ministration of justice under the military justice system, 
including sentencing data collected as described in section 
946(f)(2) of title 10, United States Code (article 146(f)(2) 
of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as amended by 
subsection (d). 
(c) NON-BINDING NATURE OF GUIDELINES.—The 
guidelines established pursuant to this section shall not 
be binding. 
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 946(f)(2) 
of title 10, United States Code (article 146(f)(2) of the 
Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘and periodically thereafter,’’ after ‘‘During fiscal year 
2020,’’. 
(e) MILITARY JUSTICE REVIEW PANEL DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘Military Justice Review Panel’’ 
means the panel established pursuant to section 946 of 
title 10, United States Code (article 146 of the Uniform 
Code of Military Justice). 
TITLE V—OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 501. SURVEY OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ON 
THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH MILITARY INVES-
TIGATIONS AND MILITARY JUSTICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 23 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 481a 
the following new section: 
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‘‘§ 481b. Military investigation and justice experi-
ences: survey of members of the armed 
forces 
‘‘(a) SURVEYS REQUIRED.—(1) The Secretary of De-
fense shall conduct from time to time a survey on the ex-
periences of members of the armed forces with military 
investigations and military justice in accordance with this 
section and guidance issued by the Secretary for purposes 
of this section. 
‘‘(2) The survey under this section shall be known 
as the ‘Military Investigation and Justice Experience Sur-
vey’. 
‘‘(b) MATTERS COVERED BY SURVEY.—The guidance 
issued by the Secretary under this section on the survey 
shall include specification of the following: 
‘‘(1) The individuals to be surveyed, including 
any member of the armed forces serving on active 
duty who is a victim of an alleged sex-related offense 
and who made an unrestricted report of that offense. 
‘‘(2) The matters to be covered in the survey, 
including— 
‘‘(A) the experience of the individuals sur-
veyed with the military criminal investigative 
organization that investigated the alleged of-
fense, and with the Special Victims’ Counsel in 
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the case of a member who was the victim of an 
alleged sex-related offense; and 
‘‘(B) if the individual’s report resulted in a 
charge or charges that were referred to a court- 
martial, the experience of the individual with 
the prosecutor and the court-martial in general. 
‘‘(3) The timing of the administration of the 
survey, including when the investigation or case is 
closed or otherwise complete. 
‘‘(c) FREQUENCY OF SURVEY.—The survey required 
by this section shall be conducted at least once every four 
years, but not more frequently than once every two years. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ALLEGED SEX-RELATED OFFENSE.—The 
term ‘alleged sex-related offense’ has the meaning 
provided in section 1044e(g) of this title. 
‘‘(2) UNRESTRICTED REPORT.—The term ‘un-
restricted report’ means a report that is not a re-
stricted report. 
‘‘(3) RESTRICTED
REPORT.—The term ‘re-
stricted report’ means a report concerning a sexual 
assault that is treated as a restricted report under 
section 1565b(b) of this title.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 23 of such title is amended 
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by inserting after the item relating to section 481a the 
following new item: 
‘‘481b. Military investigation and justice experiences: survey of members of the 
armed forces.’’. 
SEC. 502. ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY PROTECTIVE OR-
DERS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Chapter 80 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section: 
‘‘§ 1567b. Annual report on military protective orders 
‘‘Not later than March 1, 2020, and each year there-
after through 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report that 
specifies each of the following: 
‘‘(1) The number of military protective orders 
issued in the calendar year preceding the year in 
which the report is submitted. 
‘‘(2) The number of such orders that were re-
ported to appropriate civilian authorities in accord-
ance with section 1567a(a) of this title in such 
year.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 80 of such title is amended 
by adding after the item relating to section 1567a the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘1567b. Annual report on military protective orders.’’. 
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SEC. 503. PRIVACY ACT EXCLUSION FOR COURTS-MARTIAL 
TO ALLOW FOR PUBLIC ACCESS TO DOCKETS, 
FILINGS, AND COURT RECORDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 940a of title 10, United 
States Code (article 140a of the Uniform Code of Military 
Justice), is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary of Defense’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of De-
fense, in consultation with the Secretary of Home-
land Security’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), as designated by para-
graph (1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by inserting ‘‘(including with respect to the 
Coast Guard)’’ after ‘‘military justice system’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘public’’ 
before ‘‘access to docket information’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(b) INAPPLICABILITY
OF PRIVACY ACT.—Section 
552a of title 5 shall not apply to records of trial produced 
or distributed within the military justice system or docket 
information, filings, and records made publicly accessible 
in accordance with the uniform standards and criteria for 
conduct established by the Secretary under subsection (a). 
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