,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cbaf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #aa1 #bjai,mrs4
 ,trahan 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,turner1 and
 ,mr4 ,cisneros7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to enhance efforts to prevent  
sexual assault in the ,armed ,forces1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,prevention of ,sexual ,assault in the  
,armed ,forces ,act4  #b4 ,defense      
,advisory ,committee for the ,prevention
 of ,sexual ,misconduct  7a7            
,establishment required  7#a7 ,in       
general ,the ,secretary of ,defense     
shall establish and maintain within the 
,department of ,defense an advisory     
committee to be known as the ,defense   
,advisory ,committee for the ,prevention
 of ,sexual ,misconduct 7in this section
 referred to as the ,advisory           
,committee74  7#b7 ,deadline for        
establishment ,the ,secretary shall     

establish the ,advisory ,committee not  
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act4  7b7        
,membership  7#a7 ,in general ,the      
,advisory ,committee shall consist of   
not more than #bj members1 appointed by 
the ,secretary from among individuals   
who have an expertise appropriate for   
the work of the ,advisory ,committee1   
including at least one individual with  
each expertise as follows3  7,a7        
,expertise in the prevention of sexual  
assault and behaviors on the sexual     
assault continuum of harm4  7,b7        
,expertise in the prevention of suicide4
  7,c7 ,expertise in trauma and trauma  
symptoms4  7,d7 ,expertise in the change
 of culture of large organizations4     
7,e7 ,expertise in implementation       
science4  7#b7 ,background of           
individuals ,individuals appointed to   
the ,advisory ,committee may include    
individuals with expertise in sexual    
assault prevention efforts of           
institutions of higher education1 public

 health officials1 and such other       
individuals as the ,secretary considers 
appropriate4  7#c7 ,prohibition on      
membership of members of ,armed ,forces 
on active duty ,a member of the ,armed  
,forces serving on active duty may not  
serve as a member of the ,advisory      
,committee4  7c7 ,duties  7#a7 ,in      
general ,the ,advisory ,committee shall 
advise the ,secretary on the following3 
7,a7 ,the prevention of sexual assault  
7including rape1 forcible sodomy1 other 
sexual assault1 and other sexual        
misconduct 7including behaviors on the  
sexual assault continuum of harm77      
involving members of the ,armed ,forces4
  7,b7 ,the policies1 programs1 and     
practices of each military department1  
each ,armed ,force1 and each military   
service academy for the prevention of   
sexual assault as described in          
subparagraph 7,a74  7#b7 ,basis for     
provision of advice ,for purposes of    
providing advice to the ,secretary      
pursuant to this subsection1 the        

,advisory ,committee shall review1 on an
 ongoing basis1 the following3  7,a7    
,closed cases involving allegations of  
sexual assault described in paragraph   
7#a74  7,b7 ,efforts of institutions of 
higher education to prevent sexual      
assault among students4  7,c7 ,any other
 information or matters that the        
,advisory ,committee or the ,secretary  
considers appropriate4  7#c7            
,coordination of efforts ,in addition to
 the reviews required by paragraph 7#b71
 for purposes of providing advice to the
 ,secretary1 the ,advisory ,committee   
shall also consult and coordinate with  
the ,defense ,advisory ,committee on    
,investigation1 ,prosecution1 and       
,defense of ,sexual ,assault in the     
,armed ,forces 7,,dac-,,ipad7 on matters
 of joint interest to the two ,advisory 
,committees4  7d7 ,annual report ,not   
later than ,march #cj each year1 the    
,advisory ,committee shall submit to the
 ,secretary and the ,committees on      
,armed ,services of the ,senate and the 

,house of ,representatives a report on  
the activities of the ,advisory         
,committee pursuant to this section     
during the preceding year4  7e7 ,sexual 
assault continuum of harm ,in this      
section1 the term sexual assault        
continuum of harm includes-- 7#a7       
inappropriate actions 7such as sexist   
jokes71 sexual harassment1 gender       
discrimination1 hazing1 cyber bullying1 
or other behavior that contributes to a 
culture that is tolerant of1 or         
increases risk for1 sexual assault2 and 
7#b7 maltreatment or ostracism of a     
victim for a report of sexual           
misconduct4  7f7 ,termination  7#a7 ,in 
general ,except as provided in paragraph
 7#b71 the ,advisory ,committee shall   
terminate on the date that is five years
 after the date of the establishment of 
the ,advisory ,committee pursuant to    
subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,continuation ,the
 ,secretary of ,defense may continue the
 ,advisory ,committee after the         
termination date applicable under       

paragraph 7#a7 if the ,secretary        
determines that continuation of the     
,advisory ,committee after that date is 
advisable and appropriate4 ,if the      
,secretary determines to continue the   
,advisory ,committee after that date1   
the ,secretary shall notify the         
,committees on the ,armed ,services of  
the ,senate and ,house of               
,representatives4  #c4 ,notice to       
victims of alleged sexual assault of    
pendency of further administrative      
action following a determination not to 
refer to trial by court-martial ,under  
regulations prescribed by the ,secretary
 of ,defense1 upon a determination not  
to refer a case of alleged sexual       
assault for trial by court-martial under
 chapter #dg of title #aj1 ,united      
,states ,code 7the ,uniform ,code of    
,military ,justice71 the commander      
making such determination shall         
periodically notify the victim of the   
status of a final determination on      
further action on such case1 whether    

non-judicial punishment under section   
#hae of such title 7article #ae of the  
,uniform ,code of ,military ,justice71  
other administrative action1 or no      
further action4 ,such notifications     
shall continue not less frequently than 
monthly until such final determination4 
#d4 ,authority for detail of certain    
enlisted members of the ,armed ,forces  
as students at law schools  7a7 ,in     
general ,chapter #aja of title #aj1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 by redesignating sections #bjjd;a and  
#bjjd;b as sections #bjjd;b and #bjjd;c1
 respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting   
after section #bjjd the following new   
section3  #bjjd;a4 ,detail as students  
at law schools3 certain enlisted members
  7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of    
each military department may1 under     
regulations prescribed by the ,secretary
 of ,defense1 detail enlisted members of
 the armed forces as students at        
accredited law schools1 located in the  
,united ,states1 for a period of        

training leading to the degree of       
bachelor of laws or juris doctor4 ,no   
more than twenty-five officers from each
 military department may commence such  
training in any single fiscal year4  7b7
 ,eligibility for detail ,to be eligible
 for detail under subsection 7a71 a     
member must be a citizen of the ,united 
,states and must--  7#a7 as of the time 
training is to begin-- 7,a7 have served 
on active duty for a period of not less 
than four years nor more than eight     
years2  7,b7 be in pay grade ,e-#e or   
,e-#f2 and  7,c7 meet all requirements  
for acceptance of a commission as a     
commissioned officer in the armed       
forces2 and  7#b7 sign an agreement     
that1 unless sooner separated1 the      
member will-- 7,a7 complete the         
educational course of legal training2   
7,b7 upon completion of the educational 
course of legal training-- 7i7 accept a 
commission as a commissioned officer in 
the armed forces2 and  7ii7 accept      
transfer or detail as a judge advocate  

or law specialist within the department 
concerned2 and  7,c7 agree to serve on  
active duty following completion or     
other termination of the educational    
course of legal training for a period of
 two years for each year or part thereof
 of such training4  7c7 ,selection      
,members detailed for legal training    
under subsection 7a7 shall be selected  
on a competitive basis by the ,secretary
 of the military department concerned1  
under the regulations required by       
subsection 7a74  7d7 ,service and       
service obligations  7#a7 ,except as    
provided in paragraph 7#b71 any service 
obligation incurred by a member under an
 agreement entered into under subsection
 7b7 shall be in addition to any service
 obligation incurred by the member under
 any other provision of law or          
agreement4  7#b7  7,a7 ,a member who    
does not successfully complete a course 
of legal training to which detailed     
pursuant to this section shall cease    
such detail and return to the armed     

force concerned as an enlisted member4  
7,b7 ,any time of a member described by 
subparagraph 7,a7 in a course of legal  
training described in that subparagraph 
shall not count toward satisfaction of  
any period of service required under the
 current contract or agreement of the   
member for enlistment in the armed      
forces4  7e7 ,limitation on number      
detailable ,the aggregate number of     
enlisted members detailed under this    
section and commissioned officers       
detailed under section #bjjd of this    
title in any fiscal year by a ,secretary
 of a military department may not exceed
 #be4  7f7 ,other administrative matters
 ,subsections 7d7 and 7f7 of section    
#bjjd of this title shall apply to the  
detail of members under this section1   
except that any reference in such       
section to an officer shall be deemed to
 be a reference to an enlisted member   
for such purposes4  4  7b7 ,conforming  
amendments  7#a7 ,in general ,section   
#bjjd of such title is amended-- 7,a7 in

 subsection 7a71 by striking the second 
sentence2 and  7,b7 in subsection 7f7-- 
7i7 by inserting 7#a7 after 7f72 and    
7ii7 by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph3  7#b7 ,the aggregate     
number of commissioned officers detailed
 under this section and enlisted members
 detailed under section #bjjd;a of this 
title in any fiscal year by a ,secretary
 of a military department may not exceed
 #be4  4  7#b7 ,heading amendment ,the  
heading of section #bjjd of such title  
is amended to read as follows3  #bjjd4  
,detail as students at law schools3     
commissioned officers  4  7c7 ,clerical 
amendment ,the table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter #aja of such title 
is amended by striking the item relating
 to section #bjjd and inserting the     
following new items3  #bjjd4 ,detail as 
students at law schools3 commissioned   
officers4 #bjjd;a4 ,detail as students  
at law schools3 certain enlisted        
members4 #bjjd;b4 ,detail of            
commissioned officers as students at    

medical schools4 #bjjd;c4 ,detail of    
commissioned officers as students at    
schools of psychology4  4