46 U.S.C. § 51318
Policy on sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking
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- 46 U.S.C. § 51318, Policy on sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/488174
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The policy on sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking prescribed under this subsection shall include—
procedures that a cadet or other Academy personnel should follow in the case of an occurrence of sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, including—
procedures through which—
The Maritime Administrator shall direct the Superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy to develop a mandatory training program at the Academy for each individual who is involved in implementing the Academy’s student disciplinary grievance procedures, including each individual who is responsible for—
The training required by subparagraph (A) shall include the following:
Each individual who is required to complete the training described in subparagraph (A) shall complete such training not later than—
The Secretary shall ensure that the policy developed under this subsection is available to—
The Maritime Administrator shall ensure that the development program of the Academy includes a section that—
The Maritime Administrator shall ensure the staff at the Academy are provided adequate and appropriate sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking prevention and response training materials and resources. Such resources shall include staff as follows:
The Superintendent shall ensure that all cadets receive training on the sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking prevention and response sections of the development program of the Academy, as described in paragraph (1), as follows:
For each assessment of the Academy under paragraph (1) during an Academy program year that begins in an odd-numbered calendar year, the Secretary shall conduct a survey of cadets and other Academy personnel—
to measure—
to assess the perceptions of cadets and other Academy personnel on—
Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include, for the Academy program year covered by the report—
For each incident of sexual harassment or sexual assault reported to the Superintendent, the Superintendent shall provide to the Secretary and the Board of Visitors of the Academy a report that includes—
In this section and section 51319 of this title:
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
- John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019