REFORM AND IMPROVEMENT OF MILITARY CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE ORGANIZATIONS.

SEC. 549C. REFORM AND IMPROVEMENT OF MILITARY CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE ORGANIZATIONS. (a) Evaluation and Plan for Reform.—Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary concerned shall— (1) complete an evaluation of the effectiveness of the military criminal investigative organization under the jurisdiction of such Secretary: and (2) submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that includes— (A) the results of the evaluation conducted under paragraph (1); and (B) based on such results, if the Secretary determines that reform to the military criminal investigative organization under the jurisdiction of such Secretary is advisable, a proposal for reforming such organization to ensure that the organization effectively meets the demand for complex investigations and other emerging mission requirements. (b) Implementation Plan.— (1) In general.—Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary concerned shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan to implement, to the extent determined appropriate by such Secretary, the reforms to the military criminal investigative organization proposed by such Secretary under subsection (a) to ensure that such organization is capable of professionally investigating criminal misconduct under its jurisdiction. (2) Elements.—Each plan under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to the military criminal investigative organization under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned, the following: (A) The requirements that such military criminal investigative organization must meet to effectively carry out criminal investigative and other law enforcement missions in 2022 and subsequent years. (B) The resources that will be needed to ensure that each such military criminal investigative organization can achieve its mission. (C) An analysis of factors affecting the performance of such military criminal investigate organization, including— (i) whether appropriate technological investigative tools are available and accessible to such organization; and (ii) whether the functions of such organization would be better supported by civilian rather than military leadership. (D) For each such military criminal investigative organization— (i) the number of military personnel assigned to the organization; (ii) the number of civilian personnel assigned to the organization; and (iii) the functions of such military and civilian personnel. (E) A description of any plans of the Secretary concerned to develop a more professional workforce of military and civilian investigators. (F) A proposed timeline for the reform of such military investigative organization. (G) An explanation of the potential benefits of such reforms, including a description of— (i) specific improvements that are expected to result from the reforms; and (ii) whether the reforms will improve information sharing across military criminal investigative organizations. (H) With respect to the military criminal investigative organization of the Army, an explanation of how the plan will— (i) address the findings of the report of the Fort Hood Independent Review Committee, dated November 6, 2020; and (ii) coordinate with any other internal reform efforts of the Army. (c) Limitation on the Changes to Training Locations.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary concerned may not change the locations at which military criminal investigative training is provided to members of the military criminal investigative organization under the jurisdiction of such Secretary until— (1) the implementation plan under subsection (b) is submitted to the appropriate congressional committees; and (2) a period of 60 days has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary notifies the appropriate congressional committees of the Secretary’s intent to move such training to a different location. (d) Definitions.—In this section: (1) The term “appropriate congressional committees” means— (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. (2) The term “military criminal investigative organization” means each organization or element of the Department of Defense or the Armed Forces that is responsible for conducting criminal investigations, including— (A) the Army Criminal Investigation Command; (B) the Naval Criminal Investigative Service; (C) the Air Force Office of Special Investigations; (D) the Coast Guard Investigative Service; and (E) the Defense Criminal Investigative Service. (3) The term “Secretary concerned” means— (A) the Secretary of the Army, with respect to the Army Criminal Investigation Command; (B) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to the Naval Criminal Investigative Service; (C) the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect to the Air Force Office of Special Investigations; (D) the Secretary of Homeland Security, with respect to the Coast Guard Investigative Service; and (E) the Secretary of Defense, with respect to the Defense Criminal Investigative Service.