text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``National Guard Investigations 
  Transparency and Improvement Act of 2014''.
  
  SEC. 2. CODIFICATION IN LAW OF ESTABLISHMENT AND DUTIES OF THE OFFICE 
                OF COMPLEX ADMINISTRATIVE INVESTIGATIONS IN THE NATIONAL 
                GUARD BUREAU.
  
      (a) In General.--There is in the Office of the Chief of the 
  National Guard Bureau the Office of Complex Administrative 
  Investigations (in this section referred to as the ``Office'').
      (b) Direction and Supervision.--The Office shall be under the 
  direction and supervision of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau.
      (c) Duties.--
              (1) In general.--The duties of the Office shall be to 
          undertake complex administrative investigations of matters 
          relating to members of the National Guard when in State status, 
          including investigations of sexual assault involving a member 
          of the National Guard in such status, upon the request of any 
          of the following:
                      (A) The Chief of the National Guard Bureau.
                      (B) An adjutant general of a State or territory or 
                  the District of Columbia.
                      (C) The governor of a State or territory, or the 
                  Commanding General of the National Guard of the 
                  District of Columbia.
              (2) Complex administrative investigations.--For purposes of 
          this subsection, a complex administrative investigation is any 
          investigation (as specified by the Chief of the National Guard 
          Bureau for purposes of this section) involving factors giving 
          rise to unusual complexity in investigation, including the 
          following:
                      (A) Questions of jurisdiction between the United 
                  States and a State or territory.
                      (B) Matters requiring specialized training among 
                  investigating officers.
                      (C) Matters raising the need for an independent 
                  investigation in order to ensure fairness and 
                  impartiality in investigation.
              (3) Matters relating to members of the national guard in 
          state status.--The determination whether or not a matter 
          relates to a member of the National Guard when in State status 
          for purposes of this section shall be made by the Chief of the 
          National Guard Bureau in accordance with criteria specified by 
          the Chief of the National Guard Bureau for purposes of this 
          section.
      (d) Chief of National Guard Bureau Treatment of Final Reports.--The 
  Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall treat any final report of the 
  Office on a matter under this section as if such report were the report 
  of an Inspector General of the Department of Defense or a military 
  department on such matter.
      (e) Reports to Congress.--
              (1) Submittal of final reports to congressional 
          delegations.--Upon the adoption by the Office of a final report 
          on an investigation undertaken by the Office pursuant to this 
          section, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall submit 
          such report (with any personally identifying information 
          appropriately redacted) to the members of Congress from the 
          State or territory concerned.
              (2) Annual reports.--The Chief of the National Guard Bureau 
          shall submit to Congress each year a report on the 
          investigations undertaken by the Office pursuant to this 
          section during the preceding year. Each report shall include, 
          for the year covered by such report, the following:
                      (A) A summary description of the investigations 
                  undertaken during such year, including any trends in 
                  matters subject to investigation and in findings as a 
                  result of investigations.
                      (B) Information, set forth by State and territory, 
                  on the investigations undertaken during such year 
                  involving allegations of sexual assault involving a 
                  member of the National Guard.
                      (C) Such other information and matters on the 
                  investigations undertaken during such year as the Chief 
                  of the National Guard Bureau considers appropriate.
      (f) Personnel and Other Capabilities.--The Chief of the National 
  Guard Bureau shall ensure that the Office maintains the personnel and 
  other capabilities necessary for the discharge of the duties of the 
  Office under this section.
      (g) Procedures and Instructions.--The Chief of the National Guard 
  Bureau shall issue, and may from time to time update, procedures and 
  instructions necessary for the discharge of the duties of the Office 
  under this section.
      (h) Repeal of Superseded Instruction.--Chief of the National Guard 
  Bureau Instruction CNGBI 0400.01, dated July 30, 2012, shall have no 
  further force or effect.
target: National Guard Investigations Transparency and Improvement Act of 2014 - Codifies the establishment of the Office of Complex Administrative Investigations (the Office) in the Office of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau. Requires the Office to undertake complex administrative investigations of matters relating to members of the National Guard when in state status, including investigations of sexual assault, upon the request of: (1) the Chief; (2) an adjutant general of a state, a territory, or the District of Columbia; (3) a governor of a state or territory; or (4) the Commanding General of the National Guard of the District of Columbia. Defines &quot;complex administrative investigation&quot; as any investigation specified by the Chief involving factors giving rise to unusual complexity, including: (1) questions of jurisdiction between the United States and a state or territory, (2) matters requiring specialized training among investigating officers, or (3) matters raising the need for an independent investigation to ensure fairness and impartiality. Requires the Chief to treat any final report of the Office relating to such matters as if it were the report of an inspector general of the Department of Defense (DOD) or a military department. Directs the Chief to submit to Members of Congress from the state or territory concerned the final report adopted by the Office regarding such an investigation. Requires the Chief to submit to Congress an annual report regarding all investigations undertaken by the Office during the preceding year.
feat_title: National Guard Investigations Transparency and Improvement Act of 2014