Subtitle 
C—National 
and 
Inter-
national 
Hotlines 
Awareness, 
Prevention, 
and 
Intervention 
Campaign 
SEC. 121. AWARENESS, PREVENTION, AND INTERVENTION 
CAMPAIGN. 
(a) CONTRACTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of De-
fense, acting through the Director of the Office of the Vic-
tims’ Advocate, may enter into contracts with appropriate 
entities to support the crisis intervention services of the 
Department of Defense for victims of domestic violence, 
sexual assault, family violence, and stalking in the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
(b) PURPOSE OF CONTRACT.—A contract under sub-
section (a) shall provide for the entity awarded the con-
tract to perform the following functions, to the extent pro-
vided in the contract: 
(1) Include in the services provided under the 
contract the availability of a toll-free telephone num-
ber (commonly referred to as an ‘‘800’’ number). 
(2) Ensure that information about services and 
resources available to military personnel, families, 
and partners— 
(A) is revised and updated as appropriate; 
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(B) is made available to the Office of the 
Victims’ Advocate and other Department of De-
fense entities for distribution and posting at ap-
propriate facilities within the Department of 
Defense; and 
(C) is made available through appropriate 
public information services. 
(3) Provide support services for members of the 
Armed Forces and their families and partners for 
the purpose of developing and strengthening preven-
tion and intervention policies for assistance to 
servicemembers, family members, and partners expe-
riencing domestic violence, family violence, sexual as-
sault, and stalking. 
(4) Develop and implement policies regarding 
appropriate, safe responses and referral procedures 
for servicemembers, family members, and partners 
experiencing domestic violence, family violence, sex-
ual assault, and stalking. 
(5) Provide linguistically and culturally appro-
priate services, or linkages to existing services in the 
community, as needed to address the needs of vic-
tims and survivors associated with the Armed 
Forces. 
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(6) Provide the necessary staffing for respond-
ing to the needs of servicemembers, family members, 
and partners who are experiencing domestic violence, 
family violence, sexual assault, or stalking, such as 
a resource person or liaison who is either on-site or 
on-call and who possesses demonstrated experience 
as a service provider to victims associated with the 
Armed Forces. 
(c) APPLICATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An entity that desires to re-
ceive a contract under this section shall submit to 
the Secretary an application at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require, consistent with the requirements 
in this section. 
(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—To be awarded such a 
contract, an entity must demonstrate in its applica-
tion under paragraph (1) that it has a history or ex-
perience that is relevant to the purposes of the con-
tract. 
(d) CONSIDERATIONS.—(1) In providing information 
on services, resources, counseling, and advocacy available 
to members of the Armed Forces and their family mem-
bers and partners, the Secretary shall ensure that the per-
sonnel who provide assistance under this section are 
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trained to provide to persons who have experienced sexual 
assault, domestic violence, family violence, and stalking in-
formation about the services, care, and treatment relating 
to domestic violence, family violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking available in the communities in which the victim 
resides, including care and services available under pro-
grams of the Department of Defense and the Department 
of Veterans Affairs and from non-military and non-veteran 
agencies and organizations. 
(2) The Secretary shall ensure that the telephone as-
sistance service shall be operated in a manner that pro-
tects the confidentiality of persons who place a call to the 
service. 
(3) The Secretary shall ensure that information about 
the availability of the telephone assistance service is visibly 
posted in medical facilities, commissary and exchange fa-
cilities, and Family Advocacy Program and Victims’ Advo-
cate Program facilities of the Department and is adver-
tised through public service announcements and pam-
phlets, and by other means. 
(e) DURATION OF CONTRACT.—The Secretary shall 
enter into any contract under this section for a period of 
one year. The contract may be renewed. 
(f) CONFIDENTIALITY.—The Secretary shall include 
in a contract under this section confidentiality provisions 
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