Sec. 539C. REPORTS ON STATUS OF INVESTIGATIONS OF ALLEGED SEX-RELATED OFFENSES
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## SEC. 539C REPORTS ON STATUS OF INVESTIGATIONS OF ALLEGED SEX-RELATED OFFENSES ###
(a)Reports Required Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter through December 31, 2025, the Secretary of each military department shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the status of investigations into alleged sex-related offenses. ###
(b)Elements Each report under subsection
(a)shall include, with respect to investigations into alleged sex-related offenses carried out by military criminal investigative organizations under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned during the preceding year, the following: ####
(1)The total number of investigations. ####
(2)For each investigation— #####
(A)the date the investigation was initiated; and #####
(B)an explanation of whether the investigation is in-progress or complete as of the date of the report and, if complete, the date on which the investigation was completed. ####
(3)The total number of investigations that are complete as of the date of the report. ####
(4)The total number of investigations that are in-progress as of the date of the report. ####
(5)For investigations lasting longer than 180 days, a general explanation of the primary reasons for the extended duration of such investigations. ###
(c)Definitions In this section: ####
(1)The term “alleged sex-related offense” has the meaning given that term in section 1044(e)(h) of title 10, United States Code. ####
(2)The term “complete” when used with respect to an investigation of an alleged sex-related offense, means the active phase of the investigation is sufficiently complete to enable the appropriate authority to reach a decision with respect to the disposition of charges for the offense.