Sec. 543. DEVELOPMENT OF OVERSIGHT PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HARASSMENT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE POLICY
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## SEC. 543 DEVELOPMENT OF OVERSIGHT PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HARASSMENT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE POLICY ###
(a)Development The Secretary of Defense shall develop a plan for overseeing the implementation of the instruction titled “Harassment Prevention and Response in the Armed Forces”, published on February 8, 2018 (DODI-1020.03). ###
(b)Elements The plan under subsection
(a)shall require the military services and other components of the Department of Defense to take steps by certain dates to implement harassment prevention and response programs under such instruction, including no less than the following: ####
(1)Submitting implementation plans to the Director, Force Resiliency. ####
(2)Incorporating performance measures that assess the effectiveness of harassment prevention and response programs. ####
(3)Adopting compliance standards for promoting, supporting, and enforcing policies, plans, and programs. ####
(4)Tracking, collecting, and reporting data and information on sexual harassment incidents based on standards established by the Secretary. ####
(5)Instituting anonymous complaint mechanisms. ###
(c)Report Not later than July 1, 2019, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the oversight plan developed under this section. The report shall include, for each military service and component of the Department of Defense, the implementation status of each element of the oversight plan.