Such period does not include any time between the 
date of the filing of the request for correction of mili-
tary records leading to the records correction final de-
cision and the date of the final decision. 
‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A) applies to a records cor-
rection final decision or portion of the decision that 
involves a denial of a claim that, if relief were to be 
granted by the court, would support, or result in, the 
payment of money either under a court order or 
under a subsequent administrative determination, 
other than payments made under— 
‘‘(i) chapter 61 of this title to a claimant 
who prior to such records correction final deci-
sion, was not the subject of a decision by a phys-
ical evaluation board or by any other board au-
thorized to grant disability payments to the 
claimant; or 
‘‘(ii) chapter 73 of this title. 
‘‘(d) HABEAS CORPUS.—This section does not affect 
any cause of action arising under chapter 153 of title 28.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 
adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘1560. Judicial review of decisions.’’. 
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(b) EFFECT OF DENIAL OF REQUEST FOR CORRECTION 
OF RECORDS WHEN PROHIBITED PERSONNEL ACTION AL-
LEGED.— 
(1) NOTICE OF DENIAL; PROCEDURES FOR JUDI-
CIAL REVIEW.—Subsection (g) of section 1034 of such 
title is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) In any case in which the final decision of the Sec-
retary concerned results in denial, in whole or in part, of 
any requested correction of the record of the member or 
former member, the Secretary concerned shall provide the 
member or former member— 
‘‘(A) a concise written statement of the basis for 
the decision; and 
‘‘(B) a written notification of the availability of 
judicial review of the decision pursuant to section 
1560 of this title and the time period for obtaining 
such review in accordance with the applicable statute 
of limitations.’’. 
(2) SECRETARY OF DEFENSE REVIEW; NOTICE OF 
DENIAL.—Subsection (h) of such section is amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Upon the 
completion of all’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
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‘‘(2) The submittal of a matter to the Secretary of De-
fense by the member or former member under paragraph 
(1) must be made within 90 days of the receipt by the mem-
ber or former member of the final decision of the Secretary 
of the military department concerned in the matter. In any 
case in which the final decision of the Secretary of Defense 
results in denial, in whole or in part, of any requested cor-
rection of the record of the member or former member, the 
Secretary of Defense shall provide the member or former 
member— 
‘‘(A) a concise written statement of the basis for 
the decision; and 
‘‘(B) a written notification of the availability of 
judicial review of the decision pursuant to section 
1560 of this title and the time period for obtaining 
such review in accordance with the applicable statute 
of limitations.’’. 
(3) SOLE BASIS FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Such 
section is further amended— 
(A) by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) 
as subsections (j) and (k), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after subsection (h) the fol-
lowing new subsection (i): 
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‘‘(i) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—(1) A decision of the Sec-
retary of Defense under subsection (h) shall be subject to 
judicial review only as provided in section 1560 of this title. 
‘‘(2) In a case in which review by the Secretary of De-
fense under subsection (h) was not sought, a decision of the 
Secretary of a military department under subsection (g) 
shall be subject to judicial review only as provided in sec-
tion 1560 of this title. 
‘‘(3) A decision by the Secretary of Homeland Security 
under subsection (g) shall be subject to judicial review only 
as provided in section 1560 of this title.’’. 
(c) EFFECT OF DENIAL OF OTHER REQUESTS FOR 
CORRECTION
OF MILITARY RECORDS.—Section 1552 of 
such title is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsections: 
‘‘(h) In any case in which the final decision of the Sec-
retary concerned results in denial, in whole or in part, of 
any requested correction, the Secretary concerned shall pro-
vide the claimant— 
‘‘(1) a concise written statement of the basis for 
the decision; and 
‘‘(2) a written notification of the availability of 
judicial review of the decision pursuant to section 
1560 of this title and the time period for obtaining 
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such review in accordance with the applicable statute 
of limitations. 
‘‘(i) A decision by the Secretary concerned under this 
section shall be subject to judicial review only as provided 
in section 1560 of this title.’’. 
(d) JUDICIAL
REVIEW
OF
CORRECTIONS
REC-
OMMENDED BY THE PHYSICAL DISABILITY BOARD OF RE-
VIEW.—Section 1554a of such title is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection 
(h); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following 
new subsections (f) and (g): 
‘‘(f) RECORD OF DECISION AND NOTIFICATION.—In 
any case in which the final decision of the Secretary con-
cerned results in denial, in whole or in part, of any re-
quested correction of the record of the member or former 
member, the Secretary shall provide to the member or 
former member— 
‘‘(1) a concise written statement of the basis for 
the decision; and 
‘‘(2) a written notification of the availability of 
judicial review of the decision pursuant to section 
1560 of this title and the time period for obtaining 
such review in accordance with the applicable statute 
of limitations. 
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‘‘(g) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—A decision by the Secretary 
concerned under this section shall be subject to judicial re-
view only as provided in section 1560 of this title.’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply to all 
final decisions of the Secretary of Defense under sec-
tion 1034(h) of title 10, United States Code, and of 
the Secretary of a military department and the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security under sections 1034(g), 
1552, or 1554a of such title rendered on or after such 
date. 
(2) TREATMENT OF EXISTING CASES.—This sec-
tion and the amendments made by this section do not 
affect the authority of any court to exercise jurisdic-
tion over any case that was properly before the court 
before the effective date specified in paragraph (1). 
(f) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of the military 
department concerned and, in the case of the Coast Guard, 
the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard 
is operating may prescribe regulations, and interim guid-
ance before prescribing such regulations, to implement the 
amendments made by this section. Regulations or interim 
guidance prescribed by the Secretary of a military depart-
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ment may not take effect until approved by the Secretary 
of Defense. 
SEC. 522. ADDITIONAL REQUIRED ELEMENTS OF TRANSI-
TION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) INFORMATION ON EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE AND 
OTHER AVAILABLE BENEFITS.—Section 1144 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e), 
as subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following 
new subsection (c): 
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL
ELEMENTS
OF
PROGRAM.—The 
mandatory program carried out by this section also shall 
include the following: 
‘‘(1) For any such member who plans to use the 
member’s entitlement to educational assistance under 
title 38— 
‘‘(A) instruction providing an overview of 
the use of such entitlement; and 
‘‘(B) courses of post-secondary education 
appropriate for the member, courses of post-sec-
ondary education compatible with the member’s 
education goals, and instruction on how to fi-
nance the member’s post-secondary education. 
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‘‘(2) Instruction in the benefits under laws ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and 
in other subjects determined to be appropriate by the 
Secretary concerned.’’. 
(b) DEADLINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION.—The program 
carried out under section 1144 of title 10, United States 
Code, shall comply with the requirements of subsection (c) 
of such section, as added by subsection (a), by not later than 
April 1, 2016. 
SEC. 523. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT CAREER 
FLEXIBILITY PROGRAMS. 
(a) DURATION OF PROGRAM AUTHORITY.—Subsection 
(m) of section 533 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110– 
417; 10 U.S.C. prec. 701 note), as amended by section 
531(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1403) and redes-
ignated by section 522(a)(2) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 
126 Stat. 1722), is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2015’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2019’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO REPORTING RE-
QUIREMENTS.—Subsection (k) of section 533 of the Duncan 
Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
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2009, as amended by section 531(c) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and 2017’’ 
and inserting ‘‘, 2017, and 2019’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘March 1, 
2019’’ and inserting ‘‘March 1, 2020’’. 
SEC. 524. PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO MEMBERS OF 
THE ARMED FORCES ON PRIVACY RIGHTS RE-
LATING TO RECEIPT OF MENTAL HEALTH 
SERVICES. 
(a) PROVISION
OF INFORMATION REQUIRED.—The 
Secretaries of the military departments shall ensure that 
the information described in subsection (b) is provided— 
(1) to each officer candidate during initial 
training; 
(2) to each recruit during basic training; and 
(3) to other members of the Armed Forces at such 
times as the Secretary of Defense considers appro-
priate. 
(b) REQUIRED INFORMATION.—The information re-
quired to be provided under subsection (a) shall include in-
formation on the applicability of Department of Defense 
Directive 6025.18 and other regulations regarding privacy 
prescribed pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability 
and Accountability Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–191) to 
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records regarding a member of the Armed Forces seeking 
and receiving mental health services. 
SEC. 525. PROTECTION OF THE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM OF 
MILITARY CHAPLAINS TO CLOSE A PRAYER 
OUTSIDE OF A RELIGIOUS SERVICE ACCORD-
ING TO THE TRADITIONS, EXPRESSIONS, AND 
RELIGIOUS EXERCISES OF THE ENDORSING 
FAITH GROUP. 
(a) UNITED STATES ARMY.—Section 3547 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) If called upon to lead a prayer outside of a reli-
gious service, a chaplain shall have the prerogative to close 
the prayer according to the traditions, expressions, and reli-
gious exercises of the endorsing faith group.’’. 
(b) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.—Section 
4337 of such title is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘There’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) If called upon to lead a prayer outside of a reli-
gious service, the Chaplain shall have the prerogative to 
close the prayer according to the traditions, expressions, 
and religious exercises of the endorsing faith group.’’. 
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(c) UNITED STATES NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.—Sec-
tion 6031 of such title is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) If called upon to lead a prayer outside of a reli-
gious service, a chaplain shall have the prerogative to close 
the prayer according to the traditions, expressions, and reli-
gious exercises of the endorsing faith group.’’. 
(d) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE.—Section 8547 of 
such title is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(c) If called upon to lead a prayer outside of a reli-
gious service, a chaplain shall have the prerogative to close 
the prayer according to the traditions, expressions, and reli-
gious exercises of the endorsing faith group.’’. 
(e) UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY.—Section 
9337 of such title is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘There’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) If called upon to lead a prayer outside of a reli-
gious service, the Chaplain shall have the prerogative to 
close the prayer according to the traditions, expressions, 
and religious exercises of the endorsing faith group.’’. 
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SEC. 526. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SENIOR ADVISOR ON 
PROFESSIONALISM. 
(a) INITIAL CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT.—In the de-
velopment of the roles, responsibilities, and goals of the De-
partment of Defense Senior Advisor on Professionalism to 
strengthen professionalism programs in the Department of 
Defense, the Secretary of Defense shall communicate with 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives regarding the mission, goals, and 
metrics for the Senior Advisor on Professionalism. 
(b) INITIAL REVIEW BY SENIOR ADVISOR ON PROFES-
SIONALISM.—Upon appointment of the Senior Advisor on 
Professionalism, the Senior Advisor on Professionalism 
shall— 
(1) conduct a preliminary review of the effective-
ness of current programs and controls of the Depart-
ment of Defense and the military departments regard-
ing professionalism; and 
(2) submit, not later than September 1, 2015, to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives recommendations to 
strengthen professionalism programs in the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
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SEC. 527. REMOVAL OF ARTIFICIAL BARRIERS TO THE SERV-
ICE OF WOMEN IN THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) VALIDATION AND OVERSIGHT OF GENDER-NEU-
TRAL OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS.— 
(1) VALIDATION; PURPOSE.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall direct the Secretary of each military de-
partment to validate the gender-neutral occupational 
standards used by the Armed Forces under the juris-
diction of that Secretary for the purpose of ensuring 
that the standards— 
(A) are consistent with section 543 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 1994 (Public Law 103–160; 10 U.S.C. 113 
note), as amended by section 523 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 
(Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 756), which re-
quires gender-neutral occupational standards, re-
quiring performance outcome-based standards for 
the successful accomplishment of the necessary 
and required specific tasks associated with the 
qualifications and duties performed; 
(B) accurately predict performance of ac-
tual, regular, and recurring duties of a military 
occupation; and 
(C) are applied equitably to measure indi-
vidual capabilities. 
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(2) ROLE
OF
INDEPENDENT
RESEARCH
ENTI-
TY.—To comply with paragraph (1), the Secretaries 
of the military departments shall work with an inde-
pendent research entity identified by the Secretaries. 
(b) INFANTRY TRAINING COURSES.—Not later than 60 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of the Navy shall provide the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
with a briefing on the Marine Corps research involving fe-
male members of the Marine Corps who volunteer for the 
Infantry Officers Course (IOC), the enlisted infantry train-
ing course (ITB), and the Ground Combat Element Experi-
mental Task-Force (GCEXTF) for the purpose of— 
(1) determining what metrics the Marine Corps 
used to develop the research requirements and ele-
ments for the Marine Corps Expanded Entry-Level 
Training Research; 
(2) indicating what is being evaluated during 
these research studies, along with how long both re-
search studies will last; and 
(3) identifying how data gathered during the re-
search studies will be used to open infantry and other 
closed occupations. 
(c) FEMALE PERSONAL PROTECTION GEAR.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall direct each Secretary of a military 
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department to take immediate steps to ensure that properly 
designed and fitted combat equipment is available and dis-
tributed to female members of the Armed Forces under the 
jurisdiction of that Secretary. 
(d) REVIEW OF OUTREACH AND RECRUITMENT EF-
FORTS FOCUSED ON OFFICERS.— 
(1) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Comptroller Gen-
eral of United States shall conduct a review of Serv-
ices’ Outreach and Recruitment Efforts gauged to-
ward women representation in the officer corps. 
(2) ELEMENTS OF REVIEW.—In conducting the 
review under this subsection, the Comptroller General 
shall— 
(A) identify and evaluate current initiatives 
the Armed Forces are using to increase accession 
of women into the officer corps; 
(B) identify new recruiting efforts to in-
crease accessions of women into the officer corps 
specifically at the military service academies, Of-
ficer 
Candidate 
Schools, 
Officer 
Training 
Schools, the Academy of Military Science, and 
Reserve Officer Training Corps; and 
(C) identify efforts, resources, and funding 
required to increase military service academy ac-
cessions by women by an additional 20 percent. 
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(3) SUBMISSION OF RESULTS.—Not later than 
April 1, 2015, the Comptroller General shall submit 
to Congress a report containing the results of the re-
view under this subsection. 
Subtitle D—Military Justice, In-
cluding Sexual Assault and Do-
mestic Violence Prevention and 
Response 
SEC. 531. IMPROVED DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INFORMA-
TION REPORTING AND COLLECTION OF DO-
MESTIC VIOLENCE INCIDENTS INVOLVING 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) DATA REPORTING
AND COLLECTION IMPROVE-
MENTS.—Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall develop a 
comprehensive management plan to address deficiencies in 
the reporting of information on incidents of domestic vio-
lence involving members of the Armed Forces for inclusion 
in the Department of Defense database on domestic violence 
incidents required by section 1562 of title 10, United States 
Code, to ensure that the database provides an accurate 
count of domestic violence incidents and any consequent 
disciplinary action. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 543(a) of the 
Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
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Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 1562 note) is 
amended by striking paragraph (1). 
SEC. 532. ADDITIONAL DUTY FOR JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS 
PANEL REGARDING USE OF MENTAL HEALTH 
RECORDS BY DEFENSE DURING PRELIMINARY 
HEARING 
AND 
COURT-MARTIAL 
PRO-
CEEDINGS. 
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The independent panel es-
tablished by the Secretary of Defense under section 
576(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2013 (Public Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1758), 
known as the ‘‘judicial proceedings panel’’, shall conduct 
a review and assessment of— 
(1) the impact of the use of mental health records 
by the defense during the preliminary hearing con-
ducted under section 832 of title 10, United States 
Code (article 32 of the Uniform Code of Military Jus-
tice), and during court-martial proceedings; and 
(2) the use of mental health records in civilian 
criminal legal proceedings in order to identify any 
significant discrepancies between the two legal sys-
tems. 
(b) SUBMISSION
OF RESULTS.—The judicial pro-
ceedings panel shall include the results of the review and 
assessment in one of the reports required by section 
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576(c)(2)(B) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2013. 
SEC. 533. APPLICABILITY OF SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVEN-
TION AND RESPONSE AND RELATED MILI-
TARY JUSTICE ENHANCEMENTS TO MILITARY 
SERVICE ACADEMIES. 
The Secretary of the military department concerned 
and, in the case of the Coast Guard Academy, the Secretary 
of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating 
shall ensure that the provisions of title XVII of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public 
Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 950), including amendments made 
by that title, apply to the United States Military Academy, 
the Naval Academy, the Air Force Academy, and the Coast 
Guard Academy. 
SEC. 534. CONSULTATION WITH VICTIMS OF SEXUAL AS-
SAULT REGARDING VICTIMS’ PREFERENCE 
FOR PROSECUTION OF OFFENSE BY COURT- 
MARTIAL OR CIVILIAN COURT. 
(a) LEGAL CONSULTATION BETWEEN SPECIAL VIC-
TIMS’ COUNSEL AND VICTIM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.—Sub-
section (b) of section 1044e of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7), (8), 
and (9) as paragraphs (7), (8), (9), and (10), respec-
tively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (6): 
‘‘(6) Legal consultation regarding the advantages 
and disadvantages of prosecution of the alleged sex-re-
lated offense by court-martial or by a civilian court 
with jurisdiction over the offense before the victim ex-
presses a preference as to the prosecution authority 
pursuant to the process required by subsection 
(e)(3).’’. 
(b) PROCESS TO DISCERN VICTIM PREFERENCE.— 
Subsection (e) of such section is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The Secretary concerned shall establish a process 
to ensure consultation with a victim of an alleged sex-re-
lated offense that occurs in the United States to discern the 
victim’s preference regarding prosecution authority, regard-
less of whether the report of that offense is restricted or unre-
stricted.’’. 
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SEC. 535. ENFORCEMENT OF CRIME VICTIMS’ RIGHTS RE-
LATED TO PROTECTIONS AFFORDED BY CER-
TAIN MILITARY RULES OF EVIDENCE. 
Section 806b of title 10, United States Code (article 
6b of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) ENFORCEMENT
BY COURT
OF CRIMINAL AP-
PEALS.—(1) If the victim of an offense under this chapter 
believes that a court-martial ruling violates the victim’s 
rights afforded by a Military Rule of Evidence specified in 
paragraph (2), the victim may petition the Court of Crimi-
nal Appeals for a writ of mandamus to require the court- 
martial to comply with the Military Rule of Evidence. The 
Court of Criminal Appeals may issue the writ on the order 
of a single judge and shall take up and decide the petition 
within 72 hours after the petition has been filed. 
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) applies with respect to the protec-
tions afforded by the following: 
‘‘(A) Military Rule of Evidence 513, relating to 
the psychotherapist-patient privilege. 
‘‘(B) Military Rule of Evidence 412, relating to 
the admission of evidence regarding a victim’s sexual 
background. 
‘‘(3) Court-martial proceedings may not be stayed or 
subject to a continuance of more than five days for purposes 
of enforcing this subsection. If the Court of Criminal Ap-
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peals denies the relief sought, the reasons for the denial shall 
be clearly stated on the record in a written opinion.’’. 
SEC. 536. MINIMUM CONFINEMENT PERIOD REQUIRED FOR 
CONVICTION OF CERTAIN SEX-RELATED OF-
FENSES COMMITTED BY MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES. 
(a) MANDATORY PUNISHMENTS.—Section 856(b)(1) of 
title 10, United States Code (article 56(b)(1) of the Uniform 
Code of Military Justice) is amended by striking ‘‘at a min-
imum’’ and all that follows through the period at the end 
of the paragraph and inserting the following: ‘‘at a min-
imum except as provided for in section 860 of this title (ar-
ticle 60)— 
‘‘(A) dismissal or dishonorable discharge; and 
‘‘(B) confinement for two years.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subparagraph (B) of para-
graph (1) of section 856(b) of title 10, United States Code 
(article 56(b) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as 
added by subsection (a), shall apply to offenses specified in 
paragraph (2) of such section committed on or after the date 
that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 537. MODIFICATION OF MILITARY RULES OF EVIDENCE 
RELATING TO ADMISSIBILITY OF GENERAL 
MILITARY CHARACTER TOWARD PROBABILITY 
OF INNOCENCE. 
(a) MODIFICATION GENERALLY.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall modify the Military Rules of Evidence to clarify 
that the general military character of an accused is not ad-
missible for the purpose of showing the probability of inno-
cence of the accused, except when evidence of a trait of the 
military character of an accused is relevant to an element 
of an offense for which the accused has been charged. 
(b) REVISION OF RULE 404(a) BY OPERATION OF 
LAW.—Effective on and after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, Rule 404(a) of the Military Rules of Evidence does 
not authorize the admissibility of evidence regarding the 
good military character of an accused in the findings phase 
of courts-martial, except in the instance of the following 
military-specific offenses: 
(1) Article 84 effecting unlawful enlistment, ap-
pointment, separation. 
(2) Article 85 desertion. 
(3) Article 86 absent without leave. 
(4) Article 87 missing movement. 
(5) Article 88 contempt towards officials. 
(6) Article 89 disrespect toward superior com-
missioned officer. 
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(7) Article 90 assaulting, willfully disobeying su-
perior commissioned officer. 
(8) Article 91 insubordinate conduct toward 
warrant, noncommissioned, petty officer. 
(9) Article 92 failure to obey order or regulation. 
(10) Article 93 cruelty and maltreatment of sub-
ordinates. 
(11) Article 94 mutiny and sedition. 
(12) Article 95 resisting apprehension, flight, 
breach of arrest, escape. 
(13) Article 96 releasing a prisoner without 
proper authority. 
(14) Article 97 unlawful detention. 
(15) Article 98 noncompliance with procedural 
rules. 
(16) Article 99 misbehavior before enemy. 
(17) Article 100 subordinate compelling sur-
render. 
(18) Article 101 improper use of countersign. 
(19) Article 102 forcing safeguard. 
(20) Article 103 captured, abandoned property. 
(21) Article 104 aiding the enemy. 
(22) Article 105 misconduct as prisoner. 
(23) Article 106a espionage. 
(24) Article 107 false official statements. 
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(25) Article 108 loss, damage, destruction, dis-
position of military property. 
(26) Article 109 loss, damage, destruction, dis-
position of property other than military property of 
the United States. 
(27) Article 110 improper hazarding of vessel. 
(28) Article 111 drunk or reckless operation of 
vehicle, aircraft, or vessel. 
(29) Article 112 wrongful use, possession, manu-
facture or introduction of controlled substance. 
(30) Article 113 misbehavior of sentinel or look-
out. 
(31) Article 114 dueling. 
(32) Article 115 malingering. 
(33) Article 116 riot. 
(34) Article 117 provoking, speech, gestures. 
(35) Article 133 conduct unbecoming an officer. 
(36) Article 134 general article of the Uniform 
Code of Military Justice. 
(37) Attempts, conspiracy, or solicitation to com-
mit such offenses. 
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SEC. 538. CONFIDENTIAL REVIEW OF CHARACTERIZATION 
OF TERMS OF DISCHARGE OF MEMBERS OF 
THE ARMED FORCES WHO ARE VICTIMS OF 
SEXUAL OFFENSES. 
(a) CONFIDENTIAL
APPEAL
PROCESS
THROUGH 
BOARDS FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS.—The 
Secretaries of the military departments shall each establish 
a confidential process by which an individual who was the 
victim of a sex-related offense during service in the Armed 
Forces may appeal, through boards for the correction of 
military records of the military department concerned, the 
terms or characterization of the discharge or separation of 
the individual from the Armed Forces on the grounds that 
the terms or characterization were adversely affected by the 
individual being the victim of such an offense. 
(b) CONSIDERATION OF INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCES IN 
CONNECTION WITH OFFENSES.—In deciding whether to 
modify the terms or characterization of an individual’s dis-
charge or separation pursuant to the process required by 
subsection (a), the Secretary of the military department 
concerned shall instruct boards for the correction of mili-
tary records to give due consideration to— 
(1) the psychological and physical aspects of the 
individual’s experience in connection with the sex-re-
lated offense; and 
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(2) what bearing such experience may have had 
on the circumstances surrounding the individual’s 
discharge or separation from the Armed Forces. 
(c) PRESERVATION OF CONFIDENTIALITY.—Documents 
considered and decisions rendered pursuant to the process 
required by subsection (a) shall not be made available to 
the public, except with the consent of the individual con-
cerned. 
(d) SEX-RELATED OFFENSE DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘sex-related offense’’ means any of the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Rape or sexual assault under subsection (a) 
or (b) of section 920 of title 10, United States Code 
(article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice). 
(2) Forcible sodomy under section 925 of title 10, 
United States Code (article 125 of the Uniform Code 
of Military Justice). 
(3) An attempt to commit an offense specified in 
paragraph (1) or (2) as punishable under section 880 
of title 10, United States Code (article 80 of the Uni-
form Code of Military Justice). 
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SEC. 539. CONSISTENT APPLICATION OF RULES OF PRIVI-
LEGE 
AFFORDED 
UNDER 
THE 
MILITARY 
RULES OF EVIDENCE. 
(a) 
ELIMINATION
OF
EXCEPTION
TO 
PSYCHOTHERAPIST-PATIENT PRIVILEGE.—Effective on and 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the exception 
granted by subparagraph (d)(8) of Military Rule of Evi-
dence 513 to the privilege afforded to the patient of a 
psychotherapist to refuse to disclose, and to prevent any 
other person from disclosing, a confidential communication 
made between the patient and a psychotherapist or an as-
sistant to the psychotherapist in a case arising under the 
Uniform Code of Military Justice shall be deemed to no 
longer apply or exist as a matter of law. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT REQUIRED.—As soon 
as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Joint Service Committee on Military Justice of the De-
partment of Defense shall amend Military Rule of Evidence 
513 to reflect the elimination of the exception referred to 
in subsection (a) pursuant to such subsection. 
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Subtitle E—Military Family 
Readiness 
SEC. 545. EARLIER DETERMINATION OF DEPENDENT STA-
TUS WITH RESPECT TO TRANSITIONAL COM-
PENSATION FOR DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS 
SEPARATED FOR DEPENDENT ABUSE. 
Section 1059(d)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘as of the date on which the individual 
described in subsection (b) is separated from active duty’’ 
and inserting ‘‘as of the date on which the separation action 
is initiated by a commander of the individual described in 
subsection (b)’’. 
SEC. 546. IMPROVED CONSISTENCY IN DATA COLLECTION 
AND REPORTING IN ARMED FORCES SUICIDE 
PREVENTION EFFORTS. 
(a) POLICY FOR STANDARD SUICIDE DATA COLLEC-
TION, REPORTING, AND ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall prescribe a policy for the development of a 
standard method for collecting, reporting, and assessing sui-
cide data and suicide-attempt data involving members of 
the Armed Forces, including reserve components thereof, 
and their dependents in order to improve the consistency 
and comprehensiveness of— 
(1) the suicide prevention policy developed pur-
suant to section 582 of the National Defense Author-
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ization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112– 
239. 10 U.S.C. 1071 note); and 
(2) the suicide prevention and resilience program 
for the National Guard and Reserves established pur-
suant to section 10219 of title 10, United States Code. 
(b) SUBMISSION
OF POLICY
AND CONGRESSIONAL 
BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
the policy developed under subsection (a) to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives. At the request of the committees, the Secretary 
also shall brief such committees on the policy and the imple-
mentation status of the standardized suicide data collection, 
reporting and assessment method. 
(c) CONSULTATION
AND IMPLEMENTATION.—In the 
case of the suicide prevention and resilience program for 
the National Guard and Reserves— 
(1) the Secretary of Defense shall develop the pol-
icy required by subsection (a) in consultation with 
the Chief of the National Guard Bureau; and 
(2) the adjutants general of the States, the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, 
Guam, and the Virgin Islands shall implement the 
policy within 180 days after the date of the submis-
sion of the policy under subsection (b). 
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(d) DEPENDENT DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘dependent’’, with respect to a member of the Armed Forces, 
means a person described in section 1072(2) of title 10, 
United States Code, except that, in the case of a parent 
or parent-in-law of the member, the income requirements 
of subparagraph (E) of such section do not apply. 
SEC. 547. PROTECTION OF CHILD CUSTODY ARRANGE-
MENTS FOR PARENTS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF 
THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) CHILD CUSTODY PROTECTION.—Title II of the 
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 521 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 208. CHILD CUSTODY PROTECTION. 
‘‘(a) 
RESTRICTION
ON
TEMPORARY
CUSTODY 
ORDER.—If a court renders a temporary order for custodial 
responsibility for a child based solely on a deployment or 
anticipated deployment of a parent who is a servicemember, 
then the court shall require that, upon the return of the serv-
icemember from deployment, the custody order that was in 
effect immediately preceding the temporary order shall be 
reinstated, unless the court finds that such a reinstatement 
is not in the best interest of the child, except that any such 
finding shall be subject to subsection (b). 
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‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON CONSIDERATION OF MEMBER’S 
DEPLOYMENT IN DETERMINATION OF CHILD’S BEST IN-
TEREST.—If a motion or a petition is filed seeking a per-
manent order to modify the custody of the child of a service-
member, no court may consider the absence of the service-
member by reason of deployment, or the possibility of de-
ployment, as the sole factor in determining the best interest 
of the child. 
‘‘(c) NO FEDERAL JURISDICTION OR RIGHT OF ACTION 
OR REMOVAL.—Nothing in this section shall create a Fed-
eral right of action or otherwise give rise to Federal juris-
diction or create a right of removal. 
‘‘(d) PREEMPTION.—In any case where State law ap-
plicable to a child custody proceeding involving a tem-
porary order as contemplated in this section provides a 
higher standard of protection to the rights of the parent who 
is a deploying servicemember than the rights provided 
under this section with respect to such temporary order, the 
appropriate court shall apply the higher State standard. 
‘‘(e) DEPLOYMENT DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘deployment’ means the movement or mobilization of a serv-
icemember to a location for a period of longer than 60 days 
and not longer than 540 days pursuant to temporary or 
permanent official orders— 
‘‘(1) that are designated as unaccompanied; 
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‘‘(2) for which dependent travel is not author-
ized; or 
‘‘(3) that otherwise do not permit the movement 
of family members to that location.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the end 
of the items relating to title II the following new item: 
‘‘208. Child custody protection.’’. 
Subtitle F—Education and 
Training Opportunities 
SEC. 551. AUTHORIZED DURATION OF FOREIGN AND CUL-
TURAL EXCHANGE ACTIVITIES AT MILITARY 
SERVICE ACADEMIES. 
(a) UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY.—Section 
4345a(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘two weeks’’ and inserting ‘‘four weeks’’. 
(b) NAVAL ACADEMY.—Section 6957b(a) of such title 
is amended by striking ‘‘two weeks’’ and inserting ‘‘four 
weeks’’. 
(c) AIR FORCE ACADEMY.—Section 9345a(a) of such 
title is amended by striking ‘‘two weeks’’ and inserting 
‘‘four weeks’’. 
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SEC. 552. PILOT PROGRAM TO ASSIST MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES IN OBTAINING POST-SERVICE 
EMPLOYMENT. 
(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall conduct the program described in subsection (c) to en-
hance the efforts of the Department of Defense to provide 
job placement assistance and related employment services 
to eligible members of the Armed Forces described in sub-
section (b) for the purposes of— 
(1) assisting such members in obtaining post- 
service employment; and 
(2) reducing the amount of ‘‘Unemployment 
Compensation for Ex-Servicemembers’’ that the Sec-
retary of Defense and the Secretary of the Department 
in which the Coast Guard is operating pays into the 
Unemployment Trust Fund. 
(b) ELIGIBLE MEMBERS.—Employment services pro-
vided under the program are limited to members of the 
Armed Forces, including members of the reserve compo-
nents, who are being separated from the Armed Forces or 
released from active duty. 
(c) EVALUATION OF USE OF CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT 
STAFFING AGENCIES.— 
(1) PROGRAM DESCRIBED.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall execute a program to evaluate the feasi-
bility and cost-effectiveness of utilizing the services of 
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civilian employment staffing agencies to assist eligible 
members of the Armed Forces in obtaining post-serv-
ice employment. 
(2) PROGRAM MANAGEMENT.—The program re-
quired by this subsection shall be managed by an ci-
vilian organization (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘program manager’’) whose principal members have 
experience— 
(A) administering pay-for-performance pro-
grams; and 
(B) within the employment staffing indus-
try. 
(3) EXCLUSION.—The program manager may 
not be a staffing agency. 
(d) ELIGIBLE
CIVILIAN
EMPLOYMENT
STAFFING 
AGENCIES.—The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with 
the program manager shall establish the eligibility require-
ments to be used by the program manager for the selection 
of civilian employment staffing agencies to participate in 
the program. 
(e) PAYMENT OF STAFFING AGENCY FEES.—To en-
courage employers to employ an eligible member of the 
Armed Forces under the program, the program manager 
shall pay a participating civilian employment staffing 
agency a portion of its agency fee (not to exceed 50 percent 
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above the member’s hourly wage). Payment of the agency 
fee will only be made after the member has been employed 
and paid by the private sector and the hours worked have 
been verified by the program manager. The staffing agency 
shall be paid on a weekly basis only for hours the member 
worked, but not to exceed a total of 800 hours. 
(f) OVERSIGHT REQUIREMENTS.—In conducting the 
program, the Secretary of Defense shall establish— 
(1) program monitoring standards; and 
(2) reporting requirements, including the hourly 
wage for each eligible member of the Armed Forces ob-
taining employment under the program, the numbers 
of hours worked during the month, and the number 
of members who remained employed with the same 
employer after completing the first 800 hours of em-
ployment. 
(g) LIMITATION ON TOTAL PROGRAM OBLIGATIONS.— 
The total amount obligated by the Secretary of Defense for 
the program may not exceed $35,000,000 during a fiscal 
year. 
(h) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than Janu-
ary 15, 2019, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees a report de-
scribing the results of the program, particularly 
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whether the program achieved the purposes specified 
in subsection (a). 
(2) COMPARISON WITH OTHER PROGRAMS.—The 
report shall include a comparison of the results of the 
program conducted under this section and the results 
of other employment assistant programs utilized by 
the Department of Defense. The comparison shall in-
clude the number of members of the Armed Forces ob-
taining employment through each program and the 
cost to the Department per member. 
(3) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate 
congressional committees’’ means the congressional de-
fense committees, the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate. 
(i) DURATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority of the 
Secretary of Defense to carry out programs under this sec-
tion expires on September 30, 2018. 
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Subtitle G—Defense Dependents’ 
Education 
SEC. 561. CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY TO ASSIST LOCAL 
EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DE-
PENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CI-
VILIAN EMPLOYEES. 
(a) ASSISTANCE
TO SCHOOLS WITH SIGNIFICANT 
NUMBERS OF MILITARY DEPENDENT STUDENTS.—Of the 
amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2015 
by section 301 and available for operation and maintenance 
for Defense-wide activities as specified in the funding table 
in section 4301, $25,000,000 shall be available only for the 
purpose of providing assistance to local educational agen-
cies under subsection (a) of section 572 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 
109–163; 20 U.S.C. 7703b). 
(b) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘local educational agency’’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 8013(9) of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9)). 
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SEC. 562. AUTHORITY TO EMPLOY NON-UNITED STATES 
CITIZENS AS TEACHERS IN DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE OVERSEAS DEPENDENTS’ SCHOOL 
SYSTEM. 
Section 2(2)(A) of the Defense Department Overseas 
Teachers Pay and Personnel Practices Act (20 U.S.C. 
901(2)(A)) is amended by inserting before the comma at 
the end the following: ‘‘or, in the case of a teaching position 
that involves instruction in the host-nation language, a 
local national when a citizen of the United States is not 
reasonably available to provide such instruction’’. 
SEC. 563. EXPANSION OF FUNCTIONS OF THE ADVISORY 
COUNCIL ON DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATION TO 
INCLUDE DOMESTIC DEPENDENT ELEMEN-
TARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS. 
(a) EXPANSION OF FUNCTIONS.—Subsection (c) of sec-
tion 1411 of the Defense Dependents’ Education Act of 1978 
(20 U.S.C. 929) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, and of the 
domestic dependent elementary and secondary school 
system established under section 2164 of title 10, 
United States Code,’’ after ‘‘of the defense dependents’ 
education system’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and in the 
domestic dependent elementary and secondary school 
system’’ before the comma at the end. 
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