[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S4648]
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  SA 2294. Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Murphy, and 
Ms. Baldwin) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to 
the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1095. COAST GUARD SAFE-TO-REPORT POLICY.

       (a) In General.--The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall 
     prescribe regulations to establish a safe-to-report policy 
     that--
       (1) applies to--
       (A) all members of the Coast Guard (including members of 
     the reserve component of the Coast Guard); and
       (B) cadets at the United States Coast Guard Academy; and
       (2) is consistent with the safe-to-report policy prescribed 
     by the Secretary of Defense under section 539A of the William 
     M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note).
       (b) Safe-to-Report Policy.--The safe-to-report policy 
     established in accordance with the regulations prescribed 
     under subsection (a) shall set forth a procedure for the 
     handling of minor collateral misconduct involving any 
     individual described in paragraph (1) or (2) of that 
     subsection who is the alleged victim of sexual assault or 
     sexual harassment.
       (c) Aggravating Circumstances.--The regulations under 
     subsection (a) shall specify aggravating circumstances that 
     increase the gravity of minor collateral misconduct or the 
     impact of such misconduct on good order and discipline.
       (d) Tracking of Collateral Misconduct Incidents.--In 
     conjunction with the issuance of regulations under subsection 
     (a), the Commandant shall develop and implement a process to 
     track incidents of minor collateral misconduct that are 
     subject to the safe-to-report policy.
       (e) Definition of Minor Collateral Misconduct.--In this 
     section, the term ``minor collateral misconduct'' means any 
     minor misconduct that is potentially punishable under chapter 
     47 of title 10, United States Code (the Uniform Code of 
     Military Justice), that--
       (1) is committed close in time to or during a sexual 
     assault or instance of sexual harassment, and directly 
     related to the incident that formed the basis of the 
     allegation of sexual assault or sexual harassment;
       (2) is discovered as a direct result of--
       (A) the report of sexual assault or sexual harassment; or
       (B) an investigation into a sexual assault or an instance 
     of sexual harassment; and
       (3) does not involve aggravating circumstances (as 
     specified in the regulations prescribed under subsection (c)) 
     that increase the gravity of the minor misconduct or the 
     impact of such misconduct on good order and discipline.
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