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to ensure compliance with additional procedures and timelines outlined in AR 600-20, Appendix C.
Allegations against a promotable colonel, active or retired general officer, inspector general, member of the Senior Executive Service, or Executive Schedule personnel must be transferred directly to Investigations Division, US. Army Inspector General within 5 calendar days.
C. Sanctions Against Harassers
Regardless of how a complaint is filed, commanders always have an obligation to take reasonable steps to protect people from sexual harassment. Such steps can include no-contact orders, change of workplace location, bars from the installation, as well as other measures. Military members maybe subject to adverse administrative action or action under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. At a minimum, officers and noncommissioned officers who have EO or sexual harassment complaints against them substantiated by an AR 15-6 investigation must receive appropriate annotations on their evaluation reports as required by AR 600-20, paragraph Civilian employees maybe subject to administrative discipline in accordance with the current Army Table of Penalties (AR 690-700). There is no requirement for victims to file Equal Employment Opportunity complaints. A victim may seek redress or not as he or she sees fit, but the right of the Army to discipline employees who harass or discriminate is not affected in either event.
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Domestic Violence Amendment to the Gun
Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment)
A. Reference
• DOD Instruction 6400.06, Domestic Abuse Involving DoD Military and Certain Affiliated Personnel AR 600-20, Army Command Policy
B. Overview
The Domestic Violence Amendment to the Gun Control Act of 1968 (18 U.S.C. § 922), the
Lautenberg Amendment, makes it unlawful for any person to transfer, issue, sell, or otherwise dispose of firearms or ammunition to any person whom he or she knows or has reasonable cause to believe has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence. It is also unlawful for any person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence to receive any firearm or ammunition that has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce. The Lautenberg Amendment applies to all Soldiers throughout the world, including those in hostile fire areas.
Soldiers with a qualifying conviction will be denied favorable personnel action in accordance with AR 600–8–2. The flag maybe removed if the qualifying conviction is expunged or set aside by competent authority.

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