HR 2026 114th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Assault and harassment offenses Crime prevention Crime victims Crimes against women Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Employment discrimination and employee rights Health information and medical records Lawyers and legal services Mental health Military education and training Military law Military medicine Military personnel and dependents Performance measurement Sex offenses

SUPPORT Act

Introduced: July 9, 2015 Introduced by: Turner, Michael R. Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov

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Aug 13, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Apr 23, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Apr 23, 2015

Introduced in House

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Support Uniformed Patriots; Prevent Offenses and Restore Trust Act or the SUPPORT Act

This bill directs the Secretary of a military department to ensure that:

the commander of each unit of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps or Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps and all professors of military science, senior military instructors, and civilian employees assigned or employed as administrators and instructors of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps receive sexual assault prevention and response training and education; and
information regarding legal assistance and the services of the Department of Defense (DOD) sexual assault prevention and response program is made available to such Reserve Officers' Training Corps personnel.

The Secretary of DOD (Secretary) shall establish a strategy to prevent retaliation by members of the Armed Forces against other members who report or otherwise intervene on behalf of sexual assault victims.

The Secretary or the Secretary of a military department may permit a DOD civilian employee who is a victim of a sex-related offense to obtain the services of a Special Victims' Counsel.

The Secretary is directed to improve the Special Victims' Counsel program regarding: (1) criminal justice experience for judge advocates, (2) counsel training, (3) program performance standards, and (4) increased counsel-client communication.

The Secretary shall:

provide for revised sexual assault prevention and response training to address the incidence of male service members being sexually assaulted, and appropriate DOD mental and medical care (including improved provider guidelines) for male victims;
ensure that mental health records are neither sought from a medical treatment facility by investigators or military justice practitioners nor acknowledged or released by medical treatment facility personnel until their production has been ordered by a military judge or Article 32 hearing officer; and
examine DOD and interagency review process for implementing statutory changes to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and explore streamlining options.

What's happening now August 13, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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