[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 89 (Thursday, June 4, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S3840]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1784. Mr. KIRK (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. 
McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for 
military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       In title V, insert after section 552 the following:

     SEC. 552A. AUTHORITY FOR SPECIAL VICTIMS' COUNSEL TO PROVIDE 
                   LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO CIVILIAN INDIVIDUALS WHO 
                   ARE VICTIMS OF ALLEGED SEX-RELATED OFFENSES.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 53 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 1044e the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 1044f. Legal assistance for civilian individuals who 
       are victims of alleged sex-related offenses: Special 
       Victims' Counsel; civilian counsel

       ``(a) Assistance Through Special Victims' Counsel.--Special 
     Victims' Counsel designated under section 1044e of this title 
     may provide such legal assistance to a civilian individual 
     who is the victim of an alleged sex-related offense in 
     connection with such offense as may be provided under 
     subsection (a) of section 1044 of this title to individuals 
     eligible for legal assistance under that subsection.
       ``(b) Assistance Through Civilian Counsel.--The Secretary 
     concerned may provide legal assistance, including 
     representation in legal proceedings, to a civilian individual 
     who is the victim of an alleged sex-related offense in 
     connection with such offense, including as follows:
       ``(1) Through the provision of such assistance through 
     civilian counsel of the military department concerned.
       ``(2) Through payment or reimbursement of civilian counsel 
     obtained by the civilian individual in connection with such 
     offense.
       ``(c) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is 
     operating shall prescribe regulations to carry out this 
     section.
       ``(d) Alleged Sex-related Offense Defined.--In this 
     section, the term `alleged sex-related offense' has the 
     meaning given that term in section 1044e(g) of this title.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 53 of such title is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 1044e the following new 
     item:

``1044f. Legal assistance for civilian individuals who are victims of 
              alleged sex-related offenses: Special Victims' Counsel; 
              civilian counsel.''.
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