; victims of domestic violence offenses. . (b) Expansion of eligibility to all civilian victims of alleged covered offenses Subsection (a)(2) of section 1044e of such title, as amended by subsection (a)(1) of this section, is further amended by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following new subparagraph (C): (C) Any civilian individual not covered by subparagraph (A) or (B) who is the victim of an alleged covered offense if the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the military department concerned waives any condition in such section for the purposes of offering Special Victims' Counsel services to such individual. . (c) Enhancement of legal consultation and assistance in connection with potential victim benefits Paragraph (8)(D) of subsection (b) of such section is amended by striking and other and inserting , section 1408(h) of this title, and other . (d) Expansion of legal assistance authorized To include consultation and assistance for retaliation Subsection (b) of such section is amended further— (1) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (11); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following new paragraph (10): (10) Legal consultation and assistance in connection with an incident of retaliation, whether such incident occurs before, during, or after the conclusion of any criminal proceedings, including— (A) in understanding the rights and protections afforded to victims of retaliation; (B) in the filing of complaints; and (C) in any resulting military justice proceedings. . (e) Codification of duty To determine victim's preference for prosecution of alleged offense by court-Martial or civilian court (1) In general Such section is further amended— (A) by redesignating subsections (d) through (h) as subsections (e) through (i), respectively