,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bgci  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #be1 #bjag,mr4  
,turner 7for himself and ,ms4 ,tsongas7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title   
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 to establish
 additional protections for victims of  
crimes punishable under the ,uniform    
,code of ,military ,justice4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,building an ,environment for ,helpful1 
,effective1 and ,accessible             
,representation and ,decision-making    
,act or the ,,be ,,heard ,act4  #b4     
,training for ,special ,victims'        
,counsels on effect of gender           
differences on victim response to sexual
 assault ,in establishing the training  
requirements for ,special ,victims'     
,counsels pursuant to section           
#ajdd;e7d77#b7 of title #aj1 ,united    
,states ,code1 the ,secretary of        
,defense shall develop specific training

 to assist ,special ,victims' ,counsels 
in recognizing and dealing with the     
effect of gender differences on feelings
 of victimization and response          
mechanisms of victims of sexual assault4
  #c4 ,court of ,appeals for the ,armed 
,forces jurisdiction to review          
interlocutory appeals of decisions on   
certain petitions for writs of mandamus 
,section #hjf;b7e7 of title #aj1 ,united
 ,states ,code 7article #f;b7e7 of the  
,uniform ,code of ,military ,justice71  
is amended--  7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by
 striking paragraph 7#d7 and inserting  
paragraph 7#e72  7#b7 by redesignating  
paragraph 7#d7 as paragraph 7#e72 and   
7#c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#c7  
the following new paragraph 7#d73  7#d7 
,the ,court of ,appeals for the ,armed  
,forces may review for legal error a    
grant or denial of a petition for a writ
 of mandamus described in this          
subsection by the ,court of ,criminal   
,appeals1 upon petition of a victim of  
an offense under this chapter or of the 

accused1 and on good cause shown4 ,any  
such review shall have priority of      
consideration to the maximum extent     
practicable4  4  #d4 ,designation of    
individuals to assume victim rights     
under ,uniform ,code of ,military       
,justice  7a7 ,clarification of         
designation authority ,section #hjf;b7c7
 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code    
7article #f;b7c7 of the ,uniform ,code  
of ,military ,justice71 is amended by   
inserting after the first sentence the  
following3  7#b7 ,the designation       
authority provided by this subsection is
 discretionary1 and designation of an   
individual to assume the rights under   
this section of a victim who is under   
#ah years of age is not required if the 
military judge determines that the      
victim can adequately represent the     
victim's own interests4  7#c7 ,until the
 military judge is detailed1 the        
convening authority may exercise the    
designation authority provided by this  
subsection4  4  7b7 ,conforming         

amendments ,section #hjf;b7c7 of title  
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code 7article     
#f;b7c7 of the ,uniform ,code of        
,military ,justice71 is further         
amended--  7#a7 by inserting 7#a7 before
 ,in the case2 and  7#b7 by striking    
,however1 in no event may the individual
 so designated and inserting the        
following3  7#d7 ,in no event may the   
individual designated under this        
subsection  4