,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fecg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #be1 #bjah,ms4  
,max9e ,wat]s ( ,cali=nia 7= h]self1    
,mr4 ,c>son ( ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,ms4
 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,ru%1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4    
,wilson ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,johnson (     
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,gomez1 ,mr4 ,ellison1   
,ms4 ,roybal-,all>d1 ,ms4 ,b>ragn1 ,mr4 
,?ompson ( ,mississippi1 ,ms4 ,jackson  
,lee1 ,mr4 ,ryan ( ,ohio1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( 
,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,s]rano1 ,mr4 ,capuano1
 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4 ,br[n ( ,m>yl&1 & 
,mr4 ,blum5au]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,education & ! ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
require ! ,secret>y ( ,education to     
annually report on ! ,f$]al civil rights
 violations ( educational in/itutions1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,education         
,dep>tm5t ,civil ,rights ,transp>5cy    
,act4  #b4 ,report by ! ,secret>y (     
,education ,section #bjc7;b7 ( !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,education ,organization    

,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #cdac7;b77 is am5d$ 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#c7 ,9     
addition to ! requirem5ts "u p>agraph   
7#a71 ! report requir$ "u su* p>agraph  
%all include ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,a li/ (   
ea* ( ! foll[+3 7i7 ,ea* educational    
in/itution aga9/ :i* ! ,dep>tm5t has    
receiv$1 9 ! prec$+ ye>1 #a compla9t    
alleg+ t ! in/itution has violat$ a     
,f$]al civil rights law4  7ii7 ,ea*     
educational in/itution aga9/ :i* !      
,dep>tm5t has receiv$1 9 ! prec$+ ye>1 m
 ?an #a su* compla9t4  7iii7 ,ea*       
educational in/itution aga9/ :i* !      
,dep>tm5t has receiv$1 9 ! prec$+ #e    
ye>s1 m ?an #c su* compla9ts4  7iv7 ,ea*
 educational in/itution t1 dur+ ! prec$+
 ye>1 0 "u inve/igation by ! ,dep>tm5t =
 su* a compla9t4  7v7 ,ea* educational  
in/itution aga9/ :i* ! ,dep>tm5t has    
receiv$1 9 ! prec$+ ye>1 su* a compla9t 
= :i* ! ,dep>tm5t has n comm5c$ an      
inve/igation1 & :i* ! ,dep>tm5t has n   
dismiss$4  7vi7 ,ea* educational        
in/itution aga9/ :i* ! ,dep>tm5t has    

receiv$1 9 ! prec$+ ye>1 su* a compla9t 
= :i* ! ,dep>tm5t has dismiss$ )\t      
comm5c+ an inve/igation4  7,b7 ,! li/ ( 
educational in/itutions describ$ 9      
subp>agraph 7,a7 %all be disaggregat$   
by-- 7i7 ea* ,f$]al civil rights law t !
 compla9t alleges has be5 violat$ by ea*
 su* in/itution2  7ii7 type (           
educational in/itution2 &  7iii7 :e!r ! 
compla9t fil$ aga9/ ea* su* in/itution 0
 process$ by ! ,dep>tm5t z a sy/emic or 
z a class-action compla9t4  7,c7 ,! li/ 
( educational in/itutions "u subp>agraph
 7,a7 %all include-- 7i7 ! date on :i* !
 compla9t 0 fil$ aga9/ ea* su*          
in/itution2 &  7ii7 ! /atus ( !         
compla9t4  7,d7 ,9 addition to !        
requirem5ts ( subp>agraphs 7,b7 & 7,c71 
! li/ ( in/itutions describ$ 9          
subp>agraph 7,a77vi7 %all include--  7i7
 ! proc$ural or adm9i/rative reason =   
:i* ! compla9t 0 dismiss$1 includ+--    
7,i7 :e!r ! compla9t fail$ to allege--  
7aa7 a violation ( ,f$]al law = :i* !   
,dep>tm5t has adm9i/rative              

responsibility or subject matt]         
jurisdiction2 or  7bb7 a violation aga9/
 an educational in/itution = :i* !      
,dep>tm5t has adm9i/rative              
responsibility or p]sonal jurisdiction2 
&  7,,ii7 :e!r ! compla9ant fail$ to    
submit a cons5t =m2 &  7,,iii7 :e!r !   
,dep>tm5t (f]$ ! compla9ant an          
opportunity to correct ! proc$ural or   
adm9i/rative error prior to dismiss+ !  
compla9t4  7,e7 ,any resolution agreem5t
 or lett] betwe5 ! ,dep>tm5t & an       
educational in/itution aga9/ :i* a      
compla9t describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 has   
be5 fil$1 :i* settl$ ! ,dep>tm5t's      
inve/igation ( su* compla9t4  7,f7 ,any 
corrective action levi$ or rem$y obta9$ 
= ! prec$+ ye> aga9/ an educational     
in/itution = a violation ( ,f$]al civil 
rights law pursuant to a resolution     
agreem5t or lett]1 or o!r f9d+s docum5t1
 ! /atus ( su* corrective actions1 &    
:e!r ! ,dep>tm5t is consid]+ ext5d+ su* 
corrective actions4  7,g7 ,) respect to 
ea* compla9t describ$ 9 subp>agraph     

7,a77vi7 :i* ! ,dep>tm5t dismiss$       
because ! ,dep>tm5t lacks ! adm9i/rative
 responsibility1 or subject matt] or    
p]sonal jurisdiction1 = ! ,f$]al law t !
 compla9t alleges to h be5 violat$ or ! 
educational in/itution aga9/ :i* !      
compla9t 0 fil$--  7i7 a li/ ( ea* su*  
educational in/itution & ea* su* ,f$]al 
law2 &  7ii7 recomm5dations on :e!r     
,f$]al legislation is necess>y = !      
,dep>tm5t to address ! compla9ts        
describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph4  7,h7 ,)       
respect to ea* educational in/itution   
aga9/ :i* a compla9t describ$ 9         
subp>agraph 7,a7 has be5 fil$ t !       
,dep>tm5t inve/igat$ & f\nd insuffici5t 
evid5ce to support a f9d+ ( a ,f$]al    
civil rights law violation1 a report    
expla9+ ! basis = su* decision4  7,i7 ,)
 respect to ea* educational in/itution t
 has _h a resolution agreem5t or        
corrective action t ! ,dep>tm5t has     
det]m9$ does n ne$ to be ext5d$1 a      
report on ! basis = ! decision & h[ su* 
in/itution improv$ ) respect to         

compliance ) ,f$]al civil rights laws4  
7,j7 ,9 a case 9 :i* a decision by !    
,dep>tm5t to n pursue a compla9t or     
inve/igation relat+ to an alleg$        
violation ( a ,f$]al civil rights law 0 
due to ! res\rce con/ra9ts ( ! ,dep>tm5t
 = ! prec$+ ye>1 a description ( :i*    
res\rces ! ,dep>tm5t ne$s to fully &    
exp$iti\sly inve/igate ea* su* compla9t 
receiv$ by ! ,dep>tm5t4  7,k7 ,any      
*anges made1 9 ! prec$+ ye>1 to ! case  
process+ manual ( ! ,(fice = ,civil     
,rights ( ! ,dep>tm5t4  7#d7 ,9 p>agraph
 7#d73 7,a7 ,compla9t  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,!  
t]m compla9t means a writt5 /atem5t to !
 ,dep>tm5t alleg+ t ! rights ( "o or m  
p]sons h be5 violat$ & reque/+ t !      
,dep>tm5t take action4  7ii7 ,exclusions
 ,! t]m compla9t does n include oral    
allegations t are n r$uc$ to writ+1     
anonym\s correspond5ce1 c\rtesy copies (
 correspond5ce or a compla9t fil$ ) or  
o!rwise submitt$ to ano!r p]son or o!r  
entity1 or inquiries t seek advice or   
in=mation b d n seek action or          

int]v5tion f ! ,dep>tm5t4  7,b7         
,educational in/itution ,! t]m          
educational in/itution has ! mean+ giv5 
! t]m 9 section #ija7;c7 ( ! ,education 
,am5dm5ts ( #aigb 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4        
#afha7;c774  7,c7 ,f$]al civil rights   
law ,! t]m ,f$]al civil rights law      
includes-- 7i7 title ,,ix ( ! ,education
 ,am5dm5ts ( #aigb 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #afha 
et seq472  7ii7 ! ,civil ,rights ,act ( 
#aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;a et seq472  
7iii7 ! ,age ,discrim9ation ,act ( #aige
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #faja et seq472  7iv7 ! 
,am]icans ) ,disabilities ,act ( #aiij  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abaja et seq472  7v7 !  
,boy ,sc\ts ( ,am]ica ,equal ,access    
,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #gije72  7vi7 !     
,rehabilitation ,act ( #aigc 7#bi       
,u4,s4,c4 #gja et seq472 &  7vii7 any   
o!r law = :i* ! ,(fice = ,civil ,rights 
( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,education has          
adm9i/rative responsibility4  4  #c4    
,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (        
,congress t ! ,secret>y ( ,education    
%\ld protect any p]sonally id5tify+     

in=mation ( an individual nam$ 9 a      
compla9t or o!r docum5t1 :i* may be     
subject to public release "u p>agraph   
7#c7 ( section #bjc7;b7 ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,education ,organization ,act 7#bj      
,u4,s4,c4 #cdac7;b771 z add$ by ?is     
,act4