,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dibb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ah1 
#bjbj,ms4 ,sinema 7for herself and ,mr4 
,cornyn7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a     
,,bill  ,to expand and enhance programs 
and activities of the ,department of    
,defense for prevention of and response 
to domestic violence and child abuse and
 neglect among military families1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,military
 ,domestic ,violence ,prevention ,act4  
#b4 ,reports on staffing levels for the 
,family ,advocacy ,programs ,not later  
than six months after the deployment of 
the ,military ,community and ,family    
,policy 7,,mc,,fp7 ,family ,advocacy    
,program ,staffing ,tool1 and every year
 thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,defense 
shall submit to ,congress a report      
setting forth the following3 7#a7       
,current staffing levels for the ,family

 ,advocacy ,programs 7,f,a,ps7 of the   
,armed ,forces at each installation so  
staffed4  7#b7 ,recommendations for     
ideal staffing levels for the ,family   
,advocacy ,programs1 as identified by   
the staffing tool1 set forth1 at the    
election of the ,secretary1 by ,armed   
,force or by installation4  #c4 ,sharing
 among the ,armed ,forces of information
 on incidents reported to the ,family   
,advocacy ,programs ,commencing not     
later than one year after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,defense shall ensure that
 appropriate information on incidents   
reported to the ,family ,advocacy       
,programs 7,f,a,ps7 of the ,armed       
,forces is shared among and across the  
,armed ,forces4  #d4 ,enhancement of    
activities for awareness of military    
families regarding ,family ,advocacy    
,programs and other similar services    
7a7 ,pilot program on ,information on   
,f,a,ps for families enrolling in       
,,deers ,the ,secretary of ,defense     

shall carry out a pilot program to      
assess the feasibility and advisability 
of various mechanisms to inform families
 about the ,family ,advocacy ,programs  
7,f,a,ps7 of the ,armed ,forces during  
their enrollment in the ,defense        
,enrollment ,eligibility ,reporting     
,system 7,,deers74 ,the matters assessed
 by the pilot program shall include the 
following3 7#a7 ,an option for training 
of family members on the ,family        
,advocacy ,programs4  7#b7 ,the         
provision to families of information on 
the resources available through the     
,family ,advocacy ,programs4  7#c7 ,the 
availability through the ,family        
,advocacy ,programs of both restricting 
and unrestricted reporting on incidents 
of domestic violence or child abuse and 
neglect4  7#d7 ,the provision to        
families of information on the ,military
 ,one,source program of the ,department 
of ,defense4  7#e7 ,the provision to    
families of information on resources    
relating to domestic violence and child 

abuse and neglect that are available    
through local community service         
organizations4  7b7 ,outreach on ,,fap  
and similar services for military       
families ,each ,secretary of a military 
department shall improve the information
 available to military families under   
the jurisdiction of such ,secretary that
 are the victim of domestic violence or 
child abuse and neglect in order to     
provide such families with comprehensive
 information on the services available  
to such families in connection with such
 violence and abuse and neglect4 ,the   
information so provided shall include a 
complete guide to the following3 7#a7   
,the ,family ,advocacy ,program of the  
,armed ,force or military department    
concerned4  7#b7 ,military law          
enforcement services1 including the     
process following a report of an        
incidence of domestic violence or child 
abuse or neglect4  7#c7 ,other          
applicable victim services4  #e4        
,defense ,department ,advisory          

,committee on ,women in the ,services   
report on initial entry points for      
support for military families in        
connection with domestic violence ,not  
later than one year after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,defense shall submit to  
the congressional defense committees a  
report setting forth the results of a   
study1 conducted by the ,defense        
,department ,advisory ,committee on     
,women in the ,services 7,,dacowits7 for
 purposes of the report1 on initial     
entry points 7including anonymous entry 
points7 for use by members of military  
families in seeking support for domestic
 violence or child abuse and neglect1   
including online chat rooms and other   
support1 text-based support1 and        
applications on smartphones4  #f4       
,improvement of collaboration in        
domestic violence prevention services   
7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj    
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 ,department of ,defense      

,instruction #fdjj4ja1 relating to the  
,family ,advocacy ,program 7,,fap7 of   
the ,department of ,defense1 shall be   
modified to enhance collaboration among 
the programs and components specified in
 subsection 7b7 for the purpose of      
leveraging the expertise and resources  
of such programs and components to order
 to improve the availability and scope  
of domestic violence prevention services
 for military families4  7b7 ,programs  
and components ,the programs and        
components specified in this subsection 
are the following3 7#a7 ,the ,family    
,advocacy ,program4  7#b7 ,the ,sexual  
,assault ,prevention and ,response      
,officer 7,,sapro7 of the ,department of
 ,defense4  7#c7 ,the ,defense ,suicide 
,prevention ,office 7,,dspo74  7#d7 ,the
 ,defense ,equal ,opportunity           
,management ,institute 7,,deomi74  7#e7 
,the ,,tricare ,management ,activity    
7,,tma74  7#f7 ,the substance abuse     
prevention programs and components of   
the ,armed ,forces4  7#g7 ,such other   

programs and components of the          
,department of ,defense as the          
,secretary of ,defense considers        
appropriate4  #g4 ,inspector ,general of
 the ,department of ,defense report on  
best practices in prevention and        
response to domestic violence and child 
abuse and neglect among military        
families  7a7 ,report required ,not     
later than #abj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,inspector ,general of the ,department  
of ,defense shall submit to the         
,secretary of ,defense1 and to the      
congressional defense committees1 a     
report on best practices among military 
installations in prevention and response
 to domestic violence and child abuse   
and neglect among military families4    
7b7 ,elements ,the report required by   
subsection 7a7 shall include the        
following3 7#a7 ,an identification and  
assessment of best practices among      
military installations in prevention and
 response to domestic violence and child

 abuse and neglect among military       
families in connection with the         
following3 7,a7 ,installation           
leadership4  7,b7 ,communication between
 the ,family ,advocacy ,program and the 
installation command team4  7,c7        
,elimination of or reduction in barriers
 to effective incident response4  7#b7  
,recommendations for mechanisms1 at the 
installation1 ,armed ,force1 and        
military department level1 to identify  
and assess lessons learned through      
programs1 projects1 and activities for  
prevention and response to domestic     
violence and child abuse and neglect    
among military families4  7#c7 ,an      
identification and assessment of        
resources in communities surrounding    
military installations that could assist
 in prevention and response to domestic 
violence and child abuse and neglect    
among military families4  7#d7 ,an      
assessment of the benefits of           
bidirectional relationships involving   
the community resources identified      

pursuant to paragraph 7#c74  7#e7       
,recommendations for memoranda of       
understanding1 or other formal          
relationships1 between installations and
 surrounding communities on the shared  
use of resources identified pursuant to 
paragraph 7#c71 including               
recommendations on mechanisms for       
expediting entry into such memoranda of 
understanding4  7#f7 ,such other matters
 regarding best practices among military
 installations in prevention and        
response to domestic violence and child 
abuse and neglect among military        
families as the ,inspector ,general     
considers appropriate4  7c7 ,guidance   
authorized in light of report ,each     
,secretary of a military department may 
issue guidance for commanders of        
installations under the jurisdiction of 
such ,secretary on best practices in    
prevention and response to domestic     
violence and child abuse and neglect    
among military families at such         
installations in light of the matters   

included in the report of the ,inspector
 ,general under subsection 7a74  #h4    
,congressional defense committees       
defined ,in this ,act1 the term         
congressional defense committees has the
 meaning given that term in section     
#aja7;a77#af7 of title #aj1 ,united     
,states ,code4