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‘‘§ 6981. Support of athletic and physical fitness programs 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) CONTRACTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Sec-
retary of the Navy may enter into contracts and cooperative 
agreements with the Naval Academy Athletic Association for 
the purpose of supporting the athletic and physical fitness 
programs of the Naval Academy. Notwithstanding section 
2304(k) of this title, the Secretary may enter such contracts 
or cooperative agreements on a sole source basis pursuant 
to section 2304(c)(5) of this title. Notwithstanding chapter 63 
of title 31, a cooperative agreement under this section may 
be used to acquire property or services for the direct benefit 
or use of the Naval Academy. 
‘‘(2) LEASES.—The Secretary may enter into leases, in 
accordance with section 2667 of this title, or licenses with 
the Association for the purpose of supporting the athletic and 
physical fitness programs of the Naval Academy. Any such 
lease or license shall be deemed to satisfy the conditions of 
section 2667(h)(2) of this title. 
‘‘(b) USE OF NAVY PERSONAL PROPERTY BY THE ASSOCIATION.— 
The Secretary may allow the Association to use, at no cost, personal 
property of the Department of the Navy to assist the Association 
in supporting the athletic and physical fitness programs of the 
Naval Academy. 
‘‘(c) ACCEPTANCE OF SUPPORT.— 
‘‘(1) SUPPORT RECEIVED FROM THE ASSOCIATION.—Notwith-
standing section 1342 of title 31, the Secretary may accept 
from the Association funds, supplies, and services for the sup-
port of the athletic and physical fitness programs of the Naval 
Academy. For purposes of this section, employees or personnel 
of the Association may not be considered to be employees of 
the United States. 
‘‘(2) FUNDS
RECEIVED
FROM
NCAA.—The Secretary may 
accept funds from the National Collegiate Athletic Association 
to support the athletic and physical fitness programs of the 
Naval Academy. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall ensure that contribu-
tions under this subsection do not reflect unfavorably on the 
ability of the Department of the Navy, any of its employees, 
or any member of the armed forces to carry out any responsi-
bility or duty in a fair and objective manner, or compromise 
the integrity or appearance of integrity of any program of 
the Department of the Navy, or any individual involved in 
such a program. 
‘‘(d) RETENTION AND USE OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding section 
2260(d) of this title, funds received under this section may be 
retained for use in support of athletic and physical fitness programs 
of the Naval Academy and shall remain available until expended. 
‘‘(e) TRADEMARKS AND SERVICE MARKS.— 
‘‘(1) LICENSING, MARKETING, AND
SPONSORSHIP
AGREE-
MENTS.—An agreement under subsection (a)(1) may, consistent 
with sections 2260 (other than subsection (d)) and 5022(b)(3) 
of this title, authorize the Association to enter into licensing, 
marketing, and sponsorship agreements relating to trademarks 
and service marks identifying the Naval Academy, subject to 
the approval of the Department of the Navy.
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‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.—No such licensing, marketing, or 
sponsorship agreement may be entered into if it would reflect 
unfavorably on the ability of the Department of the Navy, 
any of its employees, or any member of the armed forces to 
carry out any responsibility or duty in a fair and objective 
manner, or if the Secretary determines that the use of the 
trademark or service mark would compromise the integrity 
or appearance of integrity of any program of the Department 
of the Navy, or any individual involved in such a program. 
‘‘(f) SERVICE
ON
ASSOCIATION
BOARD
OF
CONTROL.—The 
Association is a designated entity for which authorization under 
sections 1033(a) and 1589(a) of this title may be provided. 
‘‘(g) CONDITIONS.—The authority provided in this section with 
respect to the Association is available only so long as the Association 
continues to— 
‘‘(1) qualify as a nonprofit organization under section 
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and operates 
in accordance with this section, the laws of the State of Mary-
land, and the constitution and bylaws of the Association; and 
‘‘(2) operate exclusively to support the athletic and physical 
fitness programs of the Naval Academy. 
‘‘(h) ASSOCIATION DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘Associa-
tion’ means the Naval Academy Athletic Association.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following 
new item: 
‘‘6981. Support of athletic and physical fitness programs.’’. 
SEC. 543. EXPANSION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PILOT PROGRAM 
ON RECEIPT OF CIVILIAN CREDENTIALING FOR MILITARY 
OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY SKILLS. 
(a) EXPANSION OF PROGRAM.—Subsection (b)(1) of section 558 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 
(Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1418; 10 U.S.C. 2015 note) is 
amended by striking ‘‘or more than five’’. 
(b) USE OF INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATIONS.—Subsection 
(b) of such section is further amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (1); 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(2) consider utilizing industry-recognized certifications or 
licensing standards for civilian occupational skills comparable 
to the specialties or codes so designated; and’’. 
SEC. 
544. 
STATE 
CONSIDERATION 
OF 
MILITARY 
TRAINING 
IN 
GRANTING 
CERTAIN 
STATE 
CERTIFICATIONS 
AND 
LICENSES AS A CONDITION ON THE RECEIPT OF FUNDS 
FOR VETERANS EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4102A(c) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(9)(A) As a condition of a grant or contract under which funds 
are made available to a State in order to carry out section 4103A 
or 4104 of this title for any program year, the Secretary may 
require the State— 
‘‘(i) to demonstrate that when the State approves or denies 
a certification or license described in subparagraph (B) for
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a veteran the State takes into consideration any training 
received or experience gained by the veteran while serving 
on active duty in the Armed Forces; and 
‘‘(ii) to disclose to the Secretary in writing the following: 
‘‘(I) Criteria applicants must satisfy to receive a certifi-
cation or license described in subparagraph (B) by the 
State. 
‘‘(II) A description of the standard practices of the 
State for evaluating training received by veterans while 
serving on active duty in the Armed Forces and evaluating 
the documented work experience of such veterans during 
such service for purposes of approving or denying a certifi-
cation or license described in subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(III) Identification of areas in which training and 
experience described in subclause (II) fails to meet criteria 
described in subclause (I).’’ 
‘‘(B) A certification or license described in this subparagraph 
is any of the following: 
‘‘(i) A license to be a nonemergency medical professional. 
‘‘(ii) A license to be an emergency medical professional. 
‘‘(iii) A commercial driver’s license. 
‘‘(C) The Secretary shall share the information the Secretary 
receives under subparagraph (A)(ii) with the Secretary of Defense 
to help the Secretary of Defense improve training for military 
occupational specialties so that individuals who receive such 
training are able to receive a certification or license described 
in subparagraph (B) from a State. 
‘‘(D) The Secretary shall publish on the Internet website of 
the Department available to the public— 
‘‘(i) any guidance the Secretary gives the Secretary of 
Defense with respect to carrying out this section; and 
‘‘(ii) any information the Secretary receives from a State 
pursuant to subparagraph (A).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall apply with respect to a program year beginning on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 545. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REVIEW OF ACCESS TO MILITARY 
INSTALLATIONS BY REPRESENTATIVES OF INSTITUTIONS 
OF HIGHER EDUCATION. 
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
a review to assess the extent of access that representatives of 
institutions of higher education have to military installations. 
(b) ELEMENTS OF REVIEW.—The review required by subsection 
(a) shall include, at a minimum, an assessment of the following: 
(1) The policies and procedures that govern the availability 
and the degree to which representatives of institutions of higher 
education obtain access to military installations for marketing 
and recruitment purposes to members of the Armed Forces 
and their families. 
(2) The extent to which persons employed by institutions 
of higher education who have authorized access to military 
installations are engaged in the unauthorized or inappropriate 
marketing of products and services to members of the Armed 
Forces through such access. 
(3) The policies and regulations that are in effect to prevent 
inappropriate marketing of educational products and services
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on military installations and the effectiveness or shortcomings, 
and the adequacy of the enforcement, of those policies and 
regulations. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a report containing the results of the review 
required by subsection (a). The report shall include any rec-
ommendations for statutory or regulatory change that the Secretary 
considers appropriate to enhance the protection of members of 
the Armed Forces from inappropriate marketing and recruitment 
on military installations by representatives of institutions of higher 
education. 
SEC. 546. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EFFORTS TO STAND-
ARDIZE EDUCATIONAL TRANSCRIPTS ISSUED TO SEPA-
RATING MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives a report on the efforts of the Department of 
Defense to standardize the educational transcripts issued to mem-
bers of the Armed Forces on their separation from the Armed 
Forces. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) A description of the similarities and differences between 
the educational transcripts issued to members separating from 
the each of the Armed Forces. 
(2) A description of any assessments done by the Depart-
ment, or in conjunction with educational institutions, to identify 
shortcomings in the transcripts issued to separating members 
in connection with their ability to qualify for civilian edu-
cational credits. 
(3) A description of the implementation plan for the Joint 
Services Transcript, including a schedule and the elements 
of existing educational transcripts to be incorporated into the 
Joint Services Transcript. 
SEC. 547. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES REPORTS 
ON JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION MAT-
TERS. 
(a) REPORT ON REVIEW OF MILITARY EDUCATION COORDINATION 
COUNCIL REPORT.— 
(1) REVIEW OF METHODOLOGY.—The Comptroller General 
of the United States shall review the methodology used by 
the Military Education Coordination Council in compiling the 
report on joint professional military education that is to be 
submitted to the Director of Joint Force Development by March 
1, 2013, pursuant to the Joint Staff Memorandum, Joint Staff 
Review, dated July 16, 2012. The review shall include an exam-
ination of the analytical approach used by the Council for 
that report, including the types of information considered, the 
cost savings identified, the benefits of options considered, the 
time frames for implementation, and transparency. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after receiving from 
the Director of Joint Force Development the report described 
in paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall submit to the
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Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives a report on the review under paragraph 
(1) of the report described in that paragraph. The report of 
the Comptroller General under this paragraph shall set forth 
the following: 
(A) The results of the review under paragraph (1). 
(B) Such recommendations as the Comptroller General 
considers appropriate in light of the results of the review. 
(b) REPORT
ON JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION 
RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS.— 
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than January 31, 2014, 
the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth 
the assessment by the Comptroller General of the work per-
formed by joint professional military education research institu-
tions in support of professional military education and the 
broader mission of the Department of Defense, the military 
departments, and the Defense Agencies. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
include an assessment of the following: 
(A) The systems, mechanisms, and structures within 
the senior and intermediate joint professional military edu-
cation colleges and universities for oversight, governance, 
and management of the joint professional military edu-
cation research institutions, including systems, mecha-
nisms, and structures relating to the development of poli-
cies and budgets for research. 
(B) The factors contributing to and the extent of growth 
in the number and size of joint professional military edu-
cation research institutions since 2000. 
(C) The causes and extent of cost growth at joint profes-
sional military education research institutions since 2000. 
(D) The focus of research activity conducted by the 
joint professional military education research institutions, 
and the extent to which each joint professional military 
education research institution performs a unique research 
function or engages in similar or duplicative efforts with 
other components or elements of the Department of 
Defense. 
(E) The measures of effectiveness used by the joint 
professional military education research institutions, the 
senior and intermediate joint professional military edu-
cation colleges and universities, and other oversight entities 
to evaluate the performance of the joint professional mili-
tary education research institutions in meeting established 
goals or objectives. 
(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) The term ‘‘joint professional military education 
research institutions’’ means subordinate organizations 
(including centers, institutes, and schools) under the senior 
and intermediate joint professional military education col-
leges and universities for which research is the primary 
mission or reason for existence. 
(B) The term ‘‘senior and intermediate joint profes-
sional military education colleges and universities’’ means 
the following: 
(i) The National Defense University.
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SEC. 553. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS ON PLAN TO INCREASE 
THE NUMBER OF UNITS OF THE JUNIOR RESERVE OFFI-
CERS’ TRAINING CORPS. 
(a) NUMBER OF UNITS COVERED BY PLAN.—Subsection (a) of 
section 548 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4466) 
is amended by striking ‘‘not less than 3,700 units’’ and inserting 
‘‘not less than 3,000, and not more than 3,700, units’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL EXCEPTION.—Subsection (b) of such section is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) if the Secretaries of the military departments deter-
mine that the level of support of all kinds (including appro-
priated funds) provided to youth development programs within 
the Armed Forces is consistent with funding limitations and 
the achievement of the objectives of such programs.’’. 
(c) SUBMITTAL
OF
REVISED
PLAN
AND
IMPLEMENTATION 
REPORTS.—Subsection (e) of such section is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(e) TIME FOR SUBMISSION.—Not later than March 31, 2013, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a revised plan under subsection (a) to reflect amend-
ments made to subsections (a) and (b) during fiscal year 2013 
and a new report under subsection (d) to address the revised plan. 
The Secretary shall submit an updated report not later than March 
31 of each of 2015, 2018, and 2020.’’. 
SEC. 554. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON RESERVE OFFICERS’ 
TRAINING CORPS PROGRAMS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 270 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
setting forth the assessment of the Comptroller General regarding 
the following: 
(1) Whether the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) 
programs of the military departments are effectively meeting, 
and structured to meet, current and projected requirements 
for newly commissioned officers in the Armed Forces. 
(2) The cost-effectiveness and unit productivity of the cur-
rent Reserve Officers’ Training Corps programs. 
(3) The adequacy of current oversight and criteria for the 
establishment and disestablishment of units of the Reserve 
Officers’ Training Corps. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 
include, at a minimum, the following: 
(1) A list of the units of the Reserve Officers’ Training 
Corps by Armed Force, and by college or university, and the 
number of cadets and midshipman currently enrolled by class 
or year group. 
(2) The number of officers commissioned in 2012 from 
the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps programs, and the number 
projected to be commissioned over the period of the current 
future-years defense program under section 221 of title 10,
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United States Code, from each unit listed under paragraph 
(1). 
(3) An assessment of the requirements of each Armed Force 
for newly commissioned officers in 2012 and the strategic plan-
ning regarding such requirements over the period of the current 
future-years defense program. 
(4) The number of military and civilian personnel of the 
Department of Defense assigned to lead and manage units 
of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, and the grades of 
the military personnel so assigned. 
(5) An assessment of Department of Defense-wide and 
Armed-Force specific standards regarding the productivity of 
units of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, and an assess-
ment of compliance with such standards. 
(6) An assessment of the projected use by the Armed Forces 
of the procedures available to the Armed Forces to respond 
to overages in the number of cadets and midshipmen in the 
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps programs. 
(7) A description of the plans of the Armed Forces to 
retain or disestablish units of the Reserve Officers’ Training 
Corps that do not meet productivity standards. 
Subtitle G—Defense Dependents’ 
Education and Military Family Readiness 
SEC. 561. CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY TO ASSIST LOCAL EDU-
CATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES. 
(a) ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOLS WITH SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS OF 
MILITARY DEPENDENT STUDENTS.—Of the amount authorized to 
be appropriated for fiscal year 2013 by section 301 and available 
for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities as speci-
fied in the funding table in section 4301, $25,000,000 shall be 
available only for the purpose of providing assistance to local edu-
cational agencies under subsection (a) of section 572 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109– 
163; 20 U.S.C. 7703b). 
(b) ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOLS WITH ENROLLMENT CHANGES DUE 
TO
BASE
CLOSURES, FORCE
STRUCTURE
CHANGES, OR
FORCE 
RELOCATIONS.— 
(1) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE.— 
Section 572(b)(4) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2006 (20 U.S.C. 7703b(b)(4)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘September 30, 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2014’’. 
(2) AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.—Of the amount 
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2013 by section 
301 and available for operation and maintenance for Defense- 
wide activities as specified in the funding table in section 
4301, $5,000,000 shall be available only for the purpose of 
providing assistance to local educational agencies under sub-
section (b) of section 572 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (20 U.S.C. 7703b).
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(c) REPEAL OF OBSOLETE FUNDING REFERENCE.—Section 572 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 
(20 U.S.C. 7703b) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (e); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e). 
(d) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘local educational agency’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 8013(9) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9)). 
SEC. 562. IMPACT AID FOR CHILDREN WITH SEVERE DISABILITIES. 
Of the amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2013 pursuant to section 301 and available for operation and 
maintenance for Defense-wide activities as specified in the funding 
table in section 4301, $5,000,000 shall be available for payments 
under section 363 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by 
Public Law 106–398; 114 Stat. 1654A–77; 20 U.S.C. 7703a). 
SEC. 563. AMENDMENTS TO THE IMPACT AID PROGRAM. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Impact 
Aid Improvement Act of 2012’’. 
(b) AMENDMENTS
TO
THE IMPACT AID PROGRAM.—Title VIII 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7701 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 8002 (20 U.S.C. 7702)— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘for a fiscal year ending prior to 
October 1, 2003’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or (h)’’ after ‘‘subsection (b)’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘aggregate 
assessed’’ and inserting ‘‘estimated taxable’’; and 
(ii) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(3) DETERMINATION OF TAXABLE VALUE FOR ELIGIBLE FED-
ERAL PROPERTY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In determining the estimated tax-
able value of such acquired Federal property for fiscal 
year 2010 and each succeeding fiscal year, the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(i) first determine the total taxable value for the 
purpose of levying property tax for school purposes 
for current expenditures of real property located within 
the boundaries of such local educational agency; 
‘‘(ii) then determine the per acre value of the 
eligible Federal property by dividing the total taxable 
value as determined in clause (i) by the difference 
between the total acres located within the boundaries 
of the local educational agency and the number of 
Federal acres eligible under this section; and 
‘‘(iii) then determine the total taxable value of 
the eligible Federal property by multiplying the per 
acre value as calculated under clause (ii) by the number 
of Federal acres eligible under this section. 
‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE.—In the case of Federal property 
eligible under this section that is within the boundaries
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of 2 or more local educational agencies, such a local edu-
cational agency may ask the Secretary to calculate the 
per acre value of each such local educational agency as 
provided under subparagraph (A) and apply the average 
of these per acre values to the acres of the Federal property 
in such agency.’’; and 
(C) in subsection (h)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘FOR 
PRE-1995 RECIPIENTS ’’ and inserting ‘‘FOR PRE-2010 
RECIPIENTS’’; and 
(II) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall first make a 
foundation payment to each local educational agency that 
is determined by the Secretary to be eligible to receive 
a payment under this section for the fiscal year involved 
and that filed a timely application, and met, or has been 
determined by statute to meet, the eligibility requirements 
of subsection (a) for fiscal year 2009. 
‘‘(B) AMOUNT.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The amount of a payment under 
subparagraph (A) for a local educational agency shall 
be equal to the greater of 90 percent of the payment 
the local educational agency received from dollars 
appropriated for fiscal year 2009 or 90 percent of the 
average payment that the local educational agency 
received from dollars appropriated for fiscal years 2006, 
2007, 2008, and 2009, and shall be calculated without 
regard to the maximum payment provisions in sub-
section (b)(1)(C). 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—In calculating such average pay-
ment for a local educational agency that did not receive 
a payment under subsection (b) for 1 or more of the 
fiscal years between fiscal year 2006 and 2009, inclu-
sive, the lowest such payment made to the agency 
for fiscal year 2006, 2007, 2008, or 2009, shall be 
treated as the payment that the agency received under 
subsection (b) for each fiscal year for which the agency 
did not receive such a payment.’’; and 
(ii) by striking paragraphs (2) through (4) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) FOUNDATION PAYMENTS FOR NEW APPLICANTS.— 
‘‘(A) FIRST YEAR.—From any amounts remaining after 
making payments under paragraph (1) and subsection (i)(1) 
for the fiscal year involved, the Secretary shall make a 
payment, in an amount determined in accordance with 
subparagraph (C), to each local educational agency that 
the Secretary determines eligible for a payment under this 
section for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2009 and that 
did not receive a payment under paragraph (1) for the 
fiscal year for which such agency was determined eligible 
for such payment. 
‘‘(B) SECOND AND SUCCEEDING YEARS.—For any suc-
ceeding fiscal year after the first fiscal year that a local 
educational agency receives a foundation payment under 
subparagraph (A), the amount of the local educational
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agency’s foundation payment under this paragraph for such 
succeeding fiscal year shall be equal to the local educational 
agency’s foundation payment under this paragraph for the 
first fiscal year. 
‘‘(C) AMOUNTS.—The amount of a payment under 
subparagraph (A) for a local educational agency shall be 
determined as follows: 
‘‘(i) Calculate the local educational agency’s max-
imum payment under subsection (b). 
‘‘(ii) Calculate the percentage that the amount 
appropriated under section 8014(a) for the most recent 
fiscal year for which the Secretary has completed 
making payments under this section is of the total 
maximum payments for such fiscal year for all local 
educational agencies eligible for a payment under sub-
section (b) and multiply the agency’s maximum pay-
ment by such percentage. 
‘‘(iii) Multiply the amount determined under clause 
(ii) by 90 percent. 
‘‘(D) INSUFFICIENT FUNDS.—If the amount appropriated 
under section 8014(a) of this title is insufficient to pay 
the full amount determined under this paragraph for all 
eligible local educational agencies for the fiscal year, then 
the Secretary shall ratably reduce the payment to each 
local educational agency under this paragraph. 
‘‘(3) REMAINING FUNDS.—From any funds remaining after 
making payments under paragraphs (1) and (2) for the fiscal 
year involved, the Secretary shall make a payment to each 
local educational agency that received a foundation payment 
under paragraph (1) or (2) or subsection (i)(1), for the fiscal 
year involved in an amount that bears the same relation to 
the remainder as a percentage share determined for the local 
educational agency (by dividing the maximum amount that 
the agency is eligible to receive under subsection (b) by the 
total of the maximum amounts for all such agencies) bears 
to the percentage share determined (in the same manner) for 
all local educational agencies eligible to receive a payment 
under this section for the fiscal year involved, except that, 
for the purpose of calculating a local educational agency’s max-
imum amount under subsection (b), data from the most current 
fiscal year shall be used. 
‘‘(4) DATA.—For each local educational agency that received 
a payment under this section for fiscal year 2010 through 
the fiscal year in which the Impact Aid Improvement Act of 
2012 is enacted, the Secretary shall not make a payment under 
paragraph (3) to a local educational agency that fails to submit, 
within 60 days of the date the Secretary notifies the agency 
that the information is needed, the data necessary to calculate 
the maximum amount of a payment under subsection (b) for 
that local educational agency.’’; 
(2) by striking section 8003(a)(4) (20 U.S.C. 7703(a)(4)) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(4) MILITARY INSTALLATION AND INDIAN HOUSING UNDER-
GOING RENOVATION OR REBUILDING.— 
‘‘(A) MILITARY INSTALLATION HOUSING.—Beginning in 
fiscal year 2014, in determining the amount of a payment 
for a local educational agency for children described in
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not later than September 30 of the second fiscal year following 
the fiscal year for which such amount has been appropriated 
if, not later than 1 calendar year following the fiscal year 
in which such amount has been appropriated, such local edu-
cational agency submits to the Secretary all the data and 
information necessary for the Secretary to pay the full amount 
that the agency is eligible to receive under this title for such 
fiscal year. 
‘‘(2) PAYMENTS WITH RESPECT OF FISCAL YEARS IN WHICH 
INSUFFICIENT FUNDS ARE APPROPRIATED.—For a fiscal year in 
which the amount appropriated under section 8014 is insuffi-
cient to pay the full amount a local educational agency is 
eligible to receive under this title, paragraph (1) shall be applied 
by substituting ‘is available to pay the agency’ for ‘the agency 
is eligible to receive’ each place the term appears.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE, IMPLEMENTATION, AND REPEAL.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The amendments made by subsection 
(b) shall be effective for a 2-year period beginning on the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Notwithstanding section 8005(d) of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
7705(d)), subsection (b)(1), and the amendments made by sub-
section (b)(1), shall take effect with respect to applications 
submitted under section 8002 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7702) for fiscal year 2010. 
(3) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of Education shall 
carry out the amendments made by this section without regard 
to the rulemaking procedures under section 553 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(4) REPEAL.—The amendments made by subsection (b) shall 
be repealed on the day after the 2-year period described in 
paragraph (1) and title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) shall be applied 
as if such subsection and the amendments made by such sub-
section had never been enacted. 
SEC. 564. TRANSITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN 
WHO ARE CARRIED DURING PREGNANCY AT TIME OF 
DEPENDENT-ABUSE OFFENSE COMMITTED BY AN INDI-
VIDUAL WHILE A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1059 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) Payment to a child under this section shall not cover 
any period before the birth of the child.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (l), by striking ‘‘at the time of the 
dependent-abuse offense resulting in the separation of the 
former member’’ in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and 
inserting ‘‘or eligible spouse at the time of the dependent- 
abuse offense resulting in the separation of the former member 
or who was carried during pregnancy at the time of the 
dependent-abuse offense resulting in the separation of the 
former member and was subsequently born alive to the eligible 
spouse or former spouse’’.
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(b) PROSPECTIVE APPLICABILITY.—No benefits shall accrue by 
reason of the amendments made by this section for any month 
that begins before the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 565. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO ALLOW DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE DOMESTIC DEPENDENT ELEMENTARY AND SEC-
ONDARY SCHOOLS TO ENROLL CERTAIN STUDENTS. 
Section 2164 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsections: 
‘‘(k) ENROLLMENT OF RELOCATED DEFENSE DEPENDENTS’ EDU-
CATION SYSTEM STUDENTS.—(1) The Secretary of Defense may 
authorize the enrollment in a Department of Defense education 
program provided by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (a) of 
a dependent of a member of the armed forces or a dependent 
of a Federal employee who is enrolled in the defense dependents’ 
education system established under section 1402 of the Defense 
Dependents’ Education Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 921) if— 
‘‘(A) the dependents departed the overseas location as a 
result of a evacuation order; 
‘‘(B) the designated safe haven of the dependent is located 
within reasonable commuting distance of a school operated 
by the Department of Defense education program; and 
‘‘(C) the school possesses the capacity and resources nec-
essary to enable the student to attend the school. 
‘‘(2) Unless waived by the Secretary of Defense, a dependent 
described in paragraph (1) who is enrolled in a school operated 
by the Department of Defense education program pursuant to such 
paragraph may attend the school only through the end of the 
school year. 
‘‘(l) ENROLLMENT
IN VIRTUAL ELEMENTARY
AND SECONDARY 
EDUCATION PROGRAM.—(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Sec-
retary of Defense, the Secretary may authorize the enrollment 
in the virtual elementary and secondary education program estab-
lished as a component of the Department of Defense education 
program of a dependent of a member of the armed forces on active 
duty who— 
‘‘(A) is enrolled in an elementary or secondary school oper-
ated by a local educational agency or another accredited edu-
cational program in the United States (other than a school 
operated by the Department of Defense education program); 
and 
‘‘(B) immediately before such enrollment, was enrolled in 
the defense dependents’ education system established under 
section 1402 of the Defense Dependents’ Education Act of 1978 
(20 U.S.C. 921). 
‘‘(2) Enrollment of a dependent described in paragraph (1) 
pursuant to such paragraph shall be on a tuition basis.’’. 
SEC. 566. NONCOMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT AUTHORITY REGARDING 
CERTAIN MILITARY SPOUSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘§ 3330d. Appointment of certain military spouses 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘active duty’—
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‘‘(A) has the meaning given that term in section 
101(d)(1) of title 10; 
‘‘(B) includes full-time National Guard duty (as defined 
in section 101(d)(5) of title 10); and 
‘‘(C) for a member of a reserve component (as described 
in section 10101 of title 10), does not include training 
duties or attendance at a service school. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘agency’— 
‘‘(A) has the meaning given the term ‘Executive agency’ 
in section 105 of this title; and 
‘‘(B) does not include the Government Accountability 
Office. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘geographic area of the permanent duty sta-
tion’ means the area from which individuals reasonably can 
be expected to travel daily to and from work at the location 
of a member’s permanent duty station. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘permanent change of station’ means the 
assignment, detail, or transfer of a member of the Armed Forces 
who is on active duty and serving at a permanent duty station 
under a competent authorization or order that does not— 
‘‘(A) specify the duty as temporary; 
‘‘(B) provide for assignment, detail, or transfer, after 
that different permanent duty station, to a further different 
permanent duty station; or 
‘‘(C) direct return to the initial permanent duty station. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘relocating spouse of a member of the Armed 
Forces’ means an individual who— 
‘‘(A) is married to a member of the Armed Forces 
(on or prior to a permanent change of station of the 
member) who is ordered to active duty for a period of 
more than 180 consecutive days; 
‘‘(B) relocates to the member’s permanent duty station; 
and 
‘‘(C) before relocating as described in subparagraph 
(B), resided outside the geographic area of the permanent 
duty station. 
‘‘(6) The term ‘spouse of a disabled or deceased member 
of the Armed Forces’ means an individual— 
‘‘(A) who is married to a member of the Armed Forces 
who— 
‘‘(i) is retired, released, or discharged from the 
Armed Forces; and 
‘‘(ii) on the date on which the member retires, 
is released, or is discharged, has a disability rating 
of 100 percent under the standard schedule of rating 
disabilities in use by the Department of Veterans 
Affairs; or 
‘‘(B) who— 
‘‘(i) was married to a member of the Armed Forces 
on the date on which the member dies while on active 
duty in the Armed Forces; and 
‘‘(ii) has not remarried. 
‘‘(b) APPOINTMENT AUTHORITY.—The head of an agency may 
appoint noncompetitively— 
‘‘(1) a relocating spouse of a member of the Armed Forces; 
or
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‘‘(2) a spouse of a disabled or deceased member of the 
Armed Forces. 
‘‘(c) SPECIAL RULES REGARDING RELOCATING SPOUSE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An appointment of a relocating spouse 
of a member of the Armed Forces under this section may 
only be to a position the duty station for which is within 
the geographic area of the permanent duty station of the 
member of the Armed Forces, unless there is no agency with 
a position with a duty station within the geographic area of 
the permanent duty station of the member of the Armed Forces. 
‘‘(2) SINGLE PERMANENT APPOINTMENT PER DUTY STATION.— 
A relocating spouse of a member of the Armed Forces may 
not receive more than 1 permanent appointment under this 
section for each time the spouse relocates as described in sub-
paragraphs (B) and (C) of subsection (a)(5). 
‘‘(d) SPECIAL RULES REGARDING SPOUSE
OF
A DISABLED
OR 
DECEASED MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An appointment of an eligible spouse 
as described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (a)(6) 
is not restricted to a geographical area. 
‘‘(2) SINGLE PERMANENT APPOINTMENT.—A spouse of a dis-
abled or deceased member of the Armed Forces may not receive 
more than 1 permanent appointment under this section.’’. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management shall amend section 315.612 of title 5, Code of Federal 
Regulations (relating to noncompetitive appointment of certain mili-
tary spouses), in accordance with the amendment made by sub-
section (a) and promulgate or amend any other regulations nec-
essary to carry out the amendment made by subsection (a). 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for chapter 
33 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
the item relating to section 3330c the following new item: 
‘‘3330d. Appointment of certain military spouses.’’. 
SEC. 567. REPORT ON FUTURE OF FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS OF 
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report on the anticipated 
future of the family support programs of the Department of Defense 
during the five-year period beginning on the date of the submittal 
of the report as end strengths for the Armed Forces are reduced 
and the Armed Forces are drawn down from combat operations 
in Afghanistan. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) A description of the current family support programs 
of each of the Armed Forces and the Department of Defense, 
including the name, scope and intended purpose of each pro-
gram. 
(2) An assessment of the current costs of the family support 
programs covered by paragraph (1), and an estimate of the 
costs of anticipated family support programs of the Armed 
Forces and Department over the period covered by the report. 
(3) An assessment of the costs and other consequences 
associated with the elimination or reduction of any current
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family support programs covered by paragraph (1) over the 
period covered by the report. 
(4) An assessment of the family support programs of each 
of the Armed Forces covered by paragraph (1), including any 
planned or anticipated changes to the programs over the period 
covered by the report. 
SEC. 568. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING SUPPORT FOR YELLOW 
RIBBON DAY. 
Congress supports the goals and ideals of Yellow Ribbon Day 
in honor of members of the Armed Forces and other individuals 
of the United States who are serving overseas apart from their 
families and loved ones. 
Subtitle H—Improved Sexual Assault Pre-
vention and Response in the Armed 
Forces 
SEC. 570. ARMED FORCES WORKPLACE AND GENDER RELATIONS SUR-
VEYS. 
(a) ADDITIONAL CONTENT OF SURVEYS.—Subsection (c) of section 
481 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘harassment and discrimination’’ and 
inserting ‘‘harassment, assault, and discrimination’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
(3) and (4); respectively; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new para-
graph (2): 
‘‘(2) The specific types of assault that have occurred, and 
the number of times each respondent has been assaulted during 
the preceding year.’’; 
(4) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by striking 
‘‘discrimination’’ and inserting ‘‘discrimination, harassment, and 
assault’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) Any other issues relating to discrimination, harass-
ment, or assault as the Secretary of Defense considers appro-
priate.’’. 
(b) TIME FOR CONDUCTING OF SURVEYS.—Such section is further 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘four quadrennial sur-
veys (each in a separate year)’’ and inserting ‘‘four surveys’’; 
and 
(2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(d) WHEN SURVEYS REQUIRED.—(1) One of the two Armed 
Forces Workplace and Gender Relations Surveys shall be conducted 
in 2014 and then every second year thereafter and the other Armed 
Forces Workplace and Gender Relations Survey shall be conducted 
in 2015 and then every second year thereafter, so that one of 
the two surveys is being conducted each year. 
‘‘(2) The two Armed Forces Workplace and Equal Opportunity 
Surveys shall be conducted at least once every four years. The 
two surveys may not be conducted in the same year.’’.
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SEC. 571. AUTHORITY TO RETAIN OR RECALL TO ACTIVE DUTY 
RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS WHO ARE VICTIMS OF 
SEXUAL ASSAULT WHILE ON ACTIVE DUTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1209 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 12323. Active duty pending line of duty determination 
required for response to sexual assault 
‘‘(a) CONTINUATION ON ACTIVE DUTY.—In the case of a member 
of a reserve component who is the alleged victim of sexual assault 
committed while on active duty and who is expected to be released 
from active duty before the determination is made regarding 
whether the member was assaulted while in the line of duty (in 
this section referred to as a ‘line of duty determination’), the Sec-
retary concerned, upon the request of the member, may order 
the member to be retained on active duty until completion of the 
line of duty determination. A member eligible for continuation 
on active duty under this subsection shall be informed as soon 
as practicable after the alleged assault of the option to request 
continuation on active duty under this subsection. 
‘‘(b) RETURN TO ACTIVE DUTY.—In the case of a member of 
a reserve component not on active duty who is the alleged victim 
of a sexual assault that occurred while the member was on active 
duty and when the line of duty determination is not completed, 
the Secretary concerned, upon the request of the member, may 
order the member to active duty for such time as necessary for 
completion of the line of duty determination. 
‘‘(c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretaries of the military departments 
shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section, subject to 
guidelines prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. The guidelines 
of the Secretary of Defense shall provide that— 
‘‘(1) a request submitted by a member described in sub-
section (a) or (b) to continue on active duty, or to be ordered 
to active duty, respectively, must be decided within 30 days 
from the date of the request; and 
‘‘(2) if the request is denied, the member may appeal to 
the first general officer or flag officer in the chain of command 
of the member, and in the case of such an appeal a decision 
on the appeal must be made within 15 days from the date 
of the appeal.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 1209 of such title is amended adding at the end 
the following new item: 
‘‘12323. Active duty pending line of duty determination required for response to sex-
ual assault.’’. 
SEC. 572. ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS IN COMPREHENSIVE DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE POLICY ON SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION 
AND RESPONSE. 
(a) POLICY MODIFICATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
modify the revised comprehensive policy for the Department of 
Defense sexual assault prevention and response program required 
by section 1602 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 124 Stat. 4430; 
10 U.S.C. 1561 note) to include in the policy the following new 
requirements:
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(1) Subject to subsection (b), a requirement that the Sec-
retary of each military department establish a record on the 
disposition of any Unrestricted Report of sexual assault 
involving a member of the Armed Forces, whether such disposi-
tion is court martial, nonjudicial punishment, or other adminis-
trative action. 
(2) A requirement that the Secretary of each military 
department establish policies to require the processing for 
administrative separation of any member of the Armed Forces 
under the jurisdiction of such Secretary whose conviction for 
a covered offense is final and who is not punitively discharged 
from the Armed Forces in connection with such conviction. 
Such requirement— 
(A) shall ensure that any separation decision is based 
on the full facts of the case and that due process procedures 
are provided under regulations prescribed by the Secretary 
of Defense; and 
(B) shall not be interpreted to limit or alter the 
authority of the Secretary of the military department con-
cerned to process members of the Armed Forces for 
administrative separation for other offenses or under other 
provisions of law. 
(3) A requirement that the commander of each military 
command and other units specified by the Secretary of Defense 
for purposes of the policy shall conduct, within 120 days after 
the commander assumes command and at least annually there-
after while retaining command, a climate assessment of the 
command or unit for purposes of preventing and responding 
to sexual assaults. The climate assessment shall include an 
opportunity for members of the Armed Forces to express their 
opinions regarding the manner and extent to which their 
leaders, including commanders, respond to allegations of sexual 
assault and complaints of sexual harassment and the effective-
ness of such response. 
(4) A requirement to post and widely disseminate informa-
tion about resources available to report and respond to sexual 
assaults, including the establishment of hotline phone numbers 
and Internet websites available to all members of the Armed 
Forces. 
(5) A requirement for a general education campaign to 
notify members of the Armed Forces regarding the authorities 
available under chapter 79 of title 10, United States Code, 
for the correction of military records when a member experi-
ences any retaliatory personnel action for making a report 
of sexual assault or sexual harassment. 
(b) 
ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS
REGARDING
DISPOSITION 
RECORDS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT REPORTS.— 
(1) ELEMENTS.—The record of the disposition of an Unre-
stricted Report of sexual assault established under subsection 
(a)(1) shall include information regarding the following, as 
appropriate: 
(A) Documentary information collected about the 
incident, other than investigator case notes. 
(B) Punishment imposed, including the sentencing by 
judicial or non-judicial means, including incarceration, 
fines, restriction, and extra duty as a result of military
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court-martial, Federal or local court and other sentencing, 
or any other punishment imposed. 
(C) Adverse administrative actions taken against the 
subject of the investigation, if any. 
(D) Any pertinent referrals made for the subject of 
the investigation, offered as a result of the incident, such 
as drug and alcohol counseling and other types of coun-
seling or intervention. 
(2) RETENTION
OF
RECORDS.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall require that— 
(A) the disposition records established pursuant to sub-
section (a)(1) be retained for a period of not less than 
20 years; and 
(B) information from the records that satisfies the 
reporting requirements established in section 1631 of the 
Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note) be 
incorporated into the Defense Sexual Assault Incident 
Database and maintained for the same period as applies 
to retention of the records under subparagraph (A). 
(c) COVERED OFFENSE DEFINED.—For purposes of subsection 
(a)(2), the term ‘‘covered offense’’ means the following: 
(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 Jus-
tice). 
(3) An attempt to commit an offense specified in paragraph 
(1) or (2) under section 880 of title 10, United States Code 
(article 80 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice). 
SEC. 573. ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL VICTIM CAPABILITIES WITHIN 
THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS TO RESPOND TO ALLEGA-
TIONS OF CERTAIN SPECIAL VICTIM OFFENSES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT REQUIRED.—Under regulations prescribed 
by the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of each military depart-
ment shall establish special victim capabilities for the purposes 
of— 
(1) investigating and prosecuting allegations of child abuse, 
serious domestic violence, or sexual offenses; and 
(2) providing support for the victims of such offenses. 
(b) PERSONNEL.—The special victim capabilities developed 
under subsection (a) shall include specially trained and selected— 
(1) investigators from the Army Criminal Investigative 
Command, Naval Criminal Investigative Service, or Air Force 
Office of Special Investigations; 
(2) judge advocates; 
(3) victim witness assistance personnel; and 
(4) administrative paralegal support personnel. 
(c) TRAINING, SELECTION, AND CERTIFICATION STANDARDS.—The 
Secretary of Defense shall prescribe standards for the training, 
selection, and certification of personnel who will provide special 
victim capabilities for a military department. 
(d) DISCRETION REGARDING EXTENT OF CAPABILITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 
of a military department shall determine the extent to which
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special victim capabilities will be established within the mili-
tary department and prescribe regulations for the management 
and use of the special victim capabilities. 
(2) REQUIRED
ELEMENTS.—At a minimum, the special 
victim capabilities established within a military department 
must provide effective, timely, and responsive world-wide sup-
port for the purposes described in subsection (a). 
(e) TIME FOR ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than 270 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a report containing— 
(A) the plans and time lines of the Secretaries of the 
military departments for the establishment of the special 
victims capabilities; and 
(B) an assessment by the Secretary of Defense of the 
plans and time lines. 
(2) INITIAL CAPABILITIES.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of each 
military department shall have available an initial special 
victim capability consisting of the personnel specified in sub-
section (b). 
(f) EVALUATION OF EFFECTIVENESS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall— 
(1) prescribe the common criteria to be used by the Secre-
taries of the military departments to measure the effectiveness 
and impact of the special victim capabilities from the investiga-
tive, prosecutorial, and victim’s perspectives; and 
(2) require the Secretaries of the military departments 
to collect and report the data used to measure such effectiveness 
and impact. 
(g) SPECIAL VICTIM CAPABILITIES DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘special victim capabilities’’ means a distinct, recognizable 
group of appropriately skilled professionals who work collaboratively 
to achieve the purposes described in subsection (a). This section 
does not require that the special victim capabilities be created 
as separate military unit or have a separate chain of command. 
SEC. 574. ENHANCEMENT TO TRAINING AND EDUCATION FOR SEXUAL 
ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE. 
Section 585 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1434; 10 U.S.C. 1561 
note) is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(d) COMMANDERS’ TRAINING.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
provide for the inclusion of a sexual assault prevention and response 
training module in the training for new or prospective commanders 
at all levels of command. The training shall be tailored to the 
responsibilities and leadership requirements of members of the 
Armed Forces as they are assigned to command positions. Such 
training shall include the following: 
‘‘(1) Fostering a command climate that does not tolerate 
sexual assault. 
‘‘(2) Fostering a command climate in which persons 
assigned to the command are encouraged to intervene to pre-
vent potential incidents of sexual assault.