,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #afeb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ah1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,polis 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,s*iff1 ,mr4   
,c>son ( ,indiana1 ,ms4 ,hahn1 ,mr4     
,mc,dermott1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mrs4         
,napolitano1 ,ms4 ,p+ree ( ,ma9e1 ,mr4  
,holt1 ,ms4 ,ku/]1 ,ms4 ,wass]man       
,s*ultz1 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1 ,mr4 ,s>banes1 
,mr4 ,israel1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,mr4 ,van    
,holl51 ,ms4 ,e/y1 ,mrs4 ,capps1 ,mr4   
,blum5au]1 ,mr4 ,brady ( ,p5nsylvania1  
,mr4 ,himes1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,mrs4 ,davis (
 ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,capuano1 ,mr4 ,braley 
( ,i[a1 ,ms4 ,slaught]1 ,mr4 ,swalwell (
 ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,*u1 ,mr4 ,waxman1 ,mr4
 ,pocan1 ,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney (   
,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,price ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1
 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,mr4 ,langev91 ,mr4 ,engel1
 ,mr4 ,higg9s1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s ( ,florida1  
,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,george
 ,mill] ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,f>r1 ,mr4    
,tonko1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,cony]s1   
,ms4 ,roybal-,all>d1 ,mr4 ,lyn*1 ,mr4   
,h9ojosa1 ,ms4 ,tsongas1 ,mr4 ,sean     

,patrick ,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4    
,s]rano1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,deut*1  
,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,ms4 ,l9da ,t4 ,sn*ez ( 
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,pascrell1 ,ms4 ,l(gr51 
,mr4 ,quigley1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1   
,mr4 ,s*neid]1 ,ms4 ,matsui1 ,mr4       
,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,keat+1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 
,mr4 ,cumm+s1 ,mr4 ,mi*aud1 ,mr4 ,m>key1
 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,wel*1 ,ms4       
,s*w>tz1 ,mr4 ,c>twright1 ,mr4 ,%]man1  
,mr4 ,loebsack1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 ,mr4    
,smi? ( ,wa%+ton1 ,mr4 ,doggett1 ,ms4   
,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,mrs4 ,mc,carthy
 ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4     
,kildee1 ,mr4 ,watt1 ,ms4 ,wilson (     
,florida1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,ms4 ,ca/or ( 
,florida1 ,mr4 ,l>s5 ( ,wa%+ton1 ,mr4   
,rangel1 ,ms4 ,edw>ds1 ,mr4 ,&rews1 ,mr4
 ,b5 ,ray ,lujn ( ,new ,mexico1 ,ms4    
,kaptur1 ,mrs4 ,negrete ,mc,leod1 ,ms4  
,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,lev91 
,mr4 ,al ,gre5 ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,ru%1 ,mr4
 ,pallone1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,ms4 ,spei]1   
,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4 ,walz1   
,mr4 ,k9d1 ,ms4 ,frankel ( ,florida1    

,ms4 ,s9ema1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,cr[ley1 
,ms4 ,mi*elle ,lujan ,gri%am ( ,new     
,mexico1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4 ,pet]s (   
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,g>cia1 ,ms4 ,wat]s1    
,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,ms4 ,eddie ,b]nice        
,johnson ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,guti]rez1 ,mr4 
,bi%op ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,ros-,leht951 
,mr4 ,v>gas1 ,ms4 ,pelosi1 ,mr4 ,pet]s (
 ,mi*igan1 & ,mr4 ,coh57 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce   
,a ,,bill  ,to end discrim9ation bas$ on
 actual or p]ceiv$ sexual ori5tation or 
g5d] id5tity 9 public s*ools1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,/ud5t ,non-,discrim9ation 
,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,f9d+s & purposes    
7a7 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  
7#a7 ,public s*ool /ud5ts :o are        
lesbian1 gay1 bisexual or transg5d]     
7,,lgbt71 or are p]ceiv$ to be ,,lgbt1  
or :o associate ) ,,lgbt p1 h be5 & are 
subject$ to p]vasive discrim9ation1     
includ+ h>assm5t1 bully+1 intimidation &
 viol5ce1 & h be5 depriv$ ( equal       

educational opportunities1 9 s*ools 9 e 
"p ( our ,nation4  7#b7 ,:ile           
discrim9ation1 includ+ h>assm5t1 bully+1
 intimidation & viol5ce1 ( any k9d is   
h>mful to /ud5ts & to our education     
sy/em1 actions t t>get /ud5ts bas$ on   
sexual ori5tation or g5d] id5tity       
repres5t a di/9ct & especially sev]e    
problem4  7#c7 ,num]\s social sci5ce    
/udies demon/rate t discrim9ation1      
includ+ h>assm5t1 bully+1 intimidation &
 viol5ce1 at s*ool has contribut$ to    
high rates ( abs5teeism1 drop\t1 adv]se 
heal? consequ5ces1 & academic           
und]a*ievem5t among ,,lgbt y\?4  7#d7   
,:5 left un*eck$1 discrim9ation1 includ+
 h>assm5t1 bully+1 intimidation &       
viol5ce1 9 s*ools bas$ on sexual        
ori5tation or g5d] id5tity c lead1 & has
 l$ to1 life-?reat5+ viol5ce & to       
suicide4  7#e7 ,public s*ool /ud5ts     
enjoy a v>iety ( con/itutional rights1  
includ+ rights to equal protection1     
privacy1 & free expression1 :i* are     
infr+$ :5 s*ool (ficials engage 9       

discrim9atory treatm5t or are indiff]5t 
to discrim9ation1 includ+ h>assm5t1     
bully+1 intimidation & viol5ce1 on !    
basis ( sexual ori5tation or g5d]       
id5tity4  7#f7 ,:ile ,f$]al /atutory    
protections expressly address           
discrim9ation on ! basis ( race1 color1 
sex1 religion1 disability1 & national   
orig91 ,f$]al civil rights /atutes d n  
expressly include sexual ori5tation or  
g5d] id5tity4 ,z a result1 /ud5ts &     
p>5ts h (t5 _h limit$ legal rec\rse to  
r$ress = discrim9ation on ! basis (     
sexual ori5tation or g5d] id5tity4  7b7 
,purposes ,! purposes ( ?is ,act are--  
7#a7 to ensure t all /ud5ts h access to 
public education 9 a safe environm5t    
free f discrim9ation1 includ+ h>assm5t1 
bully+1 intimidation & viol5ce1 on !    
basis ( sexual ori5tation or g5d]       
id5tity2  7#b7 to provide a compreh5sive
 ,f$]al prohibition ( discrim9ation 9   
public s*ools bas$ on actual or p]ceiv$ 
sexual ori5tation or g5d] id5tity2  7#c7
 to provide mean+ful & effective rem$ies

 = discrim9ation 9 public s*ools bas$ on
 actual or p]ceiv$ sexual ori5tation or 
g5d] id5tity2  7#d7 to invoke           
congressional p[]s1 includ+ b n limit$  
to ! p[] to en=ce ! #ad? ,am5dm5t to !  
,con/itution & to provide = ! g5]al     
welf>e pursuant to section #h ( article 
,i ( ! ,con/itution & ! p[] to enact all
 laws necess>y & prop] = ! execution ( !
 =ego+ p[]s pursuant to section #h (    
article ,i ( ! ,con/itution1 9 ord] to  
prohibit discrim9ation 9 public s*ools  
on ! basis ( sexual ori5tation or g5d]  
id5tity2 &  7#e7 to all[ ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,education to effectively combat        
discrim9ation bas$ on sexual ori5tation 
or g5d] id5tity 9 public s*ools ?r\gh   
regulation & en=cem5t1 z ! ,dep>tm5t has
 issu$ regulations "u & en=c$ title ,,ix
 ( ! ,education ,am5dm5ts ( #aigb & o!r 
nondiscrim9ation laws 9 a mann] t       
effectively addresses discrim9ation4    
#c4 ,def9itions ,= purposes ( ?is ,act3 
7#a7 ,program or activity ,! t]ms       
program or activity & program h same    

mean+s giv5 su* t]ms z appli$ "u section
 #fjf ( ! ,civil ,rights ,act ( #aifd   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d-#d;a7 to !       
op]ations ( public entities "u p>agraph 
7#b77;,b7 ( su* section4  7#b7 ,g5d]    
,id5tity ,! t]m g5d] id5tity means !    
g5d]-relat$ id5tity1 appe>ance1 or      
mann]isms or o!r g5d]-relat$ *>act]i/ics
 ( an individual1 ) or )\t reg>d to !   
individual's designat$ sex at bir?4     
7#c7 ,h>assm5t ,! t]m h>assm5t means    
conduct t is suffici5tly sev]e1 p]si/5t1
 or p]vasive to limit a /ud5t's ability 
to p>ticipate 9 or b5efit f a public    
s*ool education program or activity1 or 
to create a ho/ile or abusive           
educational environm5t at a public      
s*ool1 includ+ acts ( v]bal1 nonv]bal1  
or physical aggression1 intimidation1 or
 ho/ility1 if su* conduct is bas$ on--  
7,a7 a /ud5t's actual or p]ceiv$ sexual 
ori5tation or g5d] id5tity2 or  7,b7 !  
actual or p]ceiv$ sexual ori5tation or  
g5d] id5tity ( a p]son or p]sons ) :om a
 /ud5t associates or has associat$4     

7#d7 ,public ,s*ools ,! t]m public      
s*ools means public elem5t>y & second>y 
s*ools1 includ+ local educational       
ag5cies1 educational s]vice ag5cies1 &  
,/ate educational ag5cies1 z def9$ 9    
section #iaja ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y 
,education ,act ( #aife4  7#e7 ,sexual  
,ori5tation ,! t]m sexual ori5tation    
means homosexuality1 het]osexuality1 or 
bisexuality4  7#f7 ,/ud5t ,! t]m /ud5t  
means an individual :o is enroll$ 9 a   
public s*ool or :o1 reg>dless ( (ficial 
enrollm5t /atus1 att5ds classes or      
p>ticipates 9 a public s*ool's programs 
or educational activities4  #d4         
,prohibition aga9/ discrim9ation2       
exceptions  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,no /ud5t %all1
 on ! basis ( actual or p]ceiv$ sexual  
ori5tation or g5d] id5tity ( su*        
individual or ( a p]son ) :om ! /ud5t   
associates or has associat$1 be exclud$ 
f p>ticipation 91 or be d5i$ ! b5efits  
(1 or be subject$ to discrim9ation "u   
any program or activity receiv+ ,f$]al  
f9ancial assi/ance4  7b7 ,h>assm5t ,=   

purposes ( ?is ,act1 discrim9ation      
includes1 b is n limit$ to1 h>assm5t ( a
 /ud5t on ! basis ( actual or p]ceiv$   
sexual ori5tation or g5d] id5tity ( su* 
/ud5t or ( a p]son ) :om ! /ud5t        
associates or has associat$4  7c7       
,retaliation prohibit$  7#a7            
,prohibition ,no p]son %all be exclud$ f
 p>ticipation 91 be d5i$ ! b5efits (1 or
 be subject$ to discrim9ation1          
retaliation1 or reprisal "u any program 
or activity receiv+ ,f$]al f9ancial     
assi/ance bas$ on 8 or h] opposition to 
conduct made unlawful by ?is ,act4  7#b7
 ,def9ition ,= purposes ( ?is           
subsection1 opposition to conduct made  
unlawful by ?is ,act includes1 b is n   
limit$ to--  7,a7 opposition to conduct 
reasonably believ$ to be made unlawful  
by ?is ,act1  7,b7 any =mal or in=mal   
report1 :e!r oral or writt51 to any     
gov]nm5tal entity1 includ+ public s*ools
 & employees !re(1 reg>d+ conduct made  
unlawful by ?is ,act or reasonably      
believ$ to be made unlawful by ?is ,act1

  7,c7 p>ticipation 9 any inve/igation1 
proce$+1 or he>+ relat$ to conduct made 
unlawful by ?is ,act or reasonably      
believ$ to be made unlawful by ?is ,act1
 &  7,d7 assi/ance or enc\ragem5t       
provid$ to any o!r p]son 9 ! ex]cise or 
enjoym5t ( any "r grant$ or protect$ by 
?is ,act1  if 9 ! c\rse ( t expression1 
! p]son involv$ does n purposefully     
provide in=mation kn[n to be false to   
any public s*ool or o!r gov]nm5tal      
entity reg>d+ a violation1 or alleg$    
violation1 ( ?is ,act4  #e4 ,f$]al      
adm9i/rative en=cem5t2 report to        
congressional committees ,ea* ,f$]al    
dep>tm5t & ag5cy :i* is emp[]$ to ext5d 
,f$]al f9ancial assi/ance to any        
education program or activity1 by way ( 
grant1 loan1 or contract o!r ?an a      
contract ( insurance or gu>anty1 is     
au?oriz$ & direct$ to effectuate !      
provisions ( section #d ( ?is ,act )    
respect to su* program or activity by   
issu+ rules1 regulations1 or ord]s (    
g5]al applicability :i* %all be consi/5t

 ) a*ievem5t ( ! objectives ( ! ,act    
au?oriz+ ! f9ancial assi/ance 9         
connection ) :i* ! action is tak54 ,no  
su* rule1 regulation1 or ord] %all      
become effective unless & until approv$ 
by ! ,presid5t4 ,compliance ) any       
requirem5t adopt$ pursuant to ?is       
section may be effect$--  7#a7 by !     
t]m9ation ( or refusal to grant or to   
cont9ue assi/ance "u su* program or     
activity to any recipi5t z to :om !re   
has be5 an express f9d+ on ! record1    
aft] opportunity = he>+1 ( a failure to 
comply ) su* requirem5t1 b su* t]m9ation
 or refusal %all be limit$ to ! p>ticul>
 political entity1 or "p !re(1 or o!r   
recipi5t z to :om su* a f9d+ has be5    
made1 & %all be limit$ 9 its effect to !
 p>ticul> program1 or "p !re(1 9 :i* su*
 noncompliance has be5 s f\nd1 or  7#b7 
by any o!r means au?oriz$ by law1       
except t no su* action %all be tak5     
until ! dep>tm5t or ag5cy conc]n$ has   
advis$ ! appropriate p]son or p]sons ( !
 failure to comply ) ! requirem5t & has 

det]m9$ t compliance _c be secur$ by    
volunt>y means4 ,9 ! case ( any action  
t]m9at+1 or refus+ to grant or cont9ue1 
assi/ance because ( failure to comply ) 
a requirem5t impos$ pursuant to ?is     
section1 ! head ( ! ,f$]al dep>tm5t or  
ag5cy %all file ) ! committees ( ! ,h\se
 & ,s5ate hav+ legislative jurisdiction 
ov] ! program or activity involv$ a full
 writt5 report ( ! circum/ances & !     
gr\nds = su* action4 ,no su* action %all
 become effective until #cj days h      
elaps$ aft] ! fil+ ( su* report4  #f4   
,cause ( action  7a7 ,cause ( action    
,subject to subsection 7c7 ( ?is        
section1 an aggriev$ individual may     
ass]t a violation ( ?is ,act 9 a        
judicial proce$+4 ,aggriev$ p]sons may  
be aw>d$ all appropriate relief1 includ+
 b n limit$ to equitable relief1        
comp5satory damages1 co/ ( ! action1 &  
rem$ial action4  7b7 ,rule ( con/ruction
 ,?is section %all n be con/ru$ to      
preclude an aggriev$ individual f obta9+
 o!r rem$ies "u any o!r provision ( law 

or to require su* individual to exhau/  
any adm9i/rative compla9t process or    
notice-(-claim requirem5t be=e seek+    
r$ress "u ?is section4  7c7 ,/atute (   
limitations ,= actions br\ght pursuant  
to ?is section1 ! /atute ( limitations  
p]iod %all be det]m9$ 9 accordance )    
section #afeh7;a7 ( title #bh ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code4 ,! toll+ ( any su*       
limitations p]iod %all be det]m9$ 9     
accordance ) ! law gov]n+ actions "u    
section #aigi ( ! ,revis$ ,/atutes 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #aihc7 9 ! =um ,/ate4  #g4    
,/ate immunity  7a7 ,/ate immunity ,a   
,/ate %all n be immune "u ! #aa?        
,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates f suit 9 ,f$]al c\rt = a         
violation ( ?is ,act4  7b7 ,waiv] ,a    
,/ate's receipt or use ( ,f$]al f9ancial
 assi/ance = any program or activity ( a
 ,/ate %all con/itute a waiv] ( sov]eign
 immunity1 "u ! #aa? ,am5dm5t to !      
,con/itution or o!rwise1 to a suit      
br\ght by an aggriev$ individual = a    
violation ( section #d ( ?is ,act4  7c7 

,rem$ies ,9 a suit aga9/ a ,/ate = a    
violation ( ?is ,act1 rem$ies 7includ+  
rem$ies bo? at law & 9 equity7 are      
available = su* a violation to ! same   
ext5t z su* rem$ies are available = su* 
a violation 9 ! suit aga9/ any public or
 private entity o!r ?an a ,/ate4  #h4   
,attorney's fees ,section #gbb7;b7 ( !  
,revis$ ,/atutes 7#db ,u4,s4,c4         
#aihh7;b77 is am5d$ by ins]t+ ! ,/ud5t  
,nondiscrim9ation ,act ( #bjac1 aft]    
,religi\s ,l& ,use & ,in/itutionaliz$   
,p]sons ,act ( #bjjj14  #i4 ,effect on  
o!r laws  7a7 ,f$]al & ,/ate            
nondiscrim9ation laws ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act  
%all be con/ru$ to preempt1 invalidate1 
or limit rights1 rem$ies1 proc$ures1 or 
legal /&>ds available to victims (      
discrim9ation or retaliation "u any o!r 
,f$]al law or law ( a ,/ate or political
 subdivision ( a ,/ate1 includ+ title   
,,vi ( ! ,civil ,rights ,act ( #aifd    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d et seq471 title  
,,ix ( ! ,education ,am5dm5ts ( #aigb   
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #afha et seq471 section  

#ejd ( ! ,rehabilitation ,act ( #aigc   
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #gid71 ! ,am]icans )     
,disabilities ,act ( #aiij 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #abaja et seq471 or section   
#aigi ( ! ,revis$ ,/atutes 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #aihc74 ,! obligations impos$ 
by ?is ,act are 9 addition to ^? impos$ 
by title ,,ix ( ! ,education ,am5dm5ts (
 #aigb 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #afha et seq471   
title ,,vi ( ! ,civil ,rights ,act (    
#aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d et seq471 &
 ! ,am]icans ) ,disabilities ,act (     
#aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abaja et seq474   
7b7 ,free spee* & expression laws &     
religi\s /ud5t gr\ps ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act   
%all be con/ru$ to alt] legal /&>ds     
reg>d+1 or affect ! rights available to 
individuals or gr\ps "u1 o!r ,f$]al laws
 t e/abli% protections = fre$om ( spee* 
& expression1 su* z legal /&>ds & rights
 available to religi\s & o!r /ud5t gr\ps
 "u ! #a/ ,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution & !
 ,equal ,access ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4     
#djga et seq474  #aj4  ,sev]ability ,if 
any provision ( ?is ,act1 or any        

application ( su* provision to any p]son
 or circum/ance1 is held to be          
uncon/itutional1 ! rema9d] ( ?is ,act1 &
 ! application ( ! provision to any o!r 
p]son or circum/ance %all n be affect$4 
#aa4 ,effective date ,?is ,act %all take
 effect #fj days aft] ! date ( !        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act & %all n apply to   
conduct occurr+ be=e ! effective date ( 
?is ,act4