Under the new law, children in Pentagon-run schools will now receive the same protections against sexual assault as children in public schools in the United States. Legislators hope this will interrupt the pattern of child assault cases languishing unaddressed and unresolved.
The new regulations come as a part of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act that provides $716 billion in defense for the 2019 fiscal year. The broad legislation includes military pay raises and funding for advanced weaponry.