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(a)Change of station, unit transfer, or change of work location of victims
The Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, shall—
(A)in the case of a member of the commissioned officer corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration who was a victim of a sexual assault, in order to reduce the possibility of retaliation or further sexual assault, provide for timely determination and action on an application submitted by the victim for consideration of a change of station or unit transfer of the victim; and
(B)in the case of an employee of the Administration who was a victim of a sexual assault, to the degree practicable and in order to reduce the possibility of retaliation against the employee for reporting the sexual assault, accommo
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(a) Change of station, unit transfer, or change of work location of victims
The Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, shall—
(A) in the case of a member of the commissioned officer corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration who was a victim of a sexual assault, in order to reduce the possibility of retaliation or further sexual assault, provide for timely determination and action on an application submitted by the victim for consideration of a change of station or unit transfer of the victim; and
(B) in the case of an employee of the Administration who was a victim of a sexual assault, to the degree practicable and in order to reduce the possibility of retaliation against the employee for reporting the sexual assault, accommodate a request for a change of work location of the victim.
The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary, shall ensure that an application or request submitted under paragraph (1) for a change of station, unit transfer, or change of work location is approved or denied within 72 hours of the submission of the application or request.
If an application or request submitted under paragraph (1) by a victim of a sexual assault for a change of station, unit transfer, or change of work location of the victim is denied—
(i) the victim may request the Secretary to review the denial; and
(ii) the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary, shall, not later than 72 hours after receiving such request, affirm or overturn the denial.
(b) Change of station, unit transfer, and change of work location of alleged perpetrators
The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary, shall develop a policy for the protection of victims of sexual assault described in subsection (a)(1) by providing the alleged perpetrator of the sexual assault with a change of station, unit transfer, or change of work location, as the case may be, if the alleged perpetrator is a member of the commissioned officer corps of the Administration or an employee of the Administration.
The policy required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:
(A) A means to control access to the victim.
(B) Due process for the victim and the alleged perpetrator.
(c) Regulations
The Secretary shall promulgate regulations to carry out this section.
When practicable, the Secretary shall make regulations promulgated under this section consistent with similar regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Defense.
Source Credit
(Pub. L. 114–328, div. C, title XXXV, §3544, Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2803.)