S.Amdt. 1768Senate114th Congress (2015-2017)2nd degree
S.Amdt. 1768
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Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI)
Submitted June 4, 2015
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SA 1768. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. __. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COORDINATED COMMUNITY RESPONSE. For each State or local community in which military families comprise at least 10 percent of the total population, the Secretary of Defense shall work to provide a military-civilian coordinated community response, that includes coordination with State and local law enforcement, the Family Advocacy Program of the Department of Defense, and non-profit civilian service providers, to ensure that military families experiencing domestic violence receive appropriate services from either military or civilian service providers. ______