Sec. 539E. BRIEFING ON SPECIAL VICTIMS’ COUNSEL PROGRAM
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## SEC. 539E BRIEFING ON SPECIAL VICTIMS’ COUNSEL PROGRAM ###
(a)Briefing Required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Judge Advocates General of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Coast Guard and the Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps shall each provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the status of the Special Victims’ Counsel program of the Armed Force concerned. ###
(b)Elements Each briefing under subsection
(a)shall include, with respect to the Special Victims’ Counsel program of the Armed Force concerned, the following: ####
(1)An assessment of whether the Armed Force is in compliance with the provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92) relating to the Special Victims’ Counsel program and, if not, what steps have been taken to achieve compliance with such provisions. ####
(2)An estimate of the average caseload of each Special Victims’ Counsel. ####
(3)A description of any staffing shortfalls in the Special Victims’ Counsel program or other programs of the Armed Force resulting from the additional responsibilities required of the Special Victims’ Counsel program under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020. ####
(4)An explanation of the ability of Special Victims’ Counsel to adhere to requirement that a counsel respond to a request for services within 72 hours of receiving such request. ####
(5)An assessment of the feasibility of providing cross-service Special Victims’ Counsel representation in instances where a Special Victims’ Counsel from a different Armed Force is co-located with a victim at a remote base.
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Sec. 539E
BRIEFING ON SPECIAL VICTIMS’ COUNSEL PROGRAM
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