Title: E-STOP Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Educating Servicemembers in Training on Prevention Act or E-STOP Act
This bill directs the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Department of Homeland Security (with respect to matters concerning the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service of the Navy) to provide training on sexual assault prevention and response to individuals enlisted in the Armed Forces under a delayed entry program.
A "delayed entry program" includes:
Such training must: (1) be completed before the individual begins basic training or initial active duty for training in the Armed Forces, (2) meet such requirements as the Department of Defense establishes, and (3) be uniform across the Armed Forces.
Expresses the sense of Congress that the training should be provided through in-person instruction and include instruction on the proper use of social media.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1243 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1243

  To require sexual assault prevention and response training for all 
individuals enlisted in the Armed Forces under a delayed entry program.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 25, 2017

 Mrs. Ernst (for herself and Mrs. Gillibrand) introduced the following 
   bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed 
                                Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require sexual assault prevention and response training for all 
individuals enlisted in the Armed Forces under a delayed entry program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Educating Servicemembers in Training 
on Prevention Act'' or ``E-STOP Act''.

SEC. 2. SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE TRAINING FOR ALL 
              INDIVIDUALS ENLISTED IN THE ARMED FORCES UNDER A DELAYED 
              ENTRY PROGRAM.

    (a) Training Required.--Commencing not later than January 1, 2018, 
each Secretary concerned shall provide training on sexual assault 
prevention and response to each individual under the jurisdiction of 
such Secretary who is enlisted in the Armed Forces under a delayed 
entry program such that each such individual completes such training 
before the date of commencement of basic training or initial active 
duty for training in the Armed Forces.
    (b) Elements.--
            (1) In general.--The training provided pursuant to 
        subsection (a) shall meet such requirements as the Secretary of 
        Defense shall establish for purposes of this section. Such 
        training shall, to the extent practicable, be uniform across 
        the Armed Forces.
            (2) Sense of congress on provision and nature of 
        training.--It is the sense of Congress that the training 
        should--
                    (A) be provided through in-person instruction; and
                    (B) include instruction on the proper use of social 
                media.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``delayed entry program'' means the following:
                    (A) The Future Soldiers Program of the Army.
                    (B) The Delayed Entry Program of the Navy and the 
                Marine Corps.
                    (C) The program of the Air Force for the delayed 
                entry of enlistees into the Air Force.
                    (D) The program of the Coast Guard for the delayed 
                entry of enlistees into the Coast Guard.
                    (E) Any successor program to a program referred to 
                in subparagraphs (A) through (D).
            (2) The term ``Secretary concerned'' has the meaning given 
        that term in section 101(a)(9) of title 10, United States Code
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