{"id":96430,"date":"2020-01-09T07:00:29","date_gmt":"2020-01-09T07:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/01\/09\/proposal-would-target-sexual-assault-harassment-in-the-coast-guard\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T10:22:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T10:22:45","slug":"proposal-would-target-sexual-assault-harassment-in-the-coast-guard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/01\/09\/proposal-would-target-sexual-assault-harassment-in-the-coast-guard\/","title":{"rendered":"Proposal would target sexual assault, harassment in the Coast Guard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In the wake of a report last month <\/a>detailing multiple failings in how the Coast Guard handles sexual assault and harassment<\/a> allegations, a pair of U.S. senators are pushing for a new oversight committee to push the service towards improvements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The measure \u2014 the Coast Guard Sexual Misconduct Prevention Act \u2014 is sponsored by Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa,<\/a> and Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill. Both women have been advocates for reforms in how sexual harassment cases are handled in the Defense Department, but Ernst said many of those new policies don\u2019t directly affect the Coast Guard, since it is part of the Department of Homeland Security. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Guard, it falls outside of armed services jurisdiction,\u201d she said. \u201cBut we still have to protect the young men and women that are that are serving there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI want somebody that is a subject matter expert that can get in there, talk to leadership, talk to the coasties and understand what’s going on. And then look at how we change that culture. They would be the ones making those recommendations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t