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This Act may be cited as the . Victims Protection Act of 2013 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. TITLE I—Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Sec. 101. Prohibition on service in the Armed Forces by individuals who have been convicted of certain sexual offenses. Sec. 102. Temporary administrative reassignment or removal of a member of the Armed Forces on active duty who is accused of committing a sexual assault or related offense.
Sec. 103. Issuance of regulations applicable to the Coast Guard regarding consideration of request for permanent change of station or unit transfer by victim of sexual assault. Sec. 104. Inclusion and command review of information on sexual-related offenses in personnel service records of members of the Armed Forces. Sec. 105. Enhanced responsibilities of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office for Department of Defense sexual assault prevention and response program. Sec. 106.
Comprehensive review of adequacy of training for members of the Armed Forces on sexual assault prevention and response. Sec. 107. Availability of Sexual Assault Response Coordinators for members of the National Guard and the Reserves. Sec. 108. Retention of certain forms in connection with Restricted Reports and Unrestricted Reports on sexual assault involving members of the Armed Forces. Sec. 109. Special Victims' Counsel for victims of sexual assault committed by members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 110. Sense of Congress on commanding officer responsibility for command climate free of retaliation. Sec. 111. Commanding officer action on reports on sexual offenses involving members of the Armed Forces. Sec. 112. Department of Defense Inspector General investigation of allegations of retaliatory personnel actions taken in response to making protected communications regarding sexual assault. Sec. 113. Advancement of submittal deadline for report of independent panel on assessment of military response systems to sexual assault.
Sec. 114. Assessment of clemency in the military justice system and of database of alleged offenders of sexual assault as additional duties of independent panel on review and assessment of systems to respond to sexual assault cases. Sec. 115. Assessment of provisions and proposed provisions of law on sexual assault prevention and response as additional duties of independent panels for review and assessment of Uniform Code of Military Justice and judicial proceedings of sexual assault cases.
Sec. 116. Assessment of compensation and restitution of victims of offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice as additional duty of independent panel on review and assessment of judicial proceedings of sexual assault cases. Sec. 117. Additional enhancements of military department actions on sexual assault prevention and response. Sec. 118. Applicability of sexual assault prevention and response and related military justice enhancements to military service academies. Sec. 119.
Collaboration between the Department of Defense and the Department of Justice in efforts to prevent and respond to sexual assault. Sec. 120. Sense of Senate on independent panel on review and assessment on response systems to sexual assault crimes. TITLE II—Related Military Justice Matters Sec. 201. Elimination of five-year statute of limitations on trial by court-martial for additional offenses involving sex-related crimes. Sec. 202. Review of decisions not to refer charges of certain sexual offenses to trial by court-martial.
Sec. 203. Defense counsel interview of complaining witnesses in presence of trial counsel or outside counsel. Sec. 204. Mandatory discharge or dismissal for certain sex-related offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice and trial of such offenses by general courts-martial. Sec. 205. Limitation on authority of convening authority to modify findings of a court-martial. Sec. 206. Participation by complaining witnesses in clemency phase of courts-martial process. Sec. 207.
Secretary of Defense report on modifications to the Uniform Code of Military Justice to prohibit sexual acts and contacts between military instructors and trainees. Sec. 208. Sense of Senate on disposition of charges involving certain sexual misconduct offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice through courts-martial. Sec. 209. Sense of Senate on the discharge in lieu of court-martial of members of the Armed Forces who commit sexual-related offenses. TITLE III—Other Military Justice and Legal Matters Sec. 301.
Prohibition of retaliation against members of the Armed Forces for reporting a criminal offense. Sec. 302. Extension of crime victims' rights to victims of offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Sec. 303. Modification of Manual for Courts-Martial to eliminate factor relating to character and military service of the accused in rule on initial disposition of offenses. Sec. 304. Preliminary hearings on alleged offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.