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Gillibrand Announces Senate Passage Of Legislation To Reform Handling Of Sexual Assault Cases At U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

Gillibrand’s Merchant Marine Academy Improvement Act included in final Senate-passed National Defense Authorization Act; Gillibrand provision establishes new requirements and provides additional resources to make the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy campus and Sea Year a safer place for students; Shocking survey found more than 19.5 percent of female U.S. Merchant Marine Academy midshipmen say they were sexually assaulted for the 2015-2016 year, yet only four incidents were reported to Academy offic

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