Will Major Reform of Pentagon Sexual Assault Rules Be Dropped?
Mil & Intel
By Maggie BenZvi | December 01, 2021
As days and hours tick away without a final budget for the Pentagon, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is sounding an alarm that a key reform in how the military handles sexual assault is in danger of being stripped from the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act.
The proposed rules would move investigations and prosecutions of all major crimes, including murder and sexual assault, from the accused party’s chain of command to a new, separate office in the Department of Defense. The Senate approved the plan in July.
But delays in passing a Defense Department budget now threaten to sideline bills on Pentagon sexual assault reform.
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