Stopping Sexual Exploitation of Power Act

Bill: 114-hr-4864
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]
Introduced: 2016-03-23
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses

Crimes against women

Military law

Military personnel and dependents

Sex offenses
Latest action: action_date: 2016-04-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-03-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Stopping Sexual Exploitation of Power Act</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice to declare guilty of sexual assault, subject to punishment by court martial, any person who commits a sexual act upon another person by using position, rank, or authority to obtain compliance by the other person.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4864 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 23, 2016 Ms. Frankel of Florida (for herself, Mrs. Walorski , Ms. Speier , Ms. Tsongas , Ms. Matsui , Ms. Clark of Massachusetts , Mrs. Dingell , Mrs. Brooks of Indiana , and Mrs. Noem ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To revise the crime of sexual assault under Article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice to include committing a sexual act upon another person by using position, rank, or authority to obtain compliance by the other person.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stopping Sexual Exploitation of Power Act . 2. Revision of definition of Article 120 sexual assault under the Uniform Code of Military Justice to include committing a sexual act upon another person by using position, rank, or authority to obtain compliance by the other person Section 920(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code (article 120(b)(1) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph (C): (C) using position, rank, or authority to obtain compliance by the other person; .