§2519 Prevention of and response to hazing and bullying

Summary

Requires the Secretary of the department that oversees the Coast Guard, working with the Secretary of Defense, to use the uniform data-collection system described in section 549 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) to collect reports of hazing and bullying, including anonymous reports. The Commandant must work to improve training so Coast Guard members at all levels can better spot, stop, and handle hazing and bullying. By May 31, 2026, and then once a year for the next five years, that Secretary must send a report to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The report must describe prevention and response efforts, how reporting (including anonymous tips) is tracked, the Coast Guard’s policies, its data systems and how incidents are counted, training given, and the numbers and details of alleged and proved incidents (covering the prior three fiscal years for the first report and the prior year for later reports). It must also include assessments of training and tracking, recommendations to improve policies, data systems, processes, training, and military justice, the status of efforts to gauge how common hazing and bullying are, final investigation outcomes, and plans for the next year.