Military Sexual Assault Transparency and Accountability Act

To require the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on victims in military criminal investigative organization reports, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Sexual Assault Transparency and Accountability Act 2. Report on victims in MCIO reports Not later than September 30, 2019, and not less than once every two years thereafter, the Secretary of Defense, through the Defense Advisory Committee on Investigations, Prosecutions, and Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces, shall submit to Congress a report regarding the frequency at which individuals, who are identified as victims of sexual offenses in case files of military criminal investigative organizations (hereinafter in this section referred to as MCIO 3. Inclusion in annual reports on sexual assault prevention and response efforts of the Armed Forces of information on collateral misconduct in connection with reports of sexual assault in the Armed Forces Section 1631 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 ( Public Law 111–383 10 U.S.C. 1561 (1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (15) Information on each disciplinary action related to collateral misconduct in connection with a report of sexual assault in the Armed Forces made by or against a member of the Armed Forces as follows: (A) A narrative description of each disciplinary action. (B) The nature of each disciplinary action, including whether the member of the Armed Forces receiving such disciplinary action alleged professional or social retaliation in connection with such disciplinary action. (C) The sex of the member disciplined. (D) The official or office that initiated the disciplinary action. (E) The organization that investigated the conduct that led to the disciplinary action. (F) The official or office that adjudicated the disciplinary action. (G) The official or office that administered the disciplinary action. (H) The status of the investigation into the related claim of sexual assault at the time disciplinary action for collateral misconduct was adjudicated. (I) If the investigation into the sexual assault is complete, a description of the results of the investigation, including whether the investigation led to charges under chapter 47 (J) If the sexual assault investigation resulted in charges under chapter 47 (K) If the sexual assault investigation resulted in charges under chapter 47 ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (h) Definitions In this section: (1) The term collateral misconduct (2) The term disciplinary action . 4. Uniform collection of data on collateral misconduct in connection with reports of sexual assault in the Armed Forces (a) In general Section 563 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 ( Public Law 110–417 (1) in subsection (a), by striking and the outcome of any legal proceedings in connection with the assault , the outcome of any legal proceedings in connection with the assault, and any disciplinary action for collateral misconduct related to the assault (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f) Definitions In this section: (1) The term collateral misconduct (2) The term disciplinary action . (b) Plan for implementation Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan to provide for the implementation of case-level tracking of disciplinary actions for collateral misconduct as required by the amendments made by subsection (a).

Summary: Military Sexual Assault Transparency and Accountability Act This bill requires the Defense Advisory Committee on Investigations, Prosecutions, and Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces of the Department of Defense to report to Congress biennially on victims of sexual offenses who are accused of or punished for misconduct or crimes considered collateral to sexual assault investigations of military criminal investigative organizations.