Study and recommendations regarding misconduct prevention in Okinawa, Japan

(a) Study Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into a contract or other agreement with a federally funded research and development center pursuant to which the center shall— (1) conduct a study to evaluate the effectiveness of programs, policies, and practices of the covered Armed Forces to prevent criminal activity and other misconduct by members stationed in Okinawa, Japan; and (2) develop evidence-based options and recommendations for changes to programs, policies, and practices to prevent criminal activity and other misconduct by members of the covered Armed Forces stationed in Okinawa, Japan. (b) Report to Secretaries The federally funded research and development center that carries out the study and analysis under subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments a report on the results of such study. (c) Report to Congress Not later than 30 days after receiving the report under subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall submit an unaltered copy of the report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives. (d) Improvement plans for military departments Not later than 180 days after receiving the report under subsection (b), each Secretary of a military department shall— (1) review the findings of the report and, based on such findings, develop a plan to improve prevention of criminal activity and other misconduct by members of the covered Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of that Secretary who are stationed in Okinawa, Japan; and (2) provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the plan. (e) Covered Armed Forces defined In this section, the term covered Armed Forces means the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force.

(a) Study Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into a contract or other agreement with a federally funded research and development center pursuant to which the center shall— (1) conduct a study to evaluate the effectiveness of programs, policies, and practices of the covered Armed Forces to prevent criminal activity and other misconduct by members stationed in Okinawa, Japan; and (2) develop evidence-based options and recommendations for changes to programs, policies, and practices to prevent criminal activity and other misconduct by members of the covered Armed Forces stationed in Okinawa, Japan. (b) Report to Secretaries The federally funded research and development center that carries out the study and analysis under subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments a report on the results of such study. (c) Report to Congress Not later than 30 days after receiving the report under subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall submit an unaltered copy of the report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives. (d) Improvement plans for military departments Not later than 180 days after receiving the report under subsection (b), each Secretary of a military department shall— (1) review the findings of the report and, based on such findings, develop a plan to improve prevention of criminal activity and other misconduct by members of the covered Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of that Secretary who are stationed in Okinawa, Japan; and (2) provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the plan. (e) Covered Armed Forces defined In this section, the term covered Armed Forces means the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force.