,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ebfi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #cj1 #bjad ,ms4
 ,speier 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,meehan1    
,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,ms4 ,jackson 
,lee1 ,ms4 ,norton1 and ,ms4 ,chu7      
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,education and the ,workforce1 and in   
addition to the ,committee on the       
,judiciary1 for a period to be          
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,higher        
,education ,act of #aife to increase    
transparency and reporting on campus    
sexual violence1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,hold ,accountable and     
,lend ,transparency on ,campus ,sexual  
,violence ,act or the ,,halt ,campus    
,sexual ,violence ,act4  #b4 ,disclosure
 of ,enforcement ,actions  7a7          

,disclosure of program reviews and open 
investigations ,the ,department of      
,education ,organization ,act is        
amended--  7#a7 in section #bjc7;b7 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #cdac7;b77 by adding at the  
end the following3  7#c7 ,the ,assistant
 ,secretary for ,civil ,rights shall    
make publicly available on the          
,department's website1 a list of        
institutions under investigation1 and a 
copy of program reviews and resolution  
agreements entered into with the        
,secretary or ,attorney ,general1 under 
title ,,ix of the ,education ,amendments
 of #aigb 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #afha et seq47 
or title ,,iv of the ,civil ,rights ,act
 of #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;c et     
seq474  7#d7 ,not later than #cj days   
after the termination of the resolution 
agreements described in paragraph 7#c71 
the ,assistant ,secretary for ,civil    
,rights shall transmit to the           
,secretary1 the ,president1 and the     
,congress1 and make publicly available  
on the ,department's website1 the letter

 terminating the ,department of         
,education's monitoring of such         
agreements4  2 and  7#b7 in section #bje
 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #cdae7 by adding at the 
end the following3  7c7 ,the ,assistant 
,secretary for ,postsecondary ,education
 shall make publicly available on the   
,department's website1 a list of        
institutions under investigation1 and a 
copy of the program reviews1 fines      
levied1 and resolution agreements       
entered into with the ,secretary or     
,attorney ,general1 under subsection    
#dhe7;f7 of the ,higher ,education ,act 
of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajib7;f774  4  
7b7 ,inspector ,general ,no later than  
,january #a1 #bjaf1 the ,inspector      
,general of the ,department of          
,education shall submit to ,congress and
 make publicly available1 a report      
reviewing compliance of sections 7#c7   
and 7#d7 of section #bjc7;b7 and section
 #bje7;c7 of the ,department of         
,education ,organization ,act 7#bj      
,u4,s4,c4 #cdac7;b72 #bdae71 as added by

 subsection 7a7 of this section4  #c4   
,authority to ,levy ,fines ,section     
#bjc7;c7 of the ,department of          
,education ,organization ,act is        
amended--  7#a7 by striking and at the  
end of paragraph 7#c72  7#b7 by striking
 the period at the end of paragraph 7#d7
 and inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by      
adding at the end the following3  7#e7  
to impose a civil penalty to be paid by 
institution of higher education that has
 violated a law under the jurisdiction  
of the ,office for ,civil ,rights1 the  
amount of which shall be determined by  
the gravity of the violation1 and the   
imposition of which shall not preclude  
other remedies available under ,federal 
law4  4  #d4 ,climate surveys ,paragraph
 7#a7 of section #dhe7;f7 of the ,higher
 ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4
 #ajib7;f77 is further amended by adding
 at the end the following3  7,k7        
,beginning ,october #a1 #bjaf1          
statistics based upon a sexual violence 
climate survey conducted not later than 

,april #a1 #bjae1 and every year        
thereafter--  7i7 which is developed and
 approved by the ,secretary1 in         
consultation with the ,director of the  
,centers for ,disease ,control of the   
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services and the ,attorney ,general1   
except that the ,national ,intimate     
,partner and ,sexual ,violence ,survey  
developed by the ,national ,center for  
,injury ,prevention and ,control of the 
,centers for ,disease ,control and      
,prevention may be used for purposes of 
this subparagraph until the sexual      
violence climate survey has been        
developed2 and  7ii7 which assesses the 
occurrence on campus or in a noncampus  
building or property during the         
preceding calendar year for which data  
is available of--  7,i7 instances of    
domestic violence1 dating violence1     
sexual assault1 and stalking2  7,,ii7   
indicators of discrimination1 and       
positive and negative trends for        
intimate relationships regardless of    

gender or sexual orientation2  7,,iii7  
the effectiveness of campus policies    
designed to improve relationships       
between students regardless of gender or
 sexual orientation2  7,,iv7 the        
effectiveness of current processes for  
complaints on and investigations into   
sex-based1 race-based1 national         
origin-based1 sexual-orientation based1 
gender-identity based1 and              
disability-based harassment1 assault1   
discrimination1 domestic violence1      
dating violence1 and stalking2  7,v7    
perpetration of domestic violence1      
dating violence1 sexual assault1 and    
stalking2 and  7,,vi7 any other issues  
relating to sex-based1 race-based1      
national origin-based1                  
sexual-orientation based1               
gender-identity based1 and              
disability-based discrimination1        
harassment1 assault1 domestic violence1 
dating violence1 and assault1 as        
appropriate4  4  #e4 ,creation of a     
private right of action ,section        

#dhe7;f77#ad7 of the ,higher ,education 
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4            
#ajib7;f77#ad77 is amended to read as   
follows3  7#ad7  7,a7 ,subject to       
subparagraph 7,c71 an aggrieved         
individual may allege a violation of    
this subsection in a judicial           
proceeding4 ,a court may award an       
aggrieved individual all appropriate    
relief1 including equitable relief1     
compensatory damages1 cost of the       
action1 and remedial action4  7,b7 ,this
 paragraph shall not be construed to    
preclude an aggrieved individual from   
obtaining other remedies under any other
 provision of law or to require such    
individual to exhaust any administrative
 complaint process or notice-of-claim   
requirement before seeking redress under
 this paragraph4  7,c7 ,for actions     
brought pursuant to this paragraph1 the 
statute of limitations period shall be  
determined in accordance with section   
#afeh7;a7 of title #bh1 ,united ,states 
,code4 ,the tolling of any such         

limitations period shall be determined  
in accordance with section #aigi of the 
,revised ,statutes of the ,united       
,states 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aihc7 in the    
forum ,state4  4  #f4 ,increase of      
,clery ,act penalties ,section          
#dhe7;f77#ac7 of the ,higher ,education 
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4            
#ajib7;f77#ac77 is amended--  7#a7 by   
striking in the same amount and2 and    
7#b7 by inserting before the period at  
the end the following3 1 except that    
such section shall be applied by        
substituting #ajj1jjj for #be1jjj4  #g4 
,notification of policies aimed at      
prevention of sexual violence  7a7 ,in  
general ,paragraph 7#h7 of section      
#dhe7;f7 of the ,higher ,education ,act 
of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajib7;f77 is   
amended by adding at end the following3 
7,d7 ,the policy described in           
subparagraph 7,a7 shall be--  7i7 using 
simple and understandable language and  
clear formatting2 and  7ii7 made        
available and posted on the             

institution's public website1 and in    
conspicuous places in and around student
 housing1 dormitories1 and academic     
buildings where students are likely to  
see it4  7,e7 ,the policy described in  
subparagraph 7,a7 shall be provided1 on 
an annual basis1 to each student group1 
student team1 or student organization   
which is part of such institution1 is   
recognized by the institution1 or       
permitted by the institution to use its 
name or facilities or is known by the   
institution to act as an unaffiliated   
student group1 student team1 or student 
organization1 and each institution of   
higher education described in           
subparagraph 7,a7 shall ensure that each
 such group1 team1 or organization      
distributes a copy of such policy to    
each of its members1 plebes1 pledges1 or
 applicants for membership4  7,f7 ,an   
institution's compliance with           
subparagraph 7,e7 with respect to an    
unaffiliated student group1 student     
team1 or student organization shall not 

constitute evidence of the institution's
 recognition or endorsement of such     
unaffiliated group1 team1 or            
organization4  4  7b7 ,comptroller      
review ,not later than ,august #a1      
#bjaf1 the ,comptroller ,general of the 
,united ,states shall report to the     
,committee on ,education and the        
,workforce of the ,house of             
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions of the ,senate on--  7#a7 the 
implementation of section #dhe7;f77#h7  
of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajib7;f77#h771 as       
amended by subsection 7a7 of this       
section1 including--  7,a7 the extent to
 which institutions of higher education 
have developed the statement of policy  
required under subparagraph 7,a7 of such
 section #dhe7;f77#h7 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4    
#ajib7;f77#h772  7,b7 how institutions  
of higher education are--  7i7          
distributing such statement of policy2  
and  7ii7 determining whether the policy

 is received and understood by students2
 and  7,c7 the ,secretary of            
,education's oversight of the compliance
 of institutions of higher education    
with respect to the statement of policy 
requirements under such section         
#dhe7;f77#h7 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4             
#ajib7;f77#h771 including efforts1 in   
consultation with the ,attorney         
,general1 to provide technical          
assistance to institutions of higher    
education in complying with such        
requirements2 and  7#b7 any changes in  
the numbers of sex offenses1 sexual     
assaults1 domestic violence1 dating     
violence1 sexual assault or stalking    
incidents reported to campus security   
authorities or local police agencies as 
indicated by the annual security reports
 distributed under paragraph 7#a7 of    
section #dhe7;f7 of the ,higher         
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajib7;f774  #h4 ,campus sexual violence
 task force  7a7 ,campus sexual violence
 task force ,not later than #ahj days   

after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary of ,education and  
the ,attorney ,general shall create a   
joint interagency task force to be known
 as the ,campus ,sexual ,violence ,task 
,force that shall--  7#a7 provide       
pertinent information to the ,secretary 
of ,education1 ,attorney ,general1      
,congress1 and the public with respect  
to campus sexual violence prevention1   
investigations1 and responses1 including
 the creation of a consistent1 public   
complaint processes for violations of   
title ,,ix of the ,education ,amendments
 of #aigb 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #afha et seq47 
and section #dhe7;f7 of the ,higher     
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajib7;f7 et seq472  7#b7 provide       
guidance to institutions of higher      
education for establishing sexual       
assault prevention and response teams2  
7#c7 develop recommendations for        
institutions of higher education on     
providing survivor resources1 including 
healthcare1 rape kits1 sexual assault   

nurse examiners1 and confidential       
advocates on campus2  7#d7 develop      
recommendations for best practices for  
responses and prevention with respect to
 sexual violence for educational        
institutions1 taking into consideration 
an institution's size and resources2    
7#e7 solicit input from survivors1      
advocates1 institutions of higher       
education1 and other public             
stakeholders2  7#f7 review the          
,department of ,education's authority   
under section #ijb of the ,education    
,amendments of #aigb 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4     
#afhb7 to levy intermediate fines for   
noncompliance with title ,,ix of the    
,education ,amendments of #aigb 7#bj    
,u4,s4,c4 #afha et seq47 and the        
advisability of additional remedies for 
such noncompliance1 in addition to the  
remedies already available under        
,federal law2 and  7#g7 create a plan   
described in subsection 7c74  7b7       
,personnel details  7#a7 ,authority to  
detail ,notwithstanding any other       

provision of law1 the head of an element
 of any ,federal agency that is funded  
under the ,violence ,against ,women ,act
 of #aiid 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acibe et seq47
 may detail an officer or employee of   
such element to the ,campus ,sexual     
,violence ,task ,force or to the        
,secretary of ,education to assist the  
,task ,force with the duties described  
in subsection 7a71 as jointly agreed to 
by the head of such element and the     
,task ,force4  7#b7 ,basis for detail ,a
 personnel detail made under paragraph  
7#a7 may be made--  7,a7 for a period of
 not more than #c years2 and  7,b7 on a 
reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis4  
7c7 ,additional plan ,not later than    
#bgj days after the date of enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,campus ,sexual         
,violence ,task ,force shall submit to  
,congress a plan for recruiting1        
retaining1 and training a highly        
qualified workforce employed by the     
,department of ,education to carry out  
investigation of complaints alleging a  

violation of title ,,ix of the          
,education ,amendments of #aigb 7#bj    
,u4,s4,c4 #afha et seq47 or section     
#dhe7;f7 of the ,higher ,education ,act 
of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajib7;f771 and 
enforcement of such title ,,ix 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #afha et seq47 or such section
 #dhe7;f7 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajib7;f771    
with respect to campus sexual violence4 
,such plan shall include--  7#a7 an     
assessment of the capabilities of the   
current workforce carrying out such     
investigation and enforcement2  7#b7 an 
examination of issues of recruiting1    
retention1 and the professional         
development of such workforce1 including
 the possibility of providing retention 
bonuses or other forms of compensation  
for the purpose of ensuring the         
,department of ,education has the       
capacity1 in both personnel and skills1 
needed to properly perform its mission  
and provide adequate oversight of       
educational institutions2  7#c7 an      
assessment of the benefits of outreach  

and training with both law enforcement  
agencies and institutions of higher     
education with respect to such          
workforce2  7#d7 developing best        
practices for interviewing and          
investigating sexual violence1 including
 guidance on evidentiary standards for  
administrative responses2  7#e7 an      
examination of best practices for making
 institutions of higher education aware 
of the most effective campus sexual     
violence prevention1 investigation1 and 
response practices and identifying areas
 where more research should be          
conducted2 and  7#f7 strategies for     
addressing such other matters as the    
,secretary of ,education considers      
necessary to campus sexual violence     
prevention1 investigation1 and          
responses4  7d7 ,annual report ,the     
,campus ,sexual ,violence ,task ,force  
shall report to ,congress on an annual  
basis1 and make publicly available1 a   
report of its activities and any update 
of the plan required under subsection   

7c7 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajib7;f771 including
 the number of complaints received      
regarding sexual violence 7including    
violence on the basis of sexual         
orientation and gender identity71 the   
number of open investigations1 the      
average time to complete an             
investigation1 the number of            
investigations initiated based on       
complaints1 and the number of           
investigations initiated by the         
,department of ,education4  7e7         
,authorization of appropriations  7#a7  
,title ,,ix of the ,education           
,amendments of #aigb ,there are         
authorized to be appropriated for       
training1 hiring1 and retaining a       
workforce exclusively dedicated to      
investigation and enforcement of title  
,,ix of the ,education ,amendments of   
#aigb 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #afha et seq47     
provisions with respect to sexual       
violence1 for fiscal year #bjae and each
 of the #d succeeding fiscal years1 an  
amount that is equal to the sum of the  

amounts appropriated for such purpose   
for fiscal year #bjad plus #e1jjj1jjj4  
7#b7 ,section #dhe7;f7 of the ,higher   
,education ,act of #aife ,there are     
authorized to be appropriated for       
training1 hiring1 and retaining a       
workforce exclusively dedicated to      
investigation and enforcement of section
 #dhe7;f7 of the ,higher ,education ,act
 of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajib7;f771 for
 fiscal year #bjae and each of the #d   
succeeding fiscal years1 an amount that 
is equal to the sum of the amounts      
appropriated for such purpose for fiscal
 year #bjad plus #e1jjj1jjj4  7f7       
,definitions ,in this section3  7#a7    
,the term educational institution       
includes an institution of higher       
education1 an elementary school1 or a   
secondary school4  7#b7 ,the terms      
elementary school and secondary school  
have the meanings given the terms in    
section #iaja of the ,elementary and    
,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#c7 ,the term      

institution of higher education has the 
meaning given the term in section #ajb  
of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb74  7#d7 ,the term  
sexual assault means offense that meets 
the definition of rape1 fondling1       
incest1 or statutory rape under--  7,a7 
the ,uniform ,crime ,report of the      
,federal ,bureau of ,investigation2 and 
7,b7 the proposed regulations published 
by the ,department of ,education in the 
,federal ,register on ,june #bj1 #bjad1 
for appendix ,a of subpart ,d of part   
#ffh1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations    
7#gi ,fed4 ,reg4 #cedfa74  #i4          
,conforming amendments ,section #dhe7;f7
 of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife
 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajib7;f77 is amended-- 
7#a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,f77i77,,ii71 by
 striking sex offenses1 forcible or     
nonforcible and inserting sexual        
assault2 and  7#b7 by amending paragraph
 7#f77;,a77v7 to read as follows3  7v7  
,the term sexual assault has the meaning
 of an offense that meets the definition

 of rape1 fondling1 incest1 or statutory
 rape under--  7,i7 the ,uniform ,crime 
,report of the ,federal ,bureau of      
,investigation2 and  7,,ii7 the proposed
 regulations published by the           
,department of ,education in the        
,federal ,register on ,june #bj1 #bjad1 
for appendix ,a of subpart ,d of part   
#ffh1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations    
7#gi ,fed4 ,reg4 #cedfa74  4