US Congress House Bill 2227 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on June 3 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-08-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Directs the Secretary of Defense to: (1) review practices of the military criminal investigative organizations regarding the investigation of alleged sex-related offenses involving members of the Armed Forces (members), and (2) develop a uniform policy regarding the use of case determinations to record the results of such investigations. Amends the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 to direct the Secretary to establish minimum standards for: (1) the qualifications necessary for members or civilian employees of the Department of Defense (DOD) to be selected as a sexual assault response and prevention program manager, sexual assault response coordinator, or sexual assault victim advocate; and (2) the training, certification, and status of such members and employees assigned to such positions. Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 to require the Secretary, by June 30, 2014, to develop a uniform curriculum to provide sexual assault prevention and response training for members and civilian DOD employees. Requires such curriculum to include lesson plans to achieve core competencies and learning objectives.

To improve the response to and prevention of sexual assaults involving members of the Armed Forces.

Rep. Kristi Noem [R-SD]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-08-29	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
2013-06-03	House	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2227/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr2227/BILLS-113hr2227ih.pdf