; and (H) submit to the Director of the Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Transportation an annual report summarizing how the resources supplied to the coordinator were used during the prior year, including the number of victims assisted by the coordinator. (b) Oversight (1) In general (A) Reporting Each sexual assault response coordinator shall— (i) report directly to the Superintendent; and (ii) have concurrent reporting responsibility to the Executive Director of the Maritime Administration on matters related to the Maritime Administration and the Department of Transportation and upon belief that the Academy leadership is acting inappropriately regarding sexual assault prevention and response matters. (B) Support The Maritime Administration Office of Civil Rights shall provide support to the sexual assault response staff at the Academy on all sexual assault and sexual harassment prevention matters. (2) Prohibition on investigation by the Academy Any request by a victim for an accommodation, as described in subsection (a)(5)(F), made by a sexual assault response coordinator shall not trigger an investigation by the Academy, even if such coordinator deals only with matters relating to sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. (3) Prohibition on retaliation A sexual assault response coordinator, victim advocate, or companion may not be disciplined, penalized, or otherwise retaliated against by the Academy for representing the interests of the victim, even if such interests are in conflict with the interests of the Academy. (c) Support for reporting The Maritime Administrator shall contract with a third party to make support services available 24 hours a day to midshipmen at the United States Merchant Marine Academy who are victims of sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Such support shall— (1) be greater than or equal to the support services offered by the Department of Defense SAFE Helpline