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‘‘(A) such agreement would reflect unfavor-
ably on the ability of the Department of the 
Army, any of its employees, or any member of 
the armed forces to carry out any responsibility 
or duty in a fair and objective manner; or 
‘‘(B) the Secretary determines that the use 
of the trademark or service mark would com-
promise the integrity or appearance of integrity 
of any program of the Department of the Army, 
or any individual involved in such a program. 
‘‘(e) RETENTION AND USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any funds received by the 
Secretary under this section other than money rentals 
received for property leased pursuant to section 2667 
of this title shall be used by the Academy for one or 
more of the following purposes: 
‘‘(A) To benefit participating cadets. 
‘‘(B) To enhance the ability of the Academy 
to compete against other colleges and univer-
sities. 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds described 
in paragraph (1) shall remain available until ex-
pended. 
‘‘(f) SERVICE
ON ASSOCIATION BOARD
OF DIREC-
TORS.—The Association is a designated entity for which au-
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thorization under sections 1033(a) and 1589(a) of this title 
may be provided. 
‘‘(g) CONDITIONS.—The authority provided in this sec-
tion with respect to the Association is available only so long 
as the Association continues— 
‘‘(1) to qualify as a nonprofit organization 
under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 and operates in accordance with this section, 
the law of the State of New York, and the constitution 
and bylaws of the Association; and 
‘‘(2) to operate exclusively to support the athletic 
and physical fitness programs of the Academy. 
‘‘(h) ASSOCIATION DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘Association’ means the Army West Point Athletic Associa-
tion.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 403 of such title is amended by 
adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘4362. Support of athletic and physical fitness programs.’’. 
SEC. 539. ONLINE ACCESS TO THE HIGHER EDUCATION 
COMPONENT OF THE TRANSITION ASSIST-
ANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) NOTICE TO PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OF AVAIL-
ABILITY OF COMPONENT ONLINE THROUGH THE DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE.—If a member of the Armed Forces, vet-
eran, or dependent requests a certificate of eligibility from
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the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prove the eligibility of 
the member, veteran, or dependent, as the case may be, for 
educational assistance under chapter 33 of title 38, United 
States Code, the Secretary shall notify the member, veteran, 
or dependent of the availability of the higher education com-
ponent of the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) on the 
Transition GPS Standalone Training Internet website of 
the Department of Defense. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF COMPONENT ONLINE THROUGH 
THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall, in collaboration with the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs, assess the feasibility of— 
(A) providing access for veterans and de-
pendents to the higher education component of 
the Transition Assistance Program on the 
eBenefits Internet website of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs; and 
(B) tracking the completion of that compo-
nent through that Internet website. 
(2) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to Congress a report setting forth 
a description of the cost and length of time required 
to provide access and begin tracking completion of the
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higher education component of the Transition Assist-
ance Program as described in paragraph (1). 
Subtitle E—Military Justice 
SEC. 546. MODIFICATION OF RULE 304 OF THE MILITARY 
RULES OF EVIDENCE RELATING TO THE COR-
ROBORATION OF A CONFESSION OR ADMIS-
SION. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, Rule 304(c) of the Military Rules of Evidence 
shall be modified as follows: 
(1) To provide that an admission or a confession 
of the accused may be considered as evidence against 
the accused on the question of guilt or innocence only 
if independent evidence, either direct or circumstan-
tial, has been admitted into evidence which would 
tend to establish the trustworthiness of the admission 
or confession. 
(2) To provide that not every element or fact 
contained in the admission or confession must be 
independently proven for the admission or confession 
to be admitted into evidence in its entirety. 
(3) To strike the rule that if independent evi-
dence raises an inference of the truth of some but not 
all of the essential facts admitted, the confession or 
admission may be considered as evidence against the
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accused only with respect to those essential facts stat-
ed in the confession or admission that are corrobo-
rated by the independent evidence. 
(4) With respect to the quantum of evidence 
needed to establish corroboration, to provide that the 
independent evidence need raise only an inference of 
the truth of the admission or confession. 
SEC. 547. MODIFICATION OF RULE 104 OF THE RULES FOR 
COURTS-MARTIAL TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN 
PROHIBITIONS CONCERNING EVALUATIONS 
OF SPECIAL VICTIMS’ COUNSEL. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, Rule 104(b) of the Rules for Courts-Martial shall 
be modified to provide that the prohibitions concerning 
evaluations established by that Rule shall apply to the giv-
ing of a less favorable rating or evaluation to any member 
of the Armed Forces serving as a Special Victims’ Counsel 
because of the zeal with which such counsel represented a 
victim.
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SEC. 548. RIGHT OF VICTIMS OF OFFENSES UNDER THE 
UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE TO 
TIMELY DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN MATERIALS 
AND INFORMATION IN CONNECTION WITH 
PROSECUTION OF OFFENSES. 
Section 806b(a) of title 10, United States Code (article 
6b(a) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (8) 
as paragraphs (4) through (9), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (3): 
‘‘(3) The right to the timely disclosure by trial 
counsel to the victim (or the Special Victims’ Counsel 
of the victim if the victim is so represented) of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) Any charges and specifications related 
to the offense. 
‘‘(B) Any motions filed by trial counsel or 
defense counsel in connection with the court-mar-
tial of the offense, unless otherwise protected from 
disclosure. 
‘‘(C) All statements by the accused related 
to the offense.