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Code · BILL · 119th Congress · S. 1071 (EAH) — 119 S1071 EAH: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 · Sec. 7315

Sec. 7315. Requirement to report sexual offenses

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Section 10104 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (a)(1) by striking harassment, sexual harassment, or sexual assault in violation of employer policy or law and inserting sexual harassment or sexual assault in violation of employer policy or law or harassment ; and by adding at the end the following: In this section, the term harassment means— unwelcome remarks about an individual’s race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or other physical or physiological attribute, or other unwelcome verbal or physical conduct towards an individual based on 1 or more of those categories, as prohibited by any Federal law, including— title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq. ); the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 ( 29 U.S.C. 621 et seq. ); the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq. ); and title II of the Genetic Information Nondisclosure Act ( 42 U.S.C. 2000ff et seq. ); and submission to such remarks or conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of employment, pay, career, benefits, or entitlements of an individual; or submission to or rejection of such remarks or conduct by an individual is used as the basis for decisions affecting that individual’s job, pay, career, benefits, or entitlements; or such remarks or conduct have the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s work performance; and such remarks or conduct are so severe or pervasive that a reasonable person would perceive, and the alleged harassed individual does perceive, the environment as hostile or offensive.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to impede the ability of the responsible entity of the vessel to take immediate personnel action in response to an incident described in subsection (a)(1) to preserve the safety and security of individuals on the vessel. Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Coast Guard, after consultation with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (referred to in this subsection as the Commission ), shall— develop and disseminate informational guidance to seafarers, vessel owners and operators, employers of seafarers, and other relevant stakeholders, which shall— describe, in general terms— the purpose, functions, and powers of the Commission; the role of the Commission in addressing employment discrimination complaints; and identify the publicly available websites and contact information for the Commission; and make available trainings or other presentations to inform seafarers of employment and anti-discrimination rights under the laws administered by the Coast Guard and the Commission. .
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