Sec. 557. Revision to sexual assault prevention and response training guidance
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, in coordination with the Director of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office of the Department of Defense, shall revise sexual assault prevention and response training guidance to require that information on the resources of the Department of Veterans Affairs to address experiences with unwanted sexual behavior be included in the annual or periodic sexual assault prevention and response training that is administered to all members of the Armed Forces.
The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that each Secretary of a military department— incorporates the revised guidance under subsection
(a)into the formal training curricula of the military department concerned; provides documented confirmation to the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness that the revised training has been delivered to all currently serving members of the Armed Forces within one year of the approval of such revised guidance; and establishes a mechanism to verify continued compliance with the revised guidance. Not later than one year after the date on which the revised guidance is issued under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes— an assessment of the extent to which each military department has implemented the guidance; and statistics on number of members of the Armed Forces trained under the revised guidance. In this section: The term unwanted sexual behavior means any sexual contact or interaction to which an individual does not or could not freely consent, including harassment, coercion, assault, or abuse. The term sexual assault prevention and response training means any training, instruction, or education provided pursuant to Department of Defense Instruction 6495.02, Volume 2 or any successor guidance.