Early access: 15,547 bills from the current Congress so far, more added daily. Data from Congress.gov, GovInfo and the House and Senate vote records, updated Oct 13, 2026.
Public Law TrackerPLTPublic Law Tracker
H.R. 8800IntroducedHouseSenate · nowPresidentLawIn the Senate
Sec. 553 · H.R. 8800

Authority of Naval Criminal Investigative Service to investigate sexual harassment

Division A — Department of Defense Authorizations › Title V — MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY › Subtitle F — Investigations and Other Legal Matters

Read this section in the full bill →

No wording changed between Committee version and Passed the House.

How the text changed

Committee version · Sec. 553

Chapter 871 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 8750a. Naval Criminal Investigative Service: authority to investigate sexual harassment. (a) In general The Naval Criminal Investigative Service shall be the entity within the Department of the Navy with the sole and exclusive authority to conduct investigations of alleged sexual harassment by members of the Navy or Marine Corps. (b) Sexual harassment defined In this section, the term sexual harassment means conduct that constitutes the offense of sexual harassment as punishable under section 934 of this title (article 134 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) pursuant to the regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for purposes of such section (article)..

•HR 8800 RHSEC. 553
Passed the House · Sec. 553

Chapter 871 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 8750a. Naval Criminal Investigative Service: authority to investigate sexual harassment. (a) In general The Naval Criminal Investigative Service shall be the entity within the Department of the Navy with the sole and exclusive authority to conduct investigations of alleged sexual harassment by members of the Navy or Marine Corps. (b) Sexual harassment defined In this section, the term sexual harassment means conduct that constitutes the offense of sexual harassment as punishable under section 934 of this title (article 134 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) pursuant to the regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for purposes of such section (article)..

•HR 8800 EHSEC. 553

added wordsremoved wordsComparison computed by Public Law Tracker from the official text