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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 992 

To provide for offices on sexual assault prevention and response under the 

Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces, to require reports on additional 

offices and selection of sexual assault prevention and response personnel, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 21, 2013 

Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Mrs. FISCHER) introduced the following bill; 

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

A BILL 

To provide for offices on sexual assault prevention and response under the Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces, 

to require reports on additional offices and selection of 

sexual assault prevention and response personnel, 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, 

3 SECTION 1. OFFICES AND PERSONNEL FOR SEXUAL AS4 SAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE WITHIN 

5 THE ARMED FORCES. 

6 (a) OFFICES UNDER CHIEFS OF STAFF OF THE

7 ARMED FORCES REQUIRED.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each Chief of Staff of an 

2 Armed Force specified in paragraph (2) shall estab3 lish and maintain within the office of such Chief of 

4 Staff an office on the sexual assault prevention and 

5 response program carried out by such Armed Force. 

6 (2) CHIEFS OF STAFF.—The Chiefs of Staff of 

7 the Armed Forces specified in this paragraph are as 

8 follows: 

9 (A) The Chief of Staff of the Army. 

10 (B) The Chief of Naval Operations. 

11 (C) The Chief of Staff of the Air Force. 

12 (D) The Commandant of the Marine 

13 Corps. 

14 (3) HEAD.—The head of an office established 

15 under this subsection shall be selected by the Chief 

16 of Staff concerned from among members of the 

17 Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Depart18 ment of Defense using the selection process used by 

19 the Chief of Staff to fill nominative billets. 

20 (4) SUPERVISION AND REPORTING.—The head 

21 of an office established under this subsection shall 

22 be subject to the direct supervision of, and shall re23 port directly to, the Chief of Staff concerned regard24 ing the activities of the office and the sexual assault 


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1 prevention and response program or programs of the 

2 Armed Force concerned. 

3 (5) SELECTION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVEN4 TION AND RESPONSE PERSONNEL THROUGH NOMI5 NATIVE BILLET PROCESS.—The head of each office 

6 established under this subsection shall ensure that 

7 any individual, whether a member of the Armed 

8 Forces or a civilian employee of the Department of 

9 Defense, who is selected for assignment in such of10 fice to a position that includes responsibility for sex11 ual assault prevention and response within the 

12 Armed Forces is selected for assignment using a se13 lection process used to fill nominative billets. 

14 (b) REPORTS ON OFFICES UNDER THE MILITARY

15 DEPARTMENTS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 

17 the date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary 

18 of a military department shall submit to the Com19 mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 

20 House of Representatives a report setting forth an 

21 assessment of the feasibility and advisability of es22 tablishing and maintaining within the office of such 

23 Secretary an office on the sexual assault prevention 

24 and response program carried out by such military 

25 department. 


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1 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each assessment under para2 graph (1) shall assume the following with respect to 

3 the office covered by such assessment: 

4 (A) That the head of the office shall be se5 lected by the Secretary of the military depart6 ment concerned from among members of the 

7 Armed Forces and civilian employees of the De8 partment of Defense using the selection process 

9 used by such Secretary to fill nominative billets. 

10 (B) That the head of the office shall be 

11 subject to the direct supervision of, and shall 

12 report directly to, the Secretary of the military 

13 department concerned regarding the activities 

14 of the office and the sexual assault prevention 

15 and response program or programs of the mili16 tary department. 

17 (C) That the head of the office shall en18 sure that any individual, whether a member of 

19 the Armed Forces or a civilian employee of the 

20 Department of Defense, who is selected for as21 signment in such office to a position that in22 cludes responsibility for sexual assault preven23 tion and response within the Armed Forces is 

24 selected for assignment using a selection proc25 ess used to fill nominative billets. 


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1 (c) REPORT ON SELECTION OF PERSONNEL FOR PO2 SITIONS UNDER ARMED FORCES PROGRAMS.—Not later 

3 than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

4 each Secretary of a military department shall submit to 

5 the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 

6 House of Representatives a report setting forth an assess7 ment of the feasibility and advisability of selecting the 

8 members of the Armed Forces and other personnel to be 

9 assigned to positions under the jurisdiction of such Sec10 retary that include responsibility for sexual assault pre11 vention and response within the Armed Forces, including 

12 Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Coordinators and 

13 Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Victim Advo14 cates, through the selection process used by such military 

15 department to fill nominative billets. 

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