,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #becb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bf1     
#bjbc,mrs4 ,feinstein introduced the    
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the   
,secretary of ,defense to submit an     
annual report on certain out-of-cycle or
 premature personnel transfers4  #a4    
,reports on certain out-of-cycle and    
premature personnel transfers  7a7 ,in  
general ,not later than ,december #a1   
#bjbe1 and each ,december #a thereafter1
 the ,secretary of ,defense shall submit
 to the congressional defense           
committees1 and any other committee of  
,congress the ,secretary considers      
appropriate1 a report detailing the     
number and nature of out-of-cycle or    
premature personnel transfers carried   
out during the preceding fiscal year for
 individuals described in subsection 7b7
 as a result of such individuals1 or the
 dependents of such individuals1 being  

affected by-- 7#a7 sexual assault2  7#b7
 sexual harassment2  7#c7 humanitarian  
or compassionate requests2  7#d7        
discrimination1 harassment1 bullying1   
reprisals1 or threats based on the race1
 color1 national origin1 religion1 sex  
7including gender identity71 or sexual  
orientation of such individuals or      
dependents2  7#e7 medical issues1       
including lack of access to care for    
such individuals or dependents at their 
current duty location2 or  7#f7 child   
custody arrangements4  7b7 ,individual  
described ,an individual described in   
this subsection is an individual who    
is-- 7#a7 a member of the ,armed ,forces
 on active duty2  7#b7 a member of the  
,armed ,forces in a reserve component2  
7#c7 a member of the ,national ,guard2  
or  7#d7 a civilian employee of the     
,department of ,defense4  7c7 ,elements 
,each report required by subsection 7a7 
shall include the following for the     
preceding fiscal year3 7#a7 ,the total  
number of personnel transfers for each  

reason described in paragraphs 7#a7     
through 7#f7 of subsection 7a74  7#b7   
,demographic information of each        
individual involved in such a transfer1 
including the age1 gender1 and military 
rank or civilian pay grade of the       
individual4  7#c7 ,an analysis of the   
geographic distribution of such         
transfers4  7#d7 ,for each such         
transfer1 the branch or component of the
 ,department of ,defense to which the   
individual concerned was transferred4   
7#e7 ,a description of any trend or     
pattern identified in the data1         
including recurring issues or areas of  
concern4  7#f7 ,an estimate of the total
 cost of such transfers4  7d7 ,form     
,each report required by subsection 7a7 
shall be submitted in unclassified form 
but may include a classified annex1 as  
necessary to protect sensitive          
information4  7e7 ,privacy ,to ensure   
the privacy of military personnel1      
personally identifiable information     
shall not be included in any report     

under this section4  7f7 ,public        
availability ,the ,secretary shall make 
each report required by subsection 7a7  
available to the public on the internet 
website of the ,department of ,defense4 
7g7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 
,out-of-cycle or premature ,with respect
 to a personnel transfer1 the term      
out-of-cycle or premature means an      
assignment action taken in advance of   
the originally scheduled or anticipated 
rotation date of the personnel          
concerned4  7#b7 ,personnel transfer    
,the term personnel transfer includes a 
permanent change of duty station1       
temporary duty assignment1 reassignment1
 permanent change of assignment1 and any
 other movement of military personnel   
within the ,department of ,defense4