Complaints of retaliation by victims of sexual assault or sexual harassment and related persons

Section 1562a of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking The Secretary of Defense shall and inserting the following: (1) In general The Secretary of Defense shall; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (2) Coast Guard The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall designate the Commandant of the Coast Guard to be responsible for carrying out the requirements of this section with respect to members of the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy.; (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting and the Commandant of the Coast Guard after Secretary; (B) in paragraph (8) by inserting before the period at the end or with respect to the Coast Guard, the component designated by the Commandant of the Coast Guard; and (C) in paragraph (4) by striking Department of Defense; and (3) in subsection (c)(2)— (A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting, the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security, before or any other inspector general; (B) in subparagraph (D) by striking military and inserting armed force; and (C) in subparagraph (E) by inserting or department in which the Coast Guard is operating when not operating as a service in the Navy for members of the Coast Guard after Department of Defense.