3.0.0 2865 2023-03-08T19:59:19Z 2023-03-08T19:59:19Z House HR 2021-04-28 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 73 (Wednesday, April 28, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. BONAMICI:H.R. 2865.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H2127]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee Referred to 2021-07-05T16:59:24Z Referred to 2021-04-28T22:05:45Z Sustaining America’s Fisheries for the Future Act of 2022 117 4690 HR 2022-12-30 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 502. Related bill CRS 2021-07-05 hsii13 Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. Committee 2021-04-28 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2021-04-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-04-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001278 Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] Suzanne Bonamici D OR 1 N Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. 0 2021-04-28 True H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2021-04-28 True G000582 Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon R PR 0 2021-04-28 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Assault and harassment offenses Atmospheric science and weather Congressional oversight Crime prevention Crime victims Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Department of Commerce Employment discrimination and employee rights Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government studies and investigations Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Marine and inland water transportation Right of privacy Sex offenses Transportation safety and security Worker safety and health Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2021-04-28 Introduced in House 2021-10-19T15:45:20Z National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention Improvements Act of 2021

This bill addresses sexual harassment and sexual assault involving personnel of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

The bill specifies that NOAA's sexual harassment prevention and response policy applies to personnel such as observers, at-sea monitors, and voting members and staff of regional fishery management councils.

It also requires victim advocates at NOAA to be full-time employees whose sole job is advocacy for survivors rather than a volunteer collateral duty of an existing employee.

Additionally, the bill expands reporting requirements on sexual harassment, sexual assault, and equal opportunity employment.

The bill also provides for a restricted reporting structure that allows survivors of sexual assault to receive services without triggering an investigative process.

The Office of Marine and Aviation Operations within NOAA must develop and implement a policy to report to the Coast Guard Suspension and Revocation National Center of Expertise the names of NOAA personnel who are under investigation for an offense detrimental to good discipline and safety at sea, such as sexual harassment or sexual assault or any other offense for which suspension or revocation of a merchant mariner credential is either mandatory or sought.

Further, the bill removes the requirements that acts of assault, resistance, opposition, intimidation, sexual harassment, bribery, or interference with a fishery observer be forcible in nature and occur on a vessel to be unlawful.

]]> National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention Improvements Act of 2021 Display Title National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention Improvements Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 to address sexual harassment involving National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration personnel, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention Improvements Act of 2021 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr2865ih/xml/BILLS-117hr2865ih.xml 2021-07-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife. 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.