the member’s service in the armed forces that is taken 
under this chapter, including any nonjudicial punishment 
imposed under section 815 of this title (article 15).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item: 
‘‘940. 140a. Military justice information: transmission to Director of Federal 
Bureau of Investigation.’’. 
SEC. 236. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO FATAL-
ITY REVIEW PANELS. 
(a) ARMY.—Section 4061 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘, through 
the Office of the Victims’ Advocate,’’ after ‘‘Sec-
retary of the Army’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘, in con-
sultation with the Office of the Victims’ Advocate,’’ 
after ‘‘Secretary of Defense’’. 
(b) NAVY.—Section 6036 of such title is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘, through 
the Office of the Victims’ Advocate,’’ after ‘‘Sec-
retary of the Navy’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘, in con-
sultation with the Office of the Victims’ Advocate,’’ 
after ‘‘Secretary of Defense’’. 
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(c) AIR FORCE.—Section 9061 of such title is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘, through 
the Office of the Victims’ Advocate,’’ after ‘‘Sec-
retary of the Air Force’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘, in con-
sultation with the Office of the Victims’ Advocate,’’ 
after ‘‘Secretary of Defense’’. 
TITLE 
III—REPORTING, 
PROS-
ECUTION, AND TREATMENT 
OF PERPETRATORS 
Subtitle A—Reporting of Sexual As-
sault, Domestic Violence, and 
Stalking Within the Department 
of Defense 
SEC. 301. COMPLAINTS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND DOMES-
TIC VIOLENCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 80 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1561a 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 1561b. Complaints of sexual assault, domestic vio-
lence, family violence, or stalking: inves-
tigation by commanding officers 
‘‘(a) ACTION ON COMPLAINTS.—(1) A commanding 
officer or officer in charge of a unit, vessel, facility, or 
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area of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps who 
receives a qualifying complaint shall carry out an inves-
tigation of the matter in accordance with this section. 
‘‘(2) In this section, the term ‘qualifying complaint’ 
means a complaint— 
‘‘(A) that is from a victim, or from a member 
of the command, or a civilian employee under the 
supervision of the officer, or a victim advocate of the 
Department of Defense; and 
‘‘(B) that alleges sexual assault, domestic vio-
lence, family violence, or stalking by a member of 
the armed forces or a civilian employee of the De-
partment of Defense 
‘‘(b) COMMENCEMENT OF INVESTIGATION.—To the 
extent practicable, a commanding officer or officer in 
charge receiving a qualifying complaint shall, within 72 
hours after receipt of the complaint— 
‘‘(1) forward the complaint, or a detailed de-
scription of the allegation in the complaint, to the 
next superior officer in that officer’s chain of com-
mand who is authorized to convene a general court- 
martial; 
‘‘(2) commence, or cause the commencement of, 
an investigation of the complaint, including engaging 
law enforcement, criminal investigators, judge advo-
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