Top Summary
This section of the US bill amends title 10 of the United States Code to address complaints of retaliation against victims of sexual assault or sexual harassment and related persons, specifically within the Department of Defense and the Coast Guard. It clarifies the responsibilities of the Secretary of Defense and the Commandant of the Coast Guard, updates references to include the Coast Guard when not operating as part of the Navy, and modifies inspector general designations to include the Department of Homeland Security and adjust terminology related to the armed forces.
Original Bill Text:
SEC. 512.Complaints of retaliation by victims of sexual assault or sexual harassment and related persons.
Section 1562a of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking “The Secretary of Defense shall” and inserting the following:
“(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall”; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
“(2) COAST GUARD.—The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall designate the Commandant of the Coast Guard to be responsible for carrying out the requirements of this section with respect to members of the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy.”;
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting “and the Commandant of the Coast Guard” after “Secretary”;
(B) in paragraph (8) by inserting before the period at the end “or with respect to the Coast Guard, the component designated by the Commandant of the Coast Guard”; and
(C) in paragraph (4) by striking “Department of Defense”; and
(3) in subsection (c)(2)—
(A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting “, the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security,” before “or any other inspector general”;
(B) in subparagraph (D) by striking “military” and inserting “armed force”; and
(C) in subparagraph (E) by inserting “or department in which the Coast Guard is operating when not operating as a service in the Navy for members of the Coast Guard” after “Department of Defense”.