Sec. 3544. CHANGE OF STATION
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## SEC. 3544 CHANGE OF STATION **[**[33 U.S.C. 894c](/us/usc/t33/s894c)**]** ###
(a)Change of Station, Unit Transfer, or Change of Work Location of Victims ####
(1)Timely consideration and action upon request The Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, shall— #####
(A)in the case of a member of the commissioned officer corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration who was a victim of a sexual assault, in order to reduce the possibility of retaliation or further sexual assault, provide for timely determination and action on an application submitted by the victim for consideration of a change of station or unit transfer of the victim; and #####
(B)in the case of an employee of the Administration who was a victim of a sexual assault, to the degree practicable and in order to reduce the possibility of retaliation against the employee for reporting the sexual assault, accommodate a request for a change of work location of the victim. ####
(2)Procedures #####
(A)Period for approval and disapproval The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary, shall ensure that an application or request submitted under paragraph
(1)for a change of station, unit transfer, or change of work location is approved or denied within 72 hours of the submission of the application or request. #####
(B)Review If an application or request submitted under paragraph
(1)by a victim of a sexual assault for a change of station, unit transfer, or change of work location of the victim is denied— ######
(i)the victim may request the Secretary to review the denial; and ######
(ii)the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary, shall, not later than 72 hours after receiving such request, affirm or overturn the denial. ###
(b)Change of Station, Unit Transfer, and Change of Work Location of Alleged Perpetrators ####
(1)In general The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary, shall develop a policy for the protection of victims of sexual assault described in subsection (a)(1) by providing the alleged perpetrator of the sexual assault with a change of station, unit transfer, or change of work location, as the case may be, if the alleged perpetrator is a member of the commissioned officer corps of the Administration or an employee of the Administration. ####
(2)Policy requirements The policy required by paragraph
(1)shall include the following: #####
(A)A means to control access to the victim. #####
(B)Due process for the victim and the alleged perpetrator. ###
(c)Regulations ####
(1)In general The Secretary shall promulgate regulations to carry out this section. ####
(2)Consistency When practicable, the Secretary shall make regulations promulgated under this section consistent with similar regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Defense.
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