SAYFE Act

Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security


<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2711 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2711

To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish an annual training 
 for students in the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps regarding 
                    the prevention of sexual abuse.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 19, 2023

 Ms. Garcia of Texas (for herself, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mr. Fitzpatrick, 
  Mr. Norcross, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Brown, Ms. Houlahan, Mrs. Kiggans of 
  Virginia, and Ms. Escobar) introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish an annual training 
 for students in the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps regarding 
                    the prevention of sexual abuse.

    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 ``Shielding America's Youth From 
Exploitation Act'' or the ``SAYFE Act''.

SEC. 2. ANNUAL TRAINING ON THE PREVENTION OF SEXUAL ABUSE FOR STUDENTS 
              IN THE JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS.

    Chapter 102 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 2037. Training on prevention of sexual abuse
    ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, shall establish 
training for students enrolled in the Junior Reserve Officers' Training 
Corps regarding prevention of sexual abuse.
    ``(b) Elements.--The training established under this section 
shall--
            ``(1) be age-appropriate;
            ``(2) be evidence-based in polyvictimization research;
            ``(3) be comprehensive, including elements regarding--
                    ``(A) grooming;
                    ``(B) bullying, including cyberbullying;
                    ``(C) appropriate relationships and interactions 
                between such students and instructors;
                    ``(D) signs of inappropriate behavior between 
                adults and adolescents; and
                    ``(E) digital abuse; and
            ``(4) provide such students with the contact information of 
        local resources through which a student may report alleged 
        sexual abuse or receive treatment and support for such abuse.
    ``(c) Provision.--The Secretary shall ensure that each such student 
receives training established under this section--
            ``(1) from an entity other than an administrator or 
        instructor of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps; and
            ``(2) once each year.
    ``(d) Metrics.--The Secretary shall establish and maintain metrics 
regarding the effectiveness of the training established under this 
section.
    ``(e) Sexual Abuse Defined.--In this section, the term `sexual 
abuse' means an offense covered by section 920, 920b, 920c, or 930 of 
this title (article 120, 120b, 120c, or 130 of the Uniform Code of 
Military Justice).''.
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