Sec. 3513. SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE WORKING GROUP
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## SEC. 3513 SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE WORKING GROUP ###
(a)In General Not later than 21 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Maritime Administrator shall convene a working group to examine methods to improve the prevention of, and response to, any sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other inappropriate conduct, as well as methods to improve the shipboard climate, that occurs during a cadet’s Sea Year experience with the United States Merchant Marine Academy. ###
(b)Membership The working group shall be composed of members designated by the Maritime Administrator as follows: ####
(1)A representative of the Maritime Administration, who shall serve as the chair of the working group. ####
(2)The Superintendent of the Academy (or the Superintendent’s designee). ####
(3)A sexual assault response coordinator appointed under section 51319 of title 46, United States Code, as added by this Act. ####
(4)A subject matter expert from the Coast Guard. ####
(5)A subject matter expert from the Military Sealift Command. ####
(6)A subject matter expert from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. ####
(7)At least 1 representative from each State maritime academy. ####
(8)At least 1 representative from each private contracting party participating in the maritime security program. ####
(9)At least 1 representative from each nonprofit labor organization representing a class or craft of employees employed on vessels in the Maritime Security Fleet. ####
(10)At least 2 representatives from approved maritime training institutions. ####
(11)At least 1 representative from companies that— #####
(A)participate in sea training of Academy cadets; and #####
(B)do not participate in the maritime security program. ####
(12)Such additional individuals as the Maritime Administrator may designate. ###
(c)No Quorum Requirement The chair may convene the working group without all members present. ###
(d)Responsibilities The working group shall— ####
(1)evaluate options that could promote a climate of honor and respect, and a culture that is intolerant of sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other inappropriate conduct and those who commit it, with operators of vessels of the United States; ####
(2)raise awareness of sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other inappropriate conduct with operators of vessels of the United States; ####
(3)assess options that could be implemented by the operators of vessels of the United States that would remove any barriers to the reporting of sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other inappropriate conduct that occurs during a cadet’s Sea Year experience and protect the victim’s confidentiality; ####
(4)assess a potential program or policy to improve the prevention of, and response to, incidents of sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other inappropriate conduct; ####
(5)assess a potential program or policy requiring crews to complete a sexual harassment and sexual assault prevention and response training program before the cadet’s Sea Year that includes— #####
(A)fostering a shipboard climate— ######
(i)that does not tolerate sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other inappropriate conduct; ######
(ii)in which persons assigned to vessel crews are encouraged to intervene to prevent such potential incidents; and ######
(iii)that encourages victims to report any incident of sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other inappropriate conduct; and #####
(B)promoting an understanding of the needs of, and the resources available to, a victim after an incident of sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other inappropriate conduct; ####
(6)assess all other feasible changes to Sea Year training at the Academy, and corresponding changes to curricula, to improve prevention of and response to incidents of sexual harassment, sexual assault, and other inappropriate conduct; and ####
(7)assess how vessel operators could ensure the confidentiality of a report of sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other inappropriate conduct in order to protect the victim and prevent retribution. ###
(e)Report Not later than 9 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the working group 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 that includes— ####
(1)recommendations on each of the working group’s responsibilities described in subsection (d); ####
(2)a description of the trade-offs, opportunities, and challenges associated with the recommendations described in paragraph (1); ####
(3)a description of administrative actions taken as result of the recommendations described in paragraph (1); and ####
(4)any other information the working group determines appropriate. **[**Section 3514 was repealed by section 3513(c)(1) of division C of Public Law 117-263.**]**
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SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE WORKING GROUP
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