Duties of Commission

The Commission shall— (1) carry out a comprehensive investigation and study of workplace sexual harassment in the United States— (A) through hearings and testimony taken from— (i) workers, employers, and contractors in the United States, including in such industries and places of work as hospitality, factories, offices, agriculture, food service, retail, news media, technology, banking, entertainment, and law enforcement regarding their experiences with sexual harassment, sexual assault, and other sexual misconduct in the workplace; (ii) experts in employment discrimination and sex discrimination, including sexual harassment; (iii) members of the public; and (iv) advocates against employment discrimination and sex discrimination, including sexual harassment; and (B) which shall— (i) summarize findings from the testimony of workers, employers, experts, public witnesses, and advocates, mentioned in paragraph (A) about sexual harassment, sexual assault, and other sexual misconduct in the workplace, including retaliation for reporting such conduct; (ii) include an assessment of the causes and effects of workplace sexual harassment, sexual assault, and other sexual misconduct in the workplace; (iii) evaluate whether and how personal characteristics (such as race, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, income and wealth, geographic location) or employment circumstances (such as self employment, contract, seasonal, permanent, night shift, gig economy) render individuals more vulnerable to sexual harassment, sexual assault, and other sexual misconduct in the workplace; (iv) evaluate whether and how new forms of communication, such as social media, have had an effect on sexual harassment, sexual assault, and other sexual misconduct in the workplace; (v) analyze whether and how sexual harassment, sexual assault, and other sexual misconduct in the workplace have increased in the United States despite Federal, State, and local legislation aimed at curbing such conduct; (vi) evaluate whether and how reporting occurs about sexual harassment, sexual assault, and other sexual misconduct in the workplace, and whether and how that reporting is impacted by individuals’ personal characteristics or employment circumstances; (vii) evaluate the efficacy of current reporting and accountability mechanisms in the private and public sector; (viii) analyze the causes and effects of unreported and underreported sexual harassment, sexual assault, and other sexual misconduct in the workplace, and any disparities between complaints reported and claims resolved on the merits through mechanisms in the public and private sector; (ix) include a review of private sector, State, and local policies and practices that have had an effect in addressing and preventing sexual harassment, sexual assault, and other sexual misconduct in the workplace, and enforcing prohibitions against such conduct; and (x) evaluate existing laws, regulations, and policies on sexual harassment, sexual assault, and other sexual misconduct in the workplace; and (2) not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act— (A) submit to the President and the Congress a comprehensive report of the Commission’s findings and conclusions, together with any recommendations of the Commission to combat sexual harassment, sexual assault, and other sexual misconduct in the workplace; and (B) conduct a hearing on the Commission’s report and recommendations.