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kind: "diff"
citation: "H.R. 6636"
bill: "116-hr-6636"
heading: "National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention Improvements Act of 2020"
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from_label: "Introduced in House"
to: "rh"
to_label: "Reported in House"
sections_amended: 2
sections_added: 0
sections_removed: 0
url: "https://uscodex.org/bills/116/hr/6636/changes/rh"
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# H.R. 6636 — what changed

H.R. 6636, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention Improvements Act of 2020 — 2 sections amended between Introduced in House and Reported in House.

Edits are marked `<del>struck</del>` and `<ins>inserted</ins>`.

## Sec. 4 Comprehensive policy on prevention of and response to sexual assaults

- (a) Covered personnel— Section 3542(a) (130 Stat. 2801) is amended—
  - (1) by striking “Not later” and inserting the following:
    - “(1) In general—Not <del>Later”</del><ins>later”</ins>
  - (2) by adding at the end the following:
    - “(2) Included personnel—The individuals who work with or conduct business on behalf of the Administration referred to in paragraph (1) include the individuals described in section 3541(a)(2).”
- (b) Mechanism for anonymous reporting of incidents— Section 3542(b)(5)(B) (130 Stat. 2801) is amended to read as follows:
  - “(B) incidents of sexual assault can be anonymously reported to the program established under section 3541(b)(1).”
- (c) Victim advocates—
  - (1) In general— Section 3542(c)(2) (130 Stat. 2802) is amended to read as follows:
    - “(2) Victim advocates—For purposes of this subsection, a victim advocate is a full-time permanent employee of the Administration trained in and responsible solely for matters relating to sexual assault and the comprehensive policy developed under subsection (a).”
  - (2) Location— Section 3542(c)(4) (130 Stat. 2802) is amended by inserting <del>“full-time” </del><ins>“full time” </ins>after “stationed”.

## Sec. 7 Conforming and clerical amendments

- (a) Conforming amendments— Subtitle C of title XXXV of Public Law 114–328 (130 Stat. 2800 et seq.; 33 U.S.C. 894 et seq.) is amended—
  - (1) by striking the term “victims” each place it appears and inserting “survivors”;
  - (2) in section 3541(b)(2)(B), by striking “victim” and inserting “target of sexual harassment”;
  - (3) in section 3542(c)(5)(A), by striking “victim of” and inserting “survivor of”;
  - (4) in section 3543—
    - (A) in the heading, by striking “victim” and inserting “survivor”; and
    - (B) by striking “victim” and inserting “survivor”;
  - (5) in section 3544—
    - (A) in subsection (a)—
      - (i) by striking “victims” and inserting “survivors”; and
      - (ii) in paragraph (1), by striking “was” each place such term appears and inserting “is”; and
    - (B) by striking “victim” each place such term appears and inserting “survivor”.
- (b) Clerical amendment— Each of the tables of contents in section <del>1(b) </del><ins>2(b) </ins>and at the beginning of title XXXV of Public Law 114–328 (130 Stat. 2000, 2773) is <del>amended by striking the items relating to sections 3546 and 3547 and inserting the following:</del><ins>amended—</ins>
  - (1) <ins>by striking the item relating to section 3543 and inserting the following:</ins>
  - (2) <ins>by striking the items relating to sections 3546 and 3547 and inserting the following:</ins>