(B) Duty status. 
(C) Type of event. 
(D) Whether a physical injury was sus-
tained as a result, and if so, the extent of such 
injury. 
(E) Other information as required by the 
Secretary of Defense. 
(c) VERIFICATION OF EVENTS.— 
(1) EVENTS REPORTED BY INDIVIDUALS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—A reportable event en-
tered by an individual member under subsection 
(b)(1)(B) shall be reviewed by the unit com-
mander for purposes of verifying, contesting, or 
denying the event. 
(B) VERIFICATION
TOOLS.—In reviewing 
reportable events under subparagraph (A), the 
unit 
commander 
shall 
use 
all 
available 
verification tools, including Department of De-
fense reports, unit logs, reports from creditable 
witnesses such as patrol leaders, and any other 
evidence deemed appropriate by the unit com-
mander. 
(C) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall issue guidance designed to ensure that en-
tries submitted to a unit commander for review 
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are handled accurately with discretion and in a 
timely fashion while recognizing the challenges 
posed by operational tempo and competing time 
demands. 
(2) EVENTS
REPORTED
BY
THE
UNIT
COM-
MANDERS
OR
DELEGATES.—Reportable events en-
tered by a unit commander or delegate under sub-
section (b)(1)(A), other than reportable events in-
volving victimization or witnessing of a sexual as-
sault, shall be submitted directly to the respective 
unit’s commanding officer for review under sub-
section (d). Reportable events involving victimization 
or witnessing of a sexual assault shall be submitted 
directly to the secure central tracking database 
under subsection (e). 
(3) EVENTS
REPORTED
BY
MEDICAL
TREAT-
MENT
FACILITIES.—Reportable events entered by 
medical 
treatment 
facilities 
under 
subsection 
(b)(1)(C) shall be submitted directly to the secure 
central tracking database under subsection (e). 
(4) EVENTS REPORTED BY MILITARY LAW EN-
FORCEMENT.—Reportable events entered by military 
law enforcement under subsection (b)(1)(D) shall be 
submitted directly to the secure central tracking 
database under subsection (e). 
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(d) COMMAND REVIEW.— 
(1) AUTHORITY
AND
RESPONSIBILITY.—The 
commanding officer shall have responsibility for re-
viewing and determining the disposition of a report-
able event involving the member submitted pursuant 
to paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (c), other than 
a reportable event involving victimization or wit-
nessing of a sexual assault, and submitting the event 
and such determination to the secure central track-
ing database under subsection (e). 
(2) DISPOSITION.—The commanding officer 
shall, in accordance with guidance issued by the Sec-
retary of Defense, assign to each such reportable 
event one of the following designations: 
(A) Approved, in the case of clear docu-
mentation and verification of the facts and the 
individual’s exposure. 
(B) Approved/Contested, in the case of 
clear documentation and verification of the oc-
currence of the event, but where the com-
manding officer has reasonable doubt for ap-
proval of the reportable event. 
(C) Denied/Contested, in the case of ques-
tionable documentation or verification, but 
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where the commanding officer has reasonable 
doubt for denial of the reportable event. 
(D) Denied, in the case of no clear evi-
dence of the facts or the member’s exposure. 
(3) NON-REMOVAL OF DESIGNATION.—Each re-
portable entry reviewed under this subsection shall 
be entered into the secure central tracking database 
and may not be removed or deleted, regardless of 
designation. 
(e) SECURE CENTRAL TRACKING DATABASE.— 
(1) STORAGE OF INFORMATION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—All reportable events 
shall be submitted to a secure central tracking 
database, either indirectly pursuant to sub-
section (d), or directly pursuant to paragraph 
(3) or (4) of subsection (c) or, in the case of 
a reportable event involving victimization or 
witnessing of a sexual assault, paragraph (2) of 
subsection (c). The database shall serve as the 
central repository for all reportable events relat-
ing to a member of the Armed Forces, includ-
ing for purposes of preparing the member’s offi-
cial SET record upon separation from service. 
(B) TREATMENT OF INFORMATION.— 
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(i) CLASSIFIED AND SENSITIVE OPER-
ATIONS.—The 
secure 
central 
tracking 
database shall include measures to ensure 
that information related to classified and 
sensitive operations is coded so as to docu-
ment the event without violating oper-
ational security concerns. 
(ii) SEXUAL
ASSAULT
CASES.—The 
secure central tracking database shall in-
clude measures to ensure that information 
related to sexual assault cases in the se-
cure central tracking database is coded in 
order to protect privacy and to correctly 
reflect the status, and protect the integrity, 
of ongoing investigations. 
(iii) 
CONFIDENTIALITY
OF
INDI-
VIDUAL
RECORDS.—An individual mem-
ber’s complete SET record and individual 
entries may not be reviewed by the mem-
ber’s unit commander or the chain of com-
mand, and may not be used by anyone for 
the purpose of evaluating promotion, reen-
listment, or assignment issues. 
(C) USE BY MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILI-
TIES.—Medical treatment facilities shall be pro-
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vided access to the secure central tracking data-
base for purposes of entering reportable events 
under subsection (b)(1)(C) and consulting for 
diagnoses. 
(D) USE BY MILITARY LAW ENFORCEMENT 
AND
CRIMINAL
INVESTIGATIVE
SERVICES.— 
Military law enforcement and criminal inves-
tigative services shall be provided general access 
to the secure central tracking database for pur-
poses of entering reportable events under sec-
tion (b)(1)(D) and to a limited summary for 
purposes of diagnosing patterns and trends re-
lated to crimes committed inside their jurisdic-
tion. The summary shall not include specific in-
formation about events, evidence, or individual 
members, including private personal informa-
tion such as names and social security numbers. 
(E) ACCESS TO INDIVIDUAL RECORDS FOR 
PURPOSES
OF
MILITARY
AND
NON-MILITARY 
DISCIPLINARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—An individual mem-
ber’s complete SET record and individual 
entries may, with the explicit consent of 
the member, be reviewed, evaluated, and 
shared with— 
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(I) in the case of a military dis-
ciplinary or judicial hearing or pro-
ceeding, the member’s military and ci-
vilian legal representative or rep-
resentatives, unit commander, or mili-
tary judge for the purpose of address-
ing concerns related to such hearing 
or proceeding; and 
(II) in the case of a non-military 
disciplinary or judicial hearing or pro-
ceeding, the member’s civilian legal 
representative or representatives for 
the purpose of addressing concerns re-
lated to such hearing or proceeding. 
(ii) ACCESS IN CASES OF MENTAL IN-
CAPACITY.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
provide guidance for questions related to 
the accessing a servicemember’s SET 
record for servicemembers who have been 
determined to be mentally incapable and 
thus are unable to provide their own con-
sent or objection to the release of personal 
information. 
(F) UNIT COMMANDER REVIEW.— 
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(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 
in clause (ii), unit commanders may only 
view individual pending entries that have 
been submitted to them for review and des-
ignation, and may not view previous en-
tries that have already been reviewed and 
designated. 
(ii) ADMINISTRATIVE
ACCESS.—Unit 
commanders may only access entries that 
have already been reviewed, designated, 
and entered into the secure central data-
base by that individual commander in 
order to correct roster entries for subunits, 
provide 
additional 
post-incident 
docu-
mentation, or take such other administra-
tive actions as may be determined appro-
priate by the Secretary of Defense. In no 
instance may such access permit the re-
moval of any entry, regardless of designa-
tion. 
(G) STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND EVALUA-
TION OF UNIT COMMANDERS.— 
(i) INFORMATION SHARING.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall issue guidance gov-
erning the sharing of SET entry statistics 
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among unit commands and other Depart-
ment of Defense individuals, offices, activi-
ties, and agencies for purposes of ana-
lyzing the number and types of entries 
generated over time. Information so shared 
may not include specific information about 
events, evidence, or individual members, in-
cluding private personal information such 
as names and social security numbers. 
(ii) EVALUATION
ON
UNIT
COM-
MANDERS.—Unit commanders may not be 
evaluated by their superiors for the num-
ber and types of entries generated by their 
command, but may be evaluated by their 
superior officer in the chain of command 
for the speed and accuracy of their entries, 
and the review of their entries. 
(H) ADDITIONAL
LIMITATIONS
ON
AC-
CESS.—No non-Department of Defense agen-
cies, organizations, or individuals, such as vet-
erans’ service organizations, local law enforce-
ment, judicial courts, or civilian medical treat-
ment facilities, shall be granted access to the 
secure central tracking database. Department 
of Defense medical officers may only review an 
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individual member’s entire SET record for the 
medical purposes set forth in subsection 
(e)(2)(A) and such other purposes as may be 
determined appropriate by the Secretary of De-
fense. 
(2) DISTRIBUTION AND CONTROL.— 
(A) PRE-DISCHARGE.— 
(i) MEDICAL RETIREMENTS.—In the 
case of a member of the Armed Services 
preparing for medical retirement due to in-
jury or other conditions, the official SET 
record shall be provided to and used by the 
Medical Evaluation Board or Physical 
Evaluation Board. 
(ii) NON-MEDICAL
DISCHARGES
AND 
RETIREMENTS.—In the case of a member 
of the Armed Services preparing for a non- 
medical discharge or retirement, the offi-
cial SET record shall be reviewed by the 
medical officer of the member’s parent unit 
and serve as the basis for any follow-on ac-
tions as determined by the medical officer. 
(iii) BENEFITS
DELIVERY
AT
DIS-
CHARGE CLAIMS.—In the case of a member 
of the Armed Services initiating a Benefits 
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Delivery at Discharge (BDD) claim, the 
BDD Specialist shall be provided with the 
official SET record in order to file a fully 
developed claim for the member. 
(B) UPON DISCHARGE.—Upon a member’s 
separation from service in the Armed Forces, 
including a member of a reserve component 
thereof, copies of the member’s official SET 
record, including a compilation of all reported 
events and a summary prepared by an author-
izing agent with cleared access to the secure 
central tracking database, shall be distributed 
in accordance with the procedures of the mili-
tary service in which the individual served, in-
cluding copies to the following recipients: 
(i) The separating member. 
(ii) The separating member’s Service 
Personnel and Medical File, or other rel-
evant record as determined under the Sec-
retary of Defense’s guidance. 
(iii) The Department of Veterans Af-
fairs, and if specifically designated by the 
member, the veteran affairs agency of the 
State that is the separating member’s rel-
evant home of record or intended new resi-
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dence and such other veterans service or-
ganization as may be designated by the 
member. 
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated out of funds 
available to the Department of Defense such sums as may 
be necessary for fiscal year 2015 and fiscal years there-
after to carry out activities under this Act. 
SEC. 7. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed as limiting the 
ability of current and former members of the Armed 
Forces to provide documentation other than the SET 
record, including handwritten statements, for purposes of 
appealing, documenting, or presenting evidence related to 
post traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury 
claims. 
Æ 
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