With what we passed in the legislation further emphasized that retaliation, in particular for these types of crimes, is a clear crime under the UCMJ to further give teeth to that crime under the UCMJ.

I think that is an important aspect, too, so that we can further pass whatever needs to be done and also hold people publicly accountable, particularly for those who are leaders to understand that this is part of their responsibility to…

This year really is no exception.

Okay. If on the follow-up if you can let me know how long does an average person wait once the referral is made?

I think that is the challenge that we face here.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) found in 2012 that BRAC 2005 implementation costs grew to about $35 billion.

I want to thank both of you for being here and for your courage in coming before us.

So, we are committed to remaining continuously engaged on this issue on a bipartisan basis.

This isn't a male or a female crime. This is a crime committed against anyone could be the victim of this in the military.

Immediacy is really important, that people are waiting too long to see mental health providers.

We wanted to feel that people would be able to come forward, and we want more to come forward.

Also, if you can answer to me what you think the provider challenges are in terms of going forward, as we are going to have more people report, to make sure that we have adequacy of support system there.

Dr. Guice, regarding treatment for servicemembers with psychological health problems, the Institute of Medicine found that challenges still exist at both DOD and VA.

I think the other challenge we face is what is the situation in terms of providers? Are we facing a shortage of providers?

I think one of the things we will be watching carefully is just making sure that we are updated on how it is being implemented so that every victim can have access to a special victims' counsel.

section 1724 of the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2014 (P.L. 113-66) requires each Service Secretary to ensure timely access to a SARC for any member of the National Guard or Reserve who is the victim of a sexual assault.

It is an honor to serve with you on the Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee and also to serve New Hampshire in the U.S. Senate with you.

Section 804, as Senator Ayotte, the ranking member, mentioned of the NDAA for Fiscal Year 2010 directed that DOD develop and implement a new acquisition process for IT systems based on the 2009 Defense Science Board (DSB) report.