TRAINING FOR SPECIAL VICTIMS’ COUNSEL ON CIVILIAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE MATTERS IN THE STATES OF THE MILITARY INSTALLATIONS TO WHICH ASSIGNED.

SEC. 550C. [10 U.S.C. 1044e note] TRAINING FOR SPECIAL VICTIMS’ COUNSEL ON CIVILIAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE MATTERS IN THE STATES OF THE MILITARY INSTALLATIONS TO WHICH ASSIGNED. (a) Training.— (1) In general.—Except as provided in subsection (c), upon the assignment of a Special Victims’ Counsel (including a Victim Legal Counsel of the Navy) to a military installation in the United States, such Counsel shall be provided appropriate training on the law and policies of the State or States in which such military installation is located with respect to the criminal justice matters specified in paragraph (2). The purpose of the training is to assist such Counsel in providing victims of alleged sex-related offenses with information necessary to make an informed decision regarding preference as to the jurisdiction (whether court-martial or State court) in which such offenses will be prosecuted. (2) Criminal justice matters.—The criminal justice matters specified in this paragraph, with respect to a State, are the following: (A) Victim rights. (B) Prosecution of criminal offenses. (C) Sentencing for conviction of criminal offenses. (D) Protective orders. (b) Alleged Sex-related Offense Defined.—In this section, the term “alleged sex-related offense” means any allegation of— (1) a violation of section 920, 920b, 920c, or 930 of title 10, United States Code (article 120, 120b, 120c, or 130 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice); or (2) an attempt to commit an offense specified in a paragraph (1) as punishable under section 880 of title 10, United States Code (article 80 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice). (c) Exception.—The requirements of this section do not apply to a Special Victims’ Counsel of the Coast Guard.