S.Amdt. 2518

SA 2518. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 1197, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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(e) Duties on Retaliation and Retribution for Reporting of Sexual Assault.--

(1) Training.--Individuals serving as Special Victims' Counsels shall be provided training on retaliation and retribution against victims for reporting crimes.

(2) Additional duties.--In addition to the duties specified in subsection (a)(3), the duties of a Special Victims' Counsel shall include the provision of legal advice and assistance regarding acts of retaliation and retribution resulting from reporting a sexual assault.