To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to establish procedures to allow persons desiring to report an instance of suspected child abuse occurring on a military installation to submit such a report anonymously and to ensure that if such a report is not made anonymously the identity of the person making the report will not be disclosed without written authorization of that person.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Feb 8, 2000

Directs the Secretary of Defense to prescribe regulations to ensure that Department of Defense procedures for receiving reports of suspected child abuse occurring on a military installation include provisions to ensure that such a report can be made: (1) in a manner that ensures that the identity of the person making the report is not ascertainable by any person receiving the report; or (2) so that no person receiving the report may disclose or record any information concerning the identity of the person making the report without prior authorization in writing from that person.

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Rep. Campbell, Tom [R-CA-15] · R–CA

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Armed Services Committee

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Feb 22, 2000
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Feb 22, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Feb 8, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 8, 2000
Introduced in House
Feb 8, 2000
Introduced in House

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Discuss H.R.3587, 106th Congress: To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to establish procedures to allow persons desiring to report an instance of suspected child abuse occurring on a military installation to submit such a report anonymously and to ensure that if such a report is not made anonymously the identity of the person making the report will not be disclosed without written authorization of that person.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/3587

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2000-02-08.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/106/bills/hr3587/BILLS-106hr3587ih.htm

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Analyze H.R.3587 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss H.R.3587, 106th Congress: To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to establish procedures to allow persons desiring to report an instance of suspected child abuse occurring on a military installation to submit such a report anonymously and to ensure that if such a report is not made anonymously the identity of the person making the report will not be disclosed without written authorization of that person.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/3587

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2000-02-08.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/106/bills/hr3587/BILLS-106hr3587ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-06-06T14:19:12Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss H.R.3587, 106th Congress: To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to establish procedures to allow persons desiring to report an instance of suspected child abuse occurring on a military installation to submit such a report anonymously and to ensure that if such a report is not made anonymously the identity of the person making the report will not be disclosed without written authorization of that person.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/3587

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2000-02-08.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/106/bills/hr3587/BILLS-106hr3587ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-06-06T14:19:12Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss H.R.3587, 106th Congress: To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to establish procedures to allow persons desiring to report an instance of suspected child abuse occurring on a military installation to submit such a report anonymously and to ensure that if such a report is not made anonymously the identity of the person making the report will not be disclosed without written authorization of that person.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/3587

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2000-02-08.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/106/bills/hr3587/BILLS-106hr3587ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-06-06T14:19:12Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.R.3587 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.