,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cggf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #h            
7legislative day1 ,febru>y #g71         
#bjbd,mr4 ,blum5?al 7= himself1 ,mr4    
,johnson1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mrs4           
,blackburn1 ,ms4 ,baldw91 & ,mrs4       
,britt7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a safe-to-report   
policy )9 ! ,coa/ ,gu>d1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,coa/ ,gu>d ,academy       
,safe-to-,report ,act4  #b4 ,coa/ ,gu>d 
safe-to-report policy  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!  
,comm&ant ( ! ,coa/ ,gu>d %all prescribe
 regulations to e/abli% a safe-to-report
 policy t-- 7#a7 applies to-- 7,a7 all  
memb]s ( ! ,coa/ ,gu>d 7includ+ memb]s (
 ! res]ve compon5t ( ! ,coa/ ,gu>d72 &  
7,b7 cadets at ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,coa/    
,gu>d ,academy2 &  7#b7 is consi/5t ) ! 
safe-to-report policy prescrib$ by !    
,secret>y ( ,def5se "u section #eci;,a (

 ! ,william ,m4 7,mac7 ,?ornb]ry        
,national ,def5se ,au?orization ,act =  
,fiscal ,ye> #bjba 7,public ,law        
#aaf-bhc2 #aj ,u4,s4,c4 #aefa note74    
7b7 ,safe-to-,report policy ,!          
safe-to-report policy e/abli%$ 9        
accordance ) ! regulations prescrib$ "u 
subsection 7a7 %all set =? a proc$ure = 
! h&l+ ( m9or collat]al misconduct      
involv+ any individual describ$ 9       
p>agraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 ( t subsection :o 
is ! alleg$ victim ( sexual assault or  
sexual h>assm5t4  7c7 ,aggravat+        
circum/ances ,! regulations "u          
subsection 7a7 %all specify aggravat+   
circum/ances t increase ! gravity ( m9or
 collat]al misconduct or ! impact ( su* 
misconduct on good ord] & discipl9e4    
7d7 ,track+ ( collat]al misconduct      
incid5ts ,9 conjunction ) ! issuance (  
regulations "u subsection 7a71 !        
,comm&ant %all develop & implem5t a     
process to track incid5ts ( m9or        
collat]al misconduct t are subject to ! 
safe-to-report policy4  7e7 ,def9ition (

 m9or collat]al misconduct ,9 ?is       
section1 ! t]m m9or collat]al misconduct
 means any m9or misconduct t is         
pot5tially puni%able "u *apt] #dg (     
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7! ,uni=m
 ,code ( ,milit>y ,ju/ice71 t-- 7#a7 is 
committ$ close 9 "t to or dur+ a sexual 
assault or in/ance ( sexual h>assm5t1 & 
directly relat$ to ! incid5t t =m$ !    
basis ( ! allegation ( sexual assault or
 sexual h>assm5t2  7#b7 is discov]$ z a 
direct result (-- 7,a7 ! report ( sexual
 assault or sexual h>assm5t2 or  7,b7 an
 inve/igation into a sexual assault or  
an in/ance ( sexual h>assm5t2 &  7#c7   
does n involve aggravat+ circum/ances 7z
 specifi$ 9 ! regulations prescrib$ "u  
subsection 7c77 t increase ! gravity ( !
 m9or misconduct or ! impact ( su*      
misconduct on good ord] & discipl9e4