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§894e Annual report on sexual assaults in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Title 33 › Chapter CHAPTER 17— - NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VI— - SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND ASSAULT PREVENTION › § 894e

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

By January 15 each year, the Secretary of Commerce must send a report to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House Committee on Natural Resources about sexual assaults tied to NOAA employees, commissioned officers, or people who work with or for NOAA that happened in the previous calendar year. The report must list how many alleged assaults occurred, give a short summary of each case and any discipline, describe the policies and changes the Secretary put in place, and include a summary of reports given to the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere under section 894(f). The report must not identify any individual involved.

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Title 33, §894e

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(a)Not later than January 15 of each year, the Secretary of Commerce shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report on the sexual assaults involving employees of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, members of the commissioned officer corps of the Administration, and individuals who work with or conduct business on behalf of the Administration.

(b)Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to the previous calendar year, the following:

(1)The number of alleged sexual assaults involving employees, members, and individuals described in subsection (a).

(2)A synopsis of each case and the disciplinary action taken, if any, in each case.

(3)The policies, procedures, and processes implemented by the Secretary, and any updates or revisions to such policies, procedures, and processes.

(4)A summary of the reports received by the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere under section 894(f) of this title.

(c)In preparing and submitting a report under subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that no individual involved in an alleged sexual assault can be identified by the contents of the report.

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Citation

33 U.S.C. § 894e

Title 33 — Navigation and Navigable Waters

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73