I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7560 
To provide for the independent investigation and prosecution of sexual harass-
ment under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 21, 2022 
Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Mr. MULLIN, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. BALDERSON, Ms. 
GARCIA of Texas, Mr. TONY GONZALES of Texas, Mr. BROWN of Mary-
land, Ms. NORTON, Mr. COOPER, Ms. PORTER, Ms. BASS, Mrs. CAROLYN 
B. MALONEY of New York, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. ESPAILLAT, 
Ms. LEE of California, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. TONKO, Mr. GARAMENDI, Ms. 
ROSS, Ms. TITUS, Ms. JACOBS of California, Mr. LYNCH, Mrs. HAYES, 
Ms. CHU, Ms. SHERRILL, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. DANNY K. 
DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. CLEAVER, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Ms. KELLY of Illi-
nois, Mr. LEVIN of California, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. KIND, Ms. WILLIAMS 
of Georgia, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. SPANBERGER, Ms. NEW-
MAN, Mr. PETERS, Ms. PINGREE, Ms. STRICKLAND, Ms. DEAN, Mr. 
STANTON, and Ms. SLOTKIN) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To provide for the independent investigation and prosecution 
of sexual harassment under the Uniform Code of Military 
Justice, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sexual Harassment 
Independent Investigations and Prosecution Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN OFFENSES 
SUBJECT TO AUTHORITY OF SPECIAL TRIAL 
COUNSEL. 
(a) DEFINITION OF COVERED OFFENSE.—Section 
801(17)(A) of title 10, United States Code (article 
1(17)(A) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as 
added by section 533 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81), is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
or the standalone offense of sexual harassment pun-
ishable under section 934 (article 134) of this title’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect immediately after the com-
ing into effect of the amendments made by section 533 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2022 (Public Law 117–81) as provided in section 539C 
of that Act. 
SEC. 3. INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION OF SEXUAL HAR-
ASSMENT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 1561 of title 10, United 
States Code, as amended by section 543 of the National 
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Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public 
Law 117–81), is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or Space Force’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Space Force, or Coast Guard’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or the Department of 
Homeland Security (in the case of a matter in-
volving the Coast Guard when not operating as 
a service in the Navy)’’ after ‘‘Department of 
Defense’’; and 
(2) by amending subsection (e) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘independent investigator’ means 
a member of the armed forces or a civilian employee 
of the Department of Defense or the Department of 
Homeland Security (in the case of a matter involv-
ing the Coast Guard when not operating as a service 
in the Navy) who— 
‘‘(A) is outside the chain of command of 
the complainant and the subject of the inves-
tigation; and 
‘‘(B) is trained in the investigation of sex-
ual harassment, as determined by— 
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‘‘(i) the Secretary concerned, in the 
case of a member of the armed forces; 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary of Defense, in the 
case of a civilian employee of the Depart-
ment of Defense; or 
‘‘(iii) the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity, in the case of a civilian employee of 
the Department of Homeland Security. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘sexual harassment’ means con-
duct that constitutes the offense of sexual harass-
ment as punishable under section 934 of this title 
(article 134) pursuant to the regulations prescribed 
by the Secretary of Defense for purposes of such 
section (article).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect immediately after the com-
ing into effect of the amendments made by section 543 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2022 (Public Law 117–81) as provided in subsection (c) 
of that section. 
Æ 
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