A bill to require a comprehensive review of the adequacy of the training, qualifications, and experience of the Department of Defense personnel responsible for sexual assault prevention and response for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-s-964
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]
Introduced: 2013-05-15
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Assault and harassment offenses

Crime prevention

Crime victims

Crimes against women

Department of Defense

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Government studies and investigations

Military education and training

Military personnel and dependents

Sex offenses
Latest action: action_date: 2013-06-04
text: Committee on Armed Services. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-320.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-05-15
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Requires the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to review the adequacy of the training, qualifications, and experience of each member of the Armed Forces and civilian DOD employee who is currently responsible for sexual assault prevention and response within the Armed Forces. Includes in such review an assessment of the adequacy of the training and certifications required of Sexual Assault Response Coordinators and Sexual Assault Victim Advocates by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012.</p> <p>Requires the Secretary, upon a determination that any member or civilian employee responsible for sexual assault prevention and response does not have the training, qualifications, or experience required to discharge such responsibilities, to take appropriate responsive actions that include: (1) retraining or recertification, or (2) reassignment and replacement of the member or employee.</p> <p>Directs the Secretary, following the review required by this Act, to prescribe in regulations: (1) appropriate minimum levels of training, qualifications, and experience for such personnel; and (2) requirements for improvements in training, including of Sexual Assault Response Coordinators and Sexual Assault Victim Advocates.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 964 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 15, 2013 Mrs. McCaskill (for herself and Ms. Klobuchar ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To require a comprehensive review of the adequacy of the training, qualifications, and experience of the Department of Defense personnel responsible for sexual assault prevention and response for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

1. Comprehensive review of adequacy of training, qualifications, and experience of Department of Defense personnel responsible for sexual assault prevention and response for the Armed Forces (a) Comprehensive review required (1) Review of personnel The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a review of the adequacy of the training, qualifications, and experience of each member of the Armed Forces and civilian employee of the Department of Defense who is currently responsible for sexual assault prevention and response within the Armed Forces for the discharge of such responsibility. (2) Assessment of certain elements of prevention and response program In carrying out the review under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall also conduct an assessment of the adequacy of the training and certifications required for certain such personnel by section 584 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 ( Public Law 112–81 ; 125 Stat. 1433; 10 U.S.C. 1561). (b) Responsive personnel actions If as a result of the review under subsection (a), the Secretary determines that any member or civilian employee described in that subsection does not have the training, qualifications, or experience required to discharge the responsibility referred to in that subsection, the Secretary shall take appropriate responsive actions, including— (1) re-training or re-certification of such member or civilian employee; or (2) reassigning such member or civilian employee to duties other than sexual assault prevention and response and replacing such member or civilian with a member or civilian employee qualified to discharge such responsibility. (c) Responsive actions regarding program elements Upon completion of the review under subsection (a), the Secretary shall prescribe in regulations the following: (1) Appropriate minimum levels of training, qualifications, and experience for members of the Armed Forces and civilian personnel of the Department for the discharge of responsibilities for sexual assault prevention and response within the Armed Forces. (2) Such requirements for improvements in the training provided to members and civilian employees referred to in paragraph (1) as the Secretary considers appropriate, including improvements to the training and certifications referred to in subsection (a)(2), in order to ensure that such members and civilian employees are properly trained and certified to discharge responsibilities for sexual assault prevention and response within the Armed Forces.