Sec. 557. Secretary of Defense report on modifications to the Uniform Code of Military Justice to prohibit sexual acts and contacts between military instructors and trainees
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Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report setting forth the recommendations of the Secretary for such legislative action as the Secretary considers appropriate to modify chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice), to prohibit sexual acts and contacts between military instructors and their trainees.
For purposes the report required by this section, military instructors shall include the following: Drill Sergeants in the Army. Drill Instructors in the Marine Corps. Recruit Division Commanders in the Navy. Military Training instructors in the Air Force. Company Commanders in the Coast Guard. Such other members of the Armed Forces as the Secretary considers appropriate for purposes of the report as having supervisory authority over new recruits in the Armed Forces undergoing basic training (or its equivalent).