A bill to require a Comptroller General of the United States report on the sexual assault prevention activities of the Department of Defense and the Armed Forces.

Bill: 113-s-2222
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Walsh, John E. [D-MT]
Introduced: 2014-04-08
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses

Congressional oversight

Crime prevention

Crimes against women

Government studies and investigations

Military personnel and dependents

Sex offenses
Latest action: action_date: 2014-04-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-04-08
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to submit to the congressional defense committees by September 30, 2015, a report on the sexual assault prevention activities of the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Armed Forces.</p> <p>Requires such report to include:</p> <ul> <li>an assessment of DOD's sexual assault prevention strategy;</li> <li>an assessment of the actions taken by each of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps to implement its sexual assault prevention strategy;</li> <li>a comprehensive description of the current sexual assault prevention activities of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps and those planned for the next 12 months;</li> <li>a comprehensive description of the current and planned sexual assault prevention activities at joint installations and the collaborative efforts of the military departments involved;</li> <li>a comparative assessment of the sexual assault prevention activities of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, including the extent to which any differences arise from unique qualities of a particular Armed Force or the efforts of an Armed Force to pursue an innovative approach;</li> <li>an assessment of the procedures and mechanisms used by each Armed Force to ensure that its sexual assault prevention strategy and training are effective in achieving intended objectives; and</li> <li>an assessment of the report required to be submitted by the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the President by December 1, 2014, on efforts of DOD and the Armed Forces to improve the prevention of and response to sexual assault in the Armed Forces.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2222 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 8, 2014 Mr. Walsh introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To require a Comptroller General of the United States report on the sexual assault prevention activities of the Department of Defense and the Armed Forces.

1. Comptroller General of the United States report on the sexual assault prevention activities of the Department of Defense and the Armed Forces (a) Report required Not later than September 30, 2015, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the sexual assault prevention activities of the Department of Defense and the Armed Forces. (b) Elements The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An assessment of the sexual assault prevention strategy of the Department of Defense. (2) A description and assessment of the actions taken by each of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Marine Corps to implement the sexual assault prevention strategy of such Armed Force. (3) A comprehensive description of the sexual assault prevention activities of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Marine Corps, as of the submittal of the report and of those planned for the 12 months thereafter. (4) A comprehensive description of the sexual assault prevention activities at joint installations, and an assessment of the collaborative efforts of the military departments involved, as of the submittal of the report and of those planned for the 12 months thereafter. (5) A comparative assessment of the sexual assault prevention activities of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Marine Corps, including an assessment of the extent to which any differences among such activities arise from unique qualities of a particular Armed Force or the efforts of an Armed Force to pursue an innovative approach to sexual assault prevention. (6) A description and assessment of the procedures and mechanisms used by each of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Marine Corps to ensure that the sexual assault prevention strategy of such Armed Force, and the training provided pursuant to such strategy, are effective in achieving the intended objectives of such strategy. (7) An assessment of the report of the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the President on efforts of the Department of Defense and the Armed Forces to improve the prevention of and response to sexual assault in the Armed Forces, as required by the President to be submitted not later than December 1, 2014. (8) Such other recommendations on the sexual assault prevention activities of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Marine Corps as the Comptroller General considers appropriate. (c) Congressional defense committees defined In this section, the term congressional defense committees has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code.