Sec. 534. REPORT ON FEASIBILITY OF EXPANDING SERVICES OF THE SPECIAL VICTIMS’ COUNSEL TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

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## SEC. 534 REPORT ON FEASIBILITY OF EXPANDING SERVICES OF THE SPECIAL VICTIMS’ COUNSEL TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ###

(a)Report Required Not later than February 1, 2019, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall submit a report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives regarding the feasibility and advisability of expanding eligibility for the Special Victims’ Counsel programs under section 1044e of title 10, United States Code (hereinafter referred to as “the SVC programs”), to include victims of domestic violence. ###

(b)Elements The report under this section shall include the following: ####

(1)The current workload of the SVC programs. ####

(2)An analysis of the current personnel authorizations for the SVC programs. ####

(3)The optimal personnel levels for the SVC programs. ####

(4)An analysis of the effects that the expansion described in subsection

(a)would have on the SVC programs, including— #####

(A)the estimated increase in workload; #####

(B)the estimated number of additional personnel that would be required to accommodate such increase; and #####

(C)the ability of the military departments to fill any additionally authorized billets for SVC programs with qualified judge advocates who possess military justice experience.