The Senate Armed Services Personnel Subcommittee approved its mark of the fiscal 2017 defense policy bill on Tuesday, which includes reforms to the military’s legal code.

The changes in the Uniform Code of Military Justice seek to better protect victims of sexual assault, clarify that sexual harassment is a form of misconduct and provide commanders with more authority to stop sexual harassment before it progresses to sexual assault, said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and chairman of the subcommittee.