Sec. 541. Legal assistance by Special Victims' Counsel for victims of alleged domestic violence offenses
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Subsection
(a)of section 1044e of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: Legal counsel designated as described in paragraph
(1)may also provide legal assistance to any individual described in paragraph (2)(B) or (2)(C) who is the victim of an alleged domestic violence offense, and to any civilian individual not otherwise covered by paragraph (2)(C) who is the victim of an alleged sex-related offense or alleged domestic violence offense, if the Secretary of the military department concerned determines (on a case-by-case basis) that resources are available for the provision of such assistance to such individual without impairing the capacity to provide assistance under paragraph
(1)to victims of alleged sex-related offenses described in paragraph (2). . Subsection
(g)of such section is amended to read as follows: In this section: The term alleged covered offense means any of the following: An alleged sex-related offense. An alleged domestic violence offense. The term alleged sex-related offense means any allegation of— a violation of section 920, 920b, 920c, or 930 of this title (article 120, 120b, 120c, or 130 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice); or an attempt to commit an offense specified in a subparagraph
(A)as punishable under section 880 of this title (article 80 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice). The term alleged domestic violence offense means any allegation of— a violation of section 928, 928b(1), 928b(5), or 930 of this title (article 128, 128b(1), 128b(5), or 130 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), when committed against a spouse, intimate partner, or immediate family member; a violation of any other provision of subchapter X of chapter 47 of this title (the Uniform Code of Military Justice), when committed against a spouse, intimate partner, or immediate family member, as specified by the Secretary concerned for purposes of eligibility for legal consultation and assistance by Special Victims' Counsel under the jurisdiction of such Secretary under this section; or an attempt to commit an offense specified in a subparagraph
(A)or
(B)as punishable under section 880 of this title (article 80 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice). . Such section is further amended— in subsections
(b)and (f), by striking alleged sex-related offense each place it appears (other than subsection (f)(1)) and inserting alleged covered offense concerned ; and in subsection (f)— by striking subsection (a)(2) each place it appears and inserting paragraph
(2)or
(3)of subsection
(a); and in paragraph (1), by striking an alleged sex-related offense and inserting an alleged covered offense . The heading of such section is amended to read as follows: . the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 53 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 1044e and inserting the following new item: 1044e. Special Victims' Counsel: victims of sex-related offenses; victims of domestic violence offenses. .