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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · H.R. 4350 (Engrossed in House) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military c... · Sec. 1305

Sec. 1305. Audit of NATO sexual harassment and sexual assault policies and processes

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Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives an audit of policies, procedures, and processes for addressing allegations of sexual harassment and sexual assault involving members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense serving in North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s
(NATO)offices, components, and agencies. The audit under subsection
(a)shall include the following: The options available to members of the Armed forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense to report instances of sexual harassment or sexual assault during service in a NATO capacity. The number of incidences of sexual harassment and sexual assault committed by and against NATO personnel that were reported to military officials and the number of cases that were substantiated. The number of incidences of sexual harassment and sexual assault committed by members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense that were reported to military officials and the number of the cases so reported that were substantiated. A synopsis of each such substantiated case, organized by offense, and, for each such case, the action taken in the case, including the type of disciplinary or administrative sanction imposed, if any, including courts-martial sentences, nonjudicial punishments administered by commanding officers pursuant to section 815 of title 10, United States Code (article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), administrative separations, or other disciplinary action under applicable NATO policies. The policies, procedures, and processes implemented by the Department of Defense in response to incidents of sexual assault involving members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense. The policies, procedures, and processes implemented by the Department of Defense related to pre-deployment training of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense on NATO policies on sexual harassment and sexual assault. The audit under subsection
(a)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
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