,i #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #eidj ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #bc1 #bjah,ms4 ,kuster of ,new ,hampshire 7for herself1 ,mrs4 ,love1 and ,mrs4 ,dingell7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,armed ,services ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,secretary of ,defense to submit to ,congress a report on victims in military criminal investigative organization reports1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,military ,sexual ,assault ,transparency and ,accountability ,act4 #b4 ,report on victims in ,,mcio reports ,not later than ,september #cj1 #bjai1 and not less than once every two years thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,defense1 through the ,defense ,advisory ,committee on ,investigations1 ,prosecutions1 and ,defense of ,sexual ,assault in the ,armed ,forces1 shall submit to ,congress a report regarding the frequency at which individuals1 who are identified as victims of sexual offenses in case files of military criminal investigative organizations 7hereinafter in this section referred to as ,,mcio71 are accused of or punished for misconduct or crimes considered collateral to the investigation of sexual assault during the ,,mcio investigations in which the individuals were so identified4 #c4 ,inclusion in annual reports on sexual assault prevention and response efforts of the ,armed ,forces of information on collateral misconduct in connection with reports of sexual assault in the ,armed ,forces ,section #afca of the ,ike ,skelton ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjaa 7,public ,law #aaa-chc2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #aefa note7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b71 by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#ae7 ,information on each disciplinary action related to collateral misconduct in connection with a report of sexual assault in the ,armed ,forces made by or against a member of the ,armed ,forces as follows3 7,a7 ,a narrative description of each disciplinary action4 7,b7 ,the nature of each disciplinary action1 including whether the member of the ,armed ,forces receiving such disciplinary action alleged professional or social retaliation in connection with such disciplinary action4 7,c7 ,the sex of the member disciplined4 7,d7 ,the official or office that initiated the disciplinary action4 7,e7 ,the organization that investigated the conduct that led to the disciplinary action4 7,f7 ,the official or office that adjudicated the disciplinary action4 7,g7 ,the official or office that administered the disciplinary action4 7,h7 ,the status of the investigation into the related claim of sexual assault at the time disciplinary action for collateral misconduct was adjudicated4 7,i7 ,if the investigation into the sexual assault is complete1 a description of the results of the investigation1 including whether the investigation led to charges under chapter #dg of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code 7the ,uniform ,code of ,military ,justice74 7,j7 ,if the sexual assault investigation resulted in charges under chapter #dg of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 whether those charges were under ,article #abj4 7,k7 ,if the sexual assault investigation resulted in charges under chapter #dg of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 the final disposition of those charges4 2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7h7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the term collateral misconduct means victim misconduct that might be in time1 place1 or circumstance associated with the victim's sexual assault incident or victim misconduct that was exposed only as a result of the sexual assault investigation4 7#b7 ,the term disciplinary action means any adverse action1 including administrative action 7including corrective measures such as counseling1 letter of reprimand1 negative performance evaluation1 admonition1 reprimand1 exhortation1 disapproval1 criticism1 censure1 reproach1 rebuke1 extra military instruction1 or other administrative withholding of privileges1 or any combination thereof7 and criminal punishment 7including non-judicial punishment1 court martial1 administrative discharge1 or any combination thereof74 4 #d4 ,uniform collection of data on collateral misconduct in connection with reports of sexual assault in the ,armed ,forces 7a7 ,in general ,section #efc of the ,duncan ,hunter ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjji 7,public ,law #aaj-dag2 #abb ,stat4 #ddgj7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by striking and the outcome of any legal proceedings in connection with the assault and inserting 1 the outcome of any legal proceedings in connection with the assault1 and any disciplinary action for collateral misconduct related to the assault2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7f7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the term collateral misconduct means victim misconduct that might be in time1 place1 or circumstance associated with the victim's sexual assault incident or victim misconduct that was exposed only as a result of the sexual assault investigation4 7#b7 ,the term disciplinary action means any adverse action1 including administrative action 7including corrective measures such as counseling1 letter of reprimand1 negative performance evaluation1 admonition1 reprimand1 exhortation1 disapproval1 criticism1 censure1 reproach1 rebuke1 extra military instruction1 or other administrative withholding of privileges1 or any combination thereof7 and criminal punishment 7including non-judicial punishment1 court martial1 administrative discharge1 or any combination thereof74 4 7b7 ,plan for implementation ,not later than #ij days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan to provide for the implementation of case-level tracking of disciplinary actions for collateral misconduct as required by the amendments made by subsection 7a74