setting forth the reasons for the Secretary’s decision not to implement the recommendation. (b) Information collection and reporting (1) Information collection (A) Regular information collection Using the mechanism developed under subparagraph (B), the Secretary of Defense shall regularly collect information to measure the prevalence of domestic violence involving members of the covered Armed Forces, their intimate partners, and immediate family members. (B) Mechanism to measure domestic violence The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Centers for Disease Control and civilian organizations with expertise in conducting informational surveys, shall develop a mechanism to carry out the information collection required under subparagraph (A). (2) Annual report on domestic violence (A) Report required On an annual basis, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on domestic violence in the covered Armed Forces. (B) Elements The report required under subparagraph (A) shall include, with respect to the year covered by the report, the following: (i) Based on the information collected under paragraph (1), an assessment of the prevalence of domestic violence involving members of the covered Armed Forces, their intimate partners, and immediate family members. (ii) The number of convictions under section 928b of title 10, United States Code (article 128b of the Uniform Code of Military Justice). (iii) The recidivism rate for members of the covered Armed Forces convicted of domestic violence offenses. (iv) The number of instances in which a member of the covered Armed Forces received an administrative discharge as a result of the member’s involvement in a domestic violence incident. (v) The number of instances in which a member of the covered Armed Forces was prohibited from possessing firearms as a result of the member’s conviction for a domestic violence offense. (vi) Of the incidents described in clause (v), the number of instances in which the member received a