1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Building an Environment for Helpful, Effective, and Accessible Representation and Decision-making Act or the BE HEARD Act . 2. Training for Special Victims’ Counsels on effect of gender differences on victim response to sexual assault In establishing the training requirements for Special Victims’ Counsels pursuant to section 1044e(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall develop specific training to assist Special Victims’ Counsels in recognizing and dealing with the effect of gender differences on feelings of victimization and response mechanisms of victims of sexual assault. 3. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces jurisdiction to review interlocutory appeals of decisions on certain petitions for writs of mandamus Section 806b(e) of title 10, United States Code (article 6b(e) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking paragraph (4) and inserting paragraph (5) ; (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5)