S.Amdt. 4304

SA 4304. Mrs. McCASKILL submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the bill S. 2943, to authorize appropriations for
fiscal year 2017 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:

At the end of part II of subtitle D of title V, add the
following:

SEC. 554. REPORTS ON INCIDENTS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT MADE BY
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES TO HEALTH CARE
PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
TREATABLE AS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RESTRICTED
REPORTS.

(a) Treatment at Election of Members.--Under procedures
established by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, a report on
an incident of sexual assault made by a member of the Armed
Forces to such health care personnel of the Department of
Veterans Affairs as the Secretary shall specify for purposes
of such procedures may, at the election of the member, be
treated as a Restricted Report on the incident for Department
of Defense purposes.
(b) Transmittal to Department of Defense.--Under procedures
jointly established by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and
the Secretary of Defense, a report on an incident of sexual
assault treated as a Restricted Report pursuant to subsection
(a) shall be transmitted by the Department of Veterans
Affairs to such personnel of the Department of Defense who
are authorized to access Restricted Reports on incidents of
sexual assault as the Secretary of Defense shall specify for
purposes of such procedures. The transmittal shall be made in
a manner that preserves for all purposes the confidential
nature of the report as a Restricted Report.
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