I 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2227 
To improve the response to and prevention of sexual assaults involving 
members of the Armed Forces. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 3, 2013 
Mrs. NOEM introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To improve the response to and prevention of sexual assaults 
involving members of the Armed Forces. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REVIEW AND POLICY REGARDING DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE INVESTIGATIVE PRAC-
TICES IN RESPONSE TO ALLEGATIONS OF 
SEX-RELATED OFFENSES. 
(a) REVIEW.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall conduct a review of the practices of the military 
criminal investigative organizations (Army Criminal Inves-
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tigation Command, Naval Criminal Investigative Service, 
and Air Force Office of Special Investigation) regarding 
the investigation of alleged sex-related offenses involving 
members of the Armed Forces, including the extent to 
which the military criminal investigative organizations 
make a recommendation regarding whether an allegation 
of a sex-related offense appears founded or unfounded. 
(b) POLICY.—After conducting the review required by 
subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall develop a 
uniform policy for the Armed Forces, to the extent prac-
ticable, regarding the use of case determinations to record 
the results of the investigation of a sex-related offense. 
In developing the policy, the Secretary shall consider the 
feasibility of adopting case determination methods, such 
as the uniform crime report, used by nonmilitary law en-
forcement agencies. 
(c) SEX-RELATED OFFENSE DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘sex-related offense’’ includes— 
(1) any offense covered by section 920, 920a, 
920b, 920c, or 925 of title 10, United States Code 
(article 120, 120a, 120b, 120c, or 125 of the Uni-
form Code of Military Justice); or 
(2) an attempt to commit an offense specified 
in a paragraph (1) as punishable under section 880 
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of such title (article 80 of the Uniform Code of Mili-
tary Justice). 
SEC. 2. DEVELOPMENT OF SELECTION CRITERIA FOR AS-
SIGNMENT AS SEXUAL ASSAULT RESPONSE 
AND 
PREVENTION 
PROGRAM 
MANAGERS, 
SEXUAL 
ASSAULT 
RESPONSE 
COORDINA-
TORS, AND SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIM ADVO-
CATES. 
(a) QUALIFICATIONS
FOR
ASSIGNMENT.—Section 
1602(e)(2) of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111–383; 10 
U.S.C. 1561 note; 124 Stat. 4431) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub-
paragraph (C); and 
(2) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting 
the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(A) the qualifications necessary for a 
member of the Armed Forces or a civilian em-
ployee of the Department of Defense to be se-
lected for assignment to duty as a Sexual As-
sault Response and Prevention Program Man-
ager, Sexual Assault Response Coordinator, or 
Sexual Assault Victim Advocate, whether as-
signed to such duty on a full-time or part-time 
basis; 
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‘‘(B) consistent with section 584(c) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 10 U.S.C. 
1561 note; 125 Stat. 1433), the training, cer-
tification, and status of members of the Armed 
Forces and civilian employees of the department 
assigned to duty as Sexual Assault Response 
and Prevention Program Managers, Sexual As-
sault Response Coordinators, and Sexual As-
sault Victim Advocates for the Armed Forces; 
and’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 584 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 
(Public Law 112–81; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note; 125 Stat. 
1432) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ‘‘who sat-
isfy the selection criteria established under section 
1602(e)(2) of the Ike Skelton National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 
111–383; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note; 124 Stat. 4431)’’ 
after ‘‘Defense’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ‘‘who sat-
isfy the selection criteria established under section 
1602(e)(2) of the Ike Skelton National Defense Au-
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thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011’’ after ‘‘De-
fense’’. 
SEC. 3. UNIFORM TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS 
FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RE-
SPONSE PROGRAM. 
Section 585(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 
1434; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Not 
later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of each military 
department shall develop a curriculum to pro-
vide sexual assault prevention and response 
training and education for members of the 
Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary and civilian employees of the military de-
partment’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than June 
30, 2014, the Secretary of Defense shall de-
velop a uniform curriculum to provide sexual 
assault prevention and response training and 
education for members of the Armed Forces 
and civilian employees of the Department of 
Defense’’; and 
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(B) in the second sentence, by inserting 
‘‘including lesson plans to achieve core com-
petencies and learning objectives,’’ after ‘‘cur-
riculum,’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘CONSISTENT TRAINING.— 
The Secretary of Defense shall ensure’’ and in-
serting ‘‘UNIFORM
TRAINING.—The Secretary 
of Defense shall require’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘consistent’’ and inserting 
‘‘uniform’’. 
Æ 
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