,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cdhj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ac1 #bjbc,ms4
 ,ern/ introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to address ,f$]al         
employees & contractors :o commit sexual
 misconduct4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act 
may be cit$ z ! ,compulsory ,requirem5t 
to ,elim9ate ,employees :o are          
,p]petrators ( ,sexual misconduct ,act (
 #bjbc or ! ,,creeps ,act4  #b4 ,sexual 
misconduct by ,f$]al employees &        
contractors  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is     
section-- 7#a7 ! t]m becomes f9al       
means-- 7,a7 t-- 7i7 !re is a f9al ag5cy
 action2 &  7ii7 7,i7 ! "t = seek+      
judicial review ( ! f9al ag5cy action   
has laps$ & judicial review has n be5   
s\ght2 or  7,,ii7 judicial review ( !   
f9al ag5cy action 0 s\ght & f9al judgm5t
 has be5 ent]$ uphold+ ! ag5cy action2  
or  7,b7 t f9al judgm5t has be5 ent]$ 9 
a civil action2  7#b7 ! t]m bonus-- 7,a7

 means any bonus or ca% aw>d2 &  7,b7 ) 
respect to a ,f$]al employee1 includes--
 7i7 an aw>d "u *apt] #de ( title #e1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code2  7ii7 an aw>d "u   
section #echd ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code2 &  7iii7 a ret5tion bonus "u     
section #eged ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code2  7#c7 ! t]m civil s]vice has !   
mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #baja ( title
 #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2  7#d7 ! t]m   
contractor includes a subcontractor1 at 
any ti]1 ( an individual or entity ent]+
 into a contract ) ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t2  
7#e7 ! t]m ,f$]al employee has ! mean+  
giv5 ! t]m employee 9 section #baje (   
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 )\t reg>d
 to :e!r ! employee is exempt$ f !      
application ( "s or all ( su* title #e2 
7#f7 ! t]m sexual assault (f5se means a 
crim9al (f5se "u ,f$]al law or ! law ( a
 ,/ate t includes z an elem5t ( ! (f5se 
t ! def5dant engag$ 9 a noncons5sual    
sexual act ^u ano!r p]son2  7#g7 ! t]m  
su/a9$ compla9t involv+ sexual assault  
means an adm9i/rative or judicial       

det]m9ation t an employ] engag$ 9 an    
unlawful employm5t practice "u title    
,,vii ( ! ,civil ,rights ,act ( #aifd   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;e et seq47 :i*     
includ$1 z "p ( ! c\rse ( conduct       
con/itut+ ! unlawful employm5t practice1
 t an employee ( ! employ] engag$ 9 a   
noncons5sual sexual act ^u ano!r p]son2 
&  7#h7 ! t]m su/a9$ compla9t involv+   
sexual misconduct1 ) respect to an      
employee1 means an adm9i/rative or      
judicial det]m9ation t ! employee engag$
 9 conduct t involv$ unwelcome sexual   
advances1 reque/s = sexual favors1 &    
delib]ate or repeat$ (f5sive comm5ts or 
ge/ures ( a sexual nature1 if-- 7,a7 7i7
 submission to ! conduct by a p]son 0   
explicitly a t]m or condition ( !       
p]son's job1 pay1 or c>e] advancem5t    
prospects2  7ii7 submission to or       
rejection ( ! conduct by a p]son 0      
repres5t$ to h an impact on ! p]son's   
job1 pay1 or c>e] advancem5t prospects2 
or  7iii7 ! conduct _h ! purpose or     
effect ( creat+ an intimidat+1 ho/ile1  

or (f5sive work+ environm5t2 &  7,b7 !  
conduct 0 s sev]e or p]vasive t a       
reasonable p]son w\ld p]ceive ! conduct 
z ho/ile1 (f5sive1 & ( a sexual nature4 
7b7 ,f$]al employees  7#a7 ,crim9al     
convictions ,! head ( ! ag5cy1 (fice1 or
 o!r entity employ+ a ,f$]al employee :o
 is convict$ ( a sexual assault (f5se   
committ$ :ile a ,f$]al employee %all1   
aft] notice & an opportunity = a he>+1  
remove ! ,f$]al employee f ! civil      
s]vice4  7#b7 ,unlawful employm5t       
practices  7,a7 ,sexual assault ,dur+ ! 
#e-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on ! date on :i* a  
su/a9$ compla9t involv+ sexual assault )
 respect to an ag5cy1 (fice1 or o!r     
entity employ+ ,f$]al employees becomes 
f9al1 ! head ( ! ag5cy1 (fice1 or o!r   
entity may n increase ! rate ( basic pay
 7includ+ any increase 9 grade & any    
)9-grade /ep increase7 ( a ,f$]al       
employee :o engag$ 9 a noncons5sual     
sexual act ^u ano!r p]son t 0 "p ( !    
c\rse ( conduct con/itut+ ! applicable  
unlawful employm5t practice1 aw>d su* a 

,f$]al employee a bonus1 or promote su* 
a ,f$]al employee4  7,b7 ,sexual        
misconduct ,dur+ ! #e-ye> p]iod beg9n+  
on ! date on :i* a su/a9$ compla9t      
involv+ sexual misconduct ) respect to a
 ,f$]al employee becomes f9al1 ! head ( 
! ag5cy1 (fice1 or o!r entity employ+ ! 
,f$]al employee may n increase ! rate ( 
basic pay 7includ+ any increase 9 grade 
& any )9-grade /ep increase7 ( ! ,f$]al 
employee1 aw>d ! ,f$]al employee a      
bonus1 or promote ! ,f$]al employee4    
7#c7 ,int]action ) o!r laws ,! au?ority 
"u ?is subsection is 9 addition to any  
au?ority provid$ to ! head ( an ag5cy1  
(fice1 or o!r entity employ+ ,f$]al     
employees4  7c7 ,contractors ,any       
contract to procure prop]ty or s]vices  
ent]$ into or modifi$ by ! ,f$]al       
,gov]nm5t on or aft] ! date ( enactm5t (
 ?is ,act %all require t ! contractor h 
9 effect policies t provide t-- 7#a7 !  
contractor %all1 aft] notice & an       
opportunity = a he>+1 t]m9ate an        
employee ( ! contractor :o is convict$ (

 a sexual assault (f5se committ$ :ile an
 employee ( ! contractor2 &  7#b7 dur+ !
 #e-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on ! date on :i*-- 
7,a7 a su/a9$ compla9t involv+ sexual   
assault ) respect to ! contractor       
becomes f9al1 ! contractor may n        
increase ! rate ( basic pay ( an        
employee ( ! contractor :o engag$ 9 a   
noncons5sual sexual act ^u ano!r p]son t
 0 "p ( ! c\rse ( conduct con/itut+ !   
applicable unlawful employm5t practice1 
aw>d su* an employee a bonus1 or promote
 su* an employee2 or  7,b7 a su/a9$     
compla9t involv+ sexual misconduct )    
respect to an employee ( ! contractor   
becomes f9al1 ! contractor may n        
increase ! rate ( basic pay ( !         
employee1 aw>d ! employee a bonus1 or   
promote ! employee4