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DOD - 84609 - Defense Advisory Committee for the Prevention of Sexual Misconduct - Statutory (Congress Created)

GENERAL INFORMATION

Committee Name	Defense Advisory Committee for the Prevention of Sexual Misconduct	Agency Name	Department of Defense
Fiscal Year	2025	Committee Number	84609
Original Establishment Date	11/30/2020	Committee Status	Chartered
Actual Termination Date		Committee URL	http://www.dhra.mil/DAC-PSM
Actual Merged Date		Presidential Appointments*	No
New Committee This FY	No	Max Number of Members*	20
Terminated This FY	No	Designated Fed Officer Position Title*	DAC-PSM DFO
Merged This FY		Designated Federal Officer Prefix	Dr.
Current Charter Date	11/29/2024	Designated Federal Officer First Name*	Suzanne
Date Of Renewal Charter	11/29/2026	Designated Federal Officer Middle Name	M.
Projected Termination Date	11/30/2025	Designated Federal Officer Last Name*	Holroyd
Exempt From Renewal*	No	Designated Federal Officer Suffix
Specific Termination Authority	Public Law 116-92 § 550B	Designated Federal Officer Phone*	(571) 232-8863
Establishment Authority*	Statutory (Congress Created)	Designated Federal Officer Fax*	N/A
Specific Establishment Authority*	Public Law 116-92 § 550B	Designated Federal Officer Email*	suzanne.m.holroyd.civ@mail.mil
Effective Date Of Authority*	12/20/2019
Exempt From EO 13875 Discretionary Cmte	Not Applicable
Committee Type*	Continuing
Presidential*	No
Committee Function*	Non Scientific Program Advisory Board

RECOMMENDATION/JUSTIFICATIONS

Agency Recommendation*	Continue
Legislation to Terminate Required	Not Applicable
Legislation Status	Not Applicable
How does cmte accomplish its purpose?*	Pursuant to section 550B(c)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (“the FY 2020 NDAA”), the Defense Advisory Committee for the Prevention of Sexual Misconduct (DAC PSM) shall review, on an ongoing basis, the following: a) Closed cases involving allegations of sexual assault described in § 550B(c)(1) of the FY 2020 NDAA. b) Efforts of institutions of higher education to prevent sexual assault among students. c) Any other information or matters that the committee or the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate. In addition to the reviews required by § 550B(c)(2) of the FY 2020 NDAA, for purposes of providing advice to the Secretary of Defense, the DAC PSM shall also consult and coordinate with the Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation, Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault in the Armed Forces on matters of joint interest to the two advisory committees as directed by § 550B(c)(3) of the FY 2020 NDAA.
How is membership balanced?*	In accordance with § 550B(b) of the FY 2020 NDAA, the DAC PSM shall consist of not more than 20 members, appointed by the Secretary of Defense from among individuals who have an expertise appropriate for the work of the DAC PSM, including at least one individual with each expertise as follows: a) Expertise in the prevention of sexual assault and behaviors on the sexual assault continuum of harm. b) Expertise in adverse behaviors, including the prevention of suicide and the prevention of substance abuse. c) Expertise in the change of culture of large organizations. d) Expertise in implementation science.
How frequent & relevant are cmte mtgs?*	An estimated 2 meetings per year to meet Department requirements and to address sponsor-approved studies.
Why advice can't be obtained elsewhere?*	Required by statute.
Why close or partially close meetings?	Meetings are not closed to the public unless the Department of Defense determines that items on the planned agenda meet the closed-meeting provisions of 5 U.S.C. § 552b(c). Pursuant to DoD policy closed meetings can only be authorized by the DoD Sponsor, who is the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, and only after consultation with the appropriate General Counsel.
Recommendation Remarks	Due to the Secretary of Defense's pause of all advisory committee operations effective March 7, 2025 and the conclusion of all committee member appointments effective April 25, 2025, the Committee only met once meet in FY 2025. In FY 2025, the DAC-PSM submitted its required annual report summarizing its 2024 activities on March 10, 2025 to the DoD Appointing Authority as directed by the FY 2020 and FY 2021 NDAAs which specified that no later than March 30 of each year, the DAC-PSM shall submit a report on its prior year activities. The NDAAs also specified that the DAC-PSM's annual report shall be provided to the Committees on Armed Services and Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committees on Armed Services and Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. As of August 6, 2025 that transmission to Congress is pending. In addition, during FY 2025, the DAC-PSM completed two studies which were delivered to the Department on December 26, 2024 and March 10, 2025. Further, in FY 2025 the Committee completed its review of two study topics assigned to it by the FY 2021 NDAA, and reported on results of those two reviews in its 2024 Annual Report. The Committee continues its consideration of the remaining two NDAA-assigned study topics.

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Outcome Improvement To Health Or Safety*	Yes	Action Reorganize Priorities*	Yes
Outcome Trust In Government	Yes	Action Reallocate Resources	Yes
Outcome Major Policy Changes	Yes	Action Issued New Regulations	No
Outcome Advance In Scientific Research	No	Action Proposed Legislation	No
Outcome Effective Grant Making	No	Action Approved Grants Or Other Payments	No
Outcome Improved Service Delivery	Yes	Action Other	No
Outcome Increased Customer Satisfaction	Yes	Action Comment
Outcome Implement Laws/Reg Requirements	No	Grants Review*	No
Outcome Other	No	Number Of Grants Reviewed
Outcome Comment		Number Of Grants Recommended
Cost Savings*	Unable to Determine	Dollar Value Of Grants Recommended
Cost Savings Comment	The DAC PSM was not established by Congress to examine fiscal or budgetary matters.	Grants Review Comment
Number Of Recommendations*	55	Access Contact Designated Fed. Officer*	Yes
Number Of Recommendations Comment	The DAC-PSM made 39 recommendations in FY 2025.	Access Agency Website	Yes
% of Recs Fully Implemented*	0.00%	Access Committee Website	Yes
% of Recs Fully Implemented Comment	The DAC-PSM offered DoD recommendations in FY 2023 and FY 2025. Most of the FY 2023 recommendations are related to DoD efforts being implemented as part of the Independent Review Commission on Sexual Assault in the Military (IRC-SAM). DoD's implementation efforts are internal activities, and as such, the DAC-PSM is waiting to assess the recommendation implementation until it can access information on DoD's completed IRC-SAM implementation efforts. Recognizing that several recommendations may have a long implementation timeline because of their association with IRC-SAM recommendations, the Department noted it would provide a status update on the IRC-related recommendations as their implementation is further advanced. As of August 6, 2025, the Department has the Committee's recommendations from December 26, 2024 and March 10, 2025 for consideration.	Access GSA FACA Website	Yes
% of Recs Partially Implemented*	0.00%	Access Publications
% of Recs Partially Implemented Comment	The DAC-PSM offered DoD recommendations in FY 2023 and FY 2025. Most of the FY 2023 recommendations are related to DoD efforts being implemented as part of the Independent Review Commission on Sexual Assault in the Military (IRC-SAM). DoD's implementation efforts are internal activities, and as such, the DAC-PSM is waiting to assess the recommendation implementation until it can access information on DoD's completed IRC-SAM implementation efforts. Recognizing that several recommendations may have a long implementation timeline because of their association with IRC-SAM recommendations, the Department noted it would provide a status update on the IRC-related recommendations as their implementation is further advanced. As of August 6, 2025, the Department has the Committee's recommendations from December 26, 2024 and March 10, 2025 for consideration	Access Other
Agency Feedback*	No	Access Comment	"Access Publications" and "Access Other" does not apply to the DAC-PSM
Agency Feedback Comment*	The Department is will provide an implementation status update on relevant recommendations once similar DoD activities are more fully completed.	Narrative Description*	The DAC-PSM was established in 2020 per the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY 2020 NDAA) and operates in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463). The DAC-PSM has a mandate to provide the Secretary of Defense and Congress with independent advice and recommendations on matters relating to the prevention of sexual misconduct in the DoD. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (FY 2021 NDAA) expanded the DAC-PSM’s scope to include the United States Coast Guard Academy.

COSTS

1. Payments to Non-Federal Members*	$0.00	1. Est Paymnts to Non-Fed Membrs Nxt FY*	$0.00
2. Payments to Federal Members*	$1,947.00	2. Est. Payments to Fed Members Next FY*	$2,000.00
3. Payments to Federal Staff*	$290,173.00	3. Estimated Payments to Federal Staff*	$297,427.00
4. Payments to Consultants*	$0.00	4. Est. Payments to Consultants Next FY*	$0.00
5. Travel Reimb. For Non-Federal Membrs*	$6,235.00	5. Est Travel Reimb Non-Fed Membr nxtFY*	$6,391.00
6. Travel Reimb. For Federal Members*	$0.00	6. Est Travel Reimb For Fed Members*	$0.00
7. Travel Reimb. For Federal Staff*	$1,716.00	7. Est. Travel Reimb to Fed Staf Nxt FY*	$1,759.00
8. Travel Reimb. For Consultants*	$0.00	8. Est Travel Reimb to Consltnts Nxt FY*	$0.00
10. Other Costs	$332,724.00	10. Est. Other Costs Next FY*	$341,042.00
11. Total Costs	$632,795.00	11. Est. Total Next FY*	$648,619.00
Date Cost Last Modified	8/6/2025 5:39 PM	Est. Fed Staff Support Next FY*	2.00
Federal Staff Support (FTE)*	2.00	Est Cost Remarks	Due to DoD advisor committee review, the DAC-PSM is expected to hold only one public meeting in FY 2026, rather than the two meeting specified in the DAC-PSM's charter. The costs estimated for federal staff and contract support reflects this one-meeting assumption. Also, the DAC-PSM expects that it will have no FY 2026 administrative costs for meetings (Item 9) because the committee will use conference room and video conference line already existing at a DoD facility.
Cost Remarks	Due to DoD advisory committee review, the DAC-PSM held only one meeting in FY 2025 (rather than two as required by charter.) Costs associated with federal staff and contractor support (captured in "Other Costs") reflects this lower level of activity. Also, the DAC-PSM had no administrative costs for meetings (Item 9) because the committee used conference room and video conference line already existing at a DoD facility.

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