,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agii  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #be1      
#bjba,mr4 ,hawley 7for himself1 ,mrs4   
,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4 ,cardin1
 and ,ms4 ,ernst7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to               
professionalize the position of ,sexual 
,assault ,response ,coordinator in the  
military1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,professionalizing the ,sexual      
,assault ,response ,coordinator ,act of 
#bjba4  #b4 ,sexual ,assault ,response  
,coordinator ,military ,occupational    
,specialty  7a7 ,in general ,not later  
than #ahj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,defense shall submit to the         
congressional defense committees a      
report on the optimal execution of a    
,sexual ,assault ,response ,coordinator 
7,,sarc7 ,military ,occupational        

,specialty 7,,mos74  7b7 ,elements ,the 
report required under subsection 7a7    
shall include the following elements3   
7#a7 ,a recommendation on the required  
rank and experience of a ,,sarc ,,mos4  
7#b7 ,recommendations for strengthening 
recruitment and retention of members of 
the ,armed ,forces of the required rank 
and experience identified under         
paragraph 7#a71 including-- 7,a7        
designating ,,sarc as a secondary ,,mos 
instead of a primary ,,mos2  7,b7       
providing initial or recurrent bonuses  
or duty stations of choice to service   
members who qualify for the ,,sarc      
,,mos2  7,c7 limiting the amount of time
 that a service member who has qualified
 for the ,,sarc ,,mos can serve as a    
,,sarc in a given period of time2 or    
7,d7 requiring evaluations for service  
members who have qualified for the      
,,sarc ,,mos and are serving as a ,,sarc
 to be completed by an officer of the   
rank of ,o-#f or higher4  7#c7          
,recommendations for standardizing      

training and education for service      
members seeking a ,,sarc ,,mos or       
serving as a ,,sarc1 including by       
institutionalizing relevant academies   
for each of the services4  7#d7 ,an     
analysis of the impact of a ,,sarc ,,mos
 on the talent management of the        
existing ,,sarc program1 including      
recruitment and retention4  7#e7 ,an    
analysis of the requirements for a      
,,sarc-specific chain of command4  7#f7 
,a plan to execute a ,,sarc ,,mos within
 two years4  7#g7 ,analysis of the cost 
of a ,,sarc ,,mos program4  7#h7 ,any   
other matter the ,secretary of ,defense 
considers relevant for inclusion4  7c7  
,briefing ,not later than #ahj days     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall  
provide the congressional defense       
committees a briefing on the report     
required under subsection 7a74