,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gjfj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bh1 #bjbj,mr4  
,turner 7for himself and ,mrs4 ,davis of
 ,california7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a      
,,bill  ,to improve the military justice
 system1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,military ,justice ,oversight and   
,refinement ,act of #bjbj4  #b4         
,briefing on the effectiveness of       
military justice reform ,not later than 
#ahj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,judge      
,advocates ,general of the ,army1 the   
,navy1 the ,air ,force1 and the ,coast  
,guard1 and the ,staff ,judge ,advocate 
to the ,commandant of the ,marine ,corps
 shall each provide to the ,committee on
 ,armed ,services of the ,house of      
,representatives a briefing on the      
results on the review and assessment    
conducted under section #idf7;f77#a7 of 

title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code        
7article #adf7;f77#a7 of the ,uniform   
,code of ,military ,justice74 ,each     
briefing shall include recommendations  
for improvements to the ,uniform ,code  
of ,military ,justice based on the      
results of such review and assessment4  
#c4 ,briefing ,special ,victims'        
,counsel program  7a7 ,briefing required
 ,not later than #ahj days after the    
date of the enactment of this ,act1 the 
,judge ,advocates ,general of the ,army1
 the ,navy1 the ,air ,force1 and the    
,coast ,guard1 and the ,staff ,judge    
,advocate to the ,commandant of the     
,marine ,corps shall each provide to the
 congressional defense committees a     
briefing on the status of the ,special  
,victims' ,counsel program of the ,armed
 ,force concerned4  7b7 ,elements ,each 
briefing under subsection 7a7 shall     
include1 with respect to the ,special   
,victims' ,counsel program of the ,armed
 ,force concerned1 the following3 7#a7  
,an assessment of whether the ,armed    

,force is in compliance with the        
provisions of the ,national ,defense    
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjbj relating to the ,special ,victims'
 ,counsel program and1 if not1 what     
steps have been taken to achieve        
compliance with such provisions4  7#b7  
,an estimate of the average caseload of 
each ,special ,victims' ,counsel4  7#c7 
,a description of any staffing          
shortfalls in the ,special ,victims'    
,counsel program or other programs of   
the ,armed ,force resulting from the    
additional responsibilities required of 
the ,special ,victims' ,counsel program 
under the ,national ,defense            
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjbj4  7#d7 ,an explanation of the     
ability of ,special ,victims' ,counsel  
to adhere to requirement that a counsel 
respond to a request for services within
 #gb hours of receiving such request4   
7#e7 ,an assessment of the feasibility  
of providing cross-service ,special     
,victims' ,counsel representation in    

instances where a ,special ,victims'    
,counsel from a different ,armed ,force 
is co-located with a victim at a remote 
base4  #d4 ,policy on separation of     
victim and accused at military service  
academies  7a7 ,in general ,the         
,secretary of ,defense shall1 in        
consultation with the ,secretaries of   
the military departments and the        
,superintendent of each military service
 academy1 prescribe in regulations a    
policy under which association between a
 cadet or midshipman of a military      
service academy who is the alleged      
victim of a sexual assault and the      
accused is minimized while both parties 
complete their course of study at the   
academy4  7b7 ,elements ,the ,secretary 
of ,defense shall ensure that the policy
 developed under subsection 7a7-- 7#a7  
is fair to the both the alleged victim  
and the accused2 and  7#b7 provides for 
the confidentiality of the parties      
involved4  7c7 ,military service academy
 defined ,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  7#d7 ,the ,united
 ,states ,coast ,guard ,academy4  #e4   
,modification of reporting and data     
collection on victims of sexual offenses
 ,section #edg of the ,john ,s4 ,mc,cain
 ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act 
for ,fiscal ,year #bjai 7,public ,law   
#aae-bcb2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #aefa note7 is  
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 
in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by striking     
accused of and inserting suspected of2  
and  7ii7 by striking assault and       
inserting offense2  7,b7 in paragraph   
7#b71 by striking accused of and        
inserting suspected of2 and  7,c7 in    
paragraph 7#c7-- 7i7 by striking        
assaults and inserting offenses2 and    
7ii7 by striking an accusation and      
inserting suspicion of2  7#b7 by        
redesignating subsection 7b7 as         
subsection 7c72  7#c7 by inserting after

 subsection 7b7 the following new       
subsection3  7b7 ,guidance required ,the
 ,secretary of ,defense shall issue     
guidance to ensure the uniformity of the
 data collected by each ,armed ,force   
for purposes of subsection 7a74 ,at a   
minimum1 such guidance shall establish--
 7#a7 standardized methods for the      
collection of the data required to be   
reported under such subsection2 and     
7#b7 standardized definitions for the   
terms sexual offense1 collateral        
misconduct1 and adverse action4  2 and  
7#d7 by amending subsection 7c71 as so  
redesignated1 to read as follows3  7c7  
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the
 term covered individual means an       
individual who is identified in the case
 files of a military criminal           
investigative organization as a victim  
of a sexual offense that occurred while 
that individual was serving on active   
duty as a member of the ,armed ,forces4 
7#b7 ,the term suspected of1 when used  
with respect to a covered individual    

suspected of collateral misconduct or   
crimes as described in subsection 7a71  
means that an investigation by a        
military criminal investigative         
organization reveals facts and          
circumstances that would lead a         
reasonable person to believe that the   
individual committed an offense under   
chapter #dg of title #aj1 ,united       
,states ,code 7the ,uniform ,code of    
,military ,justice74  4  #f4 ,guardian  
ad litem program for minor dependents of
 members of the ,armed ,forces ,section 
#edj,l7b77#a7 of the ,national ,defense 
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-ib2 #acc ,stat4
 #acgc7 is amended by adding before the 
period at the end the following3 1      
including an assessment of the          
feasibility and advisability of         
establishing a guardian ad litem program
 for military dependents living outside 
the ,united ,states4