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14 U.S.C. 5112: Sexual assault and sexual harassment in the Coast Guard

Created in 2021 by the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283). Not changed since. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

This Congress

  • H.R. 4275 Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025 · passed house · would change the section as a whole

How it got here

2021

  • Pub. L. 116–283, §8501(a)(7)(A), (B)(i), redesignated section 217 of Pub. L. 111–281 as this section, made technical changes to conform this section to other sections of this title, and substituted section catchline for former section catchline "Report on Sexual Assaults in the Coast Guard". See Co… (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text
  • Pub. L. 116–283, §8501(a)(7)(B)(ii), added par. (5). (William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021) Law text · (b)

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