapter, if
such communication was made for the purpose of securing advice, counseling,
treatment, or assistance concerning the client’s mental, physical, or emotional
condition caused by domestic violence, family violence, dating violence,
stalking, or sexual assault.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0957DB8726674B5C891E87DBC8C07137"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H3994BB3B61BE44C8A4F3E08E76B2FA4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The term
<term>client</term> means a person who consults with or is examined or
interviewed by a victim service organization or any representative of the
organization, or by a health care professional or any representative of the
professional.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB8A3F68712A5436DA87525DED954AA5B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The term
<term>victim service organization</term> means an organization (whether public
or private) that provides advice, counseling, or assistance to victims of
domestic violence, family violence, dating violence, stalking, or sexual
assault, or to the families of such victims.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H84867748791F400F93F57B00FBE07A7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The term
<term>representative</term>, with respect to an organization or professional,
means a person directed by or assigned to assist that organization or
professional, respectively, in providing advice, counseling, treatment, or
assistance.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H97FE94B940B84BD2001200FF951584F8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The term
<term>confidential communication</term> means a communication not intended to
be disclosed to third persons other than—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0B67727BFFC44F7E8722C79E2950D4E8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>those to whom
disclosure is in furtherance of providing advice, counseling, treatment, or
assistance to the client; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF6AE27AF7D0848B88958F95FA445D4B8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>those reasonably
necessary for disclosing under subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0A216BDAF60743FEB1EA78856D0034AA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Emergency
shelter protection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A client
or representative of a client may not be compelled to provide testimony in a
civil, criminal, legislative, disciplinary, or administrative proceeding that
would identify—</text>
<paragraph id="H7BDA5BF67734443D832209841428E5CE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the name, address,
location, or telephone number of a safe house, abuse shelter, or other facility
that provided temporary emergency shelter to the victim of the offense or
transaction that is the subject of the proceeding; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7C4D1D18642E4405B83D50314B64E5CC"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the name, address, or telephone number of a
victim representative.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6F8EC9399F004860B2001D469FA4813E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Who may claim
the privilege</header><text>The privilege under subsection (a) or (c) may be
claimed by the client or the guardian or conservator of the client. A person
who may claim the privilege may authorize trial counsel or defense counsel to
claim the privilege on his or her behalf. The victim service organization,
health care professional, or representative who received the communication may
claim the privilege on behalf of the client. The authority of such an
organization, professional, representative, guardian, or conservator to so
assert the privilege is presumed in the absence of evidence to the
contrary.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HCF91E1361F984E2C82028B68BC3C2550"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>There
is no privilege under this section—</text>
<paragraph id="HC3ADCE59C4DD4AF794502E1F009200D9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>when the client is
dead, except for the privilege under subsection (c);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAB9E35C5FC3E4098ACD82B05F330A763"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to the extent the
communication reports child abuse;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0E5A03DE4F0346F889208E00587786D5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>when a victim
service organization, health care professional, or representative believes that
a mental or emotional condition of the client makes the client a danger to any
person, including the client; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8C50807B4E504B23ABA6F05B304B8813"><enum>(4)</enum><text>if the
communication clearly contemplated the future commission of a fraud or crime or
if the services of the victim service organization or health care professional
are sought or obtained to enable or aid anyone to commit or plan to commit what
the client knew or reasonably should have known to be a crime or
fraud.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE9D9E15D21BA44ACB88B5BA83525C6E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of such
subchapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:</text>
<quoted-block id="H94DEDD15E5894F02B7784F0805B3009C" style="USC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">941. 141. Privilege for communication with
victim service organization or health care
professional.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBFF246EF6F6E4637B7B120D6FFDE6F50"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>Section
941 of title 10, United States Code (article 141 of the Uniform Code of
Military Justice), as added by subsection (a), applies to communications made
after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H77F38C51592A47DCAC8F7FFFD2A0DD74"><enum>B</enum><header>Medical Care and
Treatment for Victims of Sexual and Domestic Violence</header>
<section id="H4A759D225D5348F7BC5C006ED9EA7DA"><enum>211.</enum><header>Enhanced
Department of Defense treatment capacity</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">To the extent funds are available for such
purpose, funds available to the Department of Defense shall be used to employ
at least one medical professional trained as a sexual assault nurse examiner
and at least one psychiatrist, and a complimentary clinical team, at each
military treatment facility operated by the Department of Defense.</text>
</section><section id="H0378C25F8F40415FA948ACF5DB3CB46"><enum>212.</enum><header>Community level
program</header>
<subsection id="HB000CB93BBF742D19ED84B81462570B5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The
Secretary of Defense, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Health Affairs, shall carry out a program at the community level for members of
the Armed Forces on active duty and family members of such members who are
victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, family violence, or
stalking.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE15DC065923B47D78758DD0042A74E93"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program
sites</header><text>The program shall be carried out through facilities of the
Department of Defense.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H44EB9293C18A481F9012C56D162019DB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Program
content</header><text>In conducting the program, the Secretary shall provide
for individualized case management to be conducted on a one-to-one basis,
counseling, education, and group therapy to help victims cope with trauma.
Through the program, the Secretary should—</text>
<paragraph id="HE0CBFB17920149B5A71972B4FF6B123B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>emphasize early
identification of victims experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder resulting
from domestic violence, sexual assault, family violence, or stalking;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H69F88DD5A1B6478786FC72221CAC4130"><enum>(2)</enum><text>include
group-oriented, peer-to-peer settings for treatment; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2456E9A250CD417EA32F6EDAEEE99261"><enum>(3)</enum><text>acknowledge that
the causal factors of domestic violence, sexual assault, family violence, and
stalking include power and control.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H326D319FFC3043A4A5741DE9A67FE908"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Outreach</header><text>The
Secretary shall provide that health information packets given to members of the
Armed Forces and their family members include information about how to obtain
timely and confidential post-sexual assault medical care.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD8D2E021903B47D880CF47842ED694BB"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Program
models</header><text>The Secretary shall establish and carry out the program
under this section following a comprehensive review of other relevant programs,
including programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, of State and local
governments, and of private, nonprofit, or nongovernmental organizations
specializing in the treatment of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault,
family violence, or stalking.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H31D71FA68E2347199C9CF9ED0895ABA"><enum>213.</enum><header>Transition to
veterans health care for victims or perpetrators of domestic violence, sexual
assault, family violence, or stalking</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of each military department
shall take special care in providing for a seamless transition from Department
of Defense health care services to Department of Veterans Affairs health care
services in the case of any member of the Armed Forces who is being discharged
or separated from active duty and who has been identified as a victim or
perpetrator of domestic violence, sexual assault, family violence, or
stalking.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="H8AF461D9B3EC458E9DF8C8F04BC700AB"><enum>C</enum><header>Military-Civilian
Shelter Programs</header>
<section id="H8DDACC0172E94A9A9400C7002F78F74F"><enum>221.</enum><header>Enhanced
capacity of the Department of Defense for shelter programs and
services</header>
<subsection id="H392140C9F1C546AF97BD732DB68681AC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Contracts
authorized</header>
<paragraph id="H3B439C083FB84E9F9392C69F98138F69"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Defense, acting through the Director of the Office of the Victims’ Advocate,
may enter into contracts with eligible entities to provide shelter services for
members of the Armed Forces and their family members and partners who
experience domestic violence, family violence, sexual assault, or
stalking.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFF5FBB9043814417B3E5CFC008C339"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible
entities</header><text>In this section, the term <term>eligible entity</term>
means a public or private nonprofit entity the primary purpose of which is to
provide shelter services to victims of domestic violence, family violence,
sexual assault, or stalking. The entity may be—</text>
<subparagraph id="H997D5135D3E94869A05B7EFAF50040ED"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a community-based
organization specializing in intervention or violence prevention services for
military servicemembers, family members, or partners;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H390A2798441346A89531655C88403EC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a nonprofit
nongovernmental entity providing services primarily to servicemembers, family
members, or partners who are victims of domestic violence, family violence,
sexual assault, or stalking;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H939FA69D58E347D89BF33CE48C145595"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a nonprofit,
nongovernmental entity providing services for veterans;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDB076601B059472C9BB7A08338FF2115"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a nonprofit,
nongovernmental entity providing services to homeless individuals; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H02D7FFAFE6234976B1DFB64B81EA81F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a governmental
program serving servicemembers and family members.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0980752F00014154BE00238D003FF3BF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Uses of
funds</header><text>A contract under this section shall provide that—</text>
<paragraph id="H5290F4B2D1314191B8F1459F00AD4664"><enum>(1)</enum><text>whenever possible,
the entity awarded the contract shall collaborate with existing shelter
services in the civilian community to provide appropriate victim
services;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB2DC0D14997B4EA1BE5B5D00EC7E7C13"><enum>(2)</enum><text>when appropriate
shelter services are not available in the civilian community or are not
accessible to members of the Armed Forces or their family members or partners,
the entity awarded the contract may provide or create shelter services in
collaboration with a community-based organization;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H01E91AD39B19421EA57931B8B75FEA25"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the entity awarded the contract shall
provide referral services to a Department of Defense victims advocate aid,
including legal, medical, or psychological counseling, to members of the Armed
Forces and their family members and partners who are experiencing domestic
violence, family violence, sexual assault, or stalking; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7B9CCB6CDCE34879A46902D3BA6F14CE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>if needed, the
entity awarded the contract will have staff with fluency in languages other
then English or access to translators.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF559B1C6B7294AC8BE5BC8A602E7483"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Application</header>
<paragraph id="H072BB403CD964C4FAFAB54631DD7A9C4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An eligible entity that desires to receive a contract
under this section shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time,
in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require,
consistent with the requirements of this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE913C15FA38F45BE9D6869C5C8CF28F4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consideration of
best practices</header><text>In considering applications submitted pursuant to
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with existing providers of shelter
services t determine best practices.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5935E86C5B3E4270B4BB9CB1C2A2CCEA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Duration of
awards</header><text>A contract awarded under this section shall be awarded for
a period of three fiscal years. Such a contract may be renewed.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H75A7332CA2374EDDB9FD009040721703"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Confidentiality</header><text>The
Secretary shall include in a contract under this section confidentiality
provisions based on the provisions of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/1816">section 1816(a)</external-xref> of title 10, United
States Code, as added by section 111.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE4082A357E074E159CADC9E74658EDD1"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>An
entity awarded a contract under this section shall submit to the Secretary
every six months a report that describes, at a minimum—</text>
<paragraph id="H3BA465789D0143B3BFF724478592A8AB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>how the funds
under the contract were used;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE04DBA5D8CA04854BF77D02C01028E8E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the extent to
which military personnel, families, and partners were served; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8314DE227C4547C28E06BA57760135D6"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the adequacy of staff training and services
to ensure that needs of members of the Armed Forces and their family members
and partners.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H078B0653A471430D923DE2E3A6AB33C"><enum>D</enum><header>Victim’s Rights and
Restitution</header>
<section id="HDFBADEB6E1B642E1AAE4401361474F34"><enum>231.</enum><header>Military law
enforcement and victims’ rights</header>
<subsection id="HA5A10CE10C9949ACB3405000A3278D59"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Victims
rights</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After an allegation of
a domestic violence, sexual assault, family violence, or stalking offense that
is reported to, or investigated by military law enforcement agency, the victim
(or alleged victim) shall have the following rights:</text>
<paragraph id="H49DC7D9341A143C1985000FE44813875"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Victims’ rights
set out under section 502(b) of the Victims’ Rights and Restitution Act of 1990
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/10606">42 U.S.C. 10606(b)</external-xref>).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAC064C3FC25B4494836D3BA9BEC36E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The right to be
informed of the availability of crisis intervention services and resources and
medical services and, when applicable, that medical services arising out of the
need to secure evidence may be reimbursed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD6C05F2931404D4AA4B433EAD2CDF794"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The right to be
informed of legal procedures and resources available for the protection of the
victim, including military no contact orders and protection orders, the
provisions of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/1561a">section 1561a</external-xref> of title 10, United States Code, and the full faith
and credit provisions of the Violence Against Women Act as defined by section
2265 of title 18, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H97AA829F9B7E411CB7792874DD1C6595"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The right to be informed of names and
telephone numbers of public and private assistance programs, including victim
compensation programs, transitional compensation programs, and programs that
provide counseling, treatment, shelter, and support services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA7B189805D874A7BB8D2E74FACBB9FE2"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The right to be informed of the military
law enforcement agency report number for the case, if available, other
identifying information, and the following statement: <quote>If within 30 days
you are not notified of an arrest in your case, you may call (the military law
enforcement agency’s telephone number) for information on the status of your
case.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC9174B161AD14580B4B9EAD328F0065C"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The right to be
notified by military law enforcement authorities of the arrest of the suspect,
if the suspect is arrested, regardless of whether the suspect is an adult or a
juvenile.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9D7954DC29D1457A80986000C6B88EEB"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The right to be to
informed, in a case in which the suspect is an adult and has been arrested, of
the suspect’s release, of the scheduled time, place, and date for initial court
appearances of the suspect, and of the victim’s right to be heard.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5E0EEDE44034435CA73C42A053AB8314"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Notice of rights
to be provided</header><text>As soon after an allegation of a domestic
violence, sexual assault, family violence, or stalking offense as possible
without interfering with an investigation or arrest, a representative of the
military law enforcement agency that has responsibility for investigating the
offense shall provide the victim with a multicopy form that includes the
following:</text>
<paragraph id="HB21CEFBF94F74D7A96A3FD4EB8E0937"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A
form for the victim to request or waive applicable rights to information to
which the victim is entitled, on request, under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC6318EBAB9B44B42A700949C90005446"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A
means for the victim to designate a lawful representative selected by the
victim.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCA2FFC1C7BBF4100B2E60817C6C7B8C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Notice to the
victim of the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H2C62943F1E6C4411AA984B8FBE73CDF7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Victims’ rights
under section 502(b) of the Victims’ Rights and Restitution Act of 1990 (42
U.S.C. 10606(b)).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA1816A82C5924068A187004CAA2EE29"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The availability of
crisis intervention services and resources and medical services and, when
applicable, that medical services arising out of the need to secure evidence
may be reimbursed.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCCE6D10E7A68490D8EC904B12EDCE6B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The legal
procedures and resources available for the protection of the victim, including
military no contact orders and protection orders, the provisions of section
1561a of title 10, United States Code, and the full faith and credit provisions
of the Violence Against Women Act as defined by <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/2265">section 2265</external-xref> of title 18,
United States Code.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H232697F9D5D94E479FADACEB369CD2"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The names and
telephone numbers of public and private assistance programs, including victim
compensation programs, transitional compensation programs, and programs that
provide counseling, treatment, shelter, and support services.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD77740FB87194DCD83869729BEDCCAF3"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The military law
enforcement agency report number for the case, if available, other identifying
information, and the following statement: <quote>If within 30 days you are not
notified of an arrest in your case, you may call (the military law enforcement
agency’s telephone number) for information on the status of your
case.</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCD0AAB64822C41A5994EEE4051CBAF00"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Regardless of
whether the suspect is an adult or a juvenile, a statement that the victim will
be notified by military law enforcement authorities of the arrest of the
suspect, if the suspect is arrested.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF55C79884E2D4229B5852590025E83F3"><enum>(G)</enum><text>If the suspect is
an adult and has been arrested, a statement that the victim will be informed of
the suspect’s release, of the scheduled time, place, and date for initial court
appearances of the suspect and of the victim’s right to be heard, and that to
exercise those rights, the victim may contact the custodial agency regarding
the suspect’s status or contact the command regarding any changes.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HC3308F3E064F49C88DEB5F5B9F134DFF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effect of
emotional status of victim</header><text>If at the time of contact with a
military law enforcement agency representative under subsection (a), a victim
is emotionally unable to request or to waive applicable rights, the military
law enforcement agency representative shall so designate that on the multicopy
form and any entity that is subsequently involved in the case shall presume
that the victim invoked the applicable rights to which the victim is entitled
and, on request, the victim may later waive those rights.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HEF6A430300E64309975D846B29F96D3D"><enum>232.</enum><header>Availability of
incident reports</header>
<subsection id="HDD306F3913E84D8488D58627F2A1E84D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>A
military law enforcement agency shall provide, without charge, to a victim of
domestic violence, sexual assault, family violence, or stalking (or to the
representative of such a victim, if the victim is deceased) a copy of the
incident report in the case, a copy of the incident report summary (referred to
as a <quote>face sheet</quote>), or both, in accordance with subsection
(b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H714BCF8E3CC848849F0875C3DA9EF295"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Time for
availability</header>
<paragraph id="H089A0675AB83439AB664D69968079B2E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Summaries</header><text>A
copy of an incident report summary shall be made available during regular
business hours to a victim or the victim’s representative no later than 48
hours after being requested by the victim or the victim’s representative,
unless the military law enforcement agency informs the victim or representative
of the reasons why the summary is not available, in which case the summary
shall be made available to the victim or representative no later than five
working days after the request is made.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9897F351D1C743F482C40029A391FD6F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Incident
reports</header><text>A copy of the incident report shall be made available
during regular business hours to a victim or the victim’s representative no
later than five working days after being requested by a victim or
representative, unless the military law enforcement agency informs the victim
or representative of the reasons why the incident report is not available, in
which case the incident report shall be made available to the victim or
representative no later than 10 working days after the request is made.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD3D66809C80A42AFA181C4F42BFC652F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Identification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An incident report and a summary of an
incident report may be provided to any person under this section only upon
presentation of identification satisfactory to the Secretary concerned.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H084B2310B4BC452CB51DA8E174C340BD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Time
duration</header><text>This section applies to requests for copies of incident
reports and summaries of incident reports made within five years from the date
of completion of the incident report.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8ED7095CFC2D40908BC0867DEAC69E67"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Victim’s
representative defined</header>
<paragraph id="HF90A4F9250F64A6B9B161700C3B3CD2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>For purposes of
this section, the term <term>victim’s representative</term> means, with respect
to a victim who is deceased, the person who is listed first among the
following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H0B36356209494C23AA8C61E721FE23B3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The surviving
spouse.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9A998735672A460FB1153B54DF8FCB7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A surviving child
of the decedent who has attained 18 years of age.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9132FA41BFEE48ABB7EF5489443B4213"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A surviving parent
of the decedent.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9AC291AD347649289C70DAC6BD00C012"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A surviving adult
relative.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H673BC9D2E44444B2BD0081F19E70058C"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The public
administrator appointed by a probate court, if one has been appointed.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4F60423D184E4A20941F660872812C2F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A
victim’s representative does not include any person who has been convicted of
murder under State or Federal law or any person identified in the incident
report as a suspect.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HFCB417CBEE954AA392CD98B633831D1"><enum>233.</enum><header>Victim advocates
and victims’ rights</header>
<subsection id="H80D2653D72C14A56B0BA8616EBBBBD5B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Any victim making an allegation of sexual assault,
domestic violence, family violence, or stalking may have a victim advocate
present at any interview of the victim conducted by any military law
enforcement official.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H0775D67E4CE44F3F8B6C2800CD8800EF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Support during
proceedings</header><text>In a military justice proceeding, a victim advocate,
upon the request of the victim, shall be allowed to accompany the victim during
the proceedings. The victim advocate shall be allowed to confer orally and in
writing with the victim in a reasonable manner.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HCF2AF8E254764FCCA588F622567E5B7E"><enum>234.</enum><header>Restitution</header>
<subsection id="H8648BFF9F4A146A1B566236D3E6FC106"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/80">Chapter 80</external-xref> of title 10, is amended by inserting after
section 1561b, as added by section 301, the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block id="H9F9A55FC6B304884B03B47624CF9E3F0" style="USC">
<section id="HA3594E3FC9C6488EA6CBE53CFDC1598D"><enum>1561c.</enum><header>Restitution</header>
<subsection id="HFC79D8656B9040F09E3BF21603448480"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Restitution
required</header><text>In addition to any other civil, disciplinary, or
criminal penalty authorized by law, the convening authority in a court-martial
shall order restitution for any offense specified in section 920, 892(4), or
1561a of this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H392152A2FFE74250ADD3F537CF75B9D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Scope and nature
of order</header>
<paragraph id="H87EE6A79CBC64005863D110801DDDA9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Directions</header><text>An
order of restitution under this section shall direct the person convicted to
pay the victim the full amount of the victims' losses, as determined by the
convening authority pursuant to paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H883B28713FC9438A9228BFE5ACD88FA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Enforcement</header><text>An
order of restitution under this section shall be issued and enforced in
accordance with <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/3664">section 3664</external-xref> of title 18 in the same manner as an order under
section 3663A of that title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBCD687561ED1405400E328FB651F2306"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Mandatory
order</header>
<paragraph id="HC00DE3AA46824C00A2DEF27DDA29521E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The issuance of a
restitution order under this section is mandatory.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBC806C2DE5374757845D7D007CC06DA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The convening
authority may not decline to issue an order under this section because
of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1B853FA92174400987AEAEFB8F912870"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the economic
circumstances of the person convicted; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H98D99319FA4F4A3AB0727D55C6839B3C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the fact that a
victim has received, or is entitled to receive, compensation for the victim’s
injuries from the proceeds of insurance, transitional compensation, veterans
benefits, or any other source.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7D3E76A615D94E5695D065DCB6855BD0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H1B4278FCED3940D493E829BF8DA94F57"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Full amount of
the victim’s losses</header><text>The term <term>full amount of the victim’s
losses</term> includes any costs incurred by the victim for—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1818F5119AE9446981A2932C328BB9FE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>medical services
relating to physical, psychiatric, or psychological care;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD76A82E4CDC24552BEEF2A6093DCD7E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">physical and occupational therapy or
rehabilitation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF35273AF77924561B13CF3F071C75B7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>necessary
transportation, temporary housing, and child care expenses;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF59F70E3EAAD484C80645000BD8CAAEC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>lost
income;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB70360C4973F42498960CFA1D678274E"><enum>(E)</enum><text>attorney's fees,
plus any costs incurred in obtaining a civil protective order; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H36836F012DFC46FBBF2F830006163276"><enum>(F)</enum><text>any other loss
suffered by the victim as a proximate result of the offense or offenses.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCCEC9043B3CE4207B0C4E4891CC8DB96"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Victim</header><text>The
term <term>victim</term> means a person harmed as a result of a commission of a
crime under this title, including, in the case of a victim who is under 18
years of age, incompetent, incapacitated, or deceased, the legal guardian of
the victim or representative of the victim's estate, another family member, or
any other person appointed as suitable by a court, but in no event shall the
accused be named as such a representative or
guardian.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HBED66C02977E4CD2A3EA79C0DD478E7D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
Amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1561b, as added by
section 301, the following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8CFDDE5EAD64BF1A5F7B48D74ECA6AB" style="USC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">1561c.
Restitution.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="HDEDF8C0A03754F45A2519EF2FA99ECC3"><enum>235.</enum><header>Records of
military justice actions</header>
<subsection id="H4E57F30FB84446408DE6FCC3E4625800"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subchapter XI of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/47">chapter 47</external-xref> of title 10, United States
Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended by adding at the end
the following new section (article):</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H42A5EEBDA03645B0A649F5636C893C30" style="USC">
<section id="HB635F874F3C74CAF9BD1B84DFC27B6F"><enum>940a. Art.
140a.</enum><header>Military justice information: transmission to Director of
Federal Bureau of Investigation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Whenever a member of the armed forces is
discharged or dismissed from the armed forces or is released from active duty,
the Secretary concerned shall transmit to the Director of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation a copy of records of any disciplinary action against the member
involving sexual misconduct during the period of the member’s service in the
armed forces that is taken under this chapter, including any nonjudicial
punishment imposed under section 815 of this title (article
15).</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H5A74E0761D51479AA7CFCB47BEF8C579"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of such
subchapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB43DD12626A04E57BB5FDF29F6D633B0" style="USC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">940. 140a. Military justice information:
transmission to Director of Federal Bureau of
Investigation.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H258E86C4388F4D8283E04BBB17D5A2DF"><enum>236.</enum><header>Technical
amendments relating to fatality review panels</header>
<subsection id="HB3F1076EDE584F03A7CE091DFB12BEAF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Army</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/4061">Section 4061</external-xref> of title 10, United States
Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H5A9A23C746AE4DFB8CF4EB12D56FA6CE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a),
by inserting <quote>, through the Office of the Victims' Advocate,</quote>
after <quote>Secretary of the Army</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0A3398E1890C4270886EA788993D0019"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c),
by inserting <quote>, in consultation with the Office of the Victims'
Advocate,</quote> after <quote>Secretary of Defense</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD9D9052C06F340808583FBDBA156BDCF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Navy</header><text>Section
6036 of such title is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HEE692B43915C4D379DA2FC5BB42760F9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a),
by inserting <quote>, through the Office of the Victims' Advocate,</quote>
after <quote>Secretary of the Navy</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H920A7933B0564D839037ECB6DF293664"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c),
by inserting <quote>, in consultation with the Office of the Victims'
Advocate,</quote> after <quote>Secretary of Defense</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBCA548298DD44555A79601B6BE4B54FE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Air
Force</header><text>Section 9061 of such title is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H71C9F0999B2A44708F93D1FDBCD2FAF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in
subsection (a), by inserting <quote>, through the Office of the Victims'
Advocate,</quote> after <quote>Secretary of the Air Force</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8917FDFC48D947D587F00741A7138FA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in
subsection (c), by inserting <quote>, in consultation with the Office of the
Victims' Advocate,</quote> after <quote>Secretary of Defense</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>III</enum><header>Reporting,
Prosecution, and Treatment of Perpetrators</header>
<subtitle id="H999FBB0C69A344119209AA8282E3422F"><enum>A</enum><header>Reporting of
Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, and Stalking Within the Department of
Defense</header>
<section id="H9BEA9548BC5A4376B31398AA71E89EDD"><enum>301.</enum><header>Complaints of
sexual assault and domestic violence</header>
<subsection id="H66C8D51D0E6F4E468624F188552F57F8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 80 of title
10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1561a the
following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HABF9B9DDCBEF428787A330DE9907D43" style="USC">
<section id="H19C6A9C5FE4D45C4BF2EF2BC386240F7"><enum>1561b.</enum><header>Complaints of
sexual assault, domestic violence, family violence, or stalking: investigation
by commanding officers</header>
<subsection id="H26CBE972F1FA4A80BB204627DA06D5A3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Action on
complaints</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HE81D098D13EB4978AEEA5DCFD311E0EF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A commanding officer or
officer in charge of a unit, vessel, facility, or area of the Army, Navy, Air
Force, or Marine Corps who receives a qualifying complaint shall carry out an
investigation of the matter in accordance with this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H51D0856C97B54839AB678419AFC7ED03" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In this section, the term
<term>qualifying complaint</term> means a complaint—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA1237E49AB94411392BB009C8B00D9CC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that is from a victim, or from a
member of the command, or a civilian employee under the supervision of the
officer, or a victim advocate of the Department of Defense; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8337B9EF826043448B58A681A0BC4D4C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that alleges sexual assault, domestic
violence, family violence, or stalking by a member of the armed forces or a
civilian employee of the Department of Defense</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF5F63D1124C1429EA559205FBEA5A526"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Commencement of
investigation</header><text>To the extent practicable, a commanding officer or
officer in charge receiving a qualifying complaint shall, within 72 hours after
receipt of the complaint—</text>
<paragraph id="HCC88B894965B4D13AE24D5235E799388"><enum>(1)</enum><text>forward the
complaint, or a detailed description of the allegation in the complaint, to the
next superior officer in that officer’s chain of command who is authorized to
convene a general court-martial;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H55D81879DF844DE49054DDCBE413C16D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>commence, or cause
the commencement of, an investigation of the complaint, including engaging law
enforcement, criminal investigators, judge advocates, victim advocates, and
victim witness liaisons; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF77EF4E511A14E3986E1538CBFBD7804"><enum>(3)</enum><text>advise the
complainant of the commencement of the investigation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3FD5B86866C6418C81A808362254FB5F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duration of
investigation</header><text>A commanding officer or officer in charge receiving
a qualifying complaint shall ensure that the investigation of the complaint is
completed within 90 days of the date on which the investigation is commenced or
such longer period as may be approved by the Director of the Office of Victim
Advocate.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H493D59E76FAA47FD8BD62B659FC737F2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Judge Advocate
Report</header><text>To the extent practicable, a commanding officer or officer
in charge receiving a qualifying complaint shall require a report of the judge
advocate, including the results of the investigation, application of the
disciplinary or punitive articles under the Uniform Code of Military Justice,
and any recommendations for actions to be taken as a result of the
investigation, within 20 days after the date on which the investigation is
commenced.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HB4B42EEB8DE0454E96895645D2697497"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report on
Investigation</header><text>To the extent practicable, a commanding officer or
officer in charge receiving a qualifying complaint shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H384F0A09AE524737AF60819C796BA83D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>submit a final
report on the results of the investigation, including any action taken as a
result of the investigation, to the next superior officer referred to in
subsection (b)(1) within 30 days after the date on which the investigation is
commenced; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD76911CC66CC403999E2BD4B784CCFA7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>submit a report on
the progress made in completing the investigation to the next superior officer
referred to in subsection (b)(1) within 30 days after the date on which the
investigation is commenced and every 14 days thereafter until the investigation
is completed and, upon completion of the investigation, then submit a final
report on the results of the investigation, including any action taken as a
result of the investigation, to that next superior officer.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4AF4DCF00BA84BF5A732F5A1F0776BC3"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Annual Reports
to Service Secretaries</header><text>Not later than January 1 of each year,
each officer receiving a qualifying complaint forwarded in accordance with this
section shall submit to the Secretary of the military department concerned a
report on all such complaints received during the preceding year and the
investigations of those complaints (including the results of the
investigations, in cases of investigations completed during the preceding
year).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H37642C04D8D04B6480486B13E99992EF"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Annual report to
Secretary of Defense and Congress</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H844E0679EE47431D8700F949AC4B58FA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Not later than January
15 of each year, each Secretary of a military department receiving a report
under subsection (g) shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a report on the
complaints and investigations of sexual assault, domestic violence, family
violence, and stalking.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5DAE2D81ACD64D3F9F8FD653FB0D271" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Secretary of Defense shall submit
to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed
Services of the House of Representatives each report submitted to the Secretary
under this paragraph (1), together with the comments of the Secretary on each
such report. The Secretary shall transmit the report for any year not later
than March 15 of the next
year.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H4E4416BD4FB14E1099564E68BCEEBDC8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
Amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1561a the following
new item:</text>
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<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">1561b. Complaints of sexual assault,
domestic violence, family violence, or stalking: investigation by commanding
officers.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H8B36922B59C942DF83B27E22A86E78D1"><enum>302.</enum><header>Response of
military law enforcement officials to domestic violence incidents</header>
<subsection id="HC468FCBC11B346508E71ABD06B009E7F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 80 of title
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
sections:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8770586057BA4AFD82CC7C33BFABADA" style="USC">
<section id="H8A030565D5394091B218DC44602B23F1"><enum>1567.</enum><header>Domestic
violence: responsibilities of military law enforcement officers</header>
<subsection id="H5DC9A959E8A34EF5A802593E2317A17"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Circumstances
requiring arrest</header><text>A military law enforcement officer shall arrest
and take into custody a person subject to arrest or apprehension by the officer
if—</text>
<paragraph id="HA6D74901B84B4ADD8DAFD29D1B5700AB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the officer has
reasonable grounds to believe that the person has committed domestic violence
and that the person’s actions are the commission of a crime; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBF1F6FB96A944F949BCAEB63BC650063"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any of the
following circumstances is present:</text>
<subparagraph id="H52150112B2E049D6B97B9272CA22A48D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The officer has
reasonable basis for believing that continued domestic violence against the
alleged victim is likely.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7EE5B3BA6B9948DD92E3796BCBB27F6B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>There is evidence
of physical injury to the alleged victim.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2A2C327915BD4006B39070020094685C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The use of a
deadly weapon or dangerous instrument is evident.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8FCE44CEBECC4744999EEE6CC209DC30"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Domestic
violence</header><text>In this section, the term <term>domestic violence</term>
means any of the following engaged in by a person against the person’s spouse
or former spouse or against a person with whom the person resides or formerly
resided or against an individual with whom the person has a child in
common:</text>
<paragraph id="HE53DCF91F4A64390A4BA5705FAB7C43"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Infliction of
physical pain, bodily injury, or illness or damage to property.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF72C1307683B4E4EA77D941787594900"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Intentional
impairment of physical condition.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3FF0E24810114C49BE46E1D5972F453C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A threat of
conduct that would cause bodily injury or damage to property.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA5E625D4D13B49378D95E0F5D7A70045"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Arresting
Officer’s Report</header><text>An officer who makes an arrest under subsection
(b) shall submit a full written report of the alleged domestic violence
incident to the officer’s supervisor and to the judge advocate within 10 days
of the arrest. Such a report shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="H2B4FDCD3D3EC413C8B5604B6D8CBE701"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of
physical injuries observed, if any;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7D2EB9DCA8894792B37B29F961D76044"><enum>(2)</enum><text>whenever possible,
a statement from the victim and witnesses concerning the alleged domestic
violence; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE40E8F938BFE4C29B293EE00893B2E16"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a statement that a
copy of legal rights and notices was given to the victim.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H49FD50887B0A4E0998BC4106B5E4D4B2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Law enforcement
policies</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HE8E1D2329A3F42DEA37506C62E950037"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Secretary of Defense
shall prescribe regulations to implement written policies regarding arrest
procedures for domestic violence incidents. Those policies shall include the
following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H41DCD845403843F688F449F4122394B" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>In most circumstances, a military law
enforcement officer should arrest and take a person into custody if the officer
has reasonable grounds to believe that the person is committing or has
committed domestic violence and that the actions constitute the commission of a
crime.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE4B3DBE22FCB4A2BBDE85EADD5D3C2F8" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>When the officer has reasonable
grounds to believe that the spouses or former spouses or other persons who
reside together or resided together or share a child in common are committing
or have committed domestic violence against each other, the officer does not
have to arrest both parties but should arrest the person whom the officer
believes to be the primary physical aggressor. In determining who is the
primary physical aggressor, an officer should consider the intent of this
section to protect victims of domestic violence, the relative injury or fear
inflicted on the persons involved, and any history of domestic violence between
those persons, if that history can be ascertained by the officer, or response
of a person who acts in a reasonable manner to protect oneself or another
family or household member from domestic violence. No victim shall be denied
relief or charged for a domestic violence offense because the victim used
reasonable force in self defense against domestic violence by an
attacker.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H46C348F9FB67492AB19B662011314C90" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The decision of a military law
enforcement officer as to whether or not to make an arrest under this section
may not be based on the consent of the victim or any subsequent prosecution or
on the relationship or the rank of the persons involved in the incident.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3299728671C2437DBED32B00DD6F413" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A decision of a military law
enforcement officer’s decision not to arrest under this section may not be
based solely upon the absence of visible injury or impairment.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE9C72352127D455395CBFBC4009C5ED7" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The policies under paragraph (1)
shall include a procedure applicable to the report and referral required under
subsection (c). Such procedures shall require that the military law enforcement
agency shall, without charge, send a copy of the initial report and any
subsequent, supplemental, or related report, which excludes the victim’s
statement or other materials that are part of an active criminal investigation
and are exempt from disclosure, to the command and Family Advocacy Program
exercising responsibility over the area in which the incident took place, to
the victim advocate within the Department of Defense assigned to the
installation and the nearest local domestic violence center within 24 hours of
the agency’s receipt of the report. The report furnished to the Family Advocacy
Program, victim advocate, and local domestic violence center shall include a
narrative description of the domestic violence incident.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H78E2F0336D5D45ADBA6900AF572CA76C" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The policies under paragraph (1)
shall include a procedure for notifying the alleged victim of the incident of
domestic violence services from which the victim may receive assistance. The
military law enforcement officer shall provide the victim immediate notice of
the legal rights and remedies available to the victim. Such notice shall be in
a standard form developed and distributed by the Secretary of Defense. As
necessary, the Secretary shall revise the victims rights brochure to include a
summary of this section using simple English and shall distribute the notice as
a model form to be used by all military law enforcement agencies. The notice
shall include the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HC8AA978E1DDB4D59BDFD7765007329C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The resources available for the area
in which domestic violence services are sought, including military resources
(victim advocates, Family Advocacy Program, judge advocates, medical personnel,
and command) and civilian agencies (shelter, victim advocates, counseling,
county or state attorney offices and centers).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAA7BFD259F2D4F808BCD83029B24208F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A copy of the following statement:
<quote>If you are a victim of domestic violence, you may ask the county or
state attorney or judge advocate or Director of Special Investigations or
command to file a complaint. You also have the right to go to court and file a
petition requesting a protective order from domestic violence to include
provisions which restrain the alleged perpetrator from further acts of abuse;
direct the abuser to leave your house; prevent the abuser from entering your
residence, school, business or place of employment; award you custody of your
minor child or children; and direct the abuser to pay support to you and the
minor children if he/she has a legal obligation to do so. You also have the
right to request a military no contact order containing the above
provisions.</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8C3E9362198B46858F599F27911619FF" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The policies under paragraph (1)
shall include a procedure for notifying the alleged victim of the incident, a
description of the procedure for releasing the arrested person, and the
likelihood and probable time of the arrested person’s release.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0F0DB215CF1D473B96F5D527A5554700" indent="up1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>In the development of policies under
this subsection, the Secretary and shall consult with law enforcement agencies
and organizations with expertise in the recognition of domestic violence
incidents.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H23615FA56DE94FBC82745CC5545B0664"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Domestic
violence incident reports</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H9C714195C4C44289A8C7ED0891E74241"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A military law
enforcement officer who responds to a domestic violence incident shall prepare
a domestic violence incident report.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H796B7250FC9444F689074949ADFD8954" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>If a military law enforcement officer
has reasonable grounds to arrest a person who is committing or has committed
domestic violence and that person’s actions constitute the commission of a
crime, the officer shall prepare a written statement detailing why the person
was not arrested. The report shall be sent to the judge advocate for the
command of the suspect where the acts took place, immediately upon the
completion of the investigation of the incident. The judge advocate shall
review the report to determine whether the person involved in the incident
should be charged with the commission of a crime.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H96DABBA4C65B4FD190B7D795BA46C14" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>All information contained in the
domestic violence incident report shall be forwarded to the appropriate
military criminal investigative unit, to the judge advocate with responsibility
for the jurisdiction, and to the commander of the suspect and of the
installation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3D751C0BBC8C4C81A1EB6D7152034906" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The domestic violence incident report
shall be on a form set forth in regulations prescribed by the Secretary of
Defense. The form shall include provision for the following information:</text>
<subparagraph id="HCF619701412B469B00005FBB8777D4B2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The relationship of the
parties.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H466FF965DAC543D08878A842DF3B645C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The sex of the parties.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H45254C1F815A4B69A08FF3094D003BB7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The time and date of the
incident.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H59C0B567DDEF49C091E6A67EBC484014"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The number of domestic violence calls
investigated.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD150B70F371C45C0BA35923711059000"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Whether children were involved, or
whether the alleged act of domestic violence had been committed in the presence
of children.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9C312FB762F84840B1D55F2F77B35700"><enum>(F)</enum><text>The type and extent of the
abuse.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H85D98CF1A98C49F5B281C43D90FDED85"><enum>(G)</enum><text>The number and type of weapons
involved.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HADFC976AEFE84EE9A1C007BAC62344B"><enum>(H)</enum><text>The action taken by the law
enforcement officer.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9550838CCB5548FBB76D3FE0AEF6991"><enum>(I)</enum><text>The existence of any prior court or
military orders issued to the parties.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H680A3A927D3445B389DC6E41B416E3E4"><enum>(J)</enum><text>The number of domestic violence calls
alleging a violation of a military no contact order or a protective order
involving the parties.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HEB778026EE7B46BFAEFE92E6E3A8AA17"><enum>(K)</enum><text>The number of arrests involving the
parties for a violation of a civilian protective order or details of
disciplinary action taken for the violation of a military protective
order.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5BAF7A24C2A7497688D6616A684D28"><enum>(L)</enum><text>Any other data that may be necessary
for a complete analysis of all circumstances leading to the alleged incident of
domestic violence.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB5BAF4B814084CF986497D3C61157E1C"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Contact
prohibitions</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H56D34C9A04AB45AAA03BC1EEF33DAE0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Unless there is a waiver
by the victim, during the 72 hours immediately following an arrest for a
domestic violence incident, the person arrested—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA01944D0DDE74DB39118878C2BCE5D36" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall avoid the residence of the
alleged victim of the domestic violence incident and, if applicable, any
premises temporarily occupied by the alleged victim; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H32D599EF9B2E444BBCB86BE47323AC24" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall avoid contacting or causing any
person, other than law enforcement officers or military criminal investigators,
judge advocates, or commanders, to contact the alleged victim.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H48D35211B9F3446AAE26342881ACA4FB" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Unless there is a waiver by the
victim under paragraph (1), a law enforcement officer who releases a person
arrested for domestic violence from custody less than 72 hours after the arrest
shall inform the arrested person orally and in writing of the requirements of
this section and the consequences of violating this section. The arrested
person shall sign an acknowledgment on the written notice that the person has
had notice of, and understands the requirements, the consequences and the
provisions of this section. If the arrested person refuses to sign the notice,
the person may not be released from custody.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC55B373F0F1B4786A5276116E9D75BDF" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>If there is a waiver under paragraph
(1) and the person is arrested under this section, the law enforcement officer
who releases the arrested person shall inform the arrested person orally and in
writing of the waiver.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H94A6149289F441018252DD4CDC535F14" indent="up1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Failure to comply with the notice
requirement under paragraph (2) regarding a person who is lawfully released
from custody does not affect the prosecution for a crime of domestic
violence.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HD08F6011A7A7437E913BFCFA72EF3690"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Conditional
release</header><text>A person arrested and taken into custody for a domestic
violence incident is eligible for conditional release. Unless there is a waiver
under section (f), as part of the conditions of any such release that occurs
within 72 hours immediately following such an arrest, the person shall be made
to comply with the requirements under subsection (f)(1) and to sign the
acknowledgment under subsection (f)(2).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HF6C786AD1A0D4E84A7CE4D82CE74D5C5"><enum>1568.</enum><header>Domestic
violence: prosecution policies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Defense shall develop and
implement written policies encouraging the prosecution of domestic violence
offenses under the military justice system. Those policies shall include the
following:</text>
<paragraph id="H20DFA425CD4240D796D0F4179FED4D6C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A policy that a
recommendation of a judge advocate that a domestic violence incident not be
prosecuted should not be based—</text>
<subparagraph id="H14DC6D9553D749109DF27461C8B3A86B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>solely upon the
absence of visible indications of injury;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H85DE9072B8914CFC00E1B17B8E10B745"><enum>(B)</enum><text>consent of the
victim;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA23648F97EC0413BA8546E71C7588100"><enum>(C)</enum><text>consideration of
the relationship of the parties; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H780A8BA2EB824958B8699096932BFB25"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the character,
rank, rate, or quality of service of members of the armed forces, officers or
employees.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB7B41569170E4C7898A5D5B6EDE69086"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A policy that when
a domestic violence incident is not prosecuted by the judge advocates,
including a report made under this section, the decision by the judge advocates
should be made not later than 28 days after the date on which the judge
advocate general has received notice of the incident.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HD8D47CEDA84244F98F7070A77E32B81B"><enum>1569.</enum><header>Domestic
violence: annual reports</header>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDBCAAF622A0D4C09B6B6262EE796B620"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Reports to
Secretaries of the Military Departments</header><text>Each judge advocate for a
command who in the official capacity of that judge advocate receives an
allegation of domestic violence during any year shall submit to the Secretary
of the military department concerned a report of all such allegations received
during the year, together with such information as the Secretary may require,
including the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H12540CF2B76E4E0C99CF44E46F7D7F96"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The number of
arrests for domestic violence incidents in that judge advocate’s command,
compiled and furnished by military law enforcement and military criminal
investigators.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H34223855AB7E438F87CF008E00C71847"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The number of
subsequent prosecutions and convictions of those arrested for domestic violence
incidents.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HECB29C47896E4251B270FC23A2E7FCBA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A listing of the
number of arrests, prosecutions, and convictions under paragraph (1) and (2)
shall include categories by statutory reference of offenses under chapter 47 of
this title (the Uniform Code of Military Justice) and include totals for all
categories.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9BD64BD47DFE4B68BBD3274C09BBFE38"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reports to the
Secretary of Defense</header><text>Not later than January 1 of each year, the
Secretaries of the military departments shall submit to the Secretary of
Defense a report on the number of arrests, disposition of cases, subsequent
prosecutions or disciplinary actions, and convictions for domestic violence
involving members of the armed forces and officers and employees of the
Department of Defense under their jurisdiction during the preceding
year.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD58A0A3F12504F7DAFE39D065F2F9E9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reports to
congress</header><text>Not later than January 15 of each year, the Secretary of
Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the number of arrests, disposition
of cases, subsequent prosecutions or disciplinary actions, and convictions for
domestic violence involving members of the armed forces and officers and
employees of the Department of Defense during the preceding
year.</text>
</subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6C4496E8DB3943468D00A19CEF929B3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
Amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter
is amended by adding at the end the following new items:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBF8677CBA7DB4B18B0D671DA12A1AB24" style="USC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">1567. Domestic violence: responsibilities
of military law enforcement officials.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">1568. Domestic violence: prosecution
policies.</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">1569. Domestic violence: annual
reports.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HB889E3C9443A4B8484DFAC5CEA4504ED"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text>The
Secretary of Defense shall prescribe in regulations the procedures to carry out
sections 1567 through 1569 of title 10, United States Code, as added by
subsection (a), not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB5E6784732674759A2579498FAA06CD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conforming
repeal</header>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC869E009FEED4A59BBD7B31900EF51F5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>Section
1058 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCE21A80377F14D43BCC71C4BF8AFEFC0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Table of
sections</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 53 of
such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 1058.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HE898E832310149D3A671108D1074FDD6"><enum>303.</enum><header>Investigation
of sexual and domestic violence cases involving Department of Defense
personnel</header>
<subsection id="HF68E19D767304E999D72E26D92ECF6E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Chapter
4 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H999217A127CC461FB7F2C005FCD1E96" style="USC">
<section id="H1F40550499F8449E8153D100E336D4A9"><enum>144.</enum><header>Director of
Special Investigations</header>
<subsection id="H231B27A71F354B94AFA11FE3604FC31B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Appointment</header><text>There
is a Director of Special Investigations in the Department of Defense. The
Director is appointed by the Secretary of Defense from among persons who have a
significant level of experience in criminal investigations and possess a
significant level of training and expertise in domestic violence, family
violence, sexual assault, or stalking.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1AFC556D242C4A9CA24295D4C5BD9623"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Senior executive
service position</header><text>The position of Director of Special
Investigations is a Senior Executive Service position. The Secretary shall
designate the position as a career reserved position under section 3132(b) of
title 5.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6C92AB796F284EE5B33D3B7CDC47F5F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>Subject
to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense, the
Director of Special Investigations shall perform the duties set forth in this
section and such other related duties as the Secretary may prescribe.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H1A8725C6A8AA4E41A6B345879D26206F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Direct
Investigations</header><text>The Director shall review an investigation of an
allegation of sexual misconduct, sexual assault, family violence, stalking, or
domestic violence—</text>
<paragraph id="HC2DD8C9617824EA2B576C0EEC6B1E1C4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>if
requested—</text>
<subparagraph id="H22625723081C4F58BB91641C3E14F900"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by the director of
the Office of Veterans Affairs ;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAECC42C63802414B84C7F3A780F73614"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by an
investigative organization of the Department of Defense or one of the military
departments; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H87ED51C703E347A1939D8B9BA87F5109"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by a commander of
a member of the armed forces alleged to have engaged in sexual misconduct,
sexual assault, domestic violence, family violence, or stalking or to have been
the victim of sexual misconduct, sexual assault, domestic violence, family
violence, or stalking; or</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB83585EE70C24D5700B75B00627FB7FF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in any case that
the Secretary directs the Director to investigate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H860E9F19A2A24582AB4E3F5DDF660029"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Oversight and
quality control of other investigations</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H94FAAE60894A406996223DCF74A75E66"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Director shall
review the status of an investigation that is referred under subsection
(d).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC187AEEF0D244137BD3BC4D167283160" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In carrying out paragraph (1), the
Director may review the records of the investigation and observe the conduct of
the ongoing investigation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8F5A369EF6954515BD15FCB5EBE76C35" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The Director shall report to the
Secretary on any investigation monitored pursuant to paragraph (1). The report
may include the status of the investigation, an evaluation of the conduct of
the investigation, an evaluation of each investigator and the investigative
organization involved in the investigation, and a recommendation for the future
conduct of the investigation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H07C1F557E67C4BA791E0FE16D889004D"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Powers</header><text>In
the performance of the duties set forth or authorized in this section, the
Director shall have the following powers:</text>
<paragraph id="H565F4414B2794F37B6C5922B54C838C4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>To have access to
all records, reports, audits, reviews, documents, papers, recommendations, or
other material available in the Department of Defense which relate to the
duties of the Director.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE11ACF15993D431BBBC508F1674FC571"><enum>(2)</enum><text>To request such
information or assistance as may be necessary for carrying out the Director’s
duties from any Federal, State, or local governmental agency or unit
thereof.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H11B20407CB25461CA38E00C18BDB9C79"><enum>(3)</enum><text>To require by
subpoena the production of all information, documents, reports, answers,
records, accounts, papers, and other data and documentary evidence necessary in
the performance of the Director’s duties, which subpoena, in the case of
contumacy or refusal to obey, shall be enforceable by order of any appropriate
United States district court.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H19EA28FBAF11409CA664CAD3AB99D4F4"><enum>(4)</enum><text>To serve
subpoenas, summons, and any judicial process related to the review of an
investigation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H67DB43B9E7E34226A4D155D60711CE00"><enum>(5)</enum><text>To administer to
or take from any person an oath, affirmation, or affidavit whenever necessary
in the review of an investigation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD12ACD21A0934285B4E15683ABFF8D17"><enum>(6)</enum><text>To obtain for the
victim in the case under review in the investigation from any military command
a military protection order or from a court of appropriate jurisdiction an
order of protection, respectively, to safeguard the victim.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1299F794A0024902868B85308E8D84A2"><enum>(7)</enum><text>To refer to a
victim advocate for assistance in obtaining services for any victim in the case
under review.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H6BA18C4161334196857DCE1D94A96F46"><enum>(8)</enum><text>To request the
appropriate commander to take action to relocate the victim during an
investigation in order to ensure the safety of a victim.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE73D4CB754824D25B956909D683C0929"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Referrals for
prosecution</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HDDD42DCCF54D45C9A3751BCAE766DB6C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Director may refer
any case of sexual misconduct, domestic violence, family violence, sexual
assault, or stalking described in subsection (d)(1) to an appropriate commander
for action under chapter 47 of this title (the Uniform Code of Military
Justice) or other appropriate action.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3B25A4061A6F40E7B229878979D50013" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Director shall report each such
referral to the Secretary of Defense.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H95B4B5FC590C4714B1744F9C923E634E"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Staff</header><text>The
Director shall have access to—</text>
<paragraph id="H08984432EC704CEFB830817452C149CE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>investigators who
have extensive experience in criminal investigations and demonstrated expertise
in domestic violence, family violence, sexual assault, or stalking;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF37E270A983F4A73BC61A81D75694173"><enum>(2)</enum><text>attorneys
sufficient to provide the Director, the criminal investigators, and the
Director’s other staff personnel with legal counsel necessary for the
performance of the duties of the Director; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H16FB5A58685B4D1892CCA98F1EB91B00"><enum>(3)</enum><text>such other staff
as is necessary for the performance of the Director’s
duties.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H84442B1B5F454A8C91A5323DE2F22F62"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
Amendment</header><text>The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 4 of
such title is amended by adding at the end the following new item:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9FDACE1D742D4E1FA6FA595F9C007469" style="USC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">144. Director of Special
Investigations.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H5117A42F171A4B62B6FB4F86E1C0B112"><enum>B</enum><header>Crimes Related to
Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence</header>
<chapter id="H587C6AE5526047AD8C046F219B948EA3"><enum>1</enum><header>Federal Criminal
Code</header>
<section id="HD0C1AC41D6144B09BB66837BAF08BA03"><enum>311.</enum><header>Assimilative
crimes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/13">Section 13</external-xref> of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H6BF0B335F86146ACA01F9C533E49EBD3" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H4ED53FE3C1504CE700F5578255D09CB5"><enum>(d)</enum><text>For purposes of
subsection (a) of this section, that which may or shall be imposed through
judicial or administrative action under the law of a State, territory,
possession, or district for conduct that constitutes a sexual assault, sexual
abuse, sexual battery, rape, stalking, domestic violence, or family violence
offense of the jurisdiction shall be considered to be punishment provided by
the law of that
jurisdiction.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H2840552037F14DE39726C03491E6D0C6"><enum>312.</enum><header>Jurisdiction
for sexual assault and domestic violence offenses committed outside the United
States</header>
<subsection id="HF4ED5CE0EBC148C09361F453F3DC8B98"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Extraterritorial
Jurisdiction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3261(a)
of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting <quote>or constitutes
a sexual assault, sexual misconduct, domestic violence, stalking, or family
violence offense</quote> after <quote>year</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HAE872B9295B5482FBB63EF13AEDB49FC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>Section
3267 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:</text>
<quoted-block id="H60CB57531E6D475FA434C7B08182E94" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H7E636B98DE60470884D88436FABC1ED"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The term
<term>domestic violence</term> has the meaning given such term in section
2007(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3796gg–2(1)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0975D05D5B5C4378963F35965613462F"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The term
<term>sexual assault</term> has the meaning given such term in section 2007(6)
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3796gg–2(6)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4974283CF76A4724AED743FC11D1353F"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The term
<term>sexual misconduct</term> includes—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2C08EA3DF60F4918B02EB611A6120030"><enum>(A)</enum><text>sexual harassment,
entailing any conduct involving sexual harassment that in the case of an
employee of the Department of Defense or a family member subject to the
jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense or of the Secretary of a military
department, comprises a violation of a regulation, directive, or guideline that
is applicable to such employee or family member;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H65A111D5DCC24A28A0E86589C957B62B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>sexual
abuse;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6D26A1158B7B42B7A8C153394C72E76"><enum>(C)</enum><text>sexual
assault;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H645F4427D6FD4AF1B73C70CBE876CA00"><enum>(D)</enum><text>sexual battery;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8709BCCCDFBA45B0927C7F812E10BAFE"><enum>(E)</enum><text>rape.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HB717B6B502A54ABC9B52505D00E485E2"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Stalking</header><text>The
term <term>stalking</term> means engaging in a course of conduct as proscribed
in chapter 110A directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable
person to fear death, sexual assault, or bodily injury to himself or herself or
a member of his or her immediate family when—</text>
<subparagraph id="H55A93E61A7F845AF817074B84092C148"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the person
engaging in such conduct has knowledge or should have knowledge that the
specific person will be placed in reasonable fear of death, sexual assault, or
bodily injury to himself or herself or a member of his or her immediate family;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8A31A550AA3D4A8AA8A3F89528AB883E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the conduct
induces fear in the specific person of death, sexual assault, or bodily injury
to himself or herself or a member of his or her immediate
family.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="HF73DD95168694118AFCAC25EB9B7D3B8"><enum>313.</enum><header>Travel and
transportation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 406(h)
of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>only if a
written agreement of the member,</quote>.</text>
</section></chapter><chapter id="H11ED5CF7067B4D1EB806DA1D455464B3"><enum>2</enum><header>Uniform Code of
Military Justice</header>
<section id="H31C17A72FA274650AD3DF604C02D9FC8"><enum>316.</enum><header>Domestic
violence and family violence</header>
<subsection id="H30D32AEE85EC4AB6B4008EADFE9350AC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Assault</header><text>Section
928(b) of title 10, United States Code (article 128(b) of the Uniform Code of
Military Justice), is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HAC7BF318FCDE4BAE9DF53E404DC0C8A5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>or</quote> at the end of paragraph (1);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1F3FE52D43CE4F77A57700B572C2F79F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>or</quote> at the end of paragraph (2); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5E02AA232AE744A78C1E0322791EBF87"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H7511DF16898149529349025C1BAB7603" style="USC">
<paragraph id="HCEAD5FB0976E47A3BC00CCD44E9B3D58"><enum>(3)</enum><text>commits an assault
involving domestic violence or family
violence;</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6B6641C45E884DC9851E57E282CF46E7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Assault
involving domestic violence or family violence defined</header><text>Such
section is further amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6192B422135C4972BBD08EA204719E36" style="USC">
<subsection id="H989C5966ACD448F7955B52A8ACC355A2"><enum>(c)</enum><text>In this section,
the term <term>assault involving domestic violence or family violence</term>
means—</text>
<paragraph id="H98D637D48D8144F6B767F34B787B004F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an assault—</text>
<subparagraph id="H250DFFD2DC2A407381CBACECA3EE2DDB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>with the intent to
kill, injure, harass, or intimidate a spouse, intimate partner, or family
member, or any other person related by consanguinity or affinity;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H017B7AE4BC8A4FFD9476BC9725836CCB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in which the
accused intentionally inflicts bodily harm with or without a weapon upon a
spouse, former spouse, intimate partner, or family member, or any other person
related by consanguinity or affinity; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC012D269F4BB43FEB194B628510416E0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in which the
accused places a person in reasonable fear of imminent bodily injury to that
person or to another person;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H29B5AA1AACDB4ECE982B6455C97E01E6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a sexual assault;
or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1F93099D1B644E53BBA2E158109DBBC0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any conduct in
which the accused—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD60811953C614FBA800178F98121853F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>places a person in
reasonable fear of imminent bodily injury to that person or to another;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H90862BCB22FF4090B6C97D493035EC18"><enum>(B)</enum><text>harasses or
intimidates a spouse, intimate partner, or family member or person related by
consanguinity or affinity, in the course of or as a result of which the accused
commits a crime of violence against the spouse, intimate partner, or family
member or person related by consanguinity or affinity; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF9B88F09CC2E450895D2600875D2574B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>uses force,
coercion, duress, or fraud to facilitate, commit, or attempt to commit a crime
of violence against a spouse, former spouse, intimate partner, or family
member.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H0D9B3691D4404A4FB563142EE33407B3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by
this section shall apply with respect to offenses committed after the date of
the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H4D0ED60096D84D62A938988BD582BBE0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Interim maximum
punishments</header><text>Until the President otherwise provides pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/856">section 856</external-xref> of title 10, United States Code (article 56 of the Uniform Code of
Military Justice), the punishment which a court-martial may direct for an
offense under subsection (b)(3) of section 928 of such title (article 128 of
the Uniform Code of Military Justice) may not exceed the following
limits:</text>
<paragraph id="H5DC09C8FC59C4467A2FDD211FCD9DF09"><enum>(1)</enum><text>For an assault
involving domestic violence or family violence if the death of the victim
results, such punishment may not exceed dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of
pay and allowances, and confinement for life without eligibility for
parole.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC39D251927B34E9FA438D1452100FD6E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>For an assault
involving domestic violence or family violence if permanent disfigurement or
life threatening bodily injury to the victim results, such punishment may be
twice that as provided including dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of pay and
allowances, and confinement for 30 years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H45ED0D87D295435AB035A4D0DE0300F5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>For an assault
involving domestic violence or family violence if serious bodily injury to the
victim results or if the accused uses a dangerous weapon, such punishment may
not exceed dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and
confinement for 20 years.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H09466615538549AE85867FA12FCE8310"><enum>(4)</enum><text>For an assault
involving domestic violence or family violence, such punishment may not exceed
dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and confinement
for 10 years.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HD9592BD03E264949A6165CE5F787375C"><enum>317.</enum><header>Protective
orders</header>
<subsection id="HED4C5CE4EE3D4653B7AED78DC27BD2D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Enforcement of
protective orders</header><text><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/892">Section 892</external-xref> of title 10, United States Code
(article 92 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H7DC14C79710C4C1AB0000095B17F9E56"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>(a)</quote> before <quote>Any person</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H23EBB9429DE3459980678CBDB01AF5C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by
striking <quote>or</quote> at the end of paragraph (2);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8F1619C7C3AB4F0CBCF6B717A8EB7D60"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>or</quote> at the end of paragraph (3);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB784143A90174F6694936926469F6416"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting after
paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="H5F3B9B4CD2F24DAB867DF84D538829C2" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H37A93D387AD1412280506B86B4F998B8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>violates or fails
to obey a no contact order or protective
order;</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA48132C11ACF44DBA5CEF8C2D471E343"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the
end of such section the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBD2DC13125674443BF8200CA926BC5A8" style="USC">
<subsection id="H5303F88754EF48CCB9A5B69DEF5E4C8"><enum>(b)</enum><text>In this section,
the term <term>no contact order or protective order</term> includes—</text>
<paragraph id="HA8C59E296264466C999F4DB2F357163C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a no contact order
issued by a command or supervisor to a member to safeguard a spouse, former
spouse, intimate partner, or family member of a member;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA14D96975A61425EB29D1DD125515E08"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a protection order
as defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/2266">section 2266(5)</external-xref> of title 18; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9DDDB9483E694787ADB759CADE00BA30"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a protective order
as defined in section 1561a of this
title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H7A34FF94451C473F9FF7B09F56B4F726"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect
to offenses committed after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section></chapter></subtitle><subtitle id="H1535139203CE42BBA0297CD2477EEFE5"><enum>C</enum><header>Treatment Services
for Perpetrators</header>
<section id="HF407890C9502437B8B6DEE228F37A241"><enum>321.</enum><header>Enhanced
capacity of the Department of Defense for treatment services for
perpetrators</header>
<subsection id="H09B2BB4BBDCB4F7EA3AD220049AFD74C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Contracts
authorized</header>
<paragraph id="HFB42B5E6CB454238810000F067906228"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Defense, acting through the Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness, may enter into contracts with eligible entities for the provision of
treatment services, including a batterers program, for members of the Armed
Forces who have been assessed to have committed domestic violence, family
violence, sexual assault, or stalking.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEB4D51F0E40744358E4F29DC67437335"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<subparagraph id="H718A2F2A930C433980A29C815F2D53E7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Eligible
entities</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means a public or
private, nonprofit or nongovernmental entity the primary purpose of which is to
provide treatment services to perpetrators of domestic violence, family
violence, sexual assault, or stalking.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC1318E2667C94D41AA62A0ED2B15E51F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Batterers
program</header><text>The term <term>batterers program</term> means a program
approved or certified by a State that is operated by a public or not-for-profit
organization for the purpose of providing battering prevention and educational
services and the goal of which is to help perpetrators end abusive
behaviors.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H13132FD29C944D959D3CE8D36D39B275"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Terms of
contract</header><text>A contract awarded under this section shall provide that
the entity awarded the contract—</text>
<paragraph id="H500D055228314234A2E1FDBD8883F15B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>may provide for
collaboration with existing services in the civilian community for the
provision of appropriate treatment services;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H40FAA6D7212A4708A041F66D4B3FC31E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>when appropriate
treatment services are not available in the civilian community or are not
accessible, may provide such services on military installations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD6C92220D7C94DCF9C409C24B7688BEE"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall not, under the contract, provide
couple counseling or mediation, but may provide referrals for such counseling
or mediation upon successful completion of a certified batterers program and at
the request of the victim.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3A4CF0EC8D404C4381B7140217BF9623"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Terms of
batterers program</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that the batterers
program shall have policies regarding—</text>
<paragraph id="H6859CDDFE9354EA3850776DC8C1A791"><enum>(1)</enum><text>referrals for those
for whom a batterers program is not appropriate;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H06D36B2BC9204C4D851482BD41F986F0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>suicide and
homicide threats by clients; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H87D51E13DA404465852900535D57011C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>confidentiality,
in accordance with standards prescribed by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H9B1B94344D4D4630B8D6F77603991D00"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Application</header><text>An
eligible entity that desires to receive a contract under this section shall
submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Secretary may require, consistent with the
requirements specified in this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H25E65E44A9F54BCFA1F692B0004E123"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Treatment
standards</header><text>The treatment program under the batterers program must
meet the following standards:</text>
<paragraph id="H941BE8048106446EAFB11E71273B213E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>All treatment
shall be based upon a full, complete clinical assessment, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0C3C316942AD4BB99DDD7CC45FBBF26F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">current and past violence history relating
to domestic violence, family violence, sexual assault, or stalking;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H532E7EF55A6A4B2B80B51C69EAF9173"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a complete
diagnostic evaluation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC4668F0E0F814E7BA0BE2DDAB3824410"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a substance abuse
assessment; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H97E5F8EE140B4C23A7AA74B41712EBAE"><enum>(D)</enum><text>criminal
history.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCB57CED5AA454365BD66FD4C132DD305"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All treatment shall be based on a treatment
plan that adequately and appropriately addresses treatment needs of the
individual.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB88BDF9B274D40E7B4BF7C99B8BFE9E1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The program shall
require the perpetrator to review the following notices:</text>
<subparagraph id="H29D67E4E16584E4300AF100F29E8813"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A notice that the
program will inform the victim and victims’ advocate that the perpetrator is in
treatment.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H70B263D5608A4B2B82986C0529D743A7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A notice that
prior and current treatment agencies will provide information on the
perpetrator to the program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3605368A5D08427AAC7B77725D74208C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A notice that the
program will provide relevant information on the perpetrator to relevant legal
and military entities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H841D72AD374A486BB8939D98E1E8AB58"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Treatment of a
perpetrator must be for a minimum treatment period established by the Secretary
by regulation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7B0B15C6DD3142FE85845E8BA6818325"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Satisfactory
completion of treatment must be contingent upon the perpetrator meeting
specific criteria, defined by the Secretary, and not just upon the end of a
certain period of time or attendance of the perpetrator at a certain number of
sessions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H976E95FA8EA3415789060023BC50DDFE"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The program shall
have a policy and procedures for dealing with recidivism.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H03004B4EFDA04B98B922C9C54422DD15"><enum>(7)</enum><text>The program shall
have a policy and procedures for dealing with noncompliance.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7C5EE171335F4904AA93FCCECF0000E5"><enum>(8)</enum><text>All evaluation and
treatment services shall be provided by, and under the supervision of,
qualified personnel.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H41B79AFCDCA54652ACF25A95703DEE"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Duration of
contracts</header><text>A contract awarded under this section shall be for a
period of three fiscal years. Such a contract may be renewed.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF519B85D4B5D41E1A11F49B760A16B67"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>An
entity awarded a contract under this section shall submit to the Secretary
every six months a report that describes, at a minimum—</text>
<paragraph id="HFF7436C78BF7458F8975F5DE332E8E1D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>how the funds
under the contract were used;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H548915FD33FF445693AB2D1EDBB83EFE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the extent to
which military personnel were served;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H168AB909108B432D969666C84E3BE4A9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the adequacy of
staff training and services;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFAC50C9437E147D495DCD31B11ECE93E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the existence of
barriers to the provision of services;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDF117AC7007F4EC387A865A0AAD7B00"><enum>(5)</enum><text>pertinent and
appropriate factors concerning perpetrators in the program, including age,
education, income, marital status, number of children and their ages, any
substance abuse, and personal history of family violence;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD8C6058CE2AA41628CEA7ECA0086B744"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the total number
of persons referred to the program, and the referral source;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAC1453C89AE54EB0AF423B7072239701"><enum>(7)</enum><text>total number of
persons determined to be inappropriate for services and reasons therefor;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H07F1BBCF8BAA4069A222805778348EF8"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the number of
persons participating in the program, the number completing the program, the
number failing to complete the program, and reasons therefor.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><enum>IV</enum><header>Counseling and
Treatment Programs of Department of Veterans Affairs</header>
<section id="HAF45FEFA4E44426EA0684649132E29E9"><enum>401.</enum><header>Research on
best practices to overcome stigma related to military sexual
trauma</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in cooperation with Secretary
of Defense, should conduct research into best practices that allow veterans who
have been victims of sexual assault while in the Armed Forces to overcome
stigma in order to report the crime, seek treatment, and recover.</text>
</section><section id="HA1E23DAD2CD246DBBFB00C537810550"><enum>402.</enum><header>Training for
Department of Veterans Affairs primary care providers</header>
<subsection id="HD0A3B3556E2945B0BDD94F0051BD7CD3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Training
required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Veterans Affairs shall ensure that all primary care providers who are employed
by the Department of Veterans Affairs (or who treat veterans for the Department
on a fee or contract basis) receive training in (1) effective screening methods
for identifying veterans who have suffered from military sexual trauma, and (2)
the process for referring for appropriate treatment and services veterans who
are so identified. For those providers who are so employed as of the date of
the enactment of this Act and who have not previously received such training,
such training shall be completed not later than the end of the one-year period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8453FEDDF6574A049E9F00DC50CC6063"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Elements of
training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The training under
subsection (a) shall require that all primary care providers to be able to do
the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HB93BCED839BC4D7C899F27C3FA4AD61"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Describe the
Department of Veterans Affairs mandate and the prevalence of military sexual
trauma.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6AB2E93BFB5A495BAFD21904AB2785C4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Describe the relevance of military sexual
trauma to Department of Veterans Affairs clinicians.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEF48878DE2A14C5888DAD94ED18049D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Identify the health
correlates of sexual trauma.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB1B6DBA381EE4E7D8F358103D745EE95"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Explain the
effective screening methods for military sexual trauma.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9468AA923A7E40ABB57B7BD78EE681B1"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">List the steps to be taken by a clinician
when responding to disclosure of military sexual trauma.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H40B1E93BDD4B4AAEBC628CD1EDE5986B"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Explain the
referral process of a patient who experienced military sexual trauma to mental
health and social services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD2AC5F95F52C440684C91D64A2306600"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Describe the
mental health treatment for military sexual trauma.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDB2869B6812549B58827E657AB11BB1"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Describe the
documentation requirements for military sexual trauma treatment and
compensation.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H12A15575C1834D8A8CE0D53B5987EC39"><enum>(9)</enum><text>Explain the
compensation issues associated with military sexual trauma.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD335989814104886B95CE947007709D2"><enum>(10)</enum><text>Describe the
complex patient-provider relationship issues associated with military sexual
trauma.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H450012CDA94948C0804FA7E56767D52"><enum>(11)</enum><text>Identify the risk
factors that could cause post-traumatic stress disorder flares in military
sexual trauma survivors.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD590B617FF1C493FAA5C3074D41BF204"><enum>(12)</enum><text>Define
revictimization.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H151FE1867612464300E4031113B9252B"><enum>(13)</enum><text>Assess intimate
partner violence.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB4CA19EE473D41C8865FB104FED96CF3"><enum>(14)</enum><text>Describe
treatment of acute sexual trauma victims.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0509997AD9E94EA8BB97AB5C3E87B911"><enum>(15)</enum><text>Recognize how
clinicians can care for themselves and avoid burnout.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HAB6CD4482B6945DEB03B1E5842DCB327"><enum>403.</enum><header>Pilot program
on ways to identify veterans who are victims of military sexual trauma</header>
<subsection id="HCC8A304E874647DA8722BEAE969FA086"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Pilot
program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Veterans Affairs shall conduct a pilot program to identify effective ways of
screening and referral processes for primary care providers to identify
veterans who are victims of military sexual trauma.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF7352C4CB07F4CF6BFEEEA3F2E2DF440"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>The
pilot program under this section shall be commenced not later than six months
after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall be conducted for a period
of three years.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF915B30308DD40EC9CFBBB322600331D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than one year after the date of the completion of the pilot program under
this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services
and on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on
the Secretary’s evaluation of the pilot program.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HC58BD09F1D7F4DAEADA6E98464156658"><enum>404.</enum><header>Pilot program
on treatment of active-duty military personnel through facilities of the
Department of Veterans Affairs</header>
<subsection id="H5B46324FDFD84269859297A22DC1359"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Pilot
program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Veterans Affairs shall conduct a pilot program with the Secretary of Defense
under which active-duty military personnel who are victims of military sexual
trauma may be provided confidential treatment for such trauma through
facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs. The pilot program shall be
carried out pursuant to a memorandum of agreement between the two
Secretaries.</text>
</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4CAF3B0D703F424DA871BF2611D8A79B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duration</header><text>The
pilot program under this section shall be commenced not later than six months
after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall be conducted for a period
of three years.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H097FE242F87F40ABAF14A47729B07EF1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than one year after the date of the completion of the pilot program under
this section, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees
on Armed Services and on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of
Representatives a report on the Secretary’s evaluation of the pilot
program.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>V</enum><header>Other
Matters</header>
<subtitle id="H3B32963E5B6043A382097DD77009BDF"><enum>A</enum><header>Administration
Matters</header>
<section id="HEAA9F9FB29E044C78E5D0800F8A657B7"><enum>501.</enum><header>Performance
evaluations and benefits</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the military department concerned may
not approve for presentation of a financial award for performance of work or
duties, and may not approve for promotion, an officer or employee of the
Department of Defense or a member of the Armed Forces who—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H10FCE05D757E4E5BA566E58C3242F7E7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>has been convicted
of a criminal offense involving domestic violence, family violence, sexual
assault, or stalking; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H18D862F3579249808294855997E4A783"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has received any other disciplinary action
or adverse personnel action on the basis of having engaged in domestic
violence, family violence, sexual assault, or stalking.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HC2A580FDD5BB4FCCB9F3D10790539321"><enum>502.</enum><header>Closure of
Article 32 investigations in cases of sexual assault or domestic
violence</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 832 of title
10, United States Code (article 32 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCA36D4FD6E4343058D74939D5C326D38" style="USC">
<subsection id="H6660906685DF48AE9F00CC6E528D41CB"><enum>(f)</enum><text>In an
investigation under this article that includes a charge or specification (or an
uncharged offense included in the investigation pursuant to subsection (d)) of
sexual assault or domestic violence, the investigating officer shall give
particular consideration to closing the investigation to the
public.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="H8BF4C6D89EBB40A7BA18A1714B1FF700"><enum>B</enum><header>Enhancement of
Armed Forces Domestic Security Act</header>
<section id="H7D7F83D9F6EC48BC9958246CFEDB0595"><enum>511.</enum><header>Amendments to
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act</header>
<subsection id="H37A295E5E1DE4485ABE31D7941843056"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Exception to
authority to order stays in civil proceedings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 202(b)(1) of the Servicemembers
Civil Relief Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc-appendix" parsable-cite="usc-appendix/50/522">50 U.S.C. App. 522(b)(1)</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>,
except in the case of an order of protection or restraining order,</quote>
after <quote>proceeding</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H170446C507714E7F887CCBD5FCA1B63F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Change in
references from <quote>dependents</quote> to <quote>family
members</quote></header>
<paragraph id="HC47ADE0EC6904CCC96FC36CC7969798B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Section 101(4) of
such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc-appendix" parsable-cite="usc-appendix/50/511">50 U.S.C. App. 511(4)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7A182DB3569B4BBC00DB8DEBAEB63C61"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the heading, by
striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph">Dependent</header-in-text></quote> and inserting
<quote><header-in-text level="subsection">Family
member</header-in-text></quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H612685C55FE64BD0A8140752B693FAE4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>dependent</quote> and inserting <quote>family member</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H09236C9CEDA34A109F819FCFDA8047AD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Such Act is
further amended by by striking <quote>dependent</quote> and
<quote>dependents</quote> each place they appear and inserting <quote>family
member</quote> and <quote>family members</quote>, respectively.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB693139EA5C64152A2E0D890C3A557FA"><enum>(3)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA288054A20D7450ABA549D8BD700F200"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The heading for section 308 of such Act (50
U.S.C. App. 538) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF4C3F089E1534F62A1DC8F7C612C52F5" style="USC">
<section id="H4A2AD1D653D74FEDB3F57F681D7F4B95"><enum>308.</enum><header>Extension of
protections to family
members.</header>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H35742D9919254797A3C9EB3DDEC5DD13" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The item relating to such section in the
table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc-appendix" parsable-cite="usc-appendix/50/501">50 U.S.C. App. 501(b)</external-xref>) is
amended to conform to the amendment made by subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="H6EDC735B79714668B13242E73CD5D92D"><enum>C</enum><header>Research on
Prevalence, Needs Assessment, Services, and Accountability</header>
<section id="HA22FAEFFD9A444BA864E1E5DCB3500DE"><enum>521.</enum><header>Research on
sexual assault, domestic violence, and family violence in the Armed
Forces</header>
<subsection id="H0DF3DB6FC7D0460F93D2E007719713DB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary of Defense, in conjunction with the
Attorney General, shall carry out a comprehensive research study on the
prevalence and nature of sexual assault, domestic violence, and family violence
in the Armed Forces. To the extent that incidents of sexual assault are also
incidents of domestic violence or family violence, research activities for the
purpose of the study under this section can be conducted simultaneously and in
collaboration. The research study shall include the identification of—</text>
<paragraph id="HD69F25B650EC444700CDAFA859F66C39"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the common characteristics (if any) of
victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and family violence;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0A23A0C3DA6741688FA1BB843EE70064"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the common characteristics (if any) of
perpetrators of sexual assault, domestic violence, and family violence;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBF9E626199B048DD834D53D98FB35E68"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the situations and environments in which
sexual assault, domestic violence, and family violence occur; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA3486ED4B6D54D80AF161FBD9C04F975"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the affect of deployments, duty stations,
combat service, and veteran and active duty status on sexual assault, domestic
violence, and family violence.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H96FF2BB7CFE2439FB668B02514196445"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Categorization
of data</header><text>The research study under this section shall be conducted
with statistically significant random samples of men and women who are actively
serving in each of the Armed Forces. The selection shall include enough men and
women so that the data collected are representative of men and women in each
branch and comparisons can be made across several broad subgroup categories,
such as age, race, rank, and length of service in the Armed Forces.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE2CE899DDF82413A80A0E1FEBD4FE10"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Protection of
human subjects</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure the confidentiality of
each survey participant.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H38D04728EDE24F348B566249C190EAF7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Data analysis
and reporting</header><text>Once data have been collected, the Secretary shall
conduct appropriate analyses to determine the extent and nature of sexual
assault, family violence, and domestic violence within the Armed Forces.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5AAE49E9F7EC476C8579423880B4F402"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 36 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall submit to Congress a report providing the results of the study under this
section. The report shall include the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HC748B0022C9A4D3C89001130377B006E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The incidence and prevalence of sexual
assault, family violence, and domestic violence involving members of the Armed
Forces.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBE5316BAAA1D4B578814329639742653"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The number of legal, judicial, nonjudicial,
and rehabilitative responses to sexual assault and domestic violence,
disaggregated by service.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8C475068925A4042B92DE004DA04A056"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The extent to
which such responses are effective at ensuring victim safety, requiring
offender accountability, and imposing sanctions on the offender.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBF98D949F8FE42B5AEEDF4A700989C13"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A
review of the availability and accessibility of the prevention and intervention
programs available to members of the Armed Forces and their families and
partners and the effectiveness of those programs at increasing victim
safety.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2414910DAEC44FCA87D408C8B198A485"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recommendations for improvements to
Department of Defense procedures and programs to prevent and intervene in cases
of sexual assault, family violence, and domestic violence involving members of
the Armed Forces.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H52653AC6E6AC4841BB7F5B122772D01F"><enum>522.</enum><header>Research on
institutional procedures for reporting sexual assault, domestic violence, and
family violence in the Armed Forces</header>
<subsection id="HA27D9A8EB11148078D92A65E37B07FBA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study
required</header><text>The Secretary of Defense shall provide for a study to
examine procedures undertaken after a military official receives a report of an
incident of sexual assault, domestic violence, or family violence. The study
shall be undertaken in consultation with the Attorney General.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H19A8212AD9AE48458938C0B4807307CB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Matters to be
included</header><text>The study under subsection (a) shall include an analysis
of the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HBF057746699247B2A2C5B978A153A19D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The adequacy of the publication of the
definition applicable to the Armed Forces of each of the following terms:
sexual assault, domestic violence, and family violence.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD08399A38C3141FB92A5DC473D453200"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The publication of the Armed Forces policy
for sexual assault, domestic violence, and family violence.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6EC5BE048191488C843C7842A4398815"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The individuals to whom reports of sexual
assault, domestic violence, and family violence are given most often
and—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5E041B9B4F9B4A21A4F3741CC6343E7E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>how those
individuals are trained to respond to such reports; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HADB108B3FA3F4F899F614E55932F2CA2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the extent to
which those individuals are trained.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA33DD962B69E400193D633DAFF9ADE8"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The reporting options that are presented to
persons as available to them if the become a victim of sexual assault, domestic
violence, and family violence, both as to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB43DEF01C45347BCBC432703B245EB2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>reporting and
procedure options on military installation; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDEA118C95E6C4994BC3D6EEA4CF800B6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reporting and
procedure options outside of military installations.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD07C9866B638404D80276BFE89490507"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The resources
available for victims’ safety, support, medical health, and
confidentiality.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H94581A4AD08B4ED996158D2195287E33"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Policies and practices that may prevent or
discourage the report of sexual assaults, domestic violence, and family
violence to local crime authorities or that may otherwise obstruct justice or
interfere with the prosecution of perpetrators of sexual assault, domestic
violence, and family violence.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H71723389117C46E684C26D1486494AE"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Policies and procedures found successful in
aiding the report, and any ensuing investigation or prosecution, of sexual
assault, domestic violence, or family violence.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6C9A4F40ABFC4CD199A430C8C1DEA7A5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report to
congress</header><text>The Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the
study required by subsection (a) not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HDB8D77B27A96403691E141F2BC582BE2"><enum>523.</enum><header>Research on
dating violence associated with the Armed Forces</header>
<subsection id="H4A8C6C8363DD49EC94CA8EC7C7D1E86B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study
required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Defense shall carry out a comprehensive research study on the prevalence and
nature of intimate partner violence in the Armed Forces, including dating
violence and violence among former spouses or partners who are cohabiting with
or have cohabited with members of the Armed Forces. The study shall be carried
out in cooperation with the Attorney General.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC0059754F4794BB1A1C4B079937450C2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Matters to be
included</header><text>The study under subsection (a) shall include the
identification of the common characteristics of—</text>
<paragraph id="H3CE580C31029496FA8E44E312CB35200"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">both victims of intimate partner violence
and perpetrators of intimate partner violence;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA48AB7317D1B4EE1ABDD911200E4D362"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the situations and
environments in which intimate partner violence occurs; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD86E44205BF846BF8058DA6EB9C16BEA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the effect of
deployments, duty stations, combat service, and veteran, reserve or active
duty, or combat status.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8D94FE74E6BC472296E0AF3731F180AE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Categorization
of data</header><text>The study under subsection (a) shall be conducted with
statistically significant random samples of men and women who are actively
serving in each branch of the Armed Forces and family members. The selection
shall include enough men and women so the data that are collected are
representative of men and women in each branch and comparisons can be made
across several broad subgroup categories, such as age, race, rank, and length
of service in the Armed Forces.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9D1969DB08BB445FB3B7E89DDC026720"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Confidentiality
of subjects</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure the confidentiality of
each survey participant.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H631A76B203A3446FB66423B7842914E5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Data analysis
and reporting</header><text>Once data have been collected, the Secretary shall
conduct appropriate analyses to determine the extent and nature of intimate
violence within the Armed Forces, prevention, intervention and response, and
needs of victims of intimate partner violence.</text>
</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8D55FDF9253845F9BADD32976D24F7C6"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 36 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall submit to Congress a report providing the results of the study under this
section. The report shall include the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HB8F01098A7A1485485DCAC72D1FEC03D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The incidence and
prevalence of intimate partner violence involving members of the Armed
Forces.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF4FC73BEDD5C431B845D4C28093D11FC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A
discussion of the prevention and intervention available to intimate partners of
members of the Armed Forces.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEF0B4CDA18284721A5DBE70C39DFCC3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A
discussion of the legal, judicial, nonjudicial, and rehabilitative responses to
intimate partner violence and how those responses vary across the
services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9B9B4308BB4C4B588EF1DE2C9DC3CDB"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The extent to which
such responses are effective at ensuring victim safety, requiring offender
accountability, and imposing sanctions on the offender.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H839E9DE609534516A72C7422BEF45397"><enum>(5)</enum><text>A
review of the availability and accessibility of the prevention and intervention
programs available to victims who are members on active duty and victims who
are civilians and the effectiveness of those programs at increasing victim
safety.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H09E53ADD34A641F2AD8E90B4F9C52913"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Recommendations
for improvements to Department of Defense procedures and programs to prevent
and intervene in cases of intimate partner violence.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H26E795C9A50A4B1E852661AED626815F"><enum>524.</enum><header>Research on
child maltreatment, abuse, and homicide in the Armed Forces</header>
<subsection id="HB64C8ABCF404492C0043EF55CD1C275"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study
required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
Defense shall carry out a comprehensive research study on the prevalence and
nature of child maltreatment, abuse, suicide, and homicide in the Armed Forces.
The study shall be carried out in cooperation with the Secretary of Health and
Human Services. The study shall include the identification of the common
characteristics of—</text>
<paragraph id="HDFD5499AD7C940868B517EDC5903E273"><enum>(1)</enum><text>both victims and
perpetrators of child maltreatment, abuse, or homicide associated with the
Armed Forces; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H03E41850A8D147B1B5BF66B9E1C386F5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the situations and
environments in which child maltreatment, abuse, suicide, or homicide
occurs.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HB03CB2DF6F1D4029009D3C96E5D4F441"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sampling
techniques</header><text>The research study under subsection (a) shall be
conducted with statistically significant random samples. The selection shall
include data collected across several broad subgroup categories, such as age,
race, status, and rank in the Armed Forces.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H000ACB0550F14F98B9E657C148B78804"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Confidentiality</header><text>The
Secretary shall ensure the confidentiality of each survey participant.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H097DB01FE91F4A7AA6EE84613725A06"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Data analysis and
reporting</header><text>Once data have been collected, the Secretary shall
conduct appropriate analyses to determine the extent and nature of child
maltreatment, abuse, suicide, and homicide within the Armed Forces.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE9AB2CF0F3984789A333001539A8F06"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 24 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report
providing the results of the study under this section. The report shall include
the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HB1E291522CE64860B3A08E3B5C990254"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The incidence and
prevalence of child maltreatment, abuse, suicide, and homicide involving
members of the Armed Forces.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA1B66C4C4D6949C5B406FEB79BDC2981"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A
discussion of the legal, judicial, nonjudicial, and rehabilitative responses to
child maltreatment, abuse, suicide, and homicide and how those responses vary
across the services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0AFA481E729042FD9D4CFEB567DD3617"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The extent to
which such responses are effective at ensuring victim safety, requiring
offender accountability, and imposing sanctions on the offender.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3790AC8D7E364D0995EE533D72D36B25"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A
review of the availability, accessibility, and effectiveness at increasing
victim safety within the existing prevention and intervention programs
available to victims of child maltreatment, abuse, suicide, and homicide within
the Armed Forces.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H291A4C9C832D460082E356C4279707CA"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Recommendations
for a comprehensive strategy for prevention and intervention in cases of child
maltreatment, abuse, suicide, and homicide.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle>