title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) TRANSMITTAL OF CERTAIN RECORDS TO DE-
PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.—(1) In the case of 
members described in paragraph (2), the Secretary con-
cerned shall transmit (subject to the consent of the mem-
ber) to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs the following 
records: 
‘‘(A) a copy of the service medical record of the 
member, including the results of any Physical Eval-
uation Board held with regard to the member. 
‘‘(B) Any records maintained pursuant to sec-
tion 993(b) of this title pertaining to the member. 
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) applies with respect to the fol-
lowing members: 
‘‘(A) A member being medically separated or 
retired under chapter 61 of this title. 
‘‘(B) A member who was the victim of a sexual 
assault. 
‘‘(3) The copy of the service medical record shall be 
transmitted within 60 days of the separation or retirement 
of the member.’’. 
(c) COPY OF RECORD OF COURT-MARTIAL TO VICTIM 
OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.—Section 854 of title 10, United 
States Code (article 54 of the Uniform Code of Military 
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Justice), is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(e) In the case of a general or special court-martial 
involving a sexual assault or other offense covered by sec-
tion 920 of this title (article 120), a copy of the prepared 
record of the proceedings of the court-martial shall be 
given to the victim of the offence if the victim testified 
during the proceedings. The record of the proceedings 
shall be provided without charge and as soon as the record 
is authenticated. The victim shall be notified of the oppor-
tunity to receive the record of the proceedings.’’. 
SEC. 7. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION AND PRIORITY FOR 
APPLICATION FOR CONSIDERATION OF A 
PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION OR UNIT 
TRANSFER BASED ON HUMANITARIAN CONDI-
TIONS FOR VICTIM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 39 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 672 the 
following new section: 
‘‘§ 673. Consideration of application for permanent 
change of station or unit transfer for 
members on active duty who are the vic-
tim of a sexual assault 
‘‘(a) EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION
AND PRIORITY 
FOR APPROVAL.—To the maximum extent practicable, the 
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Secretary concerned shall provide for the expedited consid-
eration and approval of an application for consideration 
of a permanent change of station or unit transfer sub-
mitted by a member of the armed forces serving on active 
duty who was a victim of a sexual assault or other offense 
covered by section 920 of this title (article 120) so as to 
reduce the possibility of retaliation against the member 
for reporting the sexual assault. 
‘‘(b) REGULATIONS.—The Secretaries of the military 
departments shall issue regulations to carry out this sec-
tion, within guidelines provided by the Secretary of De-
fense.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 672 the following new 
item: 
‘‘673. Consideration of application for permanent change of station or unit 
transfer for members on active duty who are the victim of a 
sexual assault.’’. 
SEC. 8. TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR SEX-
UAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE 
PROGRAM. 
Subtitle A of title XVI of the Ike Skelton National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public 
Law 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 1615. IMPROVED TRAINING AND EDUCATION PRO-
GRAMS. 
‘‘(a) SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE 
TRAINING AND EDUCATION.— 
‘‘(1) DEVELOPMENT
OF
CURRICULUM.—Not 
later than one year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of each military depart-
ment shall develop a curriculum to provide sexual 
assault prevention and response training and edu-
cation for members of the Armed Forces under the 
jurisdiction of the Secretary and civilian employees 
of the military department to strengthen individual 
knowledge, skills, and capacity to prevent and re-
spond to sexual assault. In developing the cur-
riculum, the Secretary shall work with experts out-
side of the Department of Defense who are experts 
sexual assault prevention and response training. 
‘‘(2) SCOPE OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION.— 
The sexual assault prevention and response training 
and education shall encompass initial entry and ac-
cession programs, annual refresher training, profes-
sional military education, peer education, and spe-
cialized leadership training. Training shall be tai-
lored for specific leadership levels and local area re-
quirements. 
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‘‘(3) CONSISTENT TRAINING.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall ensure that the sexual assault preven-
tion and response training provided to members of 
the Armed Forces and Department of Defense civil-
ian employees is consistent throughout the military 
departments. 
‘‘(b) INCLUSION IN PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDU-
CATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall provide for the 
inclusion of a sexual assault prevention and response 
training module at each level of professional military edu-
cation. The training shall be tailored to the new respon-
sibilities and leadership requirements of members of the 
Armed Forces as they are promoted. 
‘‘(c) INCLUSION IN FIRST RESPONDER TRAINING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall direct that managers of specialty skills associ-
ated with first responders described in paragraph 
(2) integrate sexual assault response training in ini-
tial and recurring training courses. 
‘‘(2) COVERED FIRST RESPONDERS.—First re-
sponders referred to in paragraph (1) include fire-
fighters, emergency medical technicians, law enforce-
ment 
officers, 
military 
criminal 
investigators, 
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