,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ebfi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #cj1 #bjad ,ms4 
,spei] 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,meehan1 ,ms4    
,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1   
,ms4 ,norton1 & ,ms4 ,*u7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce1 &
 9 addition to ! ,committee on !        
,judici>y1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly  
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,high] ,education   
,act ( #aife to increase transp>5cy &   
report+ on campus sexual viol5ce1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,hold ,acc\ntable &    
,l5d ,transp>5cy on ,campus ,sexual     
,viol5ce ,act or ! ,,halt ,campus       
,sexual ,viol5ce ,act4  #b4 ,disclosure 
( ,en=cem5t ,actions  7a7 ,disclosure ( 
program reviews & op5 inve/igations ,!  
,dep>tm5t ( ,education ,organization    
,act is am5d$--  7#a7 9 section #bjc7;b7

 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #cdac7;b77 by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+3  7#c7 ,! ,assi/ant        
,secret>y = ,civil ,rights %all make    
publicly available on ! ,dep>tm5t's     
website1 a li/ ( in/itutions "u         
inve/igation1 & a copy ( program reviews
 & resolution agreem5ts ent]$ into ) !  
,secret>y or ,attorney ,g5]al1 "u title 
,,ix ( ! ,education ,am5dm5ts ( #aigb   
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #afha et seq47 or title  
,,iv ( ! ,civil ,rights ,act ( #aifd    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;c et seq474  7#d7  
,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! t]m9ation ( 
! resolution agreem5ts describ$ 9       
p>agraph 7#c71 ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y =  
,civil ,rights %all transmit to !       
,secret>y1 ! ,presid5t1 & ! ,congress1 &
 make publicly available on !           
,dep>tm5t's website1 ! lett] t]m9at+ !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,education's monitor+ ( su* 
agreem5ts4  2 &  7#b7 9 section #bje    
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #cdae7 by add+ at ! end !
 foll[+3  7c7 ,! ,assi/ant ,secret>y =  
,po/second>y ,education %all make       
publicly available on ! ,dep>tm5t's     

website1 a li/ ( in/itutions "u         
inve/igation1 & a copy ( ! program      
reviews1 f9es levi$1 & resolution       
agreem5ts ent]$ into ) ! ,secret>y or   
,attorney ,g5]al1 "u subsection #dhe7;f7
 ( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ajib7;f774  4  7b7          
,inspector ,g5]al ,no lat] ?an ,janu>y  
#a1 #bjaf1 ! ,inspector ,g5]al ( !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,education %all submit to   
,congress & make publicly available1 a  
report review+ compliance ( sections    
7#c7 & 7#d7 ( section #bjc7;b7 & section
 #bje7;c7 ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,education    
,organization ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4       
#cdac7;b72 #bdae71 z add$ by subsection 
7a7 ( ?is section4  #c4 ,au?ority to    
,levy ,f9es ,section #bjc7;c7 ( !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,education ,organization    
,act is am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+ & at !   
end ( p>agraph 7#c72  7#b7 by /rik+ !   
p]iod at ! end ( p>agraph 7#d7 & ins]t+ 
2 &2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 
7#e7 to impose a civil p5alty to be paid
 by in/itution ( high] education t has  

violat$ a law "u ! jurisdiction ( !     
,(fice = ,civil ,rights1 ! am\nt ( :i*  
%all be det]m9$ by ! gravity ( !        
violation1 & ! imposition ( :i* %all n  
preclude o!r rem$ies available "u ,f$]al
 law4  4  #d4 ,climate surveys ,p>agraph
 7#a7 ( section #dhe7;f7 ( ! ,high]     
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajib7;f77 is fur!r am5d$ by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+3  7,k7 ,beg9n+ ,octob] #a1 
#bjaf1 /ati/ics bas$ ^u a sexual viol5ce
 climate survey conduct$ n lat] ?an     
,april #a1 #bjae1 & e ye> !reaft]--  7i7
 :i* is develop$ & approv$ by !         
,secret>y1 9 consultation ) ! ,director 
( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control ( !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices & !
 ,attorney ,g5]al1 except t ! ,national 
,intimate ,p>tn] & ,sexual ,viol5ce     
,survey develop$ by ! ,national ,c5t] = 
,injury ,prev5tion & ,control ( ! ,c5t]s
 = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion may be
 us$ = purposes ( ?is subp>agraph until 
! sexual viol5ce climate survey has be5 
develop$2 &  7ii7 :i* assesses !        

occurr5ce on campus or 9 a noncampus    
build+ or prop]ty dur+ ! prec$+ cal5d>  
ye> = :i* data is available (--  7,i7   
in/ances ( dome/ic viol5ce1 dat+        
viol5ce1 sexual assault1 & /alk+2       
7,,ii7 indicators ( discrim9ation1 &    
positive & negative tr5ds = intimate    
relation%ips reg>dless ( g5d] or sexual 
ori5tation2  7,,iii7 ! effectiv5ess (   
campus policies design$ to improve      
relation%ips betwe5 /ud5ts reg>dless (  
g5d] or sexual ori5tation2  7,,iv7 !    
effectiv5ess ( curr5t processes =       
compla9ts on & inve/igations into       
sex-bas$1 race-bas$1 national           
orig9-bas$1 sexual-ori5tation bas$1     
g5d]-id5tity bas$1 & disability-bas$    
h>assm5t1 assault1 discrim9ation1       
dome/ic viol5ce1 dat+ viol5ce1 & /alk+2 
7,v7 p]petration ( dome/ic viol5ce1 dat+
 viol5ce1 sexual assault1 & /alk+2 &    
7,,vi7 any o!r issues relat+ to         
sex-bas$1 race-bas$1 national           
orig9-bas$1 sexual-ori5tation bas$1     
g5d]-id5tity bas$1 & disability-bas$    

discrim9ation1 h>assm5t1 assault1       
dome/ic viol5ce1 dat+ viol5ce1 &        
assault1 z appropriate4  4  #e4         
,creation ( a private "r ( action       
,section #dhe7;f77#ad7 ( ! ,high]       
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajib7;f77#ad77 is am5d$ to read z      
foll[s3  7#ad7  7,a7 ,subject to        
subp>agraph 7,c71 an aggriev$ individual
 may allege a violation ( ?is subsection
 9 a judicial proce$+4 ,a c\rt may aw>d 
an aggriev$ individual all appropriate  
relief1 includ+ equitable relief1       
comp5satory damages1 co/ ( ! action1 &  
rem$ial action4  7,b7 ,?is p>agraph %all
 n be con/ru$ 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     
p>agraph4  7,c7 ,= actions br\ght       
pursuant to ?is p>agraph1 ! /atute (    
limitations p]iod %all be det]m9$ 9     
accordance ) section #afeh7;a7 ( title  

#bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4 ,! toll+ ( any
 su* limitations p]iod %all be det]m9$ 9
 accordance ) section #aigi ( ! ,revis$ 
,/atutes ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #aihc7 9 ! =um ,/ate4  4  #f4 
,increase ( ,cl]y ,act p5alties ,section
 #dhe7;f77#ac7 ( ! ,high] ,education    
,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4             
#ajib7;f77#ac77 is am5d$--  7#a7 by     
/rik+ 9 ! same am\nt &2 &  7#b7 by      
ins]t+ be=e ! p]iod at ! end ! foll[+3 1
 except t su* section %all be appli$ by 
sub/itut+ #ajj1jjj = #be1jjj4  #g4      
,notification ( policies aim$ at        
prev5tion ( sexual viol5ce  7a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,p>agraph 7#h7 ( section #dhe7;f7 ( !  
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajib7;f77 is am5d$ by add+ at
 end ! foll[+3  7,d7 ,! policy describ$ 
9 subp>agraph 7,a7 %all be--  7i7 us+   
simple & und]/&able language & cle>     
=matt+2 &  7ii7 made available & po/$ on
 ! in/itution's public website1 & 9     
conspicu\s places 9 & ar\nd /ud5t h\s+1 
dormitories1 & academic build+s :]e     

/ud5ts are likely to see x4  7,e7 ,!    
policy describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 %all 
be provid$1 on an annual basis1 to ea*  
/ud5t gr\p1 /ud5t team1 or /ud5t        
organization :i* is "p ( su* in/itution1
 is recogniz$ by ! in/itution1 or       
p]mitt$ by ! in/itution to use its "n or
 facilities or is kn[n by ! in/itution  
to act z an unaffiliat$ /ud5t gr\p1     
/ud5t team1 or /ud5t organization1 & ea*
 in/itution ( high] education describ$ 9
 subp>agraph 7,a7 %all ensure t ea* su* 
gr\p1 team1 or organization di/ributes a
 copy ( su* policy to ea* ( its memb]s1 
plebes1 pl$ges1 or applicants =         
memb]%ip4  7,f7 ,an in/itution's        
compliance ) subp>agraph 7,e7 ) respect 
to an unaffiliat$ /ud5t gr\p1 /ud5t     
team1 or /ud5t organization %all n      
con/itute evid5ce ( ! in/itution's      
recognition or endorsem5t ( su*         
unaffiliat$ gr\p1 team1 or organization4
  4  7b7 ,comptroll] review ,n lat] ?an 
,augu/ #a1 #bjaf1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all report to !       

,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce ( 
! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee
 on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 &       
,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate on--  7#a7 !        
implem5tation ( section #dhe7;f77#h7 ( !
 ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj    
,u4,s4,c4 #ajib7;f77#h771 z am5d$ by    
subsection 7a7 ( ?is section1 includ+-- 
7,a7 ! ext5t to :i* in/itutions ( high] 
education h develop$ ! /atem5t ( policy 
requir$ "u subp>agraph 7,a7 ( su*       
section #dhe7;f77#h7 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4     
#ajib7;f77#h772  7,b7 h[ in/itutions (  
high] education are--  7i7 di/ribut+ su*
 /atem5t ( policy2 &  7ii7 det]m9+ :e!r 
! policy is receiv$ & und]/ood by       
/ud5ts2 &  7,c7 ! ,secret>y (           
,education's ov]sight ( ! compliance (  
in/itutions ( high] education ) respect 
to ! /atem5t ( policy requirem5ts "u su*
 section #dhe7;f77#h7 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4    
#ajib7;f77#h771 includ+ ef=ts1 9        
consultation ) ! ,attorney ,g5]al1 to   
provide te*nical assi/ance to           
in/itutions ( high] education 9 comply+ 

) su* requirem5ts2 &  7#b7 any *anges 9 
! numb]s ( sex (f5ses1 sexual assaults1 
dome/ic viol5ce1 dat+ viol5ce1 sexual   
assault or /alk+ incid5ts report$ to    
campus security au?orities or local     
police ag5cies z indicat$ by ! annual   
security reports di/ribut$ "u p>agraph  
7#a7 ( section #dhe7;f7 ( ! ,high]      
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajib7;f774  #h4 ,campus sexual viol5ce 
task =ce  7a7 ,campus sexual viol5ce    
task =ce ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y 
( ,education & ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all  
create a jo9t int]ag5cy task =ce to be  
kn[n z ! ,campus ,sexual ,viol5ce ,task 
,=ce t %all--  7#a7 provide p]t95t      
in=mation to ! ,secret>y ( ,education1  
,attorney ,g5]al1 ,congress1 & ! public 
) respect to campus sexual viol5ce      
prev5tion1 inve/igations1 & responses1  
includ+ ! creation ( a consi/5t1 public 
compla9t processes = violations ( title 
,,ix ( ! ,education ,am5dm5ts ( #aigb   
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #afha et seq47 & section 

#dhe7;f7 ( ! ,high] ,education ,act (   
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajib7;f7 et seq472
  7#b7 provide guidance to in/itutions (
 high] education = e/abli%+ sexual      
assault prev5tion & response teams2     
7#c7 develop recomm5dations =           
in/itutions ( high] education on provid+
 survivor res\rces1 includ+ heal?c>e1   
rape kits1 sexual assault nurse exam9]s1
 & confid5tial advocates on campus2     
7#d7 develop recomm5dations = be/       
practices = responses & prev5tion )     
respect to sexual viol5ce = educational 
in/itutions1 tak+ into consid]ation an  
in/itution's size & res\rces2  7#e7     
solicit input f survivors1 advocates1   
in/itutions ( high] education1 & o!r    
public /akehold]s2  7#f7 review !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,education's au?ority "u    
section #ijb ( ! ,education ,am5dm5ts ( 
#aigb 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #afhb7 to levy     
int]m$iate f9es = noncompliance ) title 
,,ix ( ! ,education ,am5dm5ts ( #aigb   
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #afha et seq47 & !       
advisability ( additional rem$ies = su* 

noncompliance1 9 addition to ! rem$ies  
already available "u ,f$]al law2 &  7#g7
 create a plan describ$ 9 subsection    
7c74  7b7 ,p]sonnel details  7#a7       
,au?ority to detail ,not)/&+ any o!r    
provision ( law1 ! head ( an elem5t (   
any ,f$]al ag5cy t is fund$ "u !        
,viol5ce ,aga9/ ,wom5 ,act ( #aiid 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #acibe et seq47 may detail an 
(fic] or employee ( su* elem5t to !     
,campus ,sexual ,viol5ce ,task ,=ce or  
to ! ,secret>y ( ,education to assi/ !  
,task ,=ce ) ! duties describ$ 9        
subsection 7a71 z jo9tly agre$ to by !  
head ( su* elem5t & ! ,task ,=ce4  7#b7 
,basis = detail ,a p]sonnel detail made 
"u p>agraph 7#a7 may be made--  7,a7 = a
 p]iod ( n m ?an #c ye>s2 &  7,b7 on a  
reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis4  
7c7 ,additional plan ,n lat] ?an #bgj   
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! ,campus ,sexual ,viol5ce ,task ,=ce   
%all submit to ,congress a plan =       
recruit+1 reta9+1 & tra9+ a highly      
qualifi$ work=ce employ$ by ! ,dep>tm5t 

( ,education to c>ry out inve/igation ( 
compla9ts alleg+ a violation ( title    
,,ix ( ! ,education ,am5dm5ts ( #aigb   
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #afha et seq47 or section
 #dhe7;f7 ( ! ,high] ,education ,act (  
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajib7;f771 &      
en=cem5t ( su* title ,,ix 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4
 #afha et seq47 or su* section #dhe7;f7 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajib7;f771 ) respect to 
campus sexual viol5ce4 ,su* plan %all   
include--  7#a7 an assessm5t ( !        
capabilities ( ! curr5t work=ce c>ry+   
out su* inve/igation & en=cem5t2  7#b7  
an exam9ation ( issues ( recruit+1      
ret5tion1 & ! pr(essional developm5t (  
su* work=ce1 includ+ ! possibility (    
provid+ ret5tion bonuses or o!r =ms (   
comp5sation = ! purpose ( ensur+ !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,education has ! capacity1 9
 bo? p]sonnel & skills1 ne$$ to prop]ly 
p]=m its mission & provide adequate     
ov]sight ( educational in/itutions2     
7#c7 an assessm5t ( ! b5efits ( outrea* 
& tra9+ ) bo? law en=cem5t ag5cies &    
in/itutions ( high] education ) respect 

to su* work=ce2  7#d7 develop+ be/      
practices = int]view+ & inve/igat+      
sexual viol5ce1 includ+ guidance on     
evid5ti>y /&>ds = adm9i/rative          
responses2  7#e7 an exam9ation ( be/    
practices = mak+ in/itutions ( high]    
education aw>e ( ! mo/ effective campus 
sexual viol5ce prev5tion1 inve/igation1 
& response practices & id5tify+ areas   
:]e m rese>* %\ld be conduct$2 &  7#f7  
/rategies = address+ su* o!r matt]s z ! 
,secret>y ( ,education consid]s necess>y
 to campus sexual viol5ce prev5tion1    
inve/igation1 & responses4  7d7 ,annual 
report ,! ,campus ,sexual ,viol5ce ,task
 ,=ce %all report to ,congress on an    
annual basis1 & make publicly available1
 a report ( its activities & any update 
( ! plan requir$ "u subsection 7c7 7#bj 
,u4,s4,c4 #ajib7;f771 includ+ ! numb] ( 
compla9ts receiv$ reg>d+ sexual viol5ce 
7includ+ viol5ce on ! basis ( sexual    
ori5tation & g5d] id5tity71 ! numb] (   
op5 inve/igations1 ! av]age "t to       
complete an inve/igation1 ! numb] (     

inve/igations initiat$ bas$ on          
compla9ts1 & ! numb] ( inve/igations    
initiat$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,education4   
7e7 ,au?orization ( appropriations  7#a7
 ,title ,,ix ( ! ,education ,am5dm5ts ( 
#aigb ,!re are au?oriz$ to be           
appropriat$ = tra9+1 hir+1 & reta9+ a   
work=ce exclusively d$icat$ to          
inve/igation & en=cem5t ( title ,,ix ( !
 ,education ,am5dm5ts ( #aigb 7#bj      
,u4,s4,c4 #afha et seq47 provisions )   
respect to sexual viol5ce1 = fiscal ye> 
#bjae & ea* ( ! #d succe$+ fiscal ye>s1 
an am\nt t is equal to ! sum ( ! am\nts 
appropriat$ = su* purpose = fiscal ye>  
#bjad plus #e1jjj1jjj4  7#b7 ,section   
#dhe7;f7 ( ! ,high] ,education ,act (   
#aife ,!re are au?oriz$ to be           
appropriat$ = tra9+1 hir+1 & reta9+ a   
work=ce exclusively d$icat$ to          
inve/igation & en=cem5t ( section       
#dhe7;f7 ( ! ,high] ,education ,act (   
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajib7;f771 =      
fiscal ye> #bjae & ea* ( ! #d succe$+   
fiscal ye>s1 an am\nt t is equal to !   

sum ( ! am\nts appropriat$ = su* purpose
 = fiscal ye> #bjad plus #e1jjj1jjj4    
7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,!
 t]m educational in/itution includes an 
in/itution ( high] education1 an        
elem5t>y s*ool1 or a second>y s*ool4    
7#b7 ,! t]ms elem5t>y s*ool & second>y  
s*ool h ! mean+s giv5 ! t]ms 9 section  
#iaja ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y         
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ghja74  7#c7 ,! t]m in/itution ( high] 
education has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9      
section #ajb ( ! ,high] ,education ,act 
( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb74  7#d7 ,! 
t]m sexual assault means (f5se t meets !
 def9ition ( rape1 fondl+1 ince/1 or    
/atutory rape "u--  7,a7 ! ,uni=m ,crime
 ,report ( ! ,f$]al ,bureau (           
,inve/igation2 &  7,b7 ! propos$        
regulations publi%$ by ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,education 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] on ,june  
#bj1 #bjad1 = app5dix ,a ( subp>t ,d (  
"p #ffh1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations    
7#gi ,f$4 ,reg4 #cedfa74  #i4 ,con=m+   
am5dm5ts ,section #dhe7;f7 ( ! ,high]   

,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajib7;f77 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 p>agraph  
7#a77;,f77i77,,ii71 by /rik+ sex (f5ses1
 =cible or non=cible & ins]t+ sexual    
assault2 &  7#b7 by am5d+ p>agraph      
7#f77;,a77v7 to read z foll[s3  7v7 ,!  
t]m sexual assault has ! mean+ ( an     
(f5se t meets ! def9ition ( rape1       
fondl+1 ince/1 or /atutory rape "u--    
7,i7 ! ,uni=m ,crime ,report ( ! ,f$]al 
,bureau ( ,inve/igation2 &  7,,ii7 !    
propos$ regulations publi%$ by !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,education 9 ! ,f$]al       
,regi/] on ,june #bj1 #bjad1 = app5dix  
,a ( subp>t ,d ( "p #ffh1 ,code ( ,f$]al
 ,regulations 7#gi ,f$4 ,reg4 #cedfa74  
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