,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bhgj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bh1    
#bjaf ,mrs4 ,mc,caskill 7for herself and
 ,mrs4 ,ernst7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,armed ,services   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #aj1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to prevent retaliation in
 the military1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may be     
cited as the ,military ,retaliation     
,prevention ,act4  #b4 ,punitive article
 on retaliation under the ,uniform ,code
 of ,military ,justice  7a7 ,punitive   
article ,subchapter ,x of chapter #dg of
 title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code 7the  
,uniform ,code of ,military ,justice71  
is amended by inserting after section   
#acc 7article #acc7 the following new   
section 7article73  #icc;a4 ,art4       
#acc;a4 ,retaliation  7a7 ,in general   
,any person subject to this chapter who1
 with the intent to retaliate against   
any person for reporting or planning to 

report a criminal offense1 or making or 
planning to make a protected            
communication1 or with the intent to    
discourage any person from reporting a  
criminal offense or making a protected  
communication--  7#a7 wrongfully takes  
or threatens to take an adverse         
personnel action against any person2 or 
7#b7 wrongfully withholds or threatens  
to withhold a favorable personnel action
 with respect to any person2  shall be  
punished as a court-martial may direct4 
7b7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 
,the term protected communication means 
the following3  7,a7 ,a lawful          
communication to a ,member of ,congress 
or an ,inspector ,general4  7,b7 ,a     
communication to a covered individual or
 organization in which a member of the  
armed forces complains of1 or discloses 
information that the member reasonably  
believes constitutes evidence of1 any of
 the following3  7i7 ,a violation of law
 or regulation1 including a law or      
regulation prohibiting sexual harassment

 or unlawful discrimination4  7ii7      
,gross mismanagement1 a gross waste of  
funds1 an abuse of authority1 or a      
substantial and specific danger to      
public health or safety4  7#b7 ,the term
 ,inspector ,general has the meaning    
given that term in section #ajcd7;h7 of 
this title4  7#c7 ,the term covered     
individual or organization means any    
recipient of a communication specified  
in clauses 7i7 through 7v7 of section   
#ajcd7;b77#a77;,b7 of this title4  7#d7 
,the term unlawful discrimination means 
discrimination on the basis of race1    
color1 religion1 sex1 or national       
origin4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the
 table of sections at the beginning of  
subchapter ,x of chapter #dg of such    
title is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section #icc 7article  
#acc7 the following new item3  #icc;a4  
,art4 #acc;a4 ,retaliation4  4  #c4     
,report to complainants of resolution of
 investigations into retaliation  7a7   
,report required  7#a7 ,in general      

,under regulations prescribed by the    
,secretary of ,defense1 the results of  
an investigation by an office1 element1 
or personnel of the ,department of      
,defense or the ,armed ,forces of a     
complaint by a member of the ,armed     
,forces of retaliation shall be reported
 to the member1 including whether the   
complaint was substantiated1            
unsubstantiated1 or dismissed4  7#b7    
,members of ,coast ,guard ,the          
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
provide in a similar manner for reports 
on the results of investigations by     
offices1 elements1 or personnel of the  
,department of ,homeland ,security or   
the ,coast ,guard of such complaints    
made by members of the ,coast ,guard    
when it is not operating as a service in
 the ,navy4  7b7 ,retaliation defined   
,in this section1 the term retaliation  
has the meaning given the term by the   
,secretary of ,defense in the strategy  
required by section #eci of the         
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  

for ,fiscal ,year #bjaf 7,public ,law   
#aad-ib2 #abi ,stat4 #hah7 or a         
subsequent meaning specified by the     
,secretary4  #d4 ,training for          
,department of ,defense personnel on    
sexual assault trauma in individuals    
claiming retaliation in connection with 
reports of sexual assault in the ,armed 
,forces  7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary
 of ,defense shall ensure that the      
personnel of the ,department of ,defense
 specified in subsection 7b7 who        
investigate claims of retaliation in    
connection with reports of sexual       
assault in the ,armed ,forces receive   
training on the nature and consequences 
of sexual assault trauma4 ,the training 
shall include such elements as the      
,secretary shall specify for purposes of
 this section4  7b7 ,personnel ,the     
personnel of the ,department of ,defense
 specified in this subsection are the   
following3 7#a7 ,personnel of military  
criminal investigation services4  7#b7  
,personnel of ,inspectors ,general      

offices4  7#c7 ,personnel of any command
 of the ,armed ,forces who are          
assignable by the commander of such     
command to investigate claims of        
retaliation made by or against members  
of such command4  7c7 ,retaliation      
defined ,in this section1 the term      
retaliation has the meaning given the   
term by the ,secretary of ,defense in   
the strategy required by section #eci of
 the ,national ,defense ,authorization  
,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjaf 7,public   
,law #aad-ib2 #abi ,stat4 #hah7 or a    
subsequent meaning specified by the     
,secretary4  #e4 ,inclusion in annual   
reports on sexual assault prevention and
 response efforts of the ,armed ,force  
of information on complaints of         
retaliation in connection with reports  
of sexual assault in the ,armed ,forces 
,section #afca7;b7 of the ,ike ,skelton 
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjaa 7#aj ,u4,s4,c4  
#aefa note7 is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph3  7#ab7 

,information on each claim of           
retaliation in connection with a report 
of sexual assault in the ,armed ,forces 
made by or against a member of such     
,armed ,force as follows3  7,a7 ,a      
narrative description of each complaint4
  7,b7 ,the nature of such complaint1   
including whether the complainant claims
 professional or social retaliation4    
7,c7 ,the gender of the complainant4    
7,d7 ,the gender of the individual      
claimed to have committed the           
retaliation4  7,e7 ,the nature of the   
relationship between the complainant and
 the individual claimed to have         
committed the retaliation4  7,f7 ,the   
nature of the relationship1 if any1     
between the individual alleged to have  
committed the sexual assault concerned  
and the individual claimed to have      
committed the retaliation4  7,g7 ,the   
official or office that received the    
complaint4  7,h7 ,the organization that 
investigated or is investigating the    
complaint4  7,i7 ,the current status of 

the investigation4  7,j7 ,if the        
investigation is complete1 a description
 of the results of the investigation1   
including whether the results of the    
investigation were provided to the      
complainant4  7,k7 ,if the investigation
 determined that retaliation occurred1  
whether the retaliation was an offense  
under chapter #dg of title #aj1 ,united 
,states ,code 7the ,uniform ,code of    
,military ,justice74  4  #f4 ,metrics   
for evaluating the efforts of the ,armed
 ,forces to prevent and respond to      
retaliation in connection with reports  
of sexual assault in the ,armed ,forces 
7a7 ,metrics required ,the ,sexual      
,assault ,prevention and ,response      
,office of the ,department of ,defense  
shall establish and issue to the        
military departments metrics to be used 
to evaluate the efforts of the ,armed   
,forces to prevent and respond to       
retaliation in connection with reports  
of sexual assault in the ,armed ,forces4
  7b7 ,best practices ,for purposes of  

enhancing and achieving uniformity in   
the efforts of the ,armed ,forces to    
prevent and respond to retaliation in   
connection with reports of sexual       
assault in the ,armed ,forces1 the      
,sexual ,assault ,prevention and        
,response ,office shall identify and    
issue to the military departments best  
practices to be used in the prevention  
of and response to retaliation in       
connection with such reports4