,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dcfg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #i1      
#bjbb,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself1 ,ms4    
,sinema1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4
 ,ossoff1 ,ms4 ,ernst1 and ,mrs4        
,feinstein7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,armed ,services   
,a ,,bill  ,to improve certain sexual   
assault and domestic violence prevention
 policies4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,protecting our     
,servicemembers through ,proven ,methods
 ,act of #bjbb4  #b4 ,annual primary    
prevention research agenda ,section     
#edi;,a7c7 of the ,national ,defense    
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjbb 7,public ,law #aag-ha7 is         
amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating         
paragraphs 7#b71 7#c71 and 7#d7 as      
paragraphs 7#e71 7#f71 and 7#g71        
respectively2  7#b7 by inserting after  
paragraph 7#a7 the following new        
paragraphs3  7#b7 include a focus on    

whether and to what extent              
sub-populations of the military         
community may be targeted for sexual    
assault1 sexual harassment1 or domestic 
violence more than others2  7#c7 seek to
 identify factors that influence the    
prevention1 perpetration1 and           
victimization of sexual assault1 sexual 
harassment1 and domestic violence2  7#d7
 seek to improve the collection and     
dissemination of data on hazing and     
bullying related to sexual assault1     
sexual harassment1 and domestic         
violence2  2 and  7#c7 in paragraph     
7#f71 as redesignated by paragraph 7#a7 
of this section1 by amending the text to
 read as follows3  7#f7 incorporate     
collaboration with other ,federal       
departments and agencies1 including the 
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services and the ,centers for ,disease 
,control and ,prevention1 ,state        
governments1 academia1 industry1        
federally funded research and           
development centers1 nonprofit          

organizations1 and other organizations  
outside of the ,department of ,defense1 
including civilian institutions that    
conduct similar data-driven studies1    
collection1 and analysis2 and  4  #c4   
,primary prevention workforce ,section  
#edi;,b of the ,national ,defense       
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjbb 7,public ,law #aag-ha7 is         
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7c71 by    
adding at the end the following new     
paragraph3  7#c7 ,comptroller general   
report ,not later than one year after   
the date of the enactment of this       
paragraph1 the ,comptroller ,general of 
the ,united ,states shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a      
report comparing the sexual harassment  
and prevention training of the          
,department of ,defense with similar    
programs at other ,federal departments  
and agencies and including data         
collected by colleges and universities  
and other relevant outside entities4  2 
and  7#b7 by adding at the end the      

following new subsection3  7e7          
,incorporation of research and findings 
,the ,primary ,prevention ,workforce    
established under subsection 7a7 shall1 
on a regular basis1 incorporate findings
 and conclusions from the primary       
prevention research agenda established  
under section #edi;,a1 as appropriate1  
into the work of the workforce4  4