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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of subchapter X of chapter 47 of such 
title is amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 928 (article 128) the following new item: 
‘‘928a. 128a. Domestic violence.’’. 
SEC. 533. DEFENSE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON INVESTIGA-
TION, PROSECUTION, AND DEFENSE OF SEX-
UAL ASSAULT IN THE ARMED FORCES. 
Section 546(c)(2) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 10 U.S.C. 1561 
note) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ‘‘After a majority vote by the Advisory Com-
mittee and upon request of the Chair of the Advisory Com-
mittee, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Advi-
sory Committee information the Secretary determines is 
relevant to the scope and mission of the Advisory Com-
mittee under this section.’’. 
SEC. 534. MODIFICATION OF MILITARY RULES OF EVI-
DENCE TO EXCLUDE ADMISSIBILITY OF GEN-
ERAL MILITARY CHARACTER TOWARD PROB-
ABILITY OF INNOCENCE IN ANY OFFENSE 
NOT STRICTLY RELATED TO PERFORMANCE 
OF MILITARY DUTIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, Rule 404(a) of the Mili-
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tary Rules of Evidence shall be amended to provide that 
the general military character of an accused is not admis-
sible for the purpose of showing the probability of inno-
cence of the accused for any offense under chapter 47 of 
title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code of Military 
Justice), unless such offense is strictly and solely related 
to the performance of military duties. 
(b) SPECIFICATION OF OFFENSES FOR WHICH AD-
MISSIBILITY ALLOWED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each Secretary concerned 
shall specify, and may from time to time modify, the 
offenses under chapter 47 of title 10, United States 
Code, for which the military character of members 
of the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of such 
Secretary is admissible pursuant to subsection (a) as 
a result of such offense being strictly and solely re-
lated to the performance of military duties. 
(2) APPROVAL OF PRESIDENT REQUIRED.—The 
specification of an offense pursuant to paragraph 
(1), and any modification of such specification, shall 
not be effective unless approved by the President. 
(3) SECRETARY CONCERNED DEFINED.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 101(a)(9) of title 
10, United States Code.
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SEC. 535. IMPROVED CRIME REPORTING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in con-
sultation with the secretaries of the military departments, 
shall establish a consolidated tracking process for the en-
tire Department of Defense to ensure increased oversight 
of the timely submission of crime reporting data to the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation under section 922(g) of 
title 18, United States Code, and Department of Defense 
Instruction 5505.11, ‘‘Fingerprint Card and Final Dis-
position Report Submission Requirements’’. The tracking 
process shall, to the maximum extent possible, standardize 
and automate reporting and increase the ability of the De-
partment to track such submissions. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than July 1, 
2019, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives that details the tracking proc-
ess. 
SEC. 536. OVERSIGHT OF REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER 
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) DESIGNATION OF OFFICIAL OR ENTITY.—The 
Secretary of Defense shall designate a single official or 
entity within the Office of the Secretary of Defense to 
serve as the official or entity (as the case may be) with 
principal responsibility in the Department of Defense for
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providing oversight of the registered sex offender manage-
ment program of the Department. 
(b) DUTIES.—The official or entity designated under 
subsection (a) shall— 
(1) monitor compliance with Department of De-
fense Instruction 5525.20 and other relevant polices; 
(2) compile data on members serving in the 
military departments who have been convicted of a 
qualifying sex offense, including data on the sex of-
fender registration status of each such member; 
(3) maintain statistics on the total number of 
active duty service members in each military depart-
ment who are required to register as sex offenders; 
and 
(4) perform such other duties as the Secretary 
of Defense determines to be appropriate. 
(c) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than June 1, 
2019, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
a briefing on— 
(1) the compliance of the military departments 
with the policies of the Department of Defense relat-
ing to registered sex offenders; 
(2) the results of the data compilation described 
in subsection (b)(2); and
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(3) any other matters the Secretary determines 
to be appropriate. 
(d) MILITARY DEPARTMENTS DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘military departments’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 101(a)(8) of title 10, United 
States Code. 
Subtitle E—Other Legal Matters 
SEC. 541. SECURITY CLEARANCE REINVESTIGATION OF 
CERTAIN PERSONNEL WHO COMMIT CERTAIN 
OFFENSES. 
Section 1564 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), (e), 
and (f) as subsection (d), (e), (f), and (g), respec-
tively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new subsection (c): 
‘‘(c) REINVESTIGATION OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.— 
(1) The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an investiga-
tion under subsection (a) of any individual described in 
paragraph (2) upon— 
‘‘(A) conviction of that individual by a court of 
competent jurisdiction for— 
‘‘(i) sexual assault; 
‘‘(ii) sexual harassment;
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‘‘(iii) fraud against the United States; or 
‘‘(iv) any other violation that the Secretary 
determines renders that individual susceptible 
to blackmail or raises serious concern regarding 
the ability of that individual to hold a security 
clearance; or 
‘‘(B) determination by a commanding officer 
that the individual has committed an offense de-
scribed in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(2) An individual described in this paragraph has 
a security clearance and is— 
‘‘(A) a flag officer; 
‘‘(B) a general officer; or 
‘‘(C) an employee of the Department of Defense 
in the Senior Executive Service. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall conduct an investigation 
under this subsection of an individual described in para-
graph (2) regardless of whether that individual has retired 
or resigned, is discharged or released, or otherwise sepa-
rated from the armed forces or Department of Defense. 
‘‘(4) In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘sexual assault’ includes rape, 
sexual assault, forcible sodomy, aggravated sexual 
contact, abusive sexual contact, and attempts to