[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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