Sec. 549J. STUDY AND REPORT ON SEXUAL ASSAULT RESPONSE COORDINATOR MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY
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## SEC. 549J STUDY AND REPORT ON SEXUAL ASSAULT RESPONSE COORDINATOR MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY ###
(a)Study Beginning not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall initiate a personnel study to determine— ####
(1)the feasibility and advisability of creating a military occupational speciality for Sexual Assault Response Coordinators; and ####
(2)if determined to be feasible and advisable, the optimal approach to establishing and maintaining such a military occupational speciality. ###
(b)Report and Briefing ####
(1)Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a). ####
(2)Briefing Not later than 30 days after the date on which the report is submitted under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a). ###
(c)Elements The report and briefing under subsection
(b)shall include the following: ####
(1)The determination of the Secretary of Defense as to whether creating a military occupational speciality for Sexual Assault Response Coordinators is feasible and advisable. ####
(2)If the Secretary determines that the creation of such a specialty is feasible and advisable— #####
(A)a recommendation on the rank and level of experience required for a military occupational speciality for Sexual Assault Response Coordinators; #####
(B)recommendations for strengthening recruitment and retention of members of the Armed Forces of the required rank and experience identified under subparagraph (A), including recommendations with respect to— ######
(i)designating Sexual Assault Response Coordinators as a secondary military occupational speciality instead of a primary military occupational speciality; ######
(ii)providing initial or recurrent bonuses or duty stations of choice to members who qualify for the military occupational speciality for Sexual Assault Response Coordinators; ######
(iii)limiting the amount of time that a member who has qualified for such military occupational speciality can serve as a Sexual Assault Response Coordinator in a given period; or ######
(iv)requiring evaluations, completed by an officer in the rank of O-6 or higher, for members who have qualified for such military occupational speciality and are serving as a Sexual Assault Response Coordinator; #####
(C)recommendations for standardizing training and education for members of the Armed Forces seeking a military occupational speciality for Sexual Assault Response Coordinators or those serving as a Sexual Assault Response Coordinator, including by establishing dedicated educational programs for such members within each Armed Force; #####
(D)an analysis of the impact of a military occupational speciality for Sexual Assault Response Coordinators on the personnel management of the existing Sexual Assault Response Coordinator program, including recruitment and retention; #####
(E)an analysis of the requirements for a Sexual Assault Response Coordinator-specific chain of command; #####
(F)analysis of the costs of establishing and maintaining a military occupational speciality for Sexual Assault Response Coordinators; #####
(G)analysis of the potential impacts of a military occupational specialty for Sexual Assault Response Coordinators on the mental health of personnel within the specialty; and #####
(H)any other matters the Secretary of Defense determines relevant for inclusion.