33 U.S.C. § 894c
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§ 894c. Change of station
- (a)
- (1) The Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, shall—
- (A) in the case of a member of the commissioned officer corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration who was a victim of a sexual assault, in order to reduce the possibility of retaliation or further sexual assault, provide for timely determination and action on an application submitted by the victim for consideration of a change of station or unit transfer of the victim; and
- (B) in the case of an employee of the Administration who was a victim of a sexual assault, to the degree practicable and in order to reduce the possibility of retaliation against the employee for reporting the sexual assault, accommodate a request for a change of work location of the victim.
- (2)
- (A) The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary, shall ensure that an application or request submitted under paragraph (1) for a change of station, unit transfer, or change of work location is approved or denied within 72 hours of the submission of the application or request.
- (B) If an application or request submitted under paragraph (1) by a victim of a sexual assault for a change of station, unit transfer, or change of work location of the victim is denied—
- (i) the victim may request the Secretary to review the denial; and
- (ii) the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary, shall, not later than 72 hours after receiving such request, affirm or overturn the denial.
- (1) The Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, shall—
- (b)
- (1) The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary, shall develop a policy for the protection of victims of sexual assault described in subsection (a)(1) by providing the alleged perpetrator of the sexual assault with a change of station, unit transfer, or change of work location, as the case may be, if the alleged perpetrator is a member of the commissioned officer corps of the Administration or an employee of the Administration.
- (2) The policy required by paragraph (1) shall include the following:
- (A) A means to control access to the victim.
- (B) Due process for the victim and the alleged perpetrator.
- (c)
- (1) The Secretary shall promulgate regulations to carry out this section.
- (2) When practicable, the Secretary shall make regulations promulgated under this section consistent with similar regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Defense.
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