Pentagon Asks Public to Review Assault Report Forms
Published Date: 6/24/2026
Notice
Summary
The Department of Defense wants your thoughts on updating forms used to report sexual assault incidents. This helps make sure the info collected is useful, clear, and not too much work for people filling it out. If you have ideas or concerns, send them in by August 24, 2026—your input could shape how these important reports are handled!
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 3 costs, 0 mixed.
Centralized Case-Level Data Collection
The Department will collect and maintain a centralized case-level database with information about sexual assaults, including the nature of the assault, victim, alleged offender, investigative details, and case outcomes as directed by law. The collection covers the listed Defense forms (DD Form 2965, 2910, 2910-1, DD2910-2, DD2910-8) under OMB Control Number 0704-0482.
Return of Forensic Examination Property
Under Public Law 116-92 (FY2020 NDAA), a victim who files a restricted sexual assault report may request at any time the return of their personal property obtained as part of the sexual assault forensic examination. The Department will prescribe procedures to enable such requests.
Time Burden to Complete Forms
If you fill out a Defense sexual assault report form, the Department estimates an average burden of 2.974 hours per response. The agency estimates 8,245 respondents and a total annual burden of 24,521 hours for these forms.
Retaliation Claims Included in Annual Report
The Department will include information on each claim of retaliation tied to a sexual assault report in the Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military, including narrative descriptions, complainant and alleged retaliator details, and investigation summaries, as required by Public Law 114-328 (FY2017 NDAA).
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