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[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5060 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5060

To reform the Department of Defense approach to preventing, responding 
       to, and reporting incidents of hazing in the Armed Forces.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 26, 2016

Ms. Judy Chu of California (for herself, Ms. Speier, Mrs. Dingell, and 
 Mr. Ted Lieu of California) introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL

 
To reform the Department of Defense approach to preventing, responding 
       to, and reporting incidents of hazing in the Armed Forces.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Harry Lew Military Hazing 
Accountability and Prevention Act''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVED DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PREVENTION OF AND RESPONSE TO 
              HAZING IN THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) Anti-Hazing Database.--The Secretary of Defense shall provide 
for the establishment and use of a comprehensive and consistent data-
collection system for the collection of reports, including anonymous 
reports, of incidents of hazing involving a member of the Armed Forces. 
The Secretary shall issue department-wide guidance regarding the 
availability and use of the database, including information on 
protected classes, such as race and religion, who are often the victims 
of hazing.
    (b) Improved Training.--The Secretary of each military department, 
in consultation with the Chief of Staff of each Armed Force under the 
jurisdiction of such Secretary, shall seek to improve training to 
assist members of the Armed Forces to better recognize, prevent, and 
respond to hazing at all command levels.
    (c) Annual Survey.--The Secretary of each military department, in 
consultation with the Chief of Staff of each Armed Force under the 
jurisdiction of such Secretary, shall conduct an annual survey among 
members of each Armed Force under the jurisdiction of such Secretary to 
determine the following:
            (1) The prevalence of hazing in the Armed Force.
            (2) The effectiveness of training provided members of the 
        Armed Force to recognize and prevent hazing.
            (3) The extent to which members of the Armed Force report, 
        including anonymously report, incidents of hazing.
    (d) Annual Reports on Hazing.--
            (1) Report required.--Not later than January 31 of each 
        year through January 31, 2021, the Secretary of each military 
        department, in consultation with the Chief of Staff of each 
        Armed Force under the jurisdiction of such Secretary, shall 
        submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
        the House of Representatives a report containing a description 
        of efforts during the previous year--
                    (A) to prevent and to respond to incidents of 
                hazing involving members of the Armed Forces;
                    (B) to track and encourage reporting, including 
                reporting anonymously, incidents of hazing in the Armed 
                Force; and
                    (C) to ensure the consistent implementation of 
                anti-hazing policies.
            (2) Additional elements.--Each report required by this 
        subsection also shall address the same elements originally 
        addressed in the anti-hazing reports required by section 534 of 
        the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 
        (Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 1726).
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