Sec. 560. Safe-to-report policy applicable to military service academies
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The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall prescribe in regulations a safe-to-report policy described in subsection
(b)that applies with respect to cadets and midshipmen at the military service academies. The safe-to-report policy described in this subsection is a policy under which a cadet or midshipman at a military service academy who is the alleged victim of sexual assault, but who may have committed minor collateral misconduct at or about the time of such sexual assault, or whose minor collateral misconduct is discovered only as a result of the investigation into such sexual assault, may report such sexual assault to proper authorities without fear or receipt of discipline in connection with such minor collateral misconduct. For purposes of the safe-to-report policy, minor collateral misconduct shall include any of the following: Improper use or possession of alcohol. Consensual intimate behavior or fraternization with another cadet or midshipman. Presence in an off-limits area. Such other misconduct as the Secretary of Defense shall specify in the regulations under subsection (a). In this section, the term military service academy means the following: The United States Military Academy. The United States Naval Academy. The United States Air Force Academy. The United States Coast Guard Academy.