2016 US Code
Title 46 - Shipping
Subtitle V - Merchant Marine
Part B - Merchant Marine Service
Chapter 513 - United States Merchant Marine Academy
Sec. 51319 - Sexual assault response coordinators and sexual assault victim advocates
| 46 U.S.C. § 51319 (2016) |
| §51319. Sexual assault response coordinators and sexual assault victim advocates |
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(a) Sexual Assault Response Coordinators.—The United States Merchant Marine Academy shall employ or contract with at least 1 full-time sexual assault response coordinator who shall reside at or near the Academy. The Secretary of Transportation may assign additional full-time or part-time sexual assault response coordinators at the Academy as necessary. (b) Volunteer Sexual Assault Victim Advocates.— (1) In general.—The Secretary, acting through the Superintendent of the Academy, shall designate from among volunteers 1 or more permanent employees of the Academy to serve as advocates for victims of sexual assaults involving cadets of the Academy or other Academy personnel. (2) Training; other duties.—Each victim advocate designated under this subsection shall— (A) have or receive training in matters relating to sexual assault and the comprehensive policy developed under section 51318; and (B) serve as a victim advocate voluntarily, in addition to the individual's other duties as an employee of the Academy. (3) Primary duties.—While performing the duties of a victim advocate under this subsection, a designated employee shall— (A) support victims of sexual assault by informing them of the rights and resources available to them as victims; (B) identify additional resources to ensure the safety of victims of sexual assault; and (C) connect victims of sexual assault to companions, as described in paragraph (4). (4) Companions.— (A) In general.—At least 1 victim advocate designated under this subsection, or a sexual assault response coordinator designated under subsection (a), while performing the duties of a victim advocate, shall act as a companion to a victim described in paragraph (1) in navigating investigative, medical, mental, and emotional health, and recovery processes relating to sexual assault. (B) Alternate victim advocates.—If requested by the victim, an alternate victim advocate shall be designated under this subsection to act as a companion to the victim, as described in subparagraph (A). (5) Hotline.—The Secretary shall establish a 24-hour hotline through which the victim of a sexual assault described in paragraph (1) can receive victim support services. (6) Formal relationships with other entities.—The Secretary may enter into formal relationships with other entities to make available additional victim advocates or to implement paragraphs (3), (4), and (5). |
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(Added Pub. L. 114–328, div. C, title XXXV, §3511(a), Dec. 23, 2016, 130 Stat. 2785.) |
| United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 46 - SHIPPING |
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| Title 46 - SHIPPING Subtitle V - Merchant Marine Part B - Merchant Marine Service CHAPTER 513 - UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY Sec. 51319 - Sexual assault response coordinators and sexual assault victim advocates |
| section 51319 |
| 2016 |
| January 6, 2017 |
| Yes |
| standard |
| 130 Stat. 2785 |
| Public Law 114-328 |
