of domestic violence, family violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking involving members of the armed forces. 
‘‘(F) A plan for the actions that are to be taken 
in the fiscal year following the fiscal year covered by 
the report on the prevention of and response to do-
mestic violence, family violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking involving members of the armed forces. 
‘‘(b) TRANSMISSION OF REPORT TO CONGRESSIONAL 
COMMITTEES.—The Secretary of Defense shall transmit 
to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives each annual report submitted to the Secretary 
under subsection (a), together with the comments of the 
Secretary on such report. The Secretary shall transmit the 
report for any year not later than March 15 of the fol-
lowing year. 
‘‘§ 1821. Requirements on use of funds 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENTS.—Of the amounts appropriated 
to carry out the functions of the Office for any fiscal year, 
the Secretary— 
‘‘(1) shall use not less than 20 percent for pro-
grams addressing domestic violence, family violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking that are operated by, or 
in partnership with, civilian victim services; and 
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‘‘(2) shall use not less than 5 percent for tech-
nical assistance and training to be provided by orga-
nizations having demonstrated expertise in devel-
oping collaborative community and system responses 
to domestic violence, family violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking. 
‘‘(b) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
AND
TRAINING.— 
Technical assistance and training under subsection (a)(2) 
may be offered to the elements of the armed forces, instal-
lations, or commands in the process of developing commu-
nity responses, whether they are receiving funds under 
this section or not.’’ 
(b) TRANSITION PROVISIONS.— 
(1) COMPREHENSIVE POLICY.—The policy re-
quired by section 1812(a) of title 10, United States 
Code, as added by subsection (a), shall be prescribed 
by the Secretary of Defense not later than the end 
of the 120-day period beginning on the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(2) WHISTLEBLOWER
PROTECTION
REGULA-
TIONS.—The regulations required by section 1817(e) 
of title 10, United States Code, as added by sub-
section (a), shall be prescribed by the Secretary of 
Defense not later than 120 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
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(3) FIRST ANNUAL REPORT.—The first report 
under subsection (a) of section 1819(a) of such title, 
as added by subsection (a)— 
(A) shall be submitted to the Secretary of 
Defense not later than April 1 of the year after 
the year in which this Act is enacted (notwith-
standing the date specified in that subsection); 
and 
(B) shall be transmitted by the Secretary 
to the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate and Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives pursuant to sub-
section (b) of that section not later than May 
1 of that year (notwithstanding the date speci-
fied in that subsection). 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The tables of chap-
ters at the beginning of subtitle A, and at the beginning 
of part II of subtitle A, of title 10, United States Code, 
are amended by inserting after the item relating to chap-
ter 88 the following new item: 
‘‘90. Office of the Victims’ Advocate ........................................................ 1811’’. 
SEC. 112. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTERDISCIPLINARY 
COUNCIL. 
(a) CODIFICATION AND REVISION OF COUNCIL ES-
TABLISHED UNDER PUBLIC LAW 103–337.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 7 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section: 
‘‘§ 185. 
Department 
of 
Defense 
Interdisciplinary 
Council 
‘‘(a) DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE COUNCIL.—The 
Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of 
the Office of the Victims’ Advocate of the Department of 
Defense, shall establish a Department of Defense inter-
disciplinary council to coordinate and oversee victims’ ad-
vocates programs of the Department of Defense and to 
oversee the efforts of the Department of Defense to pre-
vent and respond to violence against women and men. 
‘‘(b) COMPOSITION.—(1) The Council shall consist of 
12 members, appointed by the Secretary of Defense. The 
Council shall include members appointed from each of the 
Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps and shall in-
clude an equal number of personnel of the Department 
of Defense and persons from outside the Department of 
Defense. The six members appointed as personnel of the 
Department of Defense may include retired members of 
the armed forces. 
‘‘(2) The six members appointed from outside the De-
partment of Defense may be appointed from other Federal 
departments and agencies, from State and local agencies, 
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