,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cjff  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ag1 
#bjai,ms4 ,ernst 7for herself and ,ms4  
,duckworth7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to provide for an advisory committee 
for the prevention of sexual misconduct 
in the ,coast ,guard1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,advisory ,committee for 
the ,prevention of ,sexual ,misconduct  
in the ,coast ,guard  7a7 ,establishment
 required  7#a7 ,in general ,the        
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
establish and maintain within the       
,department of ,homeland ,security an   
advisory committee to be known as the   
,advisory ,committee for the ,prevention
 of ,sexual ,misconduct in the ,coast   
,guard 7in this section referred to as  
the ,advisory ,committee74  7#b7        
,deadline for establishment ,the        
,secretary shall establish the ,advisory

 ,committee not later than #ahj days    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4  7b7 ,membership  7#a7 ,in general
 ,the ,advisory ,committee shall consist
 of not more than #bj members1 appointed
 by the ,secretary from among           
individuals who have an expertise       
appropriate for the work of the         
,advisory ,committee1 including at least
 one individual with each expertise as  
follows3  7,a7 ,expertise in the        
prevention of sexual assault and        
behaviors on the sexual assault         
continuum of harm4  7,b7 ,expertise in  
the prevention of suicide4  7,c7        
,expertise in the change of culture of  
large organizations4  7,d7 ,expertise in
 implementation science4  7#b7          
,background of individuals ,individuals 
appointed to the ,advisory ,committee   
may include individuals with expertise  
in sexual assault prevention efforts of 
institutions of higher education1 public
 health officials1 and such other       
individuals as the ,secretary considers 

appropriate4  7#c7 ,prohibition on      
membership of members of ,armed ,forces 
on active duty ,a member of the ,armed  
,forces serving on active duty may not  
serve as a member of the ,advisory      
,committee4  7c7 ,duties  7#a7 ,in      
general ,the ,advisory ,committee shall 
advise the ,secretary on the following3 
7,a7 ,the prevention of sexual assault  
7including rape1 forcible sodomy1 other 
sexual assault1 and other sexual        
misconduct 7including behaviors on the  
sexual assault continuum of harm77      
involving members of the ,coast ,guard4 
7,b7 ,the policies1 programs1 and       
practices of the ,coast ,guard and the  
,united ,states ,coast ,guard ,academy  
for the prevention of sexual assault as 
described in subparagraph 7,a74  7#b7   
,basis for provision of advice ,for     
purposes of providing advice to the     
,secretary pursuant to this subsection1 
the ,advisory ,committee shall review1  
on an ongoing basis1 the following3     
7,a7 ,cases involving allegations of    

sexual assault described in paragraph   
7#a74  7,b7 ,efforts of institutions of 
higher education to prevent sexual      
assault among students4  7,c7 ,any other
 information or matters that the        
,advisory ,committee or the ,secretary  
consider appropriate4  7#c7             
,coordination of efforts ,in addition to
 the reviews required by paragraph 7#b71
 for purposes of providing advice to the
 ,secretary1 the ,advisory ,committee   
shall also consult and coordinate with  
the ,defense ,advisory ,committee on    
,investigation1 ,prosecution1 and       
,defense of ,sexual ,assault in the     
,armed ,forces 7,,dac-,,ipad7 on matters
 of joint interest to the two ,advisory 
,committees4  7d7 ,annual report ,not   
later than ,march #cj each year1 the    
,advisory ,committee shall submit to the
 ,secretary1 the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate1 and the ,committee on  
,transportation and ,infrastructure of  
the ,house of ,representatives a report 

on the activities of the ,advisory      
,committee pursuant to this section     
during the preceding year4  7e7 ,sexual 
assault continuum of harm ,in this      
section1 the term sexual assault        
continuum of harm includes-- 7#a7       
inappropriate actions 7such as sexist   
jokes71 sexual harassment1 gender       
discrimination1 hazing1 cyber bullying1 
or other behavior that contributes to a 
culture that is tolerant of1 or         
increases risk for1 sexual assault2 and 
7#b7 maltreatment or ostracism of a     
victim for a report of sexual           
misconduct4