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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 10870 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10870

   To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend Special Victim's 
    Counsel services to victims of domestic violence, and for other 
                               purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 22, 2026

  Ms. Goodlander (for herself and Mr. Bacon) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL

 
   To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend Special Victim's 
    Counsel services to victims of domestic violence, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Military Domestic Violence Survivors 
Support Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF SPECIAL VICTIMS' COUNSEL SERVICES TO DOMESTIC 
              VIOLENCE VICTIMS.

    (a) Amendments.--Section 1044e of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by inserting ``domestic 
        violence and'' before ``sex-related offenses'';
            (2) by inserting ``domestic violence or'' before ``sex-
        related offense'' each place it appears;
            (3) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``domestic abuse 
        advocate'' and inserting ``domestic abuse victim advocate'';
            (4) in subsection (f)(1), by inserting ``domestic abuse 
        victim advocate,'' after ``healthcare provider,''; and
            (5) in subsection (h)--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting 
                ``Domestic Violence or'' before ``Sex-related 
                Offense''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or 930 of this 
                title (article 120, 120b, 120c,'' and inserting ``928b, 
                or 930 of this title (article 120, 120b, 120c, 128b,''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect two years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Briefing.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a briefing on the implementation of policies and 
procedures to carry out the changes required pursuant to subsection 
(a).
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Military Domestic Violence Survivors Support Act

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