[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 87 (Thursday, June 29, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1351]
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                   INTRODUCTION OF DIBRS LEGISLATION

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 29, 2006

  Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, today, along with Representative Chris Van 
Hollen (D-MD), I introduce legislation to force the Department of 
Defense (DoD) to implement fully the Defense Incident-Based Reporting 
System (DIBRS). I firmly believe that the best way to effectively 
tackle a problem such as sexual assault in the military is to have 
accurate data. The DoD has made several promises that DIBRS, which 
collects statistics about crimes committed within the military 
services, would be up and running by now. Congress first mandated that 
the Pentagon collect crime statistics in 1988. I repeat--Congress told 
the DoD to do this in 1988. Yet eighteen years later, DIBRS is not 
slated for completion until June 2007, if we can believe the DoD. This 
legislation will direct the Secretary of Defense to ensure that DIBRS 
is fully implemented by January 1, 2007. If DIBRS is not fully 
implemented by that date, the Secretary's salary will be deducted by 
$1,000 each day starting January 1, 2007. I believe that if the DoD 
will not take it upon itself to make this a priority, we in Congress 
have a responsibility to see that our mandates are met.