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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 · Sec. 539B

Sec. 539B. ACCOUNTABILITY OF LEADERSHIP OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR DISCHARGING THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICIES AND PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT

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## SEC. 539B ACCOUNTABILITY OF LEADERSHIP OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR DISCHARGING THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICIES AND PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT **[**[10 U.S.C. 1561 note](/us/usc/t10/s1561)**]** ###
(a)Strategy on Holding Leadership Accountable Required The Secretary of Defense shall develop and implement Department of Defense-wide a strategy to hold individuals in positions of leadership in the Department (including members of the Armed Forces and civilians) accountable for the promotion, support, and enforcement of the policies and programs of the Department on sexual harassment. ###
(b)Oversight Framework ####
(1)In general The strategy required by subsection
(a)shall provide for an oversight framework for the efforts of the Department of Defense to promote, support, and enforce the policies and programs of the Department on sexual harassment. ####
(2)Elements The oversight framework required by paragraph
(1)shall include the following: #####
(A)Long-term goals, objectives, and milestones in connection with the policies and programs of the Department on sexual harassment. #####
(B)Strategies to achieve the goals, objectives, and milestones referred to in subparagraph (A). #####
(C)Criteria for assessing progress toward the achievement of the goals, objectives, and milestones referred to in subparagraph (A). #####
(D)Criteria for assessing the effectiveness of the policies and programs of the Department on sexual harassment. #####
(E)Mechanisms to ensure that adequate resources are available to the Office of the Secretary of Defense to develop and discharge the oversight framework. ###
(c)Report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the actions taken to carry out this section, including the strategy developed and implemented pursuant to subsection (a), and the oversight framework developed and implemented pursuant to subsection (b).
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Sec. 539B
ACCOUNTABILITY OF LEADERSHIP OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR DISCHARGING THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICIES AND PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT
U.S.C.§ 1561
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