cates, victim advocates, and victim witness liaisons; 
and 
‘‘(3) advise the complainant of the commence-
ment of the investigation. 
‘‘(c) DURATION OF INVESTIGATION.—A commanding 
officer or officer in charge receiving a qualifying complaint 
shall ensure that the investigation of the complaint is com-
pleted within 90 days of the date on which the investiga-
tion is commenced or such longer period as may be ap-
proved by the Director of the Office of Victim Advocate. 
‘‘(d) JUDGE ADVOCATE REPORT.—To the extent 
practicable, a commanding officer or officer in charge re-
ceiving a qualifying complaint shall require a report of the 
judge advocate, including the results of the investigation, 
application of the disciplinary or punitive articles under 
the Uniform Code of Military Justice, and any rec-
ommendations for actions to be taken as a result of the 
investigation, within 20 days after the date on which the 
investigation is commenced. 
‘‘(e) REPORT
ON INVESTIGATION.—To the extent 
practicable, a commanding officer or officer in charge re-
ceiving a qualifying complaint shall— 
‘‘(1) submit a final report on the results of the 
investigation, including any action taken as a result 
of the investigation, to the next superior officer re-
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ferred to in subsection (b)(1) within 30 days after 
the date on which the investigation is commenced; or 
‘‘(2) submit a report on the progress made in 
completing the investigation to the next superior of-
ficer referred to in subsection (b)(1) within 30 days 
after the date on which the investigation is com-
menced and every 14 days thereafter until the inves-
tigation is completed and, upon completion of the in-
vestigation, then submit a final report on the results 
of the investigation, including any action taken as a 
result of the investigation, to that next superior offi-
cer. 
‘‘(f) ANNUAL REPORTS TO SERVICE SECRETARIES.— 
Not later than January 1 of each year, each officer receiv-
ing a qualifying complaint forwarded in accordance with 
this section shall submit to the Secretary of the military 
department concerned a report on all such complaints re-
ceived during the preceding year and the investigations of 
those complaints (including the results of the investiga-
tions, in cases of investigations completed during the pre-
ceding year). 
‘‘(g) ANNUAL REPORT TO SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 
AND CONGRESS.—(1) Not later than January 15 of each 
year, each Secretary of a military department receiving a 
report under subsection (g) shall submit to the Secretary 
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of Defense a report on the complaints and investigations 
of sexual assault, domestic violence, family violence, and 
stalking. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 
each report submitted to the Secretary under this para-
graph (1), together with the comments of the Secretary 
on each such report. The Secretary shall transmit the re-
port for any year not later than March 15 of the next 
year.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 1561a the following new 
item: 
‘‘1561b. Complaints of sexual assault, domestic violence, family violence, or 
stalking: investigation by commanding officers.’’. 
SEC. 302. RESPONSE OF MILITARY LAW ENFORCEMENT OF-
FICIALS TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCIDENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 80 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new sections: 
‘‘§ 1567. Domestic violence: responsibilities of mili-
tary law enforcement officers 
‘‘(a) CIRCUMSTANCES REQUIRING ARREST.—A mili-
tary law enforcement officer shall arrest and take into cus-
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tody a person subject to arrest or apprehension by the offi-
cer if— 
‘‘(1) the officer has reasonable grounds to be-
lieve that the person has committed domestic vio-
lence and that the person’s actions are the commis-
sion of a crime; and 
‘‘(2) any of the following circumstances is 
present: 
‘‘(A) The officer has reasonable basis for 
believing that continued domestic violence 
against the alleged victim is likely. 
‘‘(B) There is evidence of physical injury 
to the alleged victim. 
‘‘(C) The use of a deadly weapon or dan-
gerous instrument is evident. 
‘‘(b) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.—In this section, the term 
‘domestic violence’ means any of the following engaged in 
by a person against the person’s spouse or former spouse 
or against a person with whom the person resides or for-
merly resided or against an individual with whom the per-
son has a child in common: 
‘‘(1) Infliction of physical pain, bodily injury, or 
illness or damage to property. 
‘‘(2) Intentional impairment of physical condi-
tion. 
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