,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bghb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #e1 #bjai ,ms4
 ,cantwell introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on
 ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation   
,a ,,bill  ,to improve provisions ( law 
relat+ to sexual h>assm5t & assault     
prev5tion at ! ,national ,oceanic &     
,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,improvem5ts relat+ to   
sexual h>assm5t & assault prev5tion at !
 ,national ,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic       
,adm9i/ration  7a7 ,anonym\s report+    
,subtitle ,c ( title ,,xxxv ( !         
,national ,def5se ,au?orization ,act =  
,fiscal ,ye> #bjag 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #hid  
et seq47 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 section     
#ceda7;b77#c77;,b7 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4       
#hid7;b77#c77;,b771 by /rik+            
confid5tially & ins]t+ anonym\sly2 &    
7#b7 9 section #cedb7;b77#e77;,b7 7#cc  
,u4,s4,c4 #hid;a7b77#e77;,b771 by /rik+ 
confid5tially & ins]t+ anonym\sly4  7b7 
,inve/igative requirem5t ,su* subtitle  

is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ sections  
#cedf & #cedg z sections #cedh & #cedi1 
respectively2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]    
section #cede ! foll[+3  #cedf4         
,inve/igation requirem5t  7a7           
,requirem5t ,to inve/igate  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 act+     
?r\gh ! ,"u ,secret>y = ,oceans &       
,atmosph]e1 %all ensure t ea* allegation
 ( sexual assault report$ "u section    
#ceda & ea* allegation ( sexual h>assm5t
 report$ "u section #cedb is inve/igat$ 
?or\ghly & promptly4  7#b7 ,s5se (      
,congress on comm5cem5t ( inve/igation  
,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t ! ,secret>y  
%\ld ensure t an inve/igation ( an      
alleg$ sexual assault report$ "u section
 #ceda or sexual h>assm5t report$ "u    
section #cedb comm5ces n lat] ?an #dh   
h\rs aft] ! "t at :i* ! allegation 0    
report$4  7b7 ,notification ( delay ,9  
any case 9 :i* ! "t betwe5 ! report+ (  
an alleg$ sexual assault or sexual      
h>assm5t "u section #ceda or #cedb1     
respectively1 & comm5cem5t ( an         

inve/igation ( ! allegation exce$s #dh  
h\rs1 ! ,secret>y %all notify !         
,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &      
,transportation ( ! ,s5ate & !          
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ( ! delay4      
#cedg4 ,crim9al ref]ral ,if ! ,secret>y 
( ,comm]ce f9ds1 pursuant to an         
inve/igation "u section #cedf1 evid5ce t
 a crime may h be5 committ$1 ! ,secret>y
 %all ref] ! matt] to ! appropriate law 
en=cem5t au?orities1 includ+ !          
appropriate ,unit$ ,/ates ,attorney4  4 
7c7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts 
9 section #b7;b7 ( su* ,act is am5d$ by 
/rik+ ! items relat+ to sections #cedf &
 #cedg & ins]t+ ! foll[+ new items3     
,sec4 #cedf4 ,inve/igation              
requirem5t4,sec4 #cedg4 ,crim9al        
ref]ral4,sec4 #cedh4 ,annual report on  
sexual assaults 9 ! ,national ,oceanic &
 ,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration4,sec4 #cedi4 
,sexual assault def9$4  4