(H) outline the protocols, policies, and pro-
cedures participating entities will develop and 
adopt to ensure the confidentiality of victims. 
(d) DURATION OF CONTRACTS.—The Secretary shall 
enter into a contract under this section for a period of 
one year. Such a contract may be renewed. 
(e) REPORTS.—An entity receiving funds under this 
section shall submit to the Secretary every six months a 
report that describes, at a minimum— 
(1) how the funds under the program were 
used, including the extent to which military per-
sonnel, family members, or partners were served; 
(2) the adequacy of staff training and services 
to ensure that the needs of servicemembers, family 
members, or partners are met; and 
(3) the existence of barriers the entity faces to 
more fully addressing the needs of servicemembers, 
family members, or partners. 
(f) REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) Of the amounts appropriated to carry out 
this section for any fiscal year, the Secretary— 
(A) shall use not less than 20 percent for 
programs addressing domestic violence and sex-
ual assault that are operated by, or in partner-
ship with, civilian victim services; and 
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(B) shall use not less than 5 percent for 
technical assistance and training to be provided 
by organizations having demonstrated expertise 
in developing collaborative community and sys-
tem responses to domestic violence, sexual as-
sault, and stalking. 
(2) Technical assistance and training under 
paragraph (1)(B) may be offered to the elements of 
the Armed Forces, installations, or commands in the 
process of developing community responses, whether 
they are receiving funds under this section or not. 
Subtitle E—Biennial Conference on 
Sexual Assault and Domestic Vi-
olence 
SEC. 141. ESTABLISHMENT. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and every two years thereafter, the Sec-
retary of Defense, acting through the Director of the Of-
fice of the Victims’ Advocate of the Department of De-
fense, shall convene a national conference to review cur-
rent policies for prevention of, and response to, domestic 
violence, sexual assault, family violence, and stalking in-
volving members of the Armed Forces and to make rec-
ommendations for changes, as warranted, to those policies. 
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SEC. 142. CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The conferences under this sub-
title shall provide a forum for the civilian leadership of 
the Department of Defense, military commanders, family 
advocacy personnel, military criminal investigators, mili-
tary law enforcement personnel, and security forces to 
consider problems, policies, and recommendations relating 
to domestic violence, sexual assault, family violence, and 
stalking involving members of the Armed Forces. 
(b) FIRST CONFERENCE.— 
(1) CONSIDERATION OF PRIOR REPORTS.—Ac-
tivities of the first conference under this subtitle 
shall include consideration of the reports and rec-
ommendations of the following: 
(A) The Department of Defense Task 
Force on the Care of Sexual Assault Victims. 
(B) The Department of Defense Task 
Force on Domestic Violence. 
(C) The Department of Defense Task 
Force of Sexual Harassment and Misconduct at 
the Military Academies. 
(2) STRATEGIC
PLAN.—Activities of the first 
conference under this subtitle shall include a discus-
sion of, and compiling of recommendations and 
strategy for, a strategic plan that seeks to— 
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(A) involve more civilian leaders of the De-
partment of Defense, military commanders, and 
servicemembers in prevention and other activi-
ties designed to end domestic violence, sexual 
assault, family violence, and stalking in the 
Armed Forces; and 
(B) facilitate the Secretaries of the mili-
tary departments implementation of policies on 
domestic violence, sexual assault, family vio-
lence, and stalking in the Armed Forces. 
SEC. 143. CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS. 
The Secretary shall provide for participants in con-
ferences under this subtitle to include the following: 
(1) Representatives from a broad cross-section 
of military authorities, including leadership, com-
mands, services, departments, and programs. 
(2) Representatives of Federal, State, national 
and local government agencies. 
(3) Representatives of law enforcement organi-
zations. 
(4) Criminal justice professionals, including 
prosecutors, investigators, attorneys, and advocates. 
(5) Representatives of nonprofit, private, or 
nongovernmental service providers and of public and 
private organizations working in the field of domes-
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