A bill to require reporting on sexual assault in surveys.

Bill: 118-s-2509
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2023-07-26
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-07-26
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill expands the matters that must be included in the Armed Forces Workplace and Gender Relations Surveys conducted by the Department of Defense. Specifically, the surveys must solicit information on indicators of an assault that give reason to believe that the victim was targeted or discriminated against (or both) for their sexual orientation or status in a group.</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2509 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 26, 2023 Mrs. Feinstein introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To require reporting on sexual assault in surveys.

1. Armed Forces surveys Section 481(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph: (3) Indicators of the assault (including unwanted sexual contact) that give reason to believe that the victim was targeted, or discriminated against, or both, for their real or perceived sexual orientation or status in a group as described under subsections (b) or (c), and any other factor considered appropriate by the Secretary. .