[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3042 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3042

 To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to carry out a 
 study on the security impact of sexually harassing behavior in United 
                 States nuclear weapons complex sites.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 30, 2019

 Ms. Haaland introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
   Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to carry out a 
 study on the security impact of sexually harassing behavior in United 
                 States nuclear weapons complex sites.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. STUDY AND REPORT ON SECURITY IMPACT OF SEXUALLY HARASSING 
              BEHAVIOR.

    (a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct a study on sexually harassing behavior and its impact on 
security in United States nuclear weapons complex sites.
    (b) Elements.--The study under subsection (a) shall include--
            (1) identification of the organizational structure failures 
        that led to the sexual assault incident at the Nevada National 
        Security Site;
            (2) the number of reported incidents of sexual harassment 
        or assault within the nuclear weapons complex of the United 
        States over the five years preceding the study, including 
        incidents among contracted guard forces and reporting trends 
        during that period;
            (3) a description of how the National Nuclear Security 
        Administration's security oversight model and management 
        mechanisms integrate sexual harassment prevention into the 
        Administration's promotion of security culture; and
            (4) recommendations for further steps the National Nuclear 
        Security Administration should take to prevent sexually 
        harassing behavior within the nuclear weapons complex's guard 
        force.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results of the study 
conducted under subsection (a).
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