[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2227 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2227

To improve the response to and prevention of sexual assaults involving 
                      members of the Armed Forces.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 3, 2013

  Mrs. Noem introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To improve the response to and prevention of sexual assaults involving 
                      members of the Armed Forces.

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

SECTION 1. REVIEW AND POLICY REGARDING DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
              INVESTIGATIVE PRACTICES IN RESPONSE TO ALLEGATIONS OF 
              SEX-RELATED OFFENSES.

    (a) Review.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a review 
of the practices of the military criminal investigative organizations 
(Army Criminal Investigation Command, Naval Criminal Investigative 
Service, and Air Force Office of Special Investigation) regarding the 
investigation of alleged sex-related offenses involving members of the 
Armed Forces, including the extent to which the military criminal 
investigative organizations make a recommendation regarding whether an 
allegation of a sex-related offense appears founded or unfounded.
    (b) Policy.--After conducting the review required by subsection 
(a), the Secretary of Defense shall develop a uniform policy for the 
Armed Forces, to the extent practicable, regarding the use of case 
determinations to record the results of the investigation of a sex-
related offense. In developing the policy, the Secretary shall consider 
the feasibility of adopting case determination methods, such as the 
uniform crime report, used by nonmilitary law enforcement agencies.
    (c) Sex-Related Offense Defined.--In this section, the term ``sex-
related offense'' includes--
            (1) any offense covered by section 920, 920a, 920b, 920c, 
        or 925 of title 10, United States Code (article 120, 120a, 
        120b, 120c, or 125 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice); or
            (2) an attempt to commit an offense specified in a 
        paragraph (1) as punishable under section 880 of such title 
        (article 80 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice).

SEC. 2. DEVELOPMENT OF SELECTION CRITERIA FOR ASSIGNMENT AS SEXUAL 
              ASSAULT RESPONSE AND PREVENTION PROGRAM MANAGERS, SEXUAL 
              ASSAULT RESPONSE COORDINATORS, AND SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIM 
              ADVOCATES.

    (a) Qualifications for Assignment.--Section 1602(e)(2) of the Ike 
Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public 
Law 111-383; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note; 124 Stat. 4431) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
        and
            (2) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
        following new subparagraphs:
                    ``(A) the qualifications necessary for a member of 
                the Armed Forces or a civilian employee of the 
                Department of Defense to be selected for assignment to 
                duty as a Sexual Assault Response and Prevention 
                Program Manager, Sexual Assault Response Coordinator, 
                or Sexual Assault Victim Advocate, whether assigned to 
                such duty on a full-time or part-time basis;
                    ``(B) consistent with section 584(c) of the 
                National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 
                (Public Law 112-81; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note; 125 Stat. 
                1433), the training, certification, and status of 
                members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of 
                the department assigned to duty as Sexual Assault 
                Response and Prevention Program Managers, Sexual 
                Assault Response Coordinators, and Sexual Assault 
                Victim Advocates for the Armed Forces; and''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 584 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 10 U.S.C. 
1561 note; 125 Stat. 1432) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ``who satisfy the 
        selection criteria established under section 1602(e)(2) of the 
        Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
        2011 (Public Law 111-383; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note; 124 Stat. 
        4431)'' after ``Defense''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ``who satisfy the 
        selection criteria established under section 1602(e)(2) of the 
        Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
        2011'' after ``Defense''.

SEC. 3. UNIFORM TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT 
              PREVENTION AND RESPONSE PROGRAM.

    Section 585(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 1434; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``Not later 
                than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
                Act, the Secretary of each military department shall 
                develop a curriculum to provide sexual assault 
                prevention and response training and education for 
                members of the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of 
                the Secretary and civilian employees of the military 
                department'' and inserting ``Not later than June 30, 
                2014, the Secretary of Defense shall develop a uniform 
                curriculum to provide sexual assault prevention and 
                response training and education for members of the 
                Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department 
                of Defense''; and
                    (B) in the second sentence, by inserting 
                ``including lesson plans to achieve core competencies 
                and learning objectives,'' after ``curriculum,''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) by striking ``Consistent training.--The 
                Secretary of Defense shall ensure'' and inserting 
                ``Uniform training.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
                require''; and
                    (B) by striking ``consistent'' and inserting 
                ``uniform''.
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