lence, sexual assault, and stalking and on discipli-
nary actions taken in those cases, with such data to 
be disaggregated by service and by major installa-
tion. 
‘‘(3) The comprehensive policy shall include for each 
of the military departments the following: 
‘‘(A) A program to promote awareness of the 
incidence of domestic violence, family violence, sex-
ual assault, and stalking involving members of the 
armed forces. 
‘‘(B) A program to provide victim advocacy and 
intervention for members of the armed forces who 
are victims of domestic violence, family violence, sex-
ual assault, and stalking, which program shall make 
available, at military installations and in deployed lo-
cations, victims advocates who are readily available 
to intervene on behalf of such victims. 
‘‘(C) Procedures for members of the armed 
forces to follow in the case of an incident of domes-
tic violence, family violence, sexual assault, or stalk-
ing involving a member of the armed forces, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(i) procedures for confidential reporting 
and for seeking services with victim advocates; 
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‘‘(ii) specification of the person or persons 
to whom the alleged offense should be reported; 
‘‘(iii) specification of any other person 
whom the victim should contact; and 
‘‘(iv) procedures for the preservation of 
evidence. 
‘‘(D) Procedures for disciplinary action in cases 
of domestic violence, family violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking by members of the armed forces. 
‘‘(E) Other sanctions authorized to be imposed 
in cases of sexual assault by members of the armed 
forces. 
‘‘(F) Training for all members of the armed 
forces, including specific training for members of the 
armed forces who process allegations of domestic vi-
olence, family violence, sexual assault, and stalking 
committed by or upon members of the armed forces. 
‘‘(G) Any other matter that the Secretary of 
Defense, in consultation with the Director of the Of-
fice of the Victims’ Advocate, considers appropriate. 
‘‘(d) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Director shall from 
time to time recommend to the Secretary of Defense revi-
sions to Department of Defense policies, personnel, and 
procedures for dealing with domestic violence, family vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking based on evaluations 
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carried out under section 1818(b) of this title and as the 
Director considers appropriate. 
‘‘(e) PROCEDURES
TO
PROTECT
CONFIDENTIAL 
COMMUNICATIONS.—The Director shall establish proce-
dures to implement the protection of confidential commu-
nications provided under section 1816 of this title. 
‘‘§ 1814. Victims’ advocates programs in the military 
departments 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—(1) The Secretary of De-
fense, acting through the Director of the Office, shall re-
quire that policies and regulations of the Department of 
Defense with respect to the programs of the Department 
of Defense specified in paragraph (2) provide within each 
of the military departments a victims’ advocates program. 
‘‘(2) Programs referred to in paragraph (1) are the 
following: 
‘‘(A) Victim and witness assistance programs. 
‘‘(B) Family advocacy programs. 
‘‘(C) Equal opportunity programs. 
‘‘(3) In the case of the Department of the Navy, sepa-
rate victims’ advocates programs shall be established for 
the Navy and for the Marine Corps. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—A victims’ advocates program estab-
lished pursuant to subsection (a) shall provide assistance 
described in subsection (d) to members of the armed 
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forces and their family members and partners who are vic-
tims of any of the following: 
‘‘(1) Crime. 
‘‘(2) Sexual, physical, or emotional abuse. 
‘‘(3) Discrimination or harassment based on 
race, gender, ethnic background, national origin, or 
religion. 
‘‘(c) ASSISTANCE.—(1) Under a victims’ advocates 
program established under subsection (a), individuals 
working in the program shall principally serve the inter-
ests of a victim by initiating action to provide the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) Crisis intervention. 
‘‘(B) Screening and evaluation of the needs of 
victims of domestic violence, family violence, sexual 
assault, and stalking. 
‘‘(C) Information on safe and confidential ways 
to seek assistance to address domestic violence, fam-
ily violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 
‘‘(D) Information on available services within 
the military departments and civilian communities. 
‘‘(E) Assistance in obtaining the services re-
ferred to in subparagraph (D), including medical 
treatment for injuries. 
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