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PUBLIC LAW 108–136—NOV. 24, 2003

SEC. 526. DEFENSE TASK FORCE ON SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND VIOLENCE AT THE MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES.

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish a Department of Defense task force to examine matters relating to sexual harassment and violence at the United States Military Academy and the United States Naval Academy. (b) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later than 12 months after the date on which all members of the task force have been appointed, the task force shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a report recommending ways by which the Department of Defense and the Department of the Army and the Department of the Navy may more effectively address matters relating to sexual harassment and violence at the United States Military Academy and the United States Naval Academy, respectively. The report shall include an assessment of, and recommendations (including any recommended changes in law) for measures to improve, with respect to sexual harassment and violence at those academies, the following: (1) Victims’ safety programs. (2) Offender accountability. (3) Effective prevention of sexual harassment and violence. (4) Collaboration among military organizations with responsibility or jurisdiction with respect to sexual harassment and violence. (5) Coordination between military and civilian communities, including local support organizations, with respect to sexual harassment and violence. (6) Coordination between military and civilian communities, including civilian law enforcement relating to acts of sexual harassment and violence. (7) Data collection and case management and tracking. (8) Curricula and training, including standard training programs for cadets at the United States Military Academy and midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy and for permanent personnel assigned to those academies. (9) Responses to sexual harassment and violence at those academies, including standard guidelines. (10) Other issues identified by the task force relating to sexual harassment and violence at those academies. (c) METHODOLOGY.—The task force shall consider the findings and recommendations of previous reviews and investigations of sexual harassment and violence conducted for those academies as one of the bases for its assessment. (d) REPORT.—(1) The task force shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the Army and the Navy a report on the activities of the task force and on the activities of the United States Military Academy and the United States Naval Academy to respond to sexual harassment and violence at those academies. (2) The report shall include the following: (A) Any barriers to implementation of improvements as a result of those efforts. (B) Other areas of concern not previously addressed in prior reports. (C) The findings and conclusions of the task force. (D) Any recommendations for changes to policy and law as the task force considers appropriate, including whether cases of sexual assault at those academies should be included in

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