,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ddhe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #aj1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,turn] 7= himself & ,ms4 ,tsongas7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 & 9    
addition to ! ,committee on             
,transportation & ,infra/ructure1 = a   
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
provide = additional enhancem5ts to !   
sexual assault prev5tion & response     
activities ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,fur!r+ 
,acc\ntability & ,individual ,rights )9 
! ,milit>y ,act ( #bjad or ! ,fair      
,milit>y ,act4  #b4 ,appraisals ( memb]s
 ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces reg>d+ compliance )    
sexual assault prev5tion & response     
programs ,! ,secret>y ( a milit>y       
dep>tm5t %all ea* ensure t ! writt5     
p]=mance appraisals ( ea* memb] ( !     
,arm$ ,=ces 7:e!r an (fic] or enli/$    

memb]7 "u ! jurisdiction ( t ,secret>y  
include an assessm5t ( ! ext5t to :i* ! 
memb] supports ! sexual assault         
prev5tion & response program ( ! ,arm$  
,=ce conc]n$4  #c4 ,p]=mance appraisals 
( comm&+ (fic]s reg>d+ comm& climate ,! 
,secret>y ( a milit>y dep>tm5t %all ea* 
ensure t ! p]=mance appraisals ( ea*    
comm&+ (fic] "u ! jurisdiction ( t      
,secret>y indicate ! ext5t to :i* !     
comm&+ (fic] has or has n e/abli%$ a    
comm& climate 9 :i*--  7#a7 allegations 
( sexual assault are prop]ly manag$ &   
fairly evaluat$2 &  7#b7 a victim c     
report crim9al activity1 includ+ sexual 
assault1 )\t fe> ( retaliation1 includ+ 
o/racism & gr\p pressure f o!r memb]s ( 
! comm&4  #d4 ,modification ( ,milit>y  
,rules ( ,evid5ce relat+ to             
admissibility ( g5]al milit>y "* t[>d   
probability ( innoc5ce  7a7             
,modification requir$ ,n lat] ?an #ahj  
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ,rule #djd7;a7 ( ! ,milit>y ,rules
 ( ,evid5ce %all be modifi$ to cl>ify t1

 except z provid$ by subsection 7b71 !  
g5]al milit>y "* ( an accus$ is n       
admissible = ! purpose ( %[+ !          
probability ( innoc5ce ( ! accus$4  7b7 
,exception ,evid5ce ( a trait ( !       
milit>y "* ( an accus$ may be (f]$ 9    
evid5ce by ! accus$ :5 t trait is       
relevant to an elem5t ( an (f5se = :i* !
 accus$ has be5 *>g$4  #e4              
,applicability ( sexual assault         
prev5tion & response & relat$ milit>y   
ju/ice enhancem5ts to milit>y s]vice    
academies  7a7 ,milit>y s]vice academies
 ,! ,secret>y ( ! milit>y dep>tm5t      
conc]n$ %all ensure t ! provisions (    
title ,,xvii ( ! ,national ,def5se      
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjad 
7,public ,law #aac-ff7 & ?is ,act apply 
to ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,milit>y ,academy1 ! 
,naval ,academy1 & ! ,air ,=ce ,academy 
9 ! same mann] & to ! same ext5t z su*  
title & ?is ,act apply to an ,arm$ ,=ce 
"u ! jurisdiction ( t ,secret>y4  7b7   
,coa/ gu>d academy ,! ,secret>y ( !     
,dep>tm5t 9 :i* ! ,coa/ ,gu>d is op]at+ 

%all ensure t ! provisions ( title      
,,xvii ( ! ,national ,def5se            
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjad 
7,public ,law #aac-ff7 & ?is ,act apply 
to ! ,coa/ ,gu>d ,academy 9 ! same mann]
 & to ! same ext5t z su* title & ?is    
,act apply to ! ,coa/ ,gu>d4  #f4       
,judicial proce$+s panel assessm5t ( use
 ( m5tal heal? records by def5se dur+   
prelim9>y he>+ & c\rt-m>tial proce$+s   
7a7 ,additional assessm5ts ,! indep5d5t 
panel e/abli%$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se 
"u subsection 7a77#b7 ( section #egf ( !
 ,national ,def5se ,au?orization ,act = 
,fiscal ,ye> #bjac 7,public ,law        
#aab-bci2 #abf ,/at4 #ageh71 kn[n z !   
judicial proce$+s panel1 %all conduct   
assessm5ts (--  7#a7 ! use ( m5tal heal?
 records by ! def5se dur+ prelim9>y he>+
 & c\rt-m>tial proce$+s2 &  7#b7 ! use (
 ^! records 9 simil> civilian proce$+s  
to det]m9e :e!r any significant         
discrepancies exi/ betwe5 ! two legal   
sy/ems4  7b7 ,submission ( results ,!   
judicial proce$+s panel %all include !  

results ( ! assessm5ts requir$ by       
subsection 7a7 9 ! rema9+ reports       
requir$ by subsection 7c77#b77;,b7 (    
section #egf ( ! ,national ,def5se      
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjac4
  #g4 ,comptroll] ,g5]al report on      
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se actions reg>d+      
sexual assault prev5tion & response 9 ! 
,arm$ ,=ces ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !        
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
%all submit to ! ,committees on ,arm$   
,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,h\se (         
,repres5tatives a report describ+ !     
/atus ( ! implem5tation ( ! sexual      
assault provisions conta9$ 9 ! ,national
 ,def5se ,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal   
,ye> #bjab 7,public ,law #aab-aha71 !   
,national ,def5se ,au?orization ,act =  
,fiscal ,ye> #bjac 7,public ,law        
#aab-bci71 & ! ,national ,def5se        
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjad 
7,public ,law #aac-ff7 & ! sexual       
assault prev5tion initiatives ann\nc$ 9 
memor&a by ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se on ,may

 #f1 #bjac1 & ,augu/ #ad1 #bjac4