S.Amdt. 1784

SA 1784. Mr. KIRK (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand) 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:

In title V, insert after section 552 the following:

SEC. 552A. AUTHORITY FOR SPECIAL VICTIMS' COUNSEL TO PROVIDE
LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO CIVILIAN INDIVIDUALS WHO
ARE VICTIMS OF ALLEGED SEX-RELATED OFFENSES.

(a) In General.--Chapter 53 of title 10, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after section 1044e the
following new section:

``Sec. 1044f. Legal assistance for civilian individuals who
are victims of alleged sex-related offenses: Special
Victims' Counsel; civilian counsel

``(a) Assistance Through Special Victims' Counsel.--Special
Victims' Counsel designated under section 1044e of this title
may provide such legal assistance to a civilian individual
who is the victim of an alleged sex-related offense in
connection with such offense as may be provided under
subsection (a) of section 1044 of this title to individuals
eligible for legal assistance under that subsection.
``(b) Assistance Through Civilian Counsel.--The Secretary
concerned may provide legal assistance, including
representation in legal proceedings, to a civilian individual
who is the victim of an alleged sex-related offense in
connection with such offense, including as follows:
``(1) Through the provision of such assistance through
civilian counsel of the military department concerned.
``(2) Through payment or reimbursement of civilian counsel
obtained by the civilian individual in connection with such
offense.
``(c) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense and the
Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is
operating shall prescribe regulations to carry out this
section.
``(d) Alleged Sex-related Offense Defined.--In this
section, the term `alleged sex-related offense' has the
meaning given that term in section 1044e(g) of this title.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 53 of such title is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 1044e the following new
item:

``1044f. Legal assistance for civilian individuals who are victims of
alleged sex-related offenses: Special Victims' Counsel;
civilian counsel.''.
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