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Punitive article on retaliation for reporting of sexual harassment under the Uniform Code of Military Justice

Division A · Title V: MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY · Subtitle E: Military Justice

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A new military law makes it a punishable offense to retaliate against someone for reporting or planning to report sexual harassment. This includes taking or threatening negative actions or withholding positive actions against that person with the intent to punish or discourage reporting. The law defines sexual harassment according to an existing legal definition.

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Section Text · Sec. 549A.
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(a) In general

Subchapter X of chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended by inserting after section 932 (article 132) the following new section (article):

932a. Art. 132a. Retaliation for reporting of sexual harassment

(a) In general

Any person subject to this chapter who, with the intent to retaliate against any person for reporting or planning to report sexual harassment or with the intent to discourage any person from reporting sexual harassment—

(1)

wrongfully takes or threatens to take an adverse personnel action against any person; or

(2)

wrongfully withholds or threatens to withhold a favorable personnel action with respect to any person;

(b) Sexual harassment defined

In this section, the term sexual harassment has the meaning given that term in section 1561 of this title.

(b) Conforming amendment

The heading of section 932 of title 10, United States Code (article 132 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) is amended by striking Retaliation and inserting Retaliation generally .