[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 148 (Thursday, August 1, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37631-37632]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16373]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and 
Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces; Notice of Federal 
Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: General Counsel of the Department of Defense, Department of 
Defense.

ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Defense (DoD) is publishing this notice to 
announce that the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the 
Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense 
of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces will take place.

DATES: Open to the public, Friday, August 23, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Doubletree by Hilton Crystal City, 300 Army Navy Drive, 
Arlington, Virginia.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dwight Sullivan, 703-695-1055 (Voice), 
[email protected] (Email). Mailing address is DAC-IPAD, 
One Liberty Center, 875 N. Randolph Street, Suite 150, Arlington, 
Virginia 22203. Website: http://dacipad.whs.mil/. The most up-to-date 
changes to the meeting agenda can be found on the website.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is being held under the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 
U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.140 and 102-3.150.
    Purpose of the Meeting: In section 546 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Pub. L. 113-291), as modified 
by section 537 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2016 (Pub. L. 114-92), Congress tasked the DAC-IPAD to advise the 
Secretary of Defense on the investigation, prosecution, and defense of 
allegations of rape, forcible sodomy, sexual assault, and other sexual 
misconduct involving members of the Armed Forces. This will be the 
thirteenth public meeting held by the DAC-IPAD. For the first session 
the Committee will receive a briefing from the DAC-IPAD Data Working 
Group regarding preliminary fiscal year 2018 data on acquittal rates 
for sexual assault in the military and an overview of the draft 
Department of Defense Report on Allegations of Collateral Misconduct 
Against Individuals Identified as the Victim of Sexual Assault in the 
Case Files of a Military Criminal Investigative Organization. The 
Committee will discuss the Department of Defense draft Report on 
Allegations of Collateral Misconduct Against Individuals Identified as 
the Victim of Sexual Assault in the Case Files of a Military Criminal 
Investigative Organization. The Committee will hold a question and 
answer session with Service representatives regarding the collateral 
misconduct report. The Committee will then hear from three Service 
member panels composed of (1) the Services' Criminal Law/Military 
Justice Division Chiefs; (2) the Special Victims' Counsel/Victims' 
Legal Counsel Program Managers; and (3) the Trial Defense Service 
Organization Chiefs regarding their perspectives on conviction and 
acquittal rates, the preferral and referral process, and victim 
declination in sexual assault cases. The Committee will receive a 
status update from the Case Review Working Group and a presentation by 
the Data Working Group regarding the 2018 case adjudication data report 
plan. For its final session, the Committee will review and deliberate 
on the Department of Defense collateral misconduct report, the 
testimony received, and the Services' written responses to questions 
regarding conviction and acquittal rates, the preferral and referral 
process, and victim declination in sexual assault cases.
    Agenda: 9:00 a.m.-9:10 a.m. Public Meeting Begins; 9:10 a.m.-9:25 
a.m. DAC-IPAD Data Working Group Presentation of Conviction and 
Acquittal Rates and Overview of Draft Department of Defense Report on 
Allegations of Collateral Misconduct Against Individuals Identified as 
the Victim of Sexual Assault in the Case Files of a Military Criminal 
Investigative Organization; 9:25 a.m.-10:00 a.m. DAC-IPAD Member 
Questions Regarding the Draft Department of Defense Report on 
Allegations of Collateral Misconduct Against Individuals Identified as 
the Victim of Sexual Assault in the Case Files of a Military Criminal 
Investigative Organization; 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Panel 1: Perspectives 
of Services' Military Justice Division Chiefs Regarding Conviction and 
Acquittal Rates, the Case Adjudication Process, and Victim Declination 
in the Military Justice Process; 11:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m. Break; 11:45 
a.m.-1:15 p.m. Panel 2: Perspectives of Services' Special Victims' 
Counsel/Victims' Legal Counsel Program Managers Regarding Conviction 
and Acquittal Rates, the Case Adjudication Process, and Victim 
Declination in the Military Justice Process; 1:15 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Lunch; 
2:00 p.m.-3:20 p.m. Panel 3: Perspectives of Services' Trial Defense 
Service Organization Chiefs Regarding Conviction and Acquittal Rates, 
the Case Adjudication Process, and Victim Declination in the Military 
Justice Process; 3:20 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Break; 3:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m. Case 
Review Working Group Status Update; 3:45 p.m.-4:15 p.m. Data Working 
Group Presentation of 2018 Case Adjudication Data Report Plan; 4:15 
p.m.-4:45 p.m. Committee Deliberations: Department of Defense draft 
Report on Allegations of Collateral Misconduct Against Individuals 
Identified as the Victim of Sexual Assault in the Case Files of a 
Military Criminal Investigative Organization; presenter testimony; and 
the Services'

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written responses to DAC-IPAD questions regarding conviction and 
acquittal rates, the case adjudication process, and victim declination 
in sexual assault cases; 4:45 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Public Comment; 5:00 p.m. 
Public Meeting Adjourned.
    Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b and 41 CFR 102-
3.140 through 102-3.165, and the availability of space, this meeting is 
open to the public. Seating is limited and is on a first-come basis. 
Individuals requiring special accommodations to access the public 
meeting should contact the DAC-IPAD at 
[email protected] at least five (5) business days 
prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made. In 
the event the Office of Personnel Management closes the government due 
to inclement weather or for any other reason, please consult the 
website for any changes to the public meeting date or time.
    Written Statements: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.140 and section 
10(a)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the public or 
interested organizations may submit written comments to the Committee 
about its mission and topics pertaining to this public session. Written 
comments must be received by the DAC-IPAD at least five (5) business 
days prior to the meeting date so that they may be made available to 
the Committee members for their consideration prior to the meeting. 
Written comments should be submitted via email to the DAC-IPAD at 
[email protected] in the following formats: Adobe 
Acrobat or Microsoft Word. Please note that since the DAC-IPAD operates 
under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 
all written comments will be treated as public documents and will be 
made available for public inspection. Oral statements from the public 
will be permitted, though the number and length of such oral statements 
may be limited based on the time available and the number of such 
requests. Oral presentations by members of the public will be permitted 
from 4:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on August 23, 2019, in front of the 
Committee members.

    Dated: July 26, 2019.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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