of the allegation being investigated, the Inspector General 
shall provide to the Secretary of Defense and to the victim 
advocate making the allegation a notice— 
‘‘(i) of that determination including the reasons 
why the report may not be submitted within that 
time; and 
‘‘(ii) of the time when the report will be sub-
mitted. 
‘‘(D) The report on the results of the investigation 
shall contain a thorough review of the facts and cir-
cumstances relevant to the allegation and the complaint 
or disclosure and shall include documents acquired during 
the course of the investigation, including summaries of 
interviews conducted. The report may include a rec-
ommendation as to the disposition of the complaint. 
‘‘(e) REGULATIONS.—(1) The Secretary of Defense 
shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section. In pre-
scribing regulations under this section, the Secretary of 
Defense shall provide for appropriate procedural protec-
tions for the subject of any investigation carried out under 
the provisions of this section, including a process of appeal 
and review of investigative findings. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall provide in the regulations 
that a violation of the prohibition by a person subject to 
chapter 47 of this title is punishable as a violation of sec-
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tion 892 of this title (article 92 of the Uniform Code of 
Military Justice). 
‘‘§ 1819. Office of the Victims’ Advocate: annual as-
sessment 
‘‘(a) DATA COMPLIANCE AND REPORTING.—The Di-
rector of the Office of the Victims’ Advocate shall annually 
compile data collected during the preceding year by the 
military departments relating to incidents of domestic vio-
lence, family violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The 
data shall be compiled pursuant to policies set forth by 
the Director. 
‘‘(b) ASSESSMENT
OF
POLICIES
AND
PROCE-
DURES.—Not later than January 15 each year, the Direc-
tor shall conduct an assessment of the implementation 
during the preceding fiscal year of the policies and proce-
dures of the military departments on the prevention of and 
response to domestic violence, family violence, sexual as-
sault, and stalking involving members of the armed forces 
in order to determine the effectiveness of such policies and 
procedures during such fiscal year. 
‘‘(c) PERSONNEL ANALYSIS.—The annual assess-
ment under subsection (b) shall include a review of per-
sonnel, including staffing levels, assignments, accessibility, 
availability, training, and duties of victim advocates, vic-
tim witness liaisons, sexual assault nurse examiners, and 
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others considered appropriate by the Director assigned to 
assist victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, family 
violence, and stalking. The assessment shall include a re-
view of personnel assigned to deployed units, along with 
recommendations to enhance availability, accessibility, and 
training for such personnel. 
‘‘(d) ASSESSMENT OF STATUTES AND DIRECTIVES.— 
In order to enhance the foundation of law and policy with-
in the military departments in response to domestic vio-
lence, family violence, sexual assault, and stalking, the an-
nual assessment under subsection (b) shall include a re-
view of— 
‘‘(1) chapter 47 of this title (the Uniform Code 
of Military Justice), the provisions of law in force at 
the time of the assessment that were originally en-
acted by the Victims’ Rights and Restitution Act or 
the Violence Against Women Act, and other Federal 
statutes applicable to domestic violence, sexual as-
sault, family violence, and stalking; 
‘‘(2) directives of the military departments; and 
‘‘(3) regulations of the military departments 
considered appropriate by the Director. 
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‘‘§ 1820. Office of the Victims’ Advocate: annual re-
port 
‘‘(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—(1) Not later than January 
15 of each year, the Director shall submit to the Secretary 
of Defense a report on domestic violence, family violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking involving members of the 
armed forces during the preceding year. 
‘‘(2) Each report under paragraph (1) shall include 
the following: 
‘‘(A) The most recent compilation of data under 
section 1819(a) of this title; together with a com-
parison of that data (or subsets of that data) with 
comparable data from the civilian sector. 
‘‘(B) The results of the most recent assessment 
under section 1819(b) of this title. 
‘‘(C) The number of incidents of domestic vio-
lence, family violence, sexual assault, and stalking 
committed by or upon members of the armed forces 
that were reported to military officials during the 
year covered by the report and the number of the 
cases so reported that were substantiated. 
‘‘(D) A summary of the types of cases and the 
disciplinary action taken in each type of case. 
‘‘(E) The policies, procedures, and processes 
implemented by the military departments during the 
year covered by the report in response to incidents 
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