,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fbcf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ab1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,gallego 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,stefanik1 
,mrs4 ,murphy of ,florida1 ,mr4         
,stivers1 ,mr4 ,gottheimer1 ,mr4        
,hudson1 ,mrs4 ,kirkpatrick1 ,mr4       
,flores1 ,ms4 ,kendra ,s4 ,horn of      
,oklahoma1 ,mr4 ,womack1 ,ms4 ,sewell of
 ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,rodney ,davis of       
,illinois1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,bost1   
,mr4 ,hill of ,arkansas1 ,mr4 ,steube1  
,mr4 ,himes1 ,mr4 ,byrne1 and ,mrs4     
,brooks of ,indiana7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and ,labor 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,higher        
,education ,act of #aife to provide for 
certain freedom of association          
protections1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,collegiate ,freedom of         
,association ,act #b4j4  #b4 ,freedom of
 association protections ,part ,b of    
title ,i of the ,higher ,education ,act 

of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaa et seq47  
is amended by adding at the end the     
following3  #abd4 ,freedom of           
association protections  7a7            
,non-,retaliation against students of   
single-,sex social organizations ,an    
institution of higher education that    
receives funds under this ,act shall    
not-- 7#a7 take any action to require or
 coerce a student or prospective student
 who is a member or prospective member  
of a single-sex social organization to  
waive the requirements of paragraph     
7#b71 including as a condition of       
enrolling in the institution2 or  7#b7  
take any adverse action against a       
student who is a member or a prospective
 member of a single-sex social          
organization based solely on the        
membership practice of such organization
 limiting membership to only individuals
 of one sex4  7b7 ,rules of construction
 ,nothing in this section shall-- 7#a7  
require an institution of higher        
education to officially recognize a     

single-sex organization2  7#b7 prohibit 
an institution of higher education from 
taking an adverse action against a      
student who joins a single-sex social   
organization for a reason including     
academic misconduct or nonacademic      
misconduct1 or because the              
organization's purpose poses a clear    
harm to the students or employees1 so   
long as that adverse action is not based
 solely on the membership practice of   
the organization of limiting membership 
to only individuals of one sex2 or  7#c7
 inhibit the ability of the faculty of  
an institution of higher education to   
express an opinion 7either individually 
or collectively7 about membership in a  
single-sex social organization1 or      
otherwise inhibit the academic freedom  
of such faculty to research1 write1 or  
publish material about membership in    
such an organization4  7c7 ,definitions 
,in this section3 7#a7 ,adverse action  
,the term adverse action means any of   
the following actions taken by an       

institution of higher education with    
respect to a member or prospective      
member of a single-sex social           
organization3 7,a7 ,expulsion1          
suspension1 probation1 censure1         
condemnation1 formal reprimand1 or any  
other disciplinary action1 coercive     
action1 or sanction taken by an         
institution of higher education or      
administrative unit of such institution4
  7,b7 ,an oral or written warning with 
respect to an action described in       
subparagraph 7,a74  7,c7 ,an action to  
deny participation in any education     
program or activity4  7,d7 ,an action to
 withhold1 in whole or in part1 any     
financial assistance 7including         
scholarships and on campus employment71 
or denying the opportunity to apply for 
financial assistance1 a scholarship1 a  
graduate fellowship1 or on-campus       
employment4  7,e7 ,an action to deny or 
restrict access to on-campus housing4   
7,f7 ,an act to deny any certification1 
endorsement1 or letter of recommendation

 that may be required by a student's    
current or future employer1 a government
 agency1 a licensing board1 an          
institution of higher education1 a      
scholarship program1 or a graduate      
fellowship to which the student seeks to
 apply4  7,g7 ,an action to deny        
participation in any sports team1 club1 
or other student organization1 including
 a denial of any leadership position in 
any sports team1 club1 or other student 
organization4  7,h7 ,an action to       
require any student to certify that such
 student is not a member of a single-sex
 social organization or to disclose the 
student's membership in a single-sex    
social organization4  7#b7 ,single-sex  
social organization ,the term single-sex
 social organization means a social     
fraternity or sorority described in     
section #eja7;c7 of the ,internal       
,revenue ,code of #aihf which is exempt 
from taxation under section #eja7;a7 of 
such ,code1 or an organization that has 
been historically single-sex1 the active

 membership of which consists primarily 
of students or alumni of an institution 
of higher education4  4