Sec. 549. IMPROVED DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PREVENTION OF AND RESPONSE TO HAZING AND BULLYING IN THE ARMED FORCES
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## SEC. 549 IMPROVED DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PREVENTION OF AND RESPONSE TO HAZING AND BULLYING IN THE ARMED FORCES **[**[10 U.S.C. 113 note](/us/usc/t10/s113)**]** ###
(a)Anti-Hazing and Anti-Bullying Database The Secretary of Defense shall provide for the establishment and use of a comprehensive and consistent data-collection system for the collection of reports, including anonymous reports, of incidents of hazing or bullying involving a member of the Armed Forces. The Secretary shall issue department-wide guidance regarding the availability and use of the database, including information on protected classes, such as race and religion, who are often the victims of hazing or bullying. ###
(b)Improved Training Each Secretary of a military department, in consultation with the Chief of Staff of each Armed Force under the jurisdiction of such Secretary, shall seek to improve training to assist members of the Armed Forces better recognize, prevent, and respond to hazing and bullying at all command levels. ###
(c)Annual Reports on Hazing and Bullying ####
(1)Report required Not later than May 31, 2023, and annually thereafter for five years,,10the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report containing a description of efforts during the previous year— 10Double commas in subsection (c)(1) are so in law. #####
(A)to prevent and to respond to incidents of hazing or bullying involving members of the Armed Forces; #####
(B)to track and encourage reporting, including reporting anonymously, incidents of hazing in the Armed Force; and #####
(C)to ensure the consistent implementation of anti-hazing and anti-bullying policies. ####
(2)Additional elements Each report required by this subsection shall include the following: #####
(A)A description of comprehensive data-collection systems of each Armed Force described in subsection
(b)and the Office of the Secretary of Defense for collecting hazing or bullying reports involving a member of the Armed Forces. #####
(B)A description of processes of each Armed Force described in subsection
(b)to identify, document, and report alleged instances of hazing or bullying. Such description shall include the methodology each such Armed Force uses to categorize and count potential instances of hazing or bullying. #####
(C)An assessment by each Secretary of a military department of the quality and need for training on recognizing and preventing hazing and bullying provided to members under the jurisdiction of such Secretary. #####
(D)An assessment by the Office of the Secretary of Defense of— ######
(i)the effectiveness of each Armed Force described in subsection
(b)in tracking and reporting instances of hazing or bullying; ######
(ii)whether the performance of each such Armed Force was satisfactory or unsatisfactory in the preceding fiscal year. #####
(E)Recommendations of the Secretary to improve— ######
(i)elements described in subparagraphs
(A)through (D). ######
(ii)the Uniform Code of Military Justice or the Manual for Courts-Martial to improve the prosecution of persons alleged to have committed hazing or bullying in the Armed Forces. #####
(F)The status of efforts of the Secretary to evaluate the prevalence of hazing and bullying in the Armed Forces. #####
(G)Data on allegations of hazing and bullying in the Armed Forces, including final disposition of investigations. #####
(H)Plans of the Secretary to improve hazing and bullying prevention and response during the next reporting year. ## Subtitle F National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service
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IMPROVED DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PREVENTION OF AND RESPONSE TO HAZING AND BULLYING IN THE ARMED FORCES
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