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Inclusion of sexual harassment in Catch a Serial Offender program

Division A · Title V: MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY · Subtitle F: Investigations and Other Legal Matters

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The Department of Defense will update its policies to allow service members, their adult dependents, and DoD employees to join the Catch a Serial Offender Program when they report sexual harassment confidentially or through other types of reports without naming the offender. People who made such reports before these changes will also be allowed to participate and will be informed about this option.

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Section Text · Sec. 555.
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(a) Participation and notice

Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall—

(1)

modify the policies, procedures, and forms necessary to permit individuals who are members of the Armed Forces, adult dependents of such members, or employees of the Department of Defense to participate in the Catch a Serial Offender Program of the Department of Defense if the individual submits a confidential complaint or report of sexual harassment or an unrestricted report or informal complaint of sexual harassment without disclosing the name of the subject to a military criminal investigative organization; and

(2)

such individuals are notified of whether such individuals may participate in the Catch A Serial Offender Program when submitting a confidential complaint or report of sexual harassment or an unrestricted report or informal complaint of sexual harassment.

(b) Applicability to existing reports

The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that individuals who submitted a confidential complaint or report of sexual harassment or an unrestricted report or informal complaint of sexual harassment before the effective date of the modifications to policies, procedures, and forms in accordance with subsection (a)(1)—

(1)

are eligibility to participate in the Catch a Serial Offender Program in the same manner and under the same conditions as an individual who submits such a complaint or report after such effective date; and

(2)

are notified of such eligibility.

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