S.3311: A bill to improve and enhance the capabilities of the Department of Defense to prevent and respond to sexual assault in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

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Requires the officials authorized to receive a restricted reporting by a member of the Armed Forces (member) of an allegation of sexual assault without resulting in the initiation of an official investigative process to include judge advocates. Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to modify the Military Rules of Evidence to provide a member the privilege to refuse to disclose in a military proceeding a confidential communication between a...

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Date Description
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
May 5, 2010

Introduced in the Senate by John Kerry (D-Mass.)

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