tic violence, sexual assault, family violence, and 
stalking. 
(6) Individuals with demonstrated expertise in 
addressing the intersection between domestic vio-
lence, sexual assault, family violence, and stalking. 
(7) Individuals with demonstrated expertise in 
addressing the issues confronting the Armed Forces 
relative to domestic violence, sexual assault, family 
violence, and stalking. 
(8) Victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, 
family violence, and stalking. 
(9) Representatives of academic and research, 
facilities with demonstrated expertise in domestic vi-
olence, sexual assault, family violence, and stalking. 
(10) Representatives of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs. 
(11) Advocates, counselors, and therapists en-
gaged in providing services to victims associated 
with the Armed Forces. 
Subtitle F—Memorandums of Un-
derstanding With Civil Organi-
zations 
SEC. 151. AGREEMENTS WITH CIVILIAN ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING.—Congress 
expects and encourages the Secretary of Defense to enter 
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into memorandums of understanding with civilian organi-
zations to provide services to victims of sexual assault, do-
mestic violence, family violence, and stalking. 
(b) CONFIDENTIALITY.—When entering into a 
memorandum of understanding with a civilian organiza-
tion as described in subsection (a), the Secretary of De-
fense should not enter into, and may not enforce, any pro-
vision in the memorandum that would be in direct viola-
tion of any law protecting confidential information and 
personal identifying information. 
TITLE II—RIGHTS, RESTITUTION, 
TREATMENT, AND SERVICES 
FOR VICTIMS 
Subtitle A—Protection of Persons 
Reporting Sexual Assault or Do-
mestic Violence 
SEC. 201. PROTECTION OF COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN 
VICTIMS AND ADVOCATES. 
(a) RESTRICTING COMMUNICATION PROHIBITED.— 
Subsection (a) of section 1034 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting before the period at the 
end the following: ‘‘or the Office of the Victims’ Advocate 
or a Victims’ Advocate within the Department of De-
fense’’. 
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(b) PROHIBITION OF RETALIATORY PERSONNEL AC-
TIONS.—Subsection (b)(1) of such section is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or an In-
spector General’’ and inserting ‘‘, an Inspector Gen-
eral, or the Office of the Victims’ Advocate or a Vic-
tims’ Advocate’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by redesignating clauses (iii) and (iv) 
as clauses (iv) and (v), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after clause (ii) the fol-
lowing new clause: 
‘‘(iii) the Office of the Victims’ Advocate 
or a victims’ advocate;’’. 
(c) INSPECTOR GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS.—Sub-
section (c)(2) of such subsection is amended by inserting 
‘‘, sexual assault, domestic violence, family violence, stalk-
ing,’’ in subparagraph (A) after ‘‘sexual harassment’’. 
SEC. 202. VICTIM SERVICE ORGANIZATION PRIVILEGE AND 
HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL PRIVILEGE IN 
CASES ARISING UNDER UNIFORM CODE OF 
MILITARY JUSTICE. 
(a) PRIVILEGES ESTABLISHED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter XI of chapter 47 
of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code 
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of Military Justice), is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 941. Art. 141. Privilege for communication with 
victim service organization or health 
care professional 
‘‘(a) GENERAL RULE OF PRIVILEGE.—A client has 
a privilege to refuse to disclose, and to prevent any other 
person from disclosing, a confidential communication 
made between the client and a victim service organization 
or any representative of the organization, or between the 
client and a health care professional or any representative 
of the professional, in a case arising under this chapter, 
if such communication was made for the purpose of secur-
ing advice, counseling, treatment, or assistance concerning 
the client’s mental, physical, or emotional condition caused 
by domestic violence, family violence, dating violence, 
stalking, or sexual assault. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘client’ means a person who 
consults with or is examined or interviewed by a vic-
tim service organization or any representative of the 
organization, or by a health care professional or any 
representative of the professional. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘victim service organization’ 
means an organization (whether public or private) 
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