Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 124.djvu/4460

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124 STAT. 4434 PUBLIC LAW 111–383—JAN. 7, 2011 the Secretary of Defense a report on the sexual assaults involving members of the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of that Sec- retary during the preceding year. In the case of the Secretary of the Navy, separate reports shall be prepared for the Navy and for the Marine Corps. (b) CONTENTS.—The report of a Secretary of a military depart- ment for an Armed Force under subsection (a) shall contain the following: (1) The number of sexual assaults committed against mem- bers of the Armed Force that were reported to military officials during the year covered by the report, and the number of the cases so reported that were substantiated. (2) The number of sexual assaults committed by members of the Armed Force that were reported to military officials during the year covered by the report, and the number of the cases so reported that were substantiated. The information required by this paragraph may not be combined with the information required by paragraph (1). (3) A synopsis of each such substantiated case, organized by offense, and, for each such case, the action taken in the case, including the type of disciplinary or administrative sanc- tion imposed, if any, including courts-martial sentences, non- judicial punishments administered by commanding officers pursuant to section 815 of title 10, United States Code (article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), and administrative separations. (4) The policies, procedures, and processes implemented by the Secretary concerned during the year covered by the report in response to incidents of sexual assault involving mem- bers of the Armed Force concerned. (5) The number of substantiated sexual assault cases in which the victim is a deployed member of the Armed Forces and the assailant is a foreign national, and the policies, proce- dures, and processes implemented by the Secretary concerned to monitor the investigative processes and disposition of such cases and any actions taken to eliminate any gaps in inves- tigating and adjudicating such cases. (6) A description of the implementation of the accessibility plan implemented pursuant to section 596(b) of such Act, including a description of the steps taken during that year to ensure that trained personnel, appropriate supplies, and transportation resources are accessible to deployed units in order to provide an appropriate and timely response in any case of reported sexual assault in a deployed unit, location, or environment. (c) CONSISTENT DEFINITION OF SUBSTANTIATED.—Not later than December 31, 2011, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a consistent definition of ‘‘substantiated’’ for purposes of paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (5) of subsection (b) and provide synopses for those cases for the preparation of reports under this section. (d) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than April 30 of each year in which the Secretary of Defense receives reports under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall forward the reports to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives, together with— (1) the results of assessments conducted under the evalua- tion plan required by section 1602(c); and