As of October 8, 2021

 

House Bills:

HR 4350 National Defense Authorization Act 2022 (section numbers are those in the bill as passed by the SASC in July 2021)

Provisions of general interest

Sec 533 - Selective Service - Requires women to register with Selective Service

Sec 519E - Female Surface Warfare Officers (SWO) - Requires Independent assessment of female SWO retention, SWO demographics by gender, race/ethnicity, marital status, children, dual-military status and Command Climate analysis with reference to female SWO resignations.

Sec 559B - Prohibition of gender segregation at USMC boot camp and Officer Candidate School. Forbids gender-segregated platoons at boot camp and requires gender integration of all OCS training. (Long time SWAN goal)

Sec 559C - Ensuring Parental Guardianship Rights for Cadet and Midshipmen

Sec 563 - Report on Convening Courts for Non-Special Victims Felonies––Requires a report on the provisions of Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act of 2021 (S.1520) with respect to non-special victim crime felonies.

Sec 571 - Collect information on female and minority participation at service academies and Senior NROTC

Sec 701 - Improvements to postpartum care for certain members

Sec 705 - Contraceptive copays covered for one year (SWAN wrote a coalition letter signed by eight other Military and Veterans Service organizations in support of this.)

 

General Changes to Military Justice System

            Sec 530 - Analysis of the uses of Non-Judicial Punishment

Sec 521 - Pre-trial agreements, separation in lieu of separation, etc.

 

UCMJ Articles:

            Sec 539C - Sexual Harassment - Establishes UCMJ Article 120d. Harassment doesn’t require direct contact. Can be written, on-line and using other electronic means

            Sec 539D - Stalking applies to dating and domestic partners.

            Sec 531-539F NDAA 2022 Independent Review Commission on Sexual Assault

This part of the NDAA bill contains many UCMJ changes including establishing Special Victims Prosecutors (SVP) and Special Victims Crimes (SVC), changes in who can prefer and refer charges to court -martial and who can enter into plea agreements for the government involving Special Victims Crimes. Those interested in more detailed information can read the House Version of NDAA 4350 available on-line available at Congress.gov.

           

Other House bills:

HR.2709 - Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2021 (in NDAA 2022 sec 705)

HR. 239 - Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act (passed by House) Support by SWAN

HR.1012 - 6888th Congressional Gold Medal Act (passed earlier this year) supported by SWAN

HR.475 - Bring TRICARE into line with the Affordable Care Act for young adults under age 26 (not in NDAA)

HR.4104 - Vanessa Guillen Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act (not in House version of NDAA) (Supported by SWAN)

HR.2385 - Justice for Women Veterans Act (pending)

HR.3122 - Parental Leave Equity Act (in NDAA Sec 621) (Supported by SWAN)

HR.3122 - Military Moms Matters Act (post-natal care of military mothers) (in NDAA Sec 701), (Supported by SWAN)

HR.4883   CADET Act Parental Guardianship Rights for Cadets and Midshipmen (In NDAA Sec 559C) (Supported by SWAN)

HR. 5321 Unlawful Turn-aways Act of 2021 (VA services for vets with General and OTH discharges) (Supported by SWAN)

 

Senate Bills:

S.2792 - National Defense Authorization Act of 2022

Selective Service and Training (Sec numbers as of Sep 21, 2021)

S.11-S.13 - Requires women to register for Selective Service and other Selective Service and Draft matters

Military Justice System General

S.563o - NJP - Analysis of NJP to include Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion (DEI) data as well as accused’s rank/paygrade

S.528 - Missing person reporting

S.529 - Art. 133 Conduct Unbecoming an Officer and a Gentleman. Strike the words “and a gentleman”

S.563 - Modification to Officers Authorized to Convene Special and General Courts for certain offenses under the UCMJ––Enacts provisions of Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act of 2021 (S.1520) with respect certain felony offenses. (SWAN has long supported this).

Sec 530B-570 Independent Review Commission

This part of the NDAA bill contains many UCMJ changes including establishing Special Victims Prosecutors (SVP) and Special Victims Crimes (SVC) crimes; changes in who can prefer and refer charges to court -martial and who can enter into plea agreements for the government involving Special Victims Crimes. Those interested in more detailed information can read the Senate Version of NDAA 2792 available on-line available at Congress.gov.

 

Other NDAA Provisions of Interest

Sec 520 - Extended paid parental leave

Sec 701 Preconception and prenatal screenings

 

Other Senate Bills

S.1238 - Access to Contraception for Servicemembers and Dependents Act of 2021 (Supported by SWAN)

S.2533 - Making Advances in Mammography and Medical Options for Veterans Act (pending) (Supported by SWAN)

S.1520 - Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act (in NDAA 2022 Sec 553) (Supported by SWAN)

S.347 - Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act (Supported by SWAN)

S.3047 - Military Moms Matter Act (Supported by SWAN)

S.1280 - Veterans Families Health Service Act of 2021 Access to IVF (pending)

S. 2786 - Unlawful Turn-aways Act of 2021 (VA services for vets with General and OTH discharges)

S.  2376 - CADET Act Parental Guardianship Rights for Cadets and Midshipmen (Supported by SWAN)

 

Note: “Supported by SWAN” means SWAN originated or signed letters to Congressional leaders in support of these bills. SWAN backed most of the other legislation listed above through informal discussions with members of Congress and the staffs.

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