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 PUBLIC LAW 103-160—NOV. 30, 1993 107 STAT. 1661 (2) Whenever the Secretary establishes or revises a physical reqviirement for an occupational specialty, a member serving in that occupational specialty when the new requirement becomes effective, who is otherwise considered to be a satisfactory performer, shall be provided a reasonable period, as determined under regulations prescribed by the Secreta^, to meet the standard established by the new requirement. During that period, the new physical requirement may not be used to disqualify the member from continued service in that specialty. (c) NOTICE TO CONGRESS OF CHANGES. — Whenever the Sec- Reports. retarv of Defense proposes to implement changes to the occupational standards for a military occupational field that are expected to result in an increase, or in a decrease, of at least 10 percent in the number of female members of the Armed Forces who enter, or are assigned to, that occupational field, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report providing notice of the change and the justification and rationale for the change. Such changes may then be implemented only after the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date on which such report is submitted. Subtitle E—Victims' Rights and Family Advocacy SEC. 651. RESPONSmiliTIES OF MILITARY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFI- CIALS AT SCENES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. (a) IN GENERAL.— (1) Section 53 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "§ 1058. Responsibilities of military law enforcement officials Regulations. at scenes of domestic violence "(a) IMMEDIATE ACTIONS REQUIRED.— Under regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (c), the Secretary concerned shall ensure, in any case of domestic violence in which a militorjr law enforcement official at the scene determines that physical injury has been inflicted or a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument has been used, that militory law enforcement officials— "(1) take*immediate measures to reduce the potential for further violence at the scene; and "(2) within 24 hours of the incident, provide a report of the domestic violence to the appropriate commander and to a local militory fiamily advocacy representative exercising responsibility over the area in which the incident took place. "(b) FAMILY ADVOCACY COMMITTEE. — Under regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (c), the Secretary concerned shall ensure tnat, whenever a report is provided to a commander under subsection (a)(2), a multidisciplinary family advocacy committee meets, with all due practicable speed, to review the situation and to make recommendations to the commander for appropriate action. "(c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Transportotion with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Naw, shall prescribe by regulation the definition of 'domestic violence for purposes of this section and such other regulations as may be necessary for purposes of this section. "(d) MILITARY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICLU..—In this section, the term 'militory law enforcement official' means a person author-

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