To allow the return of personal property to victims of sexual assault incidents involving a member of the Armed Forces upon completion of proceedings related to the incident.

Bill: 113-hr-4730
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2014-05-22
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Crimes against women

Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Evidence and witnesses

Military law

Military personnel and dependents

Property rights

Sex offenses
Latest action: action_date: 2014-06-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-05-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 to allow the return of personal property retained as evidence in connection with an incident of sexual assault involving a member of the Armed Forces to its rightful owner after the conclusion of all legal, adverse action, and administrative proceedings related to such incident.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4730 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 22, 2014 Mr. Grayson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To allow the return of personal property to victims of sexual assault incidents involving a member of the Armed Forces upon completion of proceedings related to the incident.

1. Revision to requirements relating to Department of Defense policy on retention of evidence in a sexual assault case to allow return of personal property upon completion of related proceedings Section 586 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 ( Public Law 112–81 ; 125 Stat. 1435; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f) Return of personal property upon completion of related proceedings Notwithstanding subsection (c)(4)(A), personal property retained as evidence in connection with an incident of sexual assault involving a member of the Armed Forces may be returned to the rightful owner of such property after the conclusion of all legal, adverse action, and administrative proceedings related to such incident. .