Harassment Prevention and Response
- Establishes a comprehensive DoD-wide military harassment prevention and response program
- Supplements the DoD Retaliation Prevention and Response Strategy (RPRS) Implementation Plan for sexual harassment complaints involving retaliation.
Equal Opportunity Program
- Establish policy, assign responsibilities, and provide procedures for the DoD Military Equal Opportunity (MEO) Prevention and Response Program
- Establish the functions of the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute (DEOMI) and the DEOMI Board of Advisors (BOA).
Diversity and Inclusion Management Program
- Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides direction for development and maintenance of the DoD Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Management Program
- Establishes that, in addition to the existing responsibilities in the Defense Diversity Working Group (DDWG) Charter, the DDWG will advise and recommend improvements for the D&I Program
- Provides data collection and reporting requirements to measure and statistically validate the progress and effectiveness of DoD Component D&I efforts.
Harassment Prevention and Response for Civilian Employees
- Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures for preventing and responding to harassment in the DoD civilian employee population
- Provides guidance for processing, resolving, and tracking allegations of harassment
- Distinguishes between harassment that detracts from an efficient workplace, equal employment opportunity (EEO) complaints of unlawful discriminatory harassment, and harassment of a criminal nature
- Outlines training and education requirements and standards.