Bill > HR4863

Introduced Session

National Guard and Reserve Equal Access to Legal Services Act - Expands eligibility for legal assistance provided by the Armed Forces special victims' counsel for eligible members and dependents who are victims of sex-related offenses to include a member of a reserve component who is a victim of an alleged sex-offense committed by a member of the Armed Forces during: (1) a period in which the individual served on active duty, full-time National Guard duty, or inactive-duty training; or (2) any period, regardless of the duty status of the individual, if the circumstances of the alleged sex-related offense have a nexus to the military service of the individual based on the membership in the Armed Forces of either the victim or the member who allegedly committed such offense.

Committee Categories

John Kline (R)*,  Michele Bachmann (R),  Madeleine Bordallo (D),  Betty McCollum (D),  Richard Nolan (D),  Erik Paulsen (R),  Collin Peterson (D),  Bobby Rush (D),  Mike Turner (R),  Timothy Walz (D), 

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (on 06/20/2014)

Official Document