Sec. 8. National academies assessment
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Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall enter into an agreement with the Academies to undertake a study of the influence of sexual harassment in institutions of higher education on the career advancement of individuals in the scientific, engineering, technical, and mathematics workforce. The study shall assess— the state of research on sexual harassment in such workforce; whether research demonstrates a decrease in the prevalence of sexual harassment in such workforce; the progress made with respect to implementing recommendations promulgated in the Academies consensus study report entitled Sexual Harassment of Women:
Climate, Culture, and Consequences in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine ; the degree to which Federal science agencies have implemented the policy guidelines developed under section 7(c)(2) and the effectiveness of that implementation; and where to focus future efforts with respect to decreasing sexual harassment in such institutions.