(2) INCIDENT REPORTS.—A copy of the inci-
dent report shall be made available during regular 
business hours to a victim or the victim’s representa-
tive no later than five working days after being re-
quested by a victim or representative, unless the 
military law enforcement agency informs the victim 
or representative of the reasons why the incident re-
port is not available, in which case the incident re-
port shall be made available to the victim or rep-
resentative no later than 10 working days after the 
request is made. 
(c) IDENTIFICATION.—An incident report and a sum-
mary of an incident report may be provided to any person 
under this section only upon presentation of identification 
satisfactory to the Secretary concerned. 
(d) TIME DURATION.—This section applies to re-
quests for copies of incident reports and summaries of in-
cident reports made within five years from the date of 
completion of the incident report. 
(e) VICTIM’S REPRESENTATIVE DEFINED.— 
(1) For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘vic-
tim’s representative’’ means, with respect to a victim 
who is deceased, the person who is listed first among 
the following: 
(A) The surviving spouse. 
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(B) A surviving child of the decedent who 
has attained 18 years of age. 
(C) A surviving parent of the decedent. 
(D) A surviving adult relative. 
(E) The public administrator appointed by 
a probate court, if one has been appointed. 
(2) A victim’s representative does not include 
any person who has been convicted of murder under 
State or Federal law or any person identified in the 
incident report as a suspect. 
SEC. 233. VICTIM ADVOCATES AND VICTIMS’ RIGHTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Any victim making an allegation 
of sexual assault, domestic violence, family violence, or 
stalking may have a victim advocate present at any inter-
view of the victim conducted by any military law enforce-
ment official. 
(b) SUPPORT DURING PROCEEDINGS.—In a military 
justice proceeding, a victim advocate, upon the request of 
the victim, shall be allowed to accompany the victim dur-
ing the proceedings. The victim advocate shall be allowed 
to confer orally and in writing with the victim in a reason-
able manner. 
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SEC. 234. RESTITUTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 80 of title 10, is amended 
by inserting after section 1561b, as added by section 301, 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 1561c. Restitution 
‘‘(a) RESTITUTION REQUIRED.—In addition to any 
other civil, disciplinary, or criminal penalty authorized by 
law, the convening authority in a court-martial shall order 
restitution for any offense specified in section 920, 892(4), 
or 1561a of this title. 
‘‘(b) SCOPE AND NATURE OF ORDER.— 
‘‘(1) DIRECTIONS.—An order of restitution 
under this section shall direct the person convicted 
to pay the victim the full amount of the victims’ 
losses, as determined by the convening authority 
pursuant to paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) ENFORCEMENT.—An order of restitution 
under this section shall be issued and enforced in ac-
cordance with section 3664 of title 18 in the same 
manner as an order under section 3663A of that 
title. 
‘‘(c) MANDATORY ORDER.— 
‘‘(1) The issuance of a restitution order under 
this section is mandatory. 
‘‘(2) The convening authority may not decline 
to issue an order under this section because of— 
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