S.Amdt. 2174

1. Adds SEC. 547. REPORT ON FEASIBILITY OF ASSESSMENT OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE AMONG RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS CADETS at the end of part I of subtitle E of title V

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   "(iii) Requiring restitution by members of the Armed Forces to victims of their offenses upon the direction of a court-martial.".

   Inserted: SEC. 547. REPORT ON FEASIBILITY OF ASSESSMENT OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE AMONG RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS CADETS.

   Inserted: (a) Report.--Not later than June 30, 2014, the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth an assessment of the feasibility of conducting a study of sexual violence by cadets in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) programs during fiscal years 2009 through 2014 in order to determine the extent of sexual violence in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs and the need for reform of such programs in connection with such violence.

   Inserted: (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following:

   Inserted: (1) A description and prioritization of the quantitative and qualitative data, including collection and assessment methodologies in compliance with applicable privacy laws, that should be used to assess the extent of sexual violence among Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadets for each Armed Forces and across the Armed Forces in general, including data on--

   Inserted: (A) alleged and proven incidents of sexual violence by Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadets as reported to the Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs, institutions of higher education, and law enforcement officials;

   Inserted: (B) alleged and proven incidents of sexual violence by students of institutions of higher education of demographics similar to the demographics of Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadets as reported to institutions of higher education and law enforcement officials; and

   Inserted: (C) actions officially and unofficially taken by Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs, institutions of higher education, and law enforcement officials in response to such alleged and proven incidents of sexual violence.

   Inserted: (2) An assessment of the feasibility of the collection and analysis of the data provided for in paragraph (1), to include what methods and resources that would be required to collect, for sample sizes of sufficient size as to provide significant evidence for determining the extent, if any, of sexual violence among Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadets.

   Inserted: (3) An approach to surveying and assessing Reserve Officers' Training Corps classroom information materials, course materials, and lesson plans related to education and training for prevention of sexual violence, and the process for developing such materials and lesson plans.

   Inserted: (4) An approach to assessing the processes of communication among Reserve Officers' Training Corps program officials, institutions of higher education, and law enforcement officials about alleged and proven sexual violence incidents involving Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadets.

   Inserted: (5) An approach to assessing how the records of Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadets, including disciplinary records, are evaluated prior to commissioning.

   Inserted: (6) Such other matters and recommendations with respect to the study described in subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate.

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   Inserted: (c) Comptroller General of the United States Review.--Not later than four months after the date of the submittal of the report required by subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth an assessment of the methodology proposed in the feasibility study covered by such report to conduct a study of sexual violence among Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadets.

   Inserted: (d) Congressional Review and Report Requirements.--The relevant congressional defense committees shall review the Comptroller General report required by subsection (c), and the feasibility study required by subsection (a). Such committees shall certify completion of the feasibility study required under subsection (a) and identify recommendations for a new report. Upon certification of the feasibility study, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall execute a new report following the guidelines established by the feasibility study required in subsection (a) and recommendations identified by the relevant defense committees. The new report shall be submitted to the congressional defense committees not later than 6 months after certification.

   Inserted: (e) Sexual Violence Defined.--In this section, the term "sexual violence" means the following:

   Inserted: (1) Sexual assault, as that term is defined in section 40002(a)(23) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13925(a)(23)).

   Inserted: (2) Domestic violence, as that term is defined in section 40002(a)(6) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13925(a)(6)).

   Inserted: (3) Dating violence, as that term is defined in section 40002(a)(8) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13925(a)(8)).

   Inserted: (4) Stalking, as that term is defined in section 40002(a)(24) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13925(a)(24)).

   Inserted: (5) Sexual harassment, as that term is defined in section 1561(e) of title 10, United States Code.

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   At the end of part I of subtitle E of title V, add the following:

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