,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aeic  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ag1 #bjac ,ms4
 ,spei] 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,&rews1 ,ms4    
,bass1 ,mr4 ,bec]ra1 ,mr4 ,b]a (        
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1 ,ms4         
,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,brady ( ,p5nsylvania1  
,mr4 ,braley ( ,i[a1 ,ms4 ,br[n (       
,florida1 ,mr4 ,butt]field1 ,mr4        
,capuano1 ,mr4 ,c>son ( ,indiana1 ,mr4  
,c>twright1 ,ms4 ,ca/or ( ,florida1 ,ms4
 ,*u1 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke1 ,mr4 
,clay1 ,mr4 ,cleav]1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4   
,connolly1 ,mr4 ,cony]s1 ,mr4 ,cr[ley1  
,mr4 ,cumm+s1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis (  
,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,ms4          
,de,gette1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,mr4         
,delaney1 ,mr4 ,doggett1 ,ms4 ,edw>ds1  
,mr4 ,ellison1 ,ms4 ,e%oo1 ,mr4 ,f>r1   
,mr4 ,fattah1 ,ms4 ,frankel ( ,florida1 
,mr4 ,g>am5di1 ,mr4 ,al ,gre5 ( ,texas1 
,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,guti]rez1 ,ms4    
,hahn1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s ( ,florida1 ,mr4     
,holt1 ,mr4 ,honda1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,ms4 
,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1

 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,keat+1
 ,mr4 ,k9d1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 
,lewis1 ,mr4 ,lev91 ,mr4 ,b5 ,ray ,lujn 
( ,new ,mexico1 ,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4       
,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,ms4
 ,matsui1 ,mrs4 ,mc,carthy ( ,new ,york1
 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 
,mc,nerney1 ,mr4 ,george ,mill] (       
,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mrs4           
,napolitano1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,payne1 
,mr4 ,p]lmutt]1 ,ms4 ,p+ree ( ,ma9e1    
,mr4 ,polis1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,mr4        
,rangel1 ,mr4 ,rahall1 ,ms4             
,roybal-,all>d1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,ms4    
,s*w>tz1 ,mr4 ,s*rad]1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (  
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,mississippi1
 ,mr4 ,ti]ney1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,tonko1
 ,mr4 ,walz1 ,ms4 ,wat]s1 ,mr4 ,wel*1   
,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida1 & ,mr4 ,l>son (
 ,connecticut7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$   
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #aj1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to improve !      
prev5tion ( & response to sexual assault
 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces by e/abli%+ a ,sexual  

,assault ,ov]sight & ,response ,c\ncil &
 an enhanc$ ,sexual ,assault ,ov]sight &
 ,response ,(fice & by requir+ !        
appo9tm5t ( a ,director ( ,milit>y      
,prosecutions = sexual-relat$ (f5ses    
committ$ by a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,sexual ,assault   
,tra9+ ,ov]sight & ,prev5tion ,act or ! 
,,/op ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress makes 
! foll[+ f9d+s3  7#a7 ,! ,dep>tm5t (    
,def5se conduct$ a survey ( memb]s ( !  
,arm$ ,=ces s]v+ on active duty t       
reveal$ t only #ac4e p]c5t ( su* memb]s 
report$ incid5ts ( sexual assault1 :i*  
means t m ?an #ai1jjj incid5ts ( sexual 
assault ( memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces        
actually occurr$ 9 #bjaj alone4  7#b7   
,despite mode/ attempts1 ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,def5se has fail$ to address ! *ronic "u
 report+ ( incid5ts ( sexual assault &  
h>assm5t1 z by ! ,dep>tm5t's own        
e/imates1 #hf p]c5t ( sexual assaults   
w5t unreport$ 9 #bjaj4  7#c7 ,! milit>y 
adjudication sy/em itself lacks         

indep5d5ce1 z milit>y judges dep5d on   
comm&1 & memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces h only  
limit$ access to civilian c\rts to      
address _! grievances4  7#d7 ,! ,cox    
,commission1 sponsor$ by ! ,national    
,in/itute ( ,milit>y ,ju/ice1 z well z  
sev]al o!r actors1 h consi/5tly obs]v$ t
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates has fall5 beh9d        
c\ntries su* z ,canada & ! ,unit$ ,k+dom
 9 t]ms ( its milit>y ju/ice sy/em4     
7#e7 ,! milit>y atmosph]e is n conducive
 to resolv+ issues ( sexual assault &   
h>assm5t1 & sexual viol5ce cont9ues to  
infect ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  7#f7 ,! culture (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces is bas$ on 
! *a9 ( comm&4 ,9 a case ( sexual       
assault1 a comm&] may be responsible =  
bo? ! victim & ! (f5d]1 or bo? ( _!     
units1 or ! entire base or %ip :]e !    
(f5se occurr$4 ,comm& discretion emp[]s 
a comm&] to decide if ! case goes =w>d  
to c\rt m>tial4 ,! great def]5ce af=d$  
comm& discretion raises s]i\s conc]ns   
ab\t conflicts ( int]e/ & ! pot5tial =  
abuse ( p[]4  #c4 ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se   

,sexual ,assault ,ov]sight & ,response  
,c\ncil  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #g ( title 
#aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new section3     
#ahi4 ,sexual ,assault ,ov]sight &      
,response ,c\ncil  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t2     
memb]%ip ,!re is a ,sexual ,assault     
,ov]sight & ,response ,c\ncil 7h]e9aft] 
9 ?is section ref]r$ to z ! ,c\ncil74   
,compos$ ( a majority ( civilians ?is   
,c\ncil %all be indep5d5t f ! *a9 (     
comm& )9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se4  7b7    
,memb]%ip  7#a7 ,! memb]%ip ( ! ,c\ncil 
is compris$ ( individuals select$ by !  
,presid5t & ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se :o are
 gov]nm5tal & nongov]nm5tal exp]ts &    
pr(essionals 9 ! judicial & sexual      
assault fields z foll[s3  7,a7 ,two     
memb]s %all be appo9t$ by ! ,secret>y ( 
! ,def5se f among ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se 
p]sonnel :o h previ\sly s]v$ z milit>y  
judges 9 c\rts-m>tial cases relat+ to   
sexual assault4  7,b7 ,"o memb] %all be 
appo9t$ by ! ,presid5t f among !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice p]sonnel ) exp]tise 

9 prosecut+ cases ( sexual assault4     
7,c7 ,"o memb] %all be appo9t$ by !     
,presid5t :o %all h ext5sive exp]i5ce   
advocat+ = ! rights ( ^? sexually       
assault$ :ile s]v+ 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces4     
7,d7 ,"o memb] %all be appo9t$ by !     
,presid5t :o %all h ext5sive exp]tise   
adjudicat+ civilian cases ( sexual      
assault4  7#b7 ,memb]s %all be appo9t$ =
 a t]m ( ?ree ye>s1 except t a memb] ( !
 ,c\ncil appo9t$ to fill a vacancy      
occurr+ be=e ! end ( ! t]m = :i* !      
memb]'s pr$ecessor 0 appo9t$ %all only  
s]ve until ! end ( su* t]m4 ,a memb] may
 s]ve aft] ! end ( ! memb]'s t]m until !
 memb]'s successor takes (fice4  7c7    
,*airman2 meet+s  7#a7 ,! ,c\ncil %all  
elect a *air f among its memb]s4  7#b7  
,! ,c\ncil %all meet n less (t5 ?an once
 e ye>4  7d7 ,adm9i/rative provisions   
7#a7 ,ea* memb] ( ! ,c\ncil :o is n an  
(fic] or employee ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t  
%all be comp5sat$ at a rate equal to !  
daily equival5t ( ! annual rate ( basic 
pay prescrib$ = ,executive ,s*$ule      

,level ,,iv "u section #ecae ( title #e1
 = ea* day 7includ+ travel "t7 dur+ :i* 
su* memb] is engag$ 9 ! p]=mance ( !    
duties ( ! ,c\ncil4 ,memb]s ( ! ,c\ncil 
:o are (fic]s or employees ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates %all s]ve )\t comp5sation 9      
addition to t receiv$ = _! s]vices z    
(fic]s or employees ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  
7#b7 ,! memb]s ( ! ,c\ncil %all be all[$
 travel exp5ses1 includ+ p] diem 9 lieu 
( subsi/5ce1 at rates au?oriz$ =        
employees ( ag5cies "u sub*apt] ,i (    
*apt] #eg ( title #e1 :ile away f _!    
homes or regul> places ( bus9ess 9 !    
p]=mance ( s]vices = ! bo>d4  7e7       
,responsibilities ,! ,c\ncil %all be    
responsible = ! foll[+ matt]s3  7#a7    
,appo9t+ c]ta9 p]sonnel to ! ,sexual    
,assault ,ov]sight & ,response ,(fice & 
advis+ ! ,sexual ,assault ,ov]sight &   
,response ,(fice4  7#b7 ,appo9t+1 9     
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 ! 
,director ( ,milit>y ,prosecutions4     
7#c7 ,appo9t+1 9 consultation ) !       
,presid5t & ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 !    

,executive ,director ( ! ,sexual        
,assault ,ov]sight & ,response ,(fice4  
7#d7 ,review+ ea* reque/ ( ! ,director (
 ,milit>y ,prosecutions ) respect to a  
case /emm+ f a sexual-relat$ (f5se t has
 be5 ref]r$ to an appellate c\rt )9 !   
milit>y or t has be5 ref]r$ to !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice4  7#e7 ,submitt+ to 
! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 ,congress1 & !   
,attorney ,g5]al a report on ea* reque/ 
by ! ,director ( ,milit>y ,prosecutions 
= a ref]ral to a high] c\rt4  7#f7      
,advis+ ! ,sexual ,assault ,ov]sight &  
,response ,(fice on--  7,a7 ! developm5t
 ( sexual assault report+ protocols2    
7,b7 ! developm5t ( sexual assault      
risk-r$uction & response tra9+2  7,c7 ! 
developm5t ( sexual assault policy2 &   
7,d7 ! effectiv5ess ( ! ,director (     
,milit>y ,prosecution4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical 
am5dm5t ,! table ( sections at ! beg9n+ 
( su* *apt] is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! 
foll[+ new item3  #ahi4 ,sexual ,assault
 ,ov]sight & ,response ,c\ncil4  4  #d4 
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se ,sexual ,assault    

,ov]sight & ,response ,(fice  7a7 ,9    
g5]al ,*apt] #d ( title #aj1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+ new section3  #ade4 ,sexual    
,assault ,ov]sight & ,response ,(fice   
7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is 9 ! ,dep>tm5t a 
,sexual ,assault ,ov]sight & ,response  
,(fice 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z !     
,(fice74 ,! head ( ! ,(fice is !        
,executive ,director ( ! ,sexual        
,assault ,ov]sight & ,response ,(fice1  
:o %all be appo9t$ by ! ,secret>y (     
,def5se1 9 consultation ) ! ,presid5t4  
7b7 ,responsibilities ,! ,(fice %all be 
responsible = ! foll[+3  7#a7           
,coord9ation ) appropriate milit>y      
crim9al inve/igative organizations to   
c>ry out inve/igations ( accusations (  
sexual assault4  7#b7 ,coord9ation &    
ov]sight ( ! provision ( ! ?ree         
fundam5tal rights ( victims ( sexual    
assault1 safety1 security1 & a place to 
communicate & to be validat$4  7#c7     
,det]m9+ :e!r alleg$ victims or alleg$  
p]petrators ( sexual assault %\ld be    

tempor>ily reassign$ to be sep>at$ f !  
alleg$ assailant4  7#d7 ,e/abli%+       
protocols to ensure t all reports (     
sexual assault are tak5 out ( ! *a9 (   
comm& & report$ directly to ! ,(fice4   
7#e7 ,provid+ in/ruction 9 ref]r+ alleg$
 victims ( sexual assault to ! ,(fice to
 ! foll[+ p]sonnel3  7,a7 ,sexual       
assault coord9ators4  7,b7 ,sexual      
assault prev5tion & response victim     
advocates4  7,c7 ,heal? c>e p]sonnel4   
7,d7 ,*apla9s4  7,e7 ,unit comm&]s4     
7,f7 ,inve/igators & law en=cem5t       
p]sonnel4  7,g7 ,judge advocates4  7#f7 
,ma9ta9+ ! ,milit>y ,sexual ,regi/ry "u 
section #efc ( ! ,duncan ,hunt]         
,national ,def5se ,au?orization ,act =  
,fiscal ,ye> #bjji 7,public ,law        
#aaj-dag74  7c7 ,coord9ation ( tra9+ ,! 
,executive ,director %all coord9ate !   
tra9+ ef=ts ( ! ,(fice ) ea* ( ! milit>y
 dep>tm5ts to ensure t all memb]s ( !   
,arm$ ,=ces receive--  7#a7 ! contact   
in=mation = ! ,sexual ,assault ,ov]sight
 & ,response ,(fice = purposes ( report+

 violations ( sexual-relat$ (f5ses2 &   
7#b7 cle>1 writt5 guidel9es reg>d+ :o on
 ! ,sexual ,assault ,ov]sight &         
,response ,(fice to contact1 includ+ !  
direct telephone numb] = a victims'     
advocate1 & :at /eps to take 9 ! ev5t ( 
a sexual assault4  7d7 ,p]sonnel ,= !   
purposes ( c>ry+ out ! responsibilities 
( ! ,(fice1 ! ,executive ,director ( !  
,sexual ,assault ,ov]sight & ,response  
,(fice1 9 consultation ) ! ,sexual      
,assault ,response ,c\ncil e/abli%$ "u  
section #ahh ( ?is title1 may select1   
appo9t1 & employ su* (fic]s & employees 
z may be necess>y1 subject to !         
provisions ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 gov]n+ appo9tm5ts 9 ! competitive
 s]vice1 & ! provisions ( *apt] #ea &   
sub*apt] ,,iii ( *apt] #ec ( su* title1 
relat+ to classification & ,g5]al       
,s*$ule pay rates4  7e7 ,inspector      
,g5]al reviews ,! ,inspector ,g5]al %all
 conduct case reviews ( a /ati/ically   
significant numb] ( cases involv+       
allegations ( sexual assault on a       

qu>t]ly basis to det]m9e if prop]       
proc$ures 7 foll[$ 9 accordance ) !     
sexual assault protocols & guidel9es )9 
! ,sexual ,assault ,ov]sight & ,response
 ,(fice4  7f7 ,report to ,congress ,!   
,executive ,director %all submit to     
,congress an annual report on sexual    
assault 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  7g7 ,def9ition
 ( milit>y crim9al inve/igative         
organization ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m      
milit>y crim9al inve/igative            
organization means ! ,army ,crim9al     
,inve/igation ,comm&1 ! ,naval ,crim9al 
,inve/igative ,s]vice1 & ! ,air ,=ce    
,(fice ( ,special ,inve/igations4  4    
7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections
 at ! beg9n+ ( su* *apt] is am5d$ by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new item3  #ade4 
,sexual ,assault ,ov]sight & ,response  
,(fice4  4  7c7 ,transf] ( function ,all
 functions & p]sonnel ( ! ,sexual       
,assault ,prev5tion & ,response ,(fice (
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 z ( ! date ( !  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 %all be transf]r$  
to ! ,sexual ,assault ,ov]sight &       

,response ,(fice e/abli%$ by section    
#ade ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z
 add$ by subsection 7a74  #e4 ,director 
( ,milit>y ,prosecutions  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,*apt] #dg ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section  
#idj ! foll[+ new section3  #idj;,a4    
,art4 #adj;,a4 ,director ( ,milit>y     
,prosecutions  7a7 ,appo9tm5t ,!re is a 
,director ( ,milit>y ,prosecutions :o   
%all be appo9t$ by ! ,sexual ,assault   
,ov]sight & ,response ,c\ncil e/abli%$  
"u section #ahi ( ?is title4  7b7       
,responsibilities  7#a7 ,not)/&+ any o!r
 provision ( ?is *apt]1 ! ,director (   
,milit>y ,prosecutions %all h indep5d5t 
& f9al au?ority to ov]see ! prosecution 
( all sexual-relat$ (f5ses committ$ by a
 memb] ( ! arm$ =ces4  7#b7 ,! ,director
 ( ,milit>y ,prosecutions %all ref]     
sexual-relat$ (f5ses to be tri$ by      
c\rts-m>tial4 ,! ,director may consult )
 relevant comm&+ (fic]s & ref] less     
s]i\s (f5ses1 z det]m9$ by ! ,director1 
to a comm&+ (fic] = non-judicial        

puni%m5t pursuant to section #hae ( ?is 
title 7article #ae74  7#c7 ,! ,director 
( ,milit>y ,prosecutions %all be !      
conv5+ au?ority = all sexual-relat$     
(f5ses & %all det]m9e ! type (          
c\rt-m>tial to :i* ea* su* case w be    
ref]r$4 ,memb]s ( a c\rt-m>tial %all be 
select$ by a c\rt-m>tial adm9i/rator at 
! reque/ ( ! ,director4  7c7            
,sexual-,relat$ (f5se ,9 ?is section1 ! 
t]m sexual-relat$ (f5se means--  7#a7   
rape2  7#b7 sexual assault2  7#c7       
aggravat$ sexual contact2  7#d7 abusive 
sexual contact2  7#e7 indec5t assault2  
7#f7 noncons5sual sodomy2  7#g7 any o!r 
sexual-relat$ (f5se ! ,secret>y (       
,def5se det]m9es %\ld be cov]$ by ?is   
section2 &  7#h7 an attempt to commit an
 (f5se describ$ 9 a prec$+ p>agraph4  4 
7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections
 at ! beg9n+ ( su* *apt] is am5d$ by    
ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to section    
#idj ! foll[+ new item3  #idj;,a4 ,art4 
#adj;,a4 ,director ( ,milit>y           
,prosecutions4  4