Sec. 574. ENHANCEMENT TO TRAINING AND EDUCATION FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE
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## SEC. 574 ENHANCEMENT TO TRAINING AND EDUCATION FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE Section 585 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 1434; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsections: > > ### “(d) Commanders’ Training > > The Secretary of Defense shall provide for the inclusion of a sexual assault prevention and response training module in the training for new or prospective commanders at all levels of command.
The training shall be tailored to the responsibilities and leadership requirements of members of the Armed Forces as they are assigned to command positions. Such training shall include the following: > > > #### “(1) > > Fostering a command climate that does not tolerate sexual assault. > > > #### “(2) > > Fostering a command climate in which persons assigned to the command are encouraged to intervene to prevent potential incidents of sexual assault. > > > #### “(3) > > Fostering a command climate that encourages victims of sexual assault to report any incident of sexual assault. > > > #### “(4) > > Understanding the needs of, and the resources available to, the victim after an incident of sexual assault. > > > #### “(5) > > Use of military criminal investigative organizations for the investigation of alleged incidents of sexual assault. > > > #### “(6) > > Available disciplinary options, including court-martial, non-judicial punishment, administrative action, and deferral of discipline for collateral misconduct, as appropriate. > > > ### “(e) Explanation to Be Included in Initial Entry and Accession Training > > > #### “(1) Requirement > > The Secretary of Defense shall require that the matters specified in paragraph
(2)be carefully explained to each member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps at the time of (or within fourteen duty days after)— > > > ##### “(A) > > the member’s initial entrance on active duty; or > > > ##### “(B) > > the member’s initial entrance into a duty status with a reserve component. > > > #### “(2) Matters to be explained > > This subsection applies with respect to the following: > > > ##### “(A) > > Department of Defense policy with respect to sexual assault. > > > ##### “(B) > > The resources available with respect to sexual assault reporting and prevention and the procedures to be followed by a member seeking to access those resources.” > .
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Sec. 574
ENHANCEMENT TO TRAINING AND EDUCATION FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE
Pub. L.Pub. L. 112-81
Stat.125 Stat. 1434
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