,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ceee  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bg1 #bjai,ms4 
,clark of ,massachusetts 7for herself1  
,mr4 ,pappas1 ,ms4 ,davids of ,kansas1  
,miss ,rice of ,new ,york1 ,mr4         
,lowenthal1 ,ms4 ,norton1 and ,mr4      
,blumenauer7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,education and ,labor  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,department of    
,education ,organization ,act and the   
,higher ,education ,act of #aife to     
require publication of information      
relating to religious exemptions to the 
requirements of title ,,ix of the       
,education ,amendments of #aigb1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,exposing     
,discrimination in ,higher ,education   
,act4  #b4 ,publication on website of   
the ,department of ,education ,section  
#bjc of the ,department of ,education   
,organization ,act 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #cdac7
 is amended by adding at the end the    

following3  7d7 ,the ,assistant         
,secretary for ,civil ,rights shall     
publish1 on the ,department's website1  
in a prominent location1 information    
regarding religious exemptions to the   
requirements of title ,,ix of the       
,education ,amendments of #aigb 7#bj    
,u4,s4,c4 #afha et seq47 in accord with 
this paragraph4 ,such information shall 
include a list naming each institution  
of higher education that requests such  
an exemption1 the name of each such     
institution that has received an        
exemption1 and the nature and scope of  
that exemption 7including each program  
or activity covered by the exemption and
 the personal characteristics or        
behaviors to which the exemption        
applies74  4  #c4 ,publication on       
website of each institution of higher   
education ,section #dhe of the ,higher  
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajib7 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7n7 ,disclosure of      
religious exemptions to title ,,ix of   

the ,education ,amendments of #aigb     
,each institution of higher education   
participating in any program under this 
title that requests1 receives1 or       
exercises or intends to exercise a      
religious exemption to the requirements 
of title ,,ix of the ,education         
,amendments of #aigb 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4     
#afha et seq47 shall submit in writing  
to the ,assistant ,secretary a statement
 by the highest ranking official of the 
institution1 identifying the provisions 
of part #ajf of title #cd of the ,code  
of ,federal ,regulations that conflict  
with a specific tenet of the religious  
organization and shall publish on its   
website1 in a prominent location1 the   
following3  7#a7 ,request letter ,each  
letter submitted by the educational     
institution to the ,department to       
request such an exemption4  7#b7        
,exemption letter ,each letter from the 
,department to the educational          
institution that grants or denies such  
an exemption4  7#c7 ,notice of request  

,notice that the educational institution
 has requested an exemption under       
section #ija7;a77#c7 of the ,education  
,amendments of #aigb 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4     
#afha7;a77#c774  7#d7 ,notice of        
exemption ,if applicable1 notice that   
the educational institution has received
 an exemption under section #ija7;a77#c7
 of the ,education ,amendments of #aigb 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #afha7;a77#c774  7#e7    
,covered personal characteristics or    
behaviors ,a list of the personal       
characteristics or behaviors to which   
each requested or granted exemption     
applies4  7#f7 ,covered activities or   
programs ,a list of the activities or   
programs to which each exemption        
applies4  7#g7 ,statement of rights ,the
 statement ,students continue to have   
rights under title ,,ix of the          
,education ,amendments of #aigb4 ,any   
student who experiences discrimination  
may contact the ,office for ,civil      
,rights at the ,united ,states          
,department of ,education at  or 41 with

 the first blank space being filled with
 a link to the website of the ,office   
for ,civil ,rights and the second blank 
space being filled with the telephone   
number of the ,office for ,civil        
,rights4  4