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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6209 

To improve information collection and reporting on sexual assaults and racial 

and ethnic demographics in the military justice system, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 9, 2021 

Mr. BROWN of Maryland (for himself, Ms. STRICKLAND, and Mr. JONES) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

Armed Services 

A BILL 

To improve information collection and reporting on sexual 

assaults and racial and ethnic demographics in the military justice system, 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. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Justice Re5 porting Improvement Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF RACE AND ETHNICITY IN ANNUAL 

2 REPORTS ON SEXUAL ASSAULTS; REPORTING 

3 ON RACIAL AND ETHNIC DEMOGRAPHICS IN 

4 THE MILITARY JUSTICE SYSTEM. 

5 (a) ANNUAL REPORTS ON RACIAL AND ETHNIC DE6 MOGRAPHICS IN THE MILITARY JUSTICE SYSTEM.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 23 of title 10, 

8 United States Code, is amended by inserting after 

9 section 485 the following new section: 

10 ‘‘§ 486. Annual reports on racial and ethnic demo11 graphics in the military justice system 

12 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1 of each 

13 year, the Secretary of each military department shall sub14 mit to the Secretary of Defense a report on racial, ethnic, 

15 and sex demographics in the military justice system dur16 ing the preceding year. In the case of the Secretary of 

17 the Navy, separate reports shall be prepared for the Navy 

18 and for the Marine Corps. In the case of the Secretary 

19 of the Air Force, separate reports shall be prepared for 

20 the Air Force and for the Space Force. 

21 ‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—The report of a Secretary of a 

22 military department for an Armed Force under subsection 

23 (a) shall contain, to the extent possible, statistics on of24 fenses under chapter 47 of this title (the Uniform Code 

25 of Military Justice), during the year covered by the report, 

26 including— 


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1 ‘‘(1) the number of offenses in the Armed 

2 Force that were reported to military officials, 

3 disaggregated by— 

4 ‘‘(A) statistical category as related to the 

5 victim; and 

6 ‘‘(B) statistical category as related to the 

7 principal; 

8 ‘‘(2) the number of offenses in the Armed 

9 Forces that were investigated, disaggregated by sta10 tistical category as related to the principal; 

11 ‘‘(3) the number of offenses in which adminis12 trative action was imposed, disaggregated by statis13 tical category as related to the principal and each 

14 type of administrative action imposed; 

15 ‘‘(4) the number of offenses in which non16 judicial punishment was imposed under section 815 

17 of this title (article 15 of the Uniform Code of Mili18 tary Justice), disaggregated by statistical category 

19 as related to the principal; 

20 ‘‘(5) the number of offenses in which charges 

21 were preferred, disaggregated by statistical category 

22 as related to the principal; 

23 ‘‘(6) the number of offenses in which charges 

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1 tistical category as related to the principal and type 

2 of court-martial; 

3 ‘‘(7) the number of offenses which resulted in 

4 conviction at court-martial, disaggregated by statis5 tical category as related to the principal and type of 

6 court-martial; and 

7 ‘‘(8) the number of offenses which resulted in 

8 acquittal at court-martial, disaggregated by statis9 tical category as related to the principal and type of 

10 court-martial. 

11 ‘‘(c) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 

12 April 30 of each year in which the Secretary of Defense 

13 receives reports under subsection (a), the Secretary of De14 fense shall forward the reports to the Committees on 

15 Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Represent16 atives. 

17 ‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 ‘‘(1) The term ‘statistical category’ means each 

19 of the following categories: 

20 ‘‘(A) Race. 

21 ‘‘(B) Sex. 

22 ‘‘(C) Ethnicity. 

23 ‘‘(D) Rank. 


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1 ‘‘(E) offense enumerated under chapter 47 

2 of this title (the Uniform Code of Military Jus3 tice). 

4 ‘‘(2) The term ‘principal’ has the meaning given 

5 that term in section 877 of this title (article 77 of 

6 the Uniform Code of Military Justice).’’. 

7 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec8 tions at the beginning of chapter 23 of such title is 

9 amended by inserting after the item relating to sec10 tion 485 the following new item: 

‘‘486. Annual reports on racial and ethnic demographics in the military justice 

system.’’. 

11 (b) POLICY REQUIRED.— 

12 (1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than two years 

13 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec14 retary of Defense shall prescribe a policy requiring 

15 information on the race and ethnicity of accused in16 dividuals to be included to the maximum extent 

17 practicable in the annual report required under sec18 tion 1631 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Au19 thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 

20 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note). 

21 (2) EXCLUSION.—The policy prescribed under 

22 paragraph (1) may provide for the exclusion of such 

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1 tance as determined and identified in such policy by 

2 the Secretary. 

3 (3) PUBLICLY AVAILABLE.—The Secretary of 

4 Defense shall make publicly available the informa5 tion described in paragraph (1), subject to the exclu6 sion of such information pursuant to paragraph (2). 

7 (4) SUNSET.—The requirements of this sub8 section shall terminate on May 1, 2028. 

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