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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 964 

To require a comprehensive review of the adequacy of the training, qualifications, and experience of the Department of Defense personnel responsible 

for sexual assault prevention and response for the Armed Forces, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 15, 2013 

Mrs. MCCASKILL (for herself and Ms. KLOBUCHAR) introduced the following 

bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To require a comprehensive review of the adequacy of the 

training, qualifications, and experience of the Department of Defense personnel responsible for sexual assault 

prevention and response for the Armed Forces, and for 

other purposes. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF ADEQUACY OF 

2 TRAINING, QUALIFICATIONS, AND EXPERI3 ENCE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PER4 SONNEL RESPONSIBLE FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT 

5 PREVENTION AND RESPONSE FOR THE 

6 ARMED FORCES. 

7 (a) COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW REQUIRED.— 

8 (1) REVIEW OF PERSONNEL.—The Secretary of 

9 Defense shall carry out a review of the adequacy of 

10 the training, qualifications, and experience of each 

11 member of the Armed Forces and civilian employee 

12 of the Department of Defense who is currently re13 sponsible for sexual assault prevention and response 

14 within the Armed Forces for the discharge of such 

15 responsibility. 

16 (2) ASSESSMENT OF CERTAIN ELEMENTS OF

17 PREVENTION AND RESPONSE PROGRAM.—In car18 rying out the review under paragraph (1), the Sec19 retary shall also conduct an assessment of the ade20 quacy of the training and certifications required for 

21 certain such personnel by section 584 of the Na22 tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 

23 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1433; 10 

24 U.S.C. 1561). 

25 (b) RESPONSIVE PERSONNEL ACTIONS.—If as a re26 sult of the review under subsection (a), the Secretary deVerDate Mar 15 2010 02:53 May 22, 2013 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S964.IS S964

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1 termines that any member or civilian employee described 

2 in that subsection does not have the training, qualifica3 tions, or experience required to discharge the responsi4 bility referred to in that subsection, the Secretary shall 

5 take appropriate responsive actions, including— 

6 (1) re-training or re-certification of such mem7 ber or civilian employee; or 

8 (2) reassigning such member or civilian em9 ployee to duties other than sexual assault prevention 

10 and response and replacing such member or civilian 

11 with a member or civilian employee qualified to dis12 charge such responsibility. 

13 (c) RESPONSIVE ACTIONS REGARDING PROGRAM

14 ELEMENTS.—Upon completion of the review under sub15 section (a), the Secretary shall prescribe in regulations the 

16 following: 

17 (1) Appropriate minimum levels of training, 

18 qualifications, and experience for members of the 

19 Armed Forces and civilian personnel of the Depart20 ment for the discharge of responsibilities for sexual 

21 assault prevention and response within the Armed 

22 Forces. 

23 (2) Such requirements for improvements in the 

24 training provided to members and civilian employees 

25 referred to in paragraph (1) as the Secretary conVerDate Mar 15 2010 02:53 May 22, 2013 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S964.IS S964

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1 siders appropriate, including improvements to the 

2 training and certifications referred to in subsection 

3 (a)(2), in order to ensure that such members and ci4 vilian employees are properly trained and certified to 

5 discharge responsibilities for sexual assault preven6 tion and response within the Armed Forces. 

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