3.0.0 5344 2023-01-11T13:23:02Z 2023-01-11T13:23:02Z House H HR 2012-05-07 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. CHU:H.R. 5344.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 12, 13, 14 and 18.[Page H2321]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2012-07-10T13:20:32Z Referred to 2012-05-07T18:07:25Z 2012-07-10 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2012-05-07 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2012-05-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-05-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-32] Judy Chu D CA 32 N C000984 Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] ELIJAH CUMMINGS D MD E. 7 2012-05-07 True H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2012-05-07 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2012-05-09 False Armed Forces and National Security Administrative law and regulatory procedures Assault and harassment offenses Congressional oversight Department of Defense Government information and archives Military education and training Military law Military personnel and dependents Armed Forces and National Security 00 2012-05-07 Introduced in House 2012-06-20T21:15:55Z Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) (Secretary) to: (1) assess and develop a uniform definition of hazing, applicable to members of the Armed Forces (members), for inclusion in the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); and (2) submit such definition to Congress. Expresses the sense of Congress that such definition should cover, at a minimum, any situation in which a member suffers or is exposed to any cruelty, indignity, humiliation, hardship, harm, harassment, or oppression, or the deprivation or abridgment of any right, by another member.

Requires the Secretary to develop and implement a comprehensive policy on the prevention of and response to hazing involving members.

Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop and implement a centralized, case-level database for the collection and maintenance of information regarding hazing, including incidents occurring at officer candidate schools, military academies and their preparatory schools, and basic training and professional schools for enlisted members. Requires such Secretaries to: (1) submit to Congress a plan to implement the database, and (2) complete implementation within 15 months after the enactment of this Act.

Directs the Secretary to report to Congress: (1) a description of the current status of the Defense Incident-Based Reporting System, and (2) an explanation of how such System will relate to the database.

Requires annual reports from each Secretary on the hazing incidents involving members.

Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to report to Congress on the policies to prevent hazing and the systems initiated to track incidents of hazing in each of the military departments.

]]> To prevent and respond to hazing incidents involving members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. Display Title To prevent and respond to hazing incidents involving members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To prevent and respond to hazing incidents involving members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2012-05-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr5344ih/xml/BILLS-112hr5344ih.xml 2012-07-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.