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H.R.4275 - Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025 119th Congress (2025-2026) Section Summary:

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SEC. 520.Confidential reporting of sexual harassment. Section 1561b of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by inserting “and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating when not operat

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SEC. 520.Confidential reporting of sexual harassment. Section 1561b of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by inserting “and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating when not operating as a service in the Navy” after “Secretary of Defense”; and (B) by inserting “or the Commandant” after “Secretary of a military department”; (2) in subsection (c)— (A) by inserting “or the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating when not operating as a service in the Navy” after “Secretary of Defense”; and (B) in paragraph (1) by inserting “departments or the Commandant” after “Secretaries of the military”; and (3) by adding at the end the following: “(e) Reports for the Coast Guard.— “(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 30, 2025, and April 30 every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report containing data on the complaints of sexual harassment alleged pursuant to the process under subsection (a) during the previous 2 calendar years. “(2) PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION.—Any data on complaints described in paragraph (1) shall not contain any personally identifiable information.”.