Sec. 105. Enhanced responsibilities of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office for Department of Defense sexual assault prevention and response program
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Section 1611(b) of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 ( 10 U.S.C. 1561 note) is amended by striking shall— and all that follows and inserting “shall do the following: Oversee development and implementation of the comprehensive policy for the Department of Defense sexual assault prevention and response program, including guidance and assistance for the military departments in addressing matters relating to sexual assault prevention and response.
Serve as the single point of authority, accountability, and oversight for the sexual assault prevention and response program. Undertake responsibility for the oversight of the implementation of the sexual assault prevention and response program by the Armed Forces. Collect and maintain data of the military departments on sexual assault in accordance with section 1615. Provide oversight to ensure that the military departments maintain documents relating to the following: Allegations and complaints of sexual assault involving members of the Armed Forces.
Courts-martial or trials of members of the Armed Forces for offenses relating to sexual assault. Act as liaison between the Department of Defense and other Federal and State agencies on programs and efforts relating to sexual assault prevention and response. Oversee development of strategic program guidance and joint planning objectives for resources in support of the sexual assault prevention and response program, and make recommendations on modifications to policy, law, and regulations needed to ensure the continuing availability of such resources.
Provide to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs any records or documents on sexual assault in the Armed Forces, including restricted reports with the approval of the individuals who filed such reports, that are required by the Secretary for purposes of the administration of the laws administered by the Secretary. . Subtitle A of title XVI of such Act (10 U.S.C. 1561 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: In carrying out the requirements of section 1611(b)(4), the Director of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office shall do the following:
Collect from each military department on a quarterly and annual basis data of such military department on sexual assaults involving members of the Armed Forces in a manner consistent with the policy and procedures developed pursuant to section 586 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (10 U.S.C. 1561 note) that protect the privacy of individuals named in records and the status of records. Maintain data collected from the military departments under paragraph (1).
Assemble from the data collected and maintained under this section quarterly and annual reports on the involvement of members of the Armed Forces in incidents of sexual assault. Develop metrics to measure the effectiveness of, and compliance with, training and awareness objectives of the military departments on sexual assault prevention and response. Establish categories of information to be provided by the military departments in connection with reports on sexual assault prevention and response, including, but not limited to, the annual reports required by section 1631, and ensure that the submittals of the military departments for purposes of such reports include data within such categories. .
Section 1631(f) of such Act ( 10 U.S.C. 1561 note) is amended— by redesignating paragraphs
(5)and
(6)as paragraphs
(6)and (7), respectively; and by inserting after paragraph
(4)the following new paragraph (5): The case synopsis shall indicate the unit of each member of the Armed Forces accused of committing a sexual assault and the unit of each member of the Armed Forces who is a victim of sexual assault. . The amendments made by paragraph
(1)shall apply beginning with the report regarding sexual assaults involving members of the Armed Forces required to be submitted by March 1, 2014, under section 1631 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011.
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Enhanced responsibilities of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office for Department of Defense sexual assault prevention and response program
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