Sec. 536. ENHANCEMENT OF CONFIDENTIALITY OF RESTRICTED REPORTING OF SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE MILITARY

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## SEC. 536 ENHANCEMENT OF CONFIDENTIALITY OF RESTRICTED REPORTING OF SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE MILITARY ###

(a)Preemption of State Law To Ensure Confidentiality of Reporting Section 1565b(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > #### “(3) > > In the case of information disclosed pursuant to paragraph (1), any State law or regulation that would require an individual specified in paragraph

(2)to disclose the personally identifiable information of the adult victim or alleged perpetrator of the sexual assault to a State or local law enforcement agency shall not apply, except when reporting is necessary to prevent or mitigate a serious and imminent threat to the health or safety of an individual.” > . ###

(b)Clarification of Scope Section 1565b(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “a dependent” and inserting “an adult dependent”. ###

(c)Definitions Section 1565b of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: > > ### “(c) Definitions > > In this section: > > > #### “(1) Sexual assault > > The term ‘sexual assault’ includes the offenses of rape, sexual assault, forcible sodomy, aggravated sexual contact, abusive sexual contact, and attempts to commit such offenses, as punishable under applicable Federal or State law. > > > #### “(2) State > > The term ‘State’ includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any territory or possession of the United States.” > .