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tion, of any form of sexual behavior to control, 
influence, or affect the career, pay, benefits, en-
titlements, or employment of a subordinate; and 
‘‘(C) any deliberate or repeated unwelcome 
verbal comment or gesture of a sexual nature 
by any fellow employee of the complainant.’’. 
(b) REPORT.—The Commandant of the Coast Guard 
shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate a report describing any changes the Commandant 
may propose to the definitions added by the amendments 
in subsection (a). 
SEC. 602. CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER AS GROUNDS FOR 
DENIAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 75 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 7511. Convicted sex offender as grounds for denial 
‘‘(a) SEXUAL ABUSE.—A license, certificate of reg-
istry, or merchant mariner’s document authorized to be 
issued under this part shall be denied to an individual who 
has been convicted of a sexual offense prohibited under 
chapter 109A of title 18, except for subsection (b) of sec-
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tion 2244 of title 18, or a substantially similar State, local, 
or Tribal offense. 
‘‘(b) ABUSIVE SEXUAL CONTACT.—A license, certifi-
cate of registry, or merchant mariner’s document author-
ized to be issued under this part may be denied to an indi-
vidual who within 5 years before applying for the license, 
certificate, or document, has been convicted of a sexual 
offense prohibited under subsection (b) of section 2244 of 
title 18, or a substantially similar State, local, or Tribal 
offense.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 75 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘7511. Convicted sex offender as grounds for denial.’’. 
SEC. 603. SEXUAL HARASSMENT OR SEXUAL ASSAULT AS 
GROUNDS FOR SUSPENSION OR REVOCA-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 77 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 7704 
the following: 
‘‘§ 7704a. Sexual harassment or sexual assault as 
grounds for suspension or revocation 
‘‘(a) SEXUAL HARASSMENT.—If it is shown at a 
hearing under this chapter that a holder of a license, cer-
tificate of registry, or merchant mariner’s document 
issued under this part, within 5 years before the beginning 
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of the suspension and revocation proceedings, is the sub-
ject of an official finding of sexual harassment, then the 
license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariner’s docu-
ment may be suspended or revoked. 
‘‘(b) SEXUAL ASSAULT.—If it is shown at a hearing 
under this chapter that a holder of a license, certificate 
of registry, or merchant mariner’s document issued under 
this part, within 10 years before the beginning of the sus-
pension and revocation proceedings, is the subject of an 
official finding of sexual assault, then the license, certifi-
cate of registry, or merchant mariner’s document shall be 
revoked. 
‘‘(c) OFFICIAL FINDING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In this section, the term 
‘official finding’ means— 
‘‘(A) a legal proceeding or agency finding 
or decision that determines the individual com-
mitted sexual harassment or sexual assault in 
violation of any Federal, State, local, or Tribal 
law or regulation; or 
‘‘(B) a determination after an investigation 
by the Coast Guard that, by a preponderance of 
the evidence, the individual committed sexual 
harassment or sexual assault if the investiga-
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tion affords appropriate due process rights to 
the subject of the investigation. 
‘‘(2) INVESTIGATION BY THE COAST GUARD.— 
An investigation by the Coast Guard under para-
graph (1)(B) shall include, at a minimum, evalua-
tion of the following materials that, upon request, 
shall be provided to the Coast Guard: 
‘‘(A) Any inquiry or determination made 
by the employer or former employer of the indi-
vidual as to whether the individual committed 
sexual harassment or sexual assault. 
‘‘(B) Any investigative materials, docu-
ments, records, or files in the possession of an 
employer or former employer of the individual 
that are related to the claim of sexual harass-
ment or sexual assault by the individual. 
‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE REVIEW.— 
‘‘(A) COAST
GUARD
INVESTIGATION.—A 
determination under paragraph (1)(B) shall be 
reviewed and affirmed by an administrative law 
judge within the same proceeding as any sus-
pension or revocation of a license, certificate of 
registry, or merchant mariner’s document under 
subsection (a) or (b). 
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‘‘(B) LEGAL PROCEEDING.—A determina-
tion under paragraph (1)(A) that an individual 
committed sexual harassment or sexual assault 
is conclusive in suspension and revocation pro-
ceedings.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The chapter analysis 
of chapter 77 of title 46, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 7704 the 
following: 
‘‘7704a. Sexual harassment or sexual assault as grounds for suspension or rev-
ocation.’’. 
SEC. 604. ACCOMMODATION; NOTICES. 
Section 11101 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subsection (a)(4), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
(3) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(5) each crew berthing area shall be equipped 
with information regarding— 
‘‘(A) vessel owner or company policies pro-
hibiting sexual assault and sexual harassment, 
retaliation, and drug and alcohol usage; and 
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