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Title 33, Navigation and Navigable WatersRelease 119-110

§894e Annual Report on Sexual Assaults in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

By January 15 each year, the Secretary of Commerce must send the Senate Commerce Committee and the House Natural Resources Committee a report on alleged sexual assaults in the previous calendar year involving NOAA employees, members of its commissioned officer corps, or people who work with or for NOAA. The report must give the number of allegations; brief summaries of each case and any discipline; the policies and any updates; a summary of reports to the Under Secretary under section 894(f); and must protect privacy so no individual can be identified.

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Title 33, §894e

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(a)In general
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)Contents
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)Privacy protection
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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33 U.S.C. § 894e

Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110