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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2227 

To improve the response to and prevention of sexual assaults involving 

members of the Armed Forces. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 3, 2013 

Mrs. NOEM introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To improve the response to and prevention of sexual assaults 

involving members of the Armed Forces. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. REVIEW AND POLICY REGARDING DEPART4 MENT OF DEFENSE INVESTIGATIVE PRAC5 TICES IN RESPONSE TO ALLEGATIONS OF 

6 SEX-RELATED OFFENSES. 

7 (a) REVIEW.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

8 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 

9 shall conduct a review of the practices of the military 

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1 tigation Command, Naval Criminal Investigative Service, 

2 and Air Force Office of Special Investigation) regarding 

3 the investigation of alleged sex-related offenses involving 

4 members of the Armed Forces, including the extent to 

5 which the military criminal investigative organizations 

6 make a recommendation regarding whether an allegation 

7 of a sex-related offense appears founded or unfounded. 

8 (b) POLICY.—After conducting the review required by 

9 subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall develop a 

10 uniform policy for the Armed Forces, to the extent prac11 ticable, regarding the use of case determinations to record 

12 the results of the investigation of a sex-related offense. 

13 In developing the policy, the Secretary shall consider the 

14 feasibility of adopting case determination methods, such 

15 as the uniform crime report, used by nonmilitary law en16 forcement agencies. 

17 (c) SEX-RELATED OFFENSE DEFINED.—In this sec18 tion, the term ‘‘sex-related offense’’ includes— 

19 (1) any offense covered by section 920, 920a, 

20 920b, 920c, or 925 of title 10, United States Code 

21 (article 120, 120a, 120b, 120c, or 125 of the Uni22 form Code of Military Justice); or 

23 (2) an attempt to commit an offense specified 

24 in a paragraph (1) as punishable under section 880 


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1 of such title (article 80 of the Uniform Code of Mili2 tary Justice). 

3 SEC. 2. DEVELOPMENT OF SELECTION CRITERIA FOR AS4 SIGNMENT AS SEXUAL ASSAULT RESPONSE 

5 AND PREVENTION PROGRAM MANAGERS, 

6 SEXUAL ASSAULT RESPONSE COORDINA7 TORS, AND SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIM ADVO8 CATES. 

9 (a) QUALIFICATIONS FOR ASSIGNMENT.—Section 

10 1602(e)(2) of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authoriza11 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 10 

12 U.S.C. 1561 note; 124 Stat. 4431) is amended— 

13 (1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub14 paragraph (C); and 

15 (2) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting 

16 the following new subparagraphs: 

17 ‘‘(A) the qualifications necessary for a 

18 member of the Armed Forces or a civilian em19 ployee of the Department of Defense to be se20 lected for assignment to duty as a Sexual As21 sault Response and Prevention Program Man22 ager, Sexual Assault Response Coordinator, or 

23 Sexual Assault Victim Advocate, whether as24 signed to such duty on a full-time or part-time 

25 basis; 


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1 ‘‘(B) consistent with section 584(c) of the 

2 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

3 Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 10 U.S.C. 

4 1561 note; 125 Stat. 1433), the training, cer5 tification, and status of members of the Armed 

6 Forces and civilian employees of the department 

7 assigned to duty as Sexual Assault Response 

8 and Prevention Program Managers, Sexual As9 sault Response Coordinators, and Sexual As10 sault Victim Advocates for the Armed Forces; 

11 and’’. 

12 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 584 of the 

13 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 

14 (Public Law 112–81; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note; 125 Stat. 

15 1432) is amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ‘‘who sat17 isfy the selection criteria established under section 

18 1602(e)(2) of the Ike Skelton National Defense Au19 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 

20 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note; 124 Stat. 4431)’’ 

21 after ‘‘Defense’’; and 

22 (2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ‘‘who sat23 isfy the selection criteria established under section 

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1 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011’’ after ‘‘De2 fense’’. 

3 SEC. 3. UNIFORM TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS 

4 FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RE5 SPONSE PROGRAM. 

6 Section 585(a) of the National Defense Authorization 

7 Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 

8 1434; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note) is amended— 

9 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

10 (A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Not 

11 later than one year after the date of the enact12 ment of this Act, the Secretary of each military 

13 department shall develop a curriculum to pro14 vide sexual assault prevention and response 

15 training and education for members of the 

16 Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of the Sec17 retary and civilian employees of the military de18 partment’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than June 

19 30, 2014, the Secretary of Defense shall de20 velop a uniform curriculum to provide sexual 

21 assault prevention and response training and 

22 education for members of the Armed Forces 

23 and civilian employees of the Department of 

24 Defense’’; and 


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1 (B) in the second sentence, by inserting 

2 ‘‘including lesson plans to achieve core com3 petencies and learning objectives,’’ after ‘‘cur4 riculum,’’; and 

5 (2) in paragraph (3)— 

6 (A) by striking ‘‘CONSISTENT TRAINING.— 

7 The Secretary of Defense shall ensure’’ and in8 serting ‘‘UNIFORM TRAINING.—The Secretary 

9 of Defense shall require’’; and 

10 (B) by striking ‘‘consistent’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘uniform’’. 

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