,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #daac  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bh1    
#bjbb,ms4 ,hirono 7for herself1 ,mr4    
,booker1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 and ,mrs4   
,feinstein7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,armed ,services   
,a ,,bill  ,to provide for the          
independent investigation and           
prosecution of sexual harassment under  
the ,uniform ,code of ,military         
,justice1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,sexual ,harassment ,independent    
,investigations and ,prosecution ,act4  
#b4 ,inclusion of sexual harassment in  
offenses subject to authority of special
 trial counsel  7a7 ,definition of      
covered offense ,section #hja7ag77;,a7  
of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code     
7article #a7ag77;,a7 of the ,uniform    
,code of ,military ,justice71 as added  
by section #ecc of the ,national        
,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal

 ,year #bjbb 7,public ,law #aag-ha71 is 
amended-- 7#a7 by striking or2 and  7#b7
 by striking of this title and inserting
 1 or the standalone offense of sexual  
harassment punishable under section #icd
 7article #acd7 of this title4  7b7     
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
subsection 7a7 shall take effect        
immediately after the coming into effect
 of the amendments made by section #ecc 
of the ,national ,defense ,authorization
 ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjbb 7,public  
,law #aag-ha7 as provided in section    
#eci;,c of that ,act4  #c4 ,independent 
investigation of sexual harassment  7a7 
,definitions ,section #aefa of title    
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 as amended  
by section #edc of the ,national        
,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal
 ,year #bjbb 7,public ,law #aag-ha71 is 
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 
by striking or ,space ,force and        
inserting ,space ,force1 or ,coast      
,guard2 and  7,b7 by inserting or the   
,department of ,homeland ,security 7in  

the case of a matter involving the      
,coast ,guard when not operating as a   
service in the ,navy7 after ,department 
of ,defense2 and  7#b7 by amending      
subsection 7e7 to read as follows3  7e7 
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the
 term independent investigator means a  
member of the armed forces or a civilian
 employee of the ,department of ,defense
 or the ,department of ,homeland        
,security 7in the case of a matter      
involving the ,coast ,guard when not    
operating as a service in the ,navy7    
who-- 7,a7 is outside the chain of      
command of the complainant and the      
subject of the investigation2 and  7,b7 
is trained in the investigation of      
sexual harassment1 as determined by--   
7i7 the ,secretary concerned1 in the    
case of a member of the armed forces2   
7ii7 the ,secretary of ,defense1 in the 
case of a civilian employee of the      
,department of ,defense2 or  7iii7 the  
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 in   
the case of a civilian employee of the  

,department of ,homeland ,security4     
7#b7 ,the term sexual harassment means  
conduct that constitutes the offense of 
sexual harassment as punishable under   
section #icd of this title 7article     
#acd7 pursuant to the regulations       
prescribed by the ,secretary of ,defense
 for purposes of such section 7article74
  4  7b7 ,effective date ,the amendments
 made by subsection 7a7 shall take      
effect immediately after the coming into
 effect of the amendments made by       
section #edc of the ,national ,defense  
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjbb 7,public ,law #aag-ha7 as provided
 in subsection 7c7 of that section4