,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bbcj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #c1 #bjac ,ms4 
,loretta ,sanchez of ,california        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to address the   
prevalence of sexual harassment and     
sexual assault in the ,armed ,forces4   
#a4 ,short title2 table of contents  7a7
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,track ,it to ,prevent ,it ,act4   
7b7 ,table of contents ,the table of    
contents for this ,act is as follows3   
,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table of        
contents4 ,sec4 #b4 ,findings4 ,sec4 #c4
 ,definitions4 ,sec4 #d4 ,improved      
climate assessments and dissemination   
and tracking of results4 ,sec4 #e4      
,inclusion of letter of reprimands1     
nonpunitive letter of reprimands and    
counseling statements4 ,sec4 #f4        
,service-wide #cfj assessments4 ,sec4   
#g4 ,health welfare inspections4 ,sec4  
#h4 ,review of security of military     

installations1 including barracks and   
multi-family residences4 ,sec4 #i4      
,review of the ,office of ,diversity    
,management and ,equal ,opportunity role
 in sexual harassment cases4 ,sec4 #aj4 
,authorization of appropriations4  #b4  
,findings ,congress makes the following 
findings3  7#a7 ,according to the       
,department of ,defense1 #c1cgd sexual  
assault cases involving a member of the 
,armed ,forces were reported in fiscal  
year #bjab1 a #f percent increase in the
 number of reported cases in fiscal year
 #bjaa4  7#b7 ,however1 approximately   
#bf1jjj members of the ,armed ,forces   
made an anonymous report of a sexual    
assault in fiscal year #bjab1 a         
substantial increase from fiscal year   
#bjaa4  7#c7 ,according to the          
,department of ,defense1 of the #f4a    
percent of female members of the ,armed 
,forces who experienced unwanted sexual 
contact in fiscal year #bjab1 #gg       
percent also experienced sexual         
harassment and1 of the #a4b percent of  

male members of the ,armed ,forces who  
experienced unwanted sexual contact in  
fiscal year #bjab1 #eb percent also     
experienced sexual harassment4  7#d7    
,sixty-two percent of those members who 
experienced unwanted sexual contact also
 perceived some form of social1         
administrative1 or professional         
retaliation4  7#e7 ,climate assessments 
are required by law and commanders at   
all levels must comply as it is their   
core responsibility to create a safe and
 healthy environment for the unit4  7#f7
 ,trends in bad behavior and reoccurring
 actions that harm the members of the   
unit1 such as sexual harassment and     
sexual assault1 must be identified      
earlier through improved performance    
assessments and better reporting by     
commanders at all levels4  7#g7         
,according to a recent ,government      
,accountability ,office report1 two of  
the primary reasons why members decide  
not to report sexual harassment and     
sexual assault incidents are because    

they do not think anything will be done 
about the incident if they report it and
 they think that reporting the incident 
will adversely impact their military    
career4  7#h7 ,as long as commanders at 
any level continue to condone or ignore 
certain types of sexual misconduct1 this
 behavior will continue to be prevalent 
in the military obstructing the change  
in culture4  #c4 ,definitions ,in this  
,act  7#a7 ,the term sexual harassment  
has the meaning given such term in      
,department of ,defense ,directive      
#acej4b1 ,department of ,defense        
,military ,equal ,opportunity ,program4 
7#b7 ,the term sexual assault means any 
of the offenses described in section    
#ibj of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code
 7article #abj of the ,uniform ,code of 
,military ,justice74  #d4 ,improved     
climate assessments and dissemination   
and tracking of results  7a7 ,improved  
dissemination of results in chain of    
command ,the ,secretary of ,defense     
shall ensure that the results of command

 climate assessments are provided to the
 relevant individual commander and to   
the next higher level of command4  7b7  
,performance tracking  7#a7 ,evidence of
 compliance ,the ,secretary of each     
military department shall include in the
 performance evaluations and assessments
 used by each ,armed ,force under the   
jurisdiction of the ,secretary a        
designated form where senior commanders 
can indicate whether the commander has  
conducted the required climate          
assessments4  7#b7 ,effect of failure to
 conduct assessment ,if a commander is  
found to not have conducted the required
 climate assessments1 the failure shall 
be noted in the commander's performance 
evaluation and be considered a serious  
factor during consideration for any     
subsequent promotion4  7c7 ,tracking    
system ,the ,inspector ,general of the  
,department of ,defense shall develop a 
system to track whether commanders are  
conducting command climate assessments4 
7d7 ,unit compliance reports ,working   

with the ,inspector ,general of the     
,department of ,defense1 unit commanders
 shall gather all the climate           
assessments from the unit and develop a 
compliance report that1 at a minimum1   
shall include the following3  7#a7 ,a   
comprehensive overview of the concerns  
members of the unit expressed in the    
climate assessments4  7#b7 ,data showing
 how leadership is perceived in the     
unit4  7#c7 ,a detailed strategic plan  
on how leadership plans to address the  
expressed concerns4  #e4 ,inclusion of  
letter of reprimands1 nonpunitive letter
 of reprimands and counseling statements
 ,the ,secretary of ,defense shall      
require commanders to include letter of 
reprimands1 nonpunitive letter of       
actions and counseling statements       
involving substantiated cases of sexual 
harassment or sexual assault in the     
performance evaluation report of a      
member of the ,armed ,forces for the    
purpose of--  7#a7 providing commanders 
increased visibility of the background  

information of members of the unit2     
7#b7 identifying and preventing trends  
of bad behavior early and effectively   
disciplining repeated actions which     
hinder units from fostering a healthy   
climate2 and  7#c7 preventing the       
transfer of sexual offenders4  #f4      
,service-wide #cfj assessments  7a7     
,adoption of #cfj-;,degree approach ,the
 ,secretary of each military department 
shall develop an assessment program     
modeled after the current ,department of
 the ,army ,multi-,source ,assessment   
and ,feedback 7,,msaf7 ,program1 known  
in this section as the #cfj-;degree     
approach4  7b7 ,report on inclusion in  
performance evaluation reports ,not     
later than #ij days after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,defense shall submit to  
,congress a report containing the       
results of an assessment of the         
feasibility of including the            
#cfj-;degree approach as part of the    
performance evaluation reports4  7c7    

,individual counseling ,the ,secretary  
of each military department shall       
include individual counseling as part of
 the performance evaluation process4    
#g4 ,health welfare inspections ,the    
,secretary of each military department  
shall conduct health welfare inspections
 on a monthly basis in order to ensure  
and maintain security1 military         
readiness1 good order1 and discipline of
 all units of the ,armed ,forces under  
the jurisdiction of the ,secretary4     
,results of the ,health ,welfare        
,inspections shall be provided to both  
the commander and senior commander4  #h4
 ,review of security of military        
installations1 including barracks and   
multi-family residences  7a7 ,review of 
security measures ,the ,secretary of    
,defense shall conduct a review of      
security measures on ,united ,states    
military installations1 specifically    
with regard to barracks and multi-family
 residences on military installations1  
for the purpose of ensuring the safety  

of members of the ,armed ,forces and    
their dependents who reside on military 
installations4  7b7 ,elements of study  
,in conducting the review under         
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of       
,defense shall--  7#a7 identify security
 gaps on military installations2 and    
7#b7 evaluate the feasibility and       
effectiveness of using #bd-;hour        
electronic monitoring or placing        
security personnel at all points of     
entry into barracks and multi-family    
residences on military installation4    
7c7 ,submission of results ,not later   
than #ij days after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,defense shall submit to ,congress a 
report containing the results of the    
study conducted under subsection 7a71   
including an estimate of the costs--    
7#a7 to eliminate all security gaps     
identified under subsection 7b77#a72 and
  7#b7 to provide #bd-;hour security    
monitoring as evaluated under subsection
 7b77#b74  #i4 ,review of the ,office of

 ,diversity ,management and ,equal      
,opportunity role in sexual harassment  
cases  7a7 ,review required ,the        
,secretary of ,defense shall conduct a  
review of the ,office of ,diversity     
,management and ,equal ,opportunity for 
the purposes specified in subsection    
7b74  7b7 ,elements of study ,in        
conducting the review under subsection  
7a71 the ,secretary of ,defense shall-- 
7#a7 identify and evaluate the resource 
and personnel gaps in the ,office2  7#b7
 identify and evaluate the role of the  
,office in sexual harassment cases2 and 
7#c7 evaluate how the ,office works with
 the ,sexual ,assault ,prevention and   
,response ,office to address sexual     
harassment in the ,armed ,forces4  #aj4 
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated to the
 ,secretary of ,defense such sums as may
 be necessary to carry out this ,act for
 fiscal year #bjad4