I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1517 
To amend titles 10 and 28, United States Code, to provide for military 
sexual assault and domestic violence accountability, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 13, 2011 
Mr. BRALEY of Iowa (for himself, Mr. POE of Texas, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. 
FILNER, Ms. PINGREE of Maine, and Ms. SPEIER) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and 
in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend titles 10 and 28, United States Code, to provide 
for military sexual assault and domestic violence account-
ability, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Holley Lynn James 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE POLICY ON SEXUAL AS-
SAULT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 130e. Policy on sexual assault and domestic vio-
lence 
‘‘(a) OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL 
FOR POLICY AND OVERSIGHT.—The Deputy Inspector 
General for Policy and Oversight of the Department of 
Defense shall develop and maintain a Department-wide 
sexual assault prevention and response policy and domes-
tic violence policy and shall provide oversight within the 
Department with respect to such policies. The Deputy In-
spector General shall— 
‘‘(1) develop overall policy and provide guidance 
for the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response 
Program of the Department; 
‘‘(2) develop overall policy and provide guidance 
for domestic violence prevention and response within 
the Department; 
‘‘(3) provide guidance and technical assistance 
to the heads of the military departments in address-
ing matters concerning sexual assault and domestic 
violence prevention and response; 
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‘‘(4) develop strategic program guidance, joint 
planning objectives, and identify legislative changes 
needed to ensure the future availability of resources 
in support of Department sexual assault and domes-
tic violence prevention and response policies; 
‘‘(5) maintain sexual assault and domestic vio-
lence data collected from each of the military depart-
ments; 
‘‘(6) acquire the quarterly and annual sexual 
assault prevention and response data from each of 
the military departments and assemble the annual 
reports involving members of the Armed Forces; 
‘‘(7) ensure that the annual report required to 
be submitted under section 577(f) of the Ronald W. 
Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2005 (Public Law 108–375; 10 U.S.C. 116 
note) includes information on the commands of the 
victim and accused in any sexual assault or domestic 
violence case; 
‘‘(8) develop metrics to measure compliance and 
the effectiveness of sexual assault and domestic vio-
lence prevention and response training and aware-
ness objectives; 
‘‘(9) review and analyze data collected by the 
head of each of the military departments; 
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‘‘(10) establish reporting categories and mon-
itor specific goals for use in producing the Sec-
retary’s annual assessment of each military depart-
ment required under section 577(f)(3) of such Act; 
‘‘(11) collaborate with appropriate Federal and 
State agencies that address sexual assault and do-
mestic violence prevention and response issues and 
serve as liaison to the committees and advisory 
groups of such agencies, as appropriate; and 
‘‘(12) ensure the maintenance of documents re-
lating to— 
‘‘(A) complaints of sexual assault and do-
mestic violence; 
‘‘(B) trials of members of the Armed 
Forces for sexual assault and domestic violence; 
and 
‘‘(C) any medical treatment received by an 
alleged victim of sexual assault or domestic vio-
lence for complete reporting in the service 
records of the victim. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SECRETARY OF DE-
FENSE.—The Secretary of Defense shall— 
‘‘(1) cooperate with the oversight, investiga-
tions, and policy advice of the Deputy Inspector 
General for Policy and Oversight in accordance with 
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the Inspector General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95– 
452; 5 U.S.C. App.); and 
‘‘(2) acting through the General Counsel of the 
Department of Defense, provide advice and assist-
ance to the Deputy Inspector General for Policy and 
Oversight on all legal matters, including the review 
and coordination of all proposed policies, regulations, 
directives, instructions, and proposed exceptions to 
policy and the review of all legislative proposals af-
fecting the responsibilities of the Deputy Inspector 
General under subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—The Deputy In-
spector General for Policy and Oversight shall determine 
the feasibility of establishing a database that would be 
known as the ‘Military Sexual Predator Database’. Such 
a database would include— 
‘‘(1) the capability to report and register sex of-
fenders who are members of the Armed Forces; and 
‘‘(2) the capability to effectively coordinate with 
the National Sex Offender Registry established 
under section 119 of the Adam Walsh Child Protec-
tion and Safety Act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16919). 
‘‘(d) 
AUTHORIZATION
FOR
ADDITIONAL
PER-
SONNEL.—For the purposes of completing the functions 
of this section, the Deputy Inspector General may select, 
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appoint, and employ such officers and employees as may 
be necessary for carrying out the duties of the Inspector 
General, subject to the provisions of title 5, United States 
Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, 
and the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of 
chapter 53 of such title, relating to classification and Gen-
eral Schedule pay rates.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 
at the end the following new item: 
‘‘130e. Policy on sexual assault and domestic violence.’’. 
SEC. 3. DISPOSITION OF RAPE, SEXUAL ASSAULT OR SEX-
UAL HARASSMENT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 
CASES WITHIN THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILI-
TARY JUSTICE. 
(a) AMENDMENT TO TITLE 10.—Subchapter XI of 
chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 940A. Art. 140A. Disposition of rape, sexual assault, 
sexual harassment, and domestic violence 
cases 
‘‘(a) SPECIAL DISPOSITION.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, there shall be special disposition 
for charges stemming from a sexual-related offense and 
charges involving an allegation of domestic violence com-
mitted by a member of the Armed Forces as follows: 
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