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(3) shall not, under the contract, provide couple 
counseling or mediation, but may provide referrals 
for such counseling or mediation upon successful 
completion of a certified batterers program and at 
the request of the victim. 
(c) TERMS
OF BATTERERS PROGRAM.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure that the batterers program shall have 
policies regarding— 
(1) referrals for those for whom a batterers 
program is not appropriate; 
(2) suicide and homicide threats by clients; and 
(3) confidentiality, in accordance with stand-
ards prescribed by the Secretary. 
(d) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity that desires to 
receive a contract under this section shall submit to the 
Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Secretary may re-
quire, consistent with the requirements specified in this 
section. 
(e) TREATMENT STANDARDS.—The treatment pro-
gram under the batterers program must meet the fol-
lowing standards: 
(1) All treatment shall be based upon a full, 
complete clinical assessment, including— 
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(A) current and past violence history relat-
ing to domestic violence, family violence, sexual 
assault, or stalking; 
(B) a complete diagnostic evaluation; 
(C) a substance abuse assessment; and 
(D) criminal history. 
(2) All treatment shall be based on a treatment 
plan that adequately and appropriately addresses 
treatment needs of the individual. 
(3) The program shall require the perpetrator 
to review the following notices: 
(A) A notice that the program will inform 
the victim and victims’ advocate that the perpe-
trator is in treatment. 
(B) A notice that prior and current treat-
ment agencies will provide information on the 
perpetrator to the program. 
(C) A notice that the program will provide 
relevant information on the perpetrator to rel-
evant legal and military entities. 
(4) Treatment of a perpetrator must be for a 
minimum treatment period established by the Sec-
retary by regulation. 
(5) Satisfactory completion of treatment must 
be contingent upon the perpetrator meeting specific 
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criteria, defined by the Secretary, and not just upon 
the end of a certain period of time or attendance of 
the perpetrator at a certain number of sessions. 
(6) The program shall have a policy and proce-
dures for dealing with recidivism. 
(7) The program shall have a policy and proce-
dures for dealing with noncompliance. 
(8) All evaluation and treatment services shall 
be provided by, and under the supervision of, quali-
fied personnel. 
(f) DURATION OF CONTRACTS.—A contract awarded 
under this section shall be for a period of three fiscal 
years. Such a contract may be renewed. 
(g) REPORTS.—An entity awarded a contract under 
this section shall submit to the Secretary every six months 
a report that describes, at a minimum— 
(1) how the funds under the contract were 
used; 
(2) the extent to which military personnel were 
served; 
(3) the adequacy of staff training and services; 
(4) the existence of barriers to the provision of 
services; 
(5) pertinent and appropriate factors con-
cerning perpetrators in the program, including age, 
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education, income, marital status, number of chil-
dren and their ages, any substance abuse, and per-
sonal history of family violence; 
(6) the total number of persons referred to the 
program, and the referral source; 
(7) total number of persons determined to be 
inappropriate for services and reasons therefor; and 
(8) the number of persons participating in the 
program, the number completing the program, the 
number failing to complete the program, and rea-
sons therefor. 
SEC. 322. SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘sex of-
fender treatment program’’ means a program approved or 
certified by a State that is operated by a public or non-
profit organization for the purpose of providing treatment 
services for sex offenders. 
(b) TERMS
OF CONTRACT.—A contract awarded 
under this section shall provide that the sex offender treat-
ment program awarded the contract— 
(1) may provide for collaboration with existing 
services in the civilian community for the provision 
of appropriate treatment services; 
(2) when appropriate treatment services are not 
available in the civilian community or are not acces-
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sible, may provide such services on military installa-
tions. 
(c) QUALIFIED TREATMENT PROVIDERS.—The Sec-
retary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Personnel and Readiness shall ensure that the 
providers of sex offender treatment in the contracted pro-
gram meet the licensing or certification standards of the 
State in which services are provided. The treatment pro-
viders shall— 
(1) have education, training and experience in 
the evaluation, treatment and management of indi-
viduals who sexually offend; 
(2) possess a graduate degree and possess a 
minimum of 2000 hours of clinical assessment and 
treatment of sexual abusers and obtain annual con-
tinuing education in the field of sexual abuse; and 
(3) adhere to the professional conduct code of 
their clinical profession. 
(d) TREATMENT STANDARDS.—The sex offender 
treatment program for contracted sex offender treatment 
shall— 
(1) utilize psychosexual evaluations— 
(A) to determine an offender’s risk to re-
offend; 
(B) to identify dynamic risk factors; and 
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(C) to develop appropriate treatment and 
supervision plans; 
(2) provide interventions that are— 
(A) designed to assist the offender to man-
age thoughts, feelings, attitudes, and behaviors 
associated with their risk to reoffend; 
(B) utilize recognized treatment modalities 
that are considered most effective in reducing 
rates of reoffense; and 
(C) manage offenders in the community 
utilizing a risk management team approach. 
TITLE 
IV—COUNSELING 
AND 
TREATMENT PROGRAMS OF 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
AFFAIRS 
SEC. 401. RESEARCH ON BEST PRACTICES TO OVERCOME 
STIGMA 
RELATED 
TO 
MILITARY 
SEXUAL 
TRAUMA. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs, in cooperation with Secretary of Defense, 
should conduct research into best practices that allow vet-
erans who have been victims of sexual assault while in the 
Armed Forces to overcome stigma in order to report the 
crime, seek treatment, and recover. 
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SEC. 402. TRAINING FOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS. 
(a) TRAINING REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs shall ensure that all primary care providers 
who are employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
(or who treat veterans for the Department on a fee or 
contract basis) receive training in (1) effective screening 
methods for identifying veterans who have suffered from 
military sexual trauma, and (2) the process for referring 
for appropriate treatment and services veterans who are 
so identified. For those providers who are so employed as 
of the date of the enactment of this Act and who have 
not previously received such training, such training shall 
be completed not later than the end of the one-year period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) ELEMENTS OF TRAINING.—The training under 
subsection (a) shall require that all primary care providers 
to be able to do the following: 
(1) Describe the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs mandate and the prevalence of military sexual 
trauma. 
(2) Describe the relevance of military sexual 
trauma to Department of Veterans Affairs clini-
cians. 
(3) Identify the health correlates of sexual trau-
ma. 
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(4) Explain the effective screening methods for 
military sexual trauma. 
(5) List the steps to be taken by a clinician 
when responding to disclosure of military sexual 
trauma. 
(6) Explain the referral process of a patient 
who experienced military sexual trauma to mental 
health and social services. 
(7) Describe the mental health treatment for 
military sexual trauma. 
(8) Describe the documentation requirements 
for military sexual trauma treatment and compensa-
tion. 
(9) Explain the compensation issues associated 
with military sexual trauma. 
(10) Describe the complex patient-provider rela-
tionship issues associated with military sexual trau-
ma. 
(11) Identify the risk factors that could cause 
post-traumatic stress disorder flares in military sex-
ual trauma survivors. 
(12) Define revictimization. 
(13) Assess intimate partner violence. 
(14) Describe treatment of acute sexual trauma 
victims. 
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(15) Recognize how clinicians can care for 
themselves and avoid burnout. 
SEC. 403. PILOT PROGRAM ON WAYS TO IDENTIFY VET-
ERANS WHO ARE VICTIMS OF MILITARY SEX-
UAL TRAUMA. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs shall conduct a pilot program to identify effective 
ways of screening and referral processes for primary care 
providers to identify veterans who are victims of military 
sexual trauma. 
(b) DURATION.—The pilot program under this sec-
tion shall be commenced not later than six months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act and shall be con-
ducted for a period of three years. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the completion of the pilot program under this section, 
the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services and on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House 
of Representatives a report on the Secretary’s evaluation 
of the pilot program. 
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SEC. 404. PILOT PROGRAM ON TREATMENT OF ACTIVE- 
DUTY MILITARY PERSONNEL THROUGH FA-
CILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs shall conduct a pilot program with the Secretary of 
Defense under which active-duty military personnel who 
are victims of military sexual trauma may be provided con-
fidential treatment for such trauma through facilities of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs. The pilot program 
shall be carried out pursuant to a memorandum of agree-
ment between the two Secretaries. 
(b) DURATION.—The pilot program under this sec-
tion shall be commenced not later than six months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act and shall be con-
ducted for a period of three years. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the completion of the pilot program under this section, 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Armed Services and on Veterans’ Affairs of the 
Senate and House of Representatives a report on the Sec-
retary’s evaluation of the pilot program. 
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TITLE V—OTHER MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Administration Matters 
SEC. 501. PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS AND BENEFITS. 
The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the 
military department concerned may not approve for pres-
entation of a financial award for performance of work or 
duties, and may not approve for promotion, an officer or 
employee of the Department of Defense or a member of 
the Armed Forces who— 
(1) has been convicted of a criminal offense in-
volving domestic violence, family violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking; or 
(2) has received any other disciplinary action or 
adverse personnel action on the basis of having en-
gaged in domestic violence, family violence, sexual 
assault, or stalking. 
SEC. 502. CLOSURE OF ARTICLE 32 INVESTIGATIONS IN 
CASES OF SEXUAL ASSAULT OR DOMESTIC VI-
OLENCE. 
Section 832 of title 10, United States Code (article 
32 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) In an investigation under this article that in-
cludes a charge or specification (or an uncharged offense 
included in the investigation pursuant to subsection (d)) 
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of sexual assault or domestic violence, the investigating 
officer shall give particular consideration to closing the in-
vestigation to the public.’’. 
Subtitle B—Enhancement of Armed 
Forces Domestic Security Act 
SEC. 511. AMENDMENTS TO SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RE-
LIEF ACT. 
(a) EXCEPTION TO AUTHORITY TO ORDER STAYS IN 
CIVIL
PROCEEDINGS.—Section 
202(b)(1) 
of 
the 
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 
522(b)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, except in the case 
of an order of protection or restraining order,’’ after ‘‘pro-
ceeding’’. 
(b) CHANGE IN REFERENCES FROM ‘‘DEPENDENTS’’ 
TO ‘‘FAMILY MEMBERS’’.— 
(1) Section 101(4) of such Act (50 U.S.C. App. 
511(4)) is amended— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘DEPEND-
ENT’’ and inserting ‘‘FAMILY MEMBER’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘dependent’’ and inserting 
‘‘family member’’. 
(2) Such Act is further amended by striking 
‘‘dependent’’ and ‘‘dependents’’ each place they ap-
pear and inserting ‘‘family member’’ and ‘‘family 
members’’, respectively. 
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(3)(A) The heading for section 308 of such Act 
(50 U.S.C. App. 538) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 308. Extension of protections to family members.’’. 
(B) The item relating to such section in the 
table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act (50 
U.S.C. App. 501(b)) is amended to conform to the 
amendment made by subparagraph (A). 
Subtitle C—Research on Preva-
lence, Needs Assessment, Serv-
ices, and Accountability 
SEC. 521. RESEARCH ON SEXUAL ASSAULT, DOMESTIC VIO-
LENCE, 
AND 
FAMILY 
VIOLENCE 
IN 
THE 
ARMED FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in con-
junction with the Attorney General, shall carry out a com-
prehensive research study on the prevalence and nature 
of sexual assault, domestic violence, and family violence 
in the Armed Forces. To the extent that incidents of sex-
ual assault are also incidents of domestic violence or fam-
ily violence, research activities for the purpose of the study 
under this section can be conducted simultaneously and 
in collaboration. The research study shall include the iden-
tification of— 
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(1) the common characteristics (if any) of vic-
tims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and family 
violence; 
(2) the common characteristics (if any) of per-
petrators of sexual assault, domestic violence, and 
family violence; 
(3) the situations and environments in which 
sexual assault, domestic violence, and family violence 
occur; and 
(4) the affect of deployments, duty stations, 
combat service, and veteran and active duty status 
on sexual assault, domestic violence, and family vio-
lence. 
(b) CATEGORIZATION OF DATA.—The research study 
under this section shall be conducted with statistically sig-
nificant random samples of men and women who are ac-
tively serving in each of the Armed Forces. The selection 
shall include enough men and women so that the data col-
lected are representative of men and women in each 
branch and comparisons can be made across several broad 
subgroup categories, such as age, race, rank, and length 
of service in the Armed Forces. 
(c) PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure the confidentiality of each survey par-
ticipant. 
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(d) DATA ANALYSIS AND REPORTING.—Once data 
have been collected, the Secretary shall conduct appro-
priate analyses to determine the extent and nature of sex-
ual assault, family violence, and domestic violence within 
the Armed Forces. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 36 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to Congress a report providing the results of the study 
under this section. The report shall include the following: 
(1) The incidence and prevalence of sexual as-
sault, family violence, and domestic violence involv-
ing members of the Armed Forces. 
(2) The number of legal, judicial, nonjudicial, 
and rehabilitative responses to sexual assault and 
domestic violence, disaggregated by service. 
(3) The extent to which such responses are ef-
fective at ensuring victim safety, requiring offender 
accountability, and imposing sanctions on the of-
fender. 
(4) A review of the availability and accessibility 
of the prevention and intervention programs avail-
able to members of the Armed Forces and their fam-
ilies and partners and the effectiveness of those pro-
grams at increasing victim safety. 
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(5) Recommendations for improvements to De-
partment of Defense procedures and programs to 
prevent and intervene in cases of sexual assault, 
family violence, and domestic violence involving 
members of the Armed Forces. 
SEC. 522. RESEARCH ON INSTITUTIONAL PROCEDURES FOR 
REPORTING SEXUAL ASSAULT, DOMESTIC VI-
OLENCE, AND FAMILY VIOLENCE IN THE 
ARMED FORCES. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall provide for a study to examine procedures under-
taken after a military official receives a report of an inci-
dent of sexual assault, domestic violence, or family vio-
lence. The study shall be undertaken in consultation with 
the Attorney General. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The study under 
subsection (a) shall include an analysis of the following: 
(1) The adequacy of the publication of the defi-
nition applicable to the Armed Forces of each of the 
following terms: sexual assault, domestic violence, 
and family violence. 
(2) The publication of the Armed Forces policy 
for sexual assault, domestic violence, and family vio-
lence. 
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(3) The individuals to whom reports of sexual 
assault, domestic violence, and family violence are 
given most often and— 
(A) how those individuals are trained to re-
spond to such reports; and 
(B) the extent to which those individuals 
are trained. 
(4) The reporting options that are presented to 
persons as available to them if the become a victim 
of sexual assault, domestic violence, and family vio-
lence, both as to— 
(A) reporting and procedure options on 
military installation; and 
(B) reporting and procedure options out-
side of military installations. 
(5) The resources available for victims’ safety, 
support, medical health, and confidentiality. 
(6) Policies and practices that may prevent or 
discourage the report of sexual assaults, domestic vi-
olence, and family violence to local crime authorities 
or that may otherwise obstruct justice or interfere 
with the prosecution of perpetrators of sexual as-
sault, domestic violence, and family violence. 
(7) Policies and procedures found successful in 
aiding the report, and any ensuing investigation or 
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