Sec. 541. IMPROVEMENT OF CERTAIN SPECIAL VICTIMS’ COUNSEL AUTHORITIES
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## SEC. 541 IMPROVEMENT OF CERTAIN SPECIAL VICTIMS’ COUNSEL AUTHORITIES ###
(a)Enhancement of Legal Consultation and Assistance in Connection With Potential Victim Benefits Paragraph (8)(D) of subsection
(b)of section 1044e of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking “and other” and inserting “, section 1408(h) of this title, and other”. ###
(b)Expansion of Legal Assistance Authorized to Include Consultation and Assistance for Retaliation Subsection
(b)of such section is amended further— ####
(1)by redesignating paragraph
(10)as paragraph (11); and ####
(2)by inserting after paragraph
(9)the following new paragraph (10): > > #### “(10) > > Legal consultation and assistance in connection with an incident of retaliation, whether such incident occurs before, during, or after the conclusion of any criminal proceedings, including— > > > ##### “(A) > > in understanding the rights and protections afforded to victims of retaliation; > > > ##### “(B) > > in the filing of complaints; and > > > ##### “(C) > > in any resulting military justice proceedings.” > . ###
(c)Staffing Caseload Levels Such section is further amended— ####
(1)by redesignating subsections
(g)and
(h)as subsections
(h)and (i), respectively; and ####
(2)by inserting after subsection
(f)the following new subsection (g): > > ### “(g) Staffing Caseload Levels > > Commencing not later than four years after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, each Secretary concerned shall ensure that the number of Special Victims’ Counsel serving in each military department (and with respect to the Coast Guard) is sufficient to ensure that the average caseload of a Special Victims’ Counsel does not exceed, to the extent practicable, 25 cases any given time.” > .