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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. 
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 
A BILL 
To reform the Department of Defense approach to pre-
venting, responding to, and reporting incidents of hazing 
in the Armed Forces. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives 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’’. 
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SEC. 2. IMPROVED DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PREVEN-
TION OF AND RESPONSE TO HAZING IN THE 
ARMED FORCES. 
(a) ANTI-HAZING DATABASE.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall provide for the establishment and use of a com-
prehensive and consistent data-collection system for the 
collection of reports, including anonymous reports, of inci-
dents of hazing involving a member of the Armed Forces. 
The Secretary shall issue department-wide guidance re-
garding the availability and use of the database, including 
information on protected classes, such as race and reli-
gion, 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 mem-
bers of the Armed Forces to better recognize, prevent, and 
respond to hazing at all command levels. 
(c) ANNUAL SURVEY.—The Secretary of each mili-
tary department, in consultation with the Chief of Staff 
of each Armed Force under the jurisdiction of such Sec-
retary, shall conduct an annual survey among members 
of each Armed Force under the jurisdiction of such Sec-
retary to determine the following: 
(1) The prevalence of hazing in the Armed 
Force. 
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(2) The effectiveness of training provided mem-
bers of the Armed Force to recognize and prevent 
hazing. 
(3) The extent to which members of the Armed 
Force report, including anonymously report, inci-
dents of hazing. 
(d) ANNUAL REPORTS ON HAZING.— 
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than Janu-
ary 31 of each year through January 31, 2021, the 
Secretary of each military department, in consulta-
tion with the Chief of Staff of each Armed Force 
under the jurisdiction of such Secretary, shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a report 
containing a description of efforts during the pre-
vious year— 
(A) to prevent and to respond to incidents 
of hazing involving members of the Armed 
Forces; 
(B) to track and encourage reporting, in-
cluding reporting anonymously, incidents of 
hazing in the Armed Force; and 
(C) to ensure the consistent implementa-
tion of anti-hazing policies. 
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(2) ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS.—Each report re-
quired by this subsection also shall address the same 
elements originally addressed in the anti-hazing re-
ports required by section 534 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Pub-
lic Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1726). 
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