,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #egch  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #cj1        
#bjbj,ms4 ,speier 7for herself1 ,mr4    
,bacon1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,cisneros1   
,mr4 ,hastings1 ,ms4 ,castor of         
,florida1 ,mr4 ,cuellar1 and ,mr4       
,grijalva7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a      
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of    
,defense to implement a safe-to-report  
policy applicable across the ,armed     
,forces4  #a4 ,safe-to-report policy    
applicable across the ,armed ,forces    
7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of      
,defense shall1 in consultation with the
 ,secretaries of the military           
departments1 prescribe in regulations a 
safe-to-report policy described in      
subsection 7b7 that applies with respect
 to all members of the ,armed ,forces   
7including members of the reserve       
components of the ,armed ,forces7 and   
cadets and midshipmen at the military   

service academies4  7b7                 
,safe-,to-,report policy ,the           
safe-to-report policy described in this 
subsection is a policy under which a    
member of the ,armed ,forces who is the 
alleged victim of sexual assault1 but   
who may have committed minor collateral 
misconduct at or about the time of such 
sexual assault1 or whose minor          
collateral misconduct is discovered only
 as a result of the investigation into  
such sexual assault1 may report such    
sexual assault to proper authorities    
without fear or receipt of discipline in
 connection with such minor collateral  
misconduct absent aggravating           
circumstances that increase the gravity 
of the minor collateral misconduct or   
its impact on good order and discipline4
  7c7 ,minor collateral misconduct ,for 
purposes of the safe-to-report policy1  
minor collateral misconduct shall       
include any of the following3  7#a7     
,improper use or possession of alcohol4 
7#b7 ,consensual intimate behavior      

7including adultery7 or fraternization4 
7#c7 ,presence in an off-limits area4   
7#d7 ,such other misconduct as the      
,secretary of ,defense shall specify in 
the regulations under subsection 7a74   
7d7 ,aggravating circumstances ,the     
regulations under subsection 7a7 shall  
specify aggravating circumstances that  
increase the gravity of minor collateral
 misconduct or its impact on good order 
and discipline for purposes of the      
safe-to-report policy4  7e7 ,definitions
 ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the term ,armed
 ,forces has the meaning given that term
 in section #aja7;a77#d7 of title #aj1  
,united ,states ,code1 except such term 
does not include the ,coast ,guard4     
7#b7 ,the term military service academy 
means the following3 7,a7 ,the ,united  
,states ,military ,academy4  7,b7 ,the  
,united ,states ,naval ,academy4  7,c7  
,the ,united ,states ,air ,force        
,academy4