,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cbgb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #aa1 
#bjbj,mrs4 ,gillibrand 7for herself and 
,mr4 ,grassley7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,armed ,services  
,a ,,bill  ,to provide for a safe to    
report policy relating to alleged       
instances of sexual assault involving   
members of 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 departments and the        
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1      
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