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conducted with a probability-based comparison sample 
who are demographically similar to the survey population. 
The data collected from the military and non-military 
samples shall be weighted to adjust for possible differences 
between the samples and the frames from which they were 
sampled, and to compensate for any observed differential 
nonresponse among sample members. 
(g) PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS.—The Insti-
tute shall ensure the confidentiality of each survey partici-
pant. The Institute shall adopt protection of human sub-
ject protocols. 
(h) PARTICIPATION IN SURVEY.—All military instal-
lations that receive a request from the Institute shall par-
ticipate in the survey and provide access to any military 
personnel serving on the installation. 
(i) DATA ANALYSIS AND REPORTING.—Once data 
have been collected and weighted, appropriate analyses 
shall be conducted in an effort to generate findings that 
will help policy makers understand the extent and nature 
of intimate violence within the Armed Forces, prevention, 
intervention and response, and needs of victims of inti-
mate partner violence. The report shall contain the fol-
lowing:
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(1) The incidence and prevalence of intimate 
partner violence involving members of the Armed 
Forces. 
(2) A discussion of the prevention and interven-
tion available to intimate partners of members of the 
Armed Forces. 
(3) A discussion of the legal, judicial, non-
judicial, and rehabilitative responses to intimate 
partner violence and how those responses vary 
across the services. 
(4) The extent to which such responses are ef-
fective at ensuring victim safety, requiring offender 
accountability, and imposing sanctions on the of-
fender. 
(5) A review of the availability, accessibility, 
and effectiveness at increasing victim safety within 
the existing prevention and intervention programs 
available to victim/active duty member or victim/ci-
vilian. 
(6) Recommendations for a comprehensive De-
partment of Defense strategy to prevent and inter-
vene in cases of intimate partner violence, to include 
recommendations on improvements in administra-
tive, criminal, health care, and social service re-
sponses to intimate partner violence and rec-
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ommendations for the improvement of data collec-
tion, reporting, professional training, and judicial 
outcomes to intimate partner violence. 
(j) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $300,000 to conduct the 
research study commencing in fiscal year 2005. 
SEC. 
1506. 
RESEARCH 
ON 
SEXUAL 
VIOLENCE 
PER-
PETRATED UPON CIVILIANS. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Bureau of Justice Sta-
tistics of the Department of Justice (referred to in this 
section as the ‘‘Bureau’’) shall carry out a comprehensive, 
24-month research study that involves the collection and 
analysis of data on the prevalence and nature of sexual 
assault in the Armed Forces. The research study shall in-
clude the identification of the common characteristics of— 
(1) both civilian victims and perpetrators of 
sexual assault; and 
(2) the situations and environments in which 
sexual assault occurs. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out subsection 
(a), the Bureau shall consider— 
(1) a definition of sexual assault which encom-
passes behavioral based patterns for the purposes of 
the research study;
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(2) how the Bureau should collect information 
about sexual assault; 
(3) how the Bureau should collect information 
beyond self-reports of sexual assault; 
(4) how the Bureau should adjust the data in 
order to account for differences between service 
branches, installations, deployed, training and non-
deployed units and individual respondents; and 
(5) the categorization of branches, installations 
and units. 
(c) SOLICITATION OF VIEWS.—In carrying out sub-
section (a), the Bureau shall solicit views from representa-
tives of the following: 
(1) Th National Institute of Justice. 
(2) The Office of Violence Against Women. 
(3) The Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention and the Women’s Health Office, Department 
of Health and Human Services. 
(4) The Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the 
Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard. 
(5) Retired military personnel. 
(6) Victim advocates. 
(7) Sex offender behavior specialists. 
(8) Researchers. 
(9) Other experts in the area of sexual assault.
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(d) SAMPLING TECHNIQUES.—The research study 
under subsection (a) shall be conducted with random sam-
ples, or other scientifically appropriate samples, of men 
and women. The selection shall include enough men and 
women so the data that are collected are representative 
of men and women and comparisons can be made across 
several broad subgroup categories, such as age, race, sta-
tus and rank. 
(e) SURVEYS.—In carrying out the research study 
under subsection (a), the Bureau shall, in addition to such 
other methods as the Bureau considers appropriate, use 
surveys of the general population. In addition to the sam-
ples of civilians associated with military personnel, surveys 
shall be conducted with a probability-based comparison 
sample of men and women who are demographically simi-
lar to the survey population. The data collected from the 
military and nonmilitary samples shall be weighted to ad-
just for possible differences between the samples and the 
frames from which they were sampled, and to compensate 
for any observed differential nonresponse among sample 
members. 
(f) PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS.—The Bu-
reau shall ensure the confidentiality of each survey partici-
pant. The Bureau shall adopt protocols for the protection 
of human subjects.
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(g) PARTICIPATION IN SURVEY.—All military instal-
lations that receive a request from the Bureau shall par-
ticipate in the survey and provide access to any military 
personnel or civilians serving on the installation. 
(h) DATA ANALYSIS AND REPORTING.—Once data 
have been collected and weighted, appropriate analyses 
shall be conducted in an effort to generate findings that 
will help policy makers understand the extent and nature 
of sexual assault within the Armed Forces, prevention 
strategies, and needs of the victims of sexual assault. The 
report shall include the following: 
(1) The incidence and prevalence of sexual as-
sault involving members of the Armed Forces. 
(2) A discussion of the legal, judicial, non-
judicial, and rehabilitative responses to sexual as-
sault involving civilian victims and how they vary 
across the services. 
(3) The extent to which such responses are ef-
fective at ensuring victim safety, requiring offender 
accountability, and imposing sanctions on the of-
fender. 
(4) A review of the availability, accessibility, 
and effectiveness at increasing victim safety within 
the existing prevention and intervention programs
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available to civilian victims of sexual assault per-
petrated by members of the Armed Forces. 
(5) Recommendations for a comprehensive 
strategy to prevent and intervene in cases of sexual 
assault, to include recommendations on improve-
ments in administrative, criminal, health care, and 
social service responses to sexual assault and rec-
ommendations for the improvement of data collec-
tion, reporting, professional training, and judicial 
outcomes to sexual assault. 
(i) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 to conduct 
the research study commencing in fiscal year 2005 and 
ending fiscal year 2006. 
SEC. 1507. RESEARCH ON CHILD MALTREATMENT, ABUSE, 
AND HOMICIDE IN THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, acting through the Administration for 
Families and Children of the Department of Health and 
Human Services, shall carry out a comprehensive, 24- 
month research study that involves the collection and anal-
ysis of data on the prevalence and nature of child mal-
treatment, abuse, and homicide in the Armed Forces. The 
research study shall include the identification of the com-
mon characteristics of—
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(1) both victims and perpetrators of child mal-
treatment, abuse, or homicide associated with the 
Armed Forces; and 
(2) the situations and environments in which 
child maltreatment, abuse, or homicide occurs. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall consider— 
(1) a definition of child maltreatment, abuse 
and homicide which encompasses the definition pro-
vided in section 3(1) of the Child Abuse Prevention 
and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5102); 
(2) how the Secretary should collect information 
about child maltreatment, abuse, and homicide; 
(3) how the Secretary should collect information 
beyond self-reports of child maltreatment, abuse, 
and homicide; 
(4) a review of the data collected by the States; 
(5) how the Secretary should adjust the data in 
order to account for differences between service 
branches, installations, deployed, training and non-
deployed units and individual respondents; and 
(6) the categorization of branches, installations, 
and units.
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(c) SOLICITATION OF VIEWS.—In carrying out sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall solicit views from rep-
resentatives of the following: 
(1) The Department of Defense. 
(2) The National Institute of Justice. 
(3) The Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention. 
(4) The Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the 
Marine Corps, and the Coast Guard. 
(5) Retired military personnel. 
(6) Victim advocates. 
(7) Child maltreatment and prevention special-
ists. 
(8) Researchers. 
(9) Other experts in the area of child abuse and 
homicide. 
(d) SAMPLING TECHNIQUES.—The research study 
under subsection (a) shall be conducted with random sam-
ples, or other scientifically appropriate samples. The selec-
tion shall include data collected across several broad sub-
group categories, such as age, race, status, and rank in 
the Armed Forces. 
(e) SURVEYS.—In carrying out the research study 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, in addition to 
such other methods as the Secretary considers appro-
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priate, use surveys of the general population. In addition 
to the samples of civilians associated with military per-
sonnel, surveys shall be conducted with a probability-based 
comparison sample of men and women who are demo-
graphically similar to the survey population. The data col-
lected from the military and nonmilitary samples shall be 
weighted to adjust for possible differences between the 
samples and the frames from which they were sampled, 
and to compensate for any observed differential non-
response among sample members. 
(f) PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure the confidentiality of each survey par-
ticipant. The Secretary shall adopt protocols for the pro-
tection of human subjects. 
(g) PARTICIPATION IN SURVEY.—All military instal-
lations that receive a request from the Secretary shall par-
ticipate in the survey and provide access to any military 
personnel or civilians serving on the installation. 
(h) DATA ANALYSIS AND REPORTING.—Once data 
have been collected and weighted, appropriate analyses 
shall be conducted in an effort to generate findings that 
will help policy makers understand the extent and nature 
of child maltreatment, abuse and homicide within the 
Armed Forces, prevention strategies, and needs of the vic-
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tims of child maltreatment, abuse, and homicide. The re-
port shall include the following: 
(1) The incidence and prevalence of child mal-
treatment, abuse, and homicide involving members 
of the Armed Forces. 
(2) A discussion of the legal, judicial, non-
judicial, and rehabilitative responses to child mal-
treatment, abuse, and homicide and how they vary 
across the services. 
(3) The extent to which such responses are ef-
fective at ensuring victim safety, requiring offender 
accountability, and imposing sanctions on the of-
fender. 
(4) A review of the availability, accessibility, 
and effectiveness at increasing victim safety within 
the existing prevention and intervention programs 
available to victims of child maltreatment, abuse, 
and homicide within the Armed Forces. 
(5) Recommendations for a comprehensive 
strategy to prevent and intervene in cases of child 
maltreatment, abuse, and homicide, to include rec-
ommendations on improvements in administrative, 
criminal, health care, and social service responses to 
child maltreatment, abuse, and homicide and rec-
ommendations for the improvement of data collec-