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 PUBLIC LAW 106-65 —OCT. 5, 1999 113 STAT. 643 Forces, the Department of Justice, the Department of Health and Human Services, and organizations with a demonstrated expertise in the areas of domestic violence and victims' safety. SEC. 593. UNIFORM DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE POLICIES FOR 10 USC 1562 RESPONSES TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. note. (a) REQUIREMENT.— The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe the following: (1) Standard guidelines to be used by the Secretaries of the military departments for negotiating agreements with civilian law enforcement authorities relating to acts of domestic violence involving members of the Armed Forces. (2) A requirement (A) that when a commanding officer issues to a member of the Armed Forces under that officer's command an order that the member not have contact with a specified person that a written copy of that order be provided within 24 hours after the issueuice of the order to the person with whom the member is ordered not to have contact, and (B) that there be a system of recording and tracking such orders. (3) Stguidard guidelines on the factors for commanders to consider when seeking to substantiate allegations of domestic violence by a person subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice and when determining appropriate action for such allegations that are so substantiated. (4) A standard training program for all commanding officers in the Armed Forces, including a standard curriculum, on the handling of domestic violence cases. (b) DEADLINE. —The Secretary of Defense shall carry out subsection (a) not later than six months after the date on which the Secretary receives the first report of the Defense Task Force on Domestic Violence under section 591(e). SEC. 594. CENTRAL DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DATABASE ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCIDENTS. (a) IN GENERAL.— Chapter 80 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ''§ 1562. Database on domestic violence incidents "(a) DATABASE ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCIDENT.— The Sec- Establishment, retary of Defense shall establish a central database of information on the incidents of domestic violence involving members of the armed forces. "(b) REPORTING OF INFORMATION FOR THE DATABASE.—The Secretary shall require that the Secretaries of the military departments maintain and report annually to the administrator of the database established under subsection (a) any information received on the following matters: "(1) Each domestic violence incident reported to a commander, a law enforcement authority of the armed forces, or a family advocacy program of the Department of Defense. "(2) The number of those incidents that involve evidence determined sufficient for supporting disciplinary action and, for each such incident, a description of the substantiated allegation and the action taken by command authorities in the incident.

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