,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cggf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #h   
7legislative day1 ,february #g71        
#bjbd,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,johnson1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mrs4          
,blackburn1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 and ,mrs4    
,britt7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to         
establish a safe-to-report policy within
 the ,coast ,guard1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,coast ,guard       
,academy ,safe-to-,report ,act4  #b4    
,coast ,guard safe-to-report policy  7a7
 ,in general ,the ,commandant of the    
,coast ,guard shall prescribe           
regulations to establish a              
safe-to-report policy that-- 7#a7       
applies to-- 7,a7 all members of the    
,coast ,guard 7including members of the 
reserve component of the ,coast ,guard72
 and  7,b7 cadets at the ,united ,states

 ,coast ,guard ,academy2 and  7#b7 is   
consistent with the safe-to-report      
policy prescribed by the ,secretary of  
,defense under section #eci;,a of the   
,william ,m4 7,mac7 ,thornberry         
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjba 7,public ,law   
#aaf-bhc2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #aefa note74    
7b7 ,safe-to-,report policy ,the        
safe-to-report policy established in    
accordance with the regulations         
prescribed under subsection 7a7 shall   
set forth a procedure for the handling  
of minor collateral misconduct involving
 any individual described in paragraph  
7#a7 or 7#b7 of that subsection who is  
the alleged victim of sexual assault or 
sexual harassment4  7c7 ,aggravating    
circumstances ,the regulations under    
subsection 7a7 shall specify aggravating
 circumstances that increase the gravity
 of minor collateral misconduct or the  
impact of such misconduct on good order 
and discipline4  7d7 ,tracking of       
collateral misconduct incidents ,in     

conjunction with the issuance of        
regulations under subsection 7a71 the   
,commandant shall develop and implement 
a process to track incidents of minor   
collateral misconduct that are subject  
to the safe-to-report policy4  7e7      
,definition of minor collateral         
misconduct ,in this section1 the term   
minor collateral misconduct means any   
minor misconduct that is potentially    
punishable under chapter #dg of title   
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code 7the ,uniform
 ,code of ,military ,justice71 that--   
7#a7 is committed close in time to or   
during a sexual assault or instance of  
sexual harassment1 and directly related 
to the incident that formed the basis of
 the allegation of sexual assault or    
sexual harassment2  7#b7 is discovered  
as a direct result of-- 7,a7 the report 
of sexual assault or sexual harassment2 
or  7,b7 an investigation into a sexual 
assault or an instance of sexual        
harassment2 and  7#c7 does not involve  
aggravating circumstances 7as specified 

in the regulations prescribed under     
subsection 7c77 that increase the       
gravity of the minor misconduct or the  
impact of such misconduct on good order 
and discipline4