[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 99 (Thursday, June 9, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S2895]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Rubio, 
        Mr. Ossoff, Ms. Ernst, and Mrs. Feinstein):
  S. 4367. A bill to improve certain sexual assault and domestic 
violence prevention policies; to the Committee on Armed Services.
  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to print my bill 
for introduction in the Congressional Record. The bill improves certain 
sexual assault and domestic violence prevention policies.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record as follows:

                                S. 4367

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

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting our 
     Servicemembers through Proven Methods Act of 2022''.

     SEC. 2. ANNUAL PRIMARY PREVENTION RESEARCH AGENDA.

       Section 549A(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as 
     paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively;
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(2) include a focus on whether and to what extent sub-
     populations of the military community may be targeted for 
     sexual assault, sexual harassment, or domestic violence more 
     than others;
       ``(3) seek to identify factors that influence the 
     prevention, perpetration, and victimization of sexual 
     assault, sexual harassment, and domestic violence;
       ``(4) seek to improve the collection and dissemination of 
     data on hazing and bullying related to sexual assault, sexual 
     harassment, and domestic violence;''; and
       (3) in paragraph (6), as redesignated by paragraph (1) of 
     this section, by amending the text to read as follows:
       ``(6) incorporate collaboration with other Federal 
     departments and agencies, including the Department of Health 
     and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and 
     Prevention, State governments, academia, industry, federally 
     funded research and development centers, nonprofit 
     organizations, and other organizations outside of the 
     Department of Defense, including civilian institutions that 
     conduct similar data-driven studies, collection, and 
     analysis; and''.

     SEC. 3. PRIMARY PREVENTION WORKFORCE.

       Section 549B of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(3) Comptroller general report.--Not later than one year 
     after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report comparing the 
     sexual harassment and prevention training of the Department 
     of Defense with similar programs at other Federal departments 
     and agencies and including data collected by colleges and 
     universities and other relevant outside entities.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Incorporation of Research and Findings.--The Primary 
     Prevention Workforce established under subsection (a) shall, 
     on a regular basis, incorporate findings and conclusions from 
     the primary prevention research agenda established under 
     section 549A, as appropriate, into the work of the 
     workforce.''.
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