,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hacf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #bh1         
#bjbj,ms4 ,slotkin 7for herself1 ,ms4   
,frankel1 ,ms4 ,haaland1 and ,ms4       
,kuster of ,new ,hampshire7 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 ensure that
 investigations of sexual misconduct by 
institutions of higher education are    
fair1 trauma-informed1 and              
evidence-based4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the                
,trauma-,informed ,investigation ,act4  
#b4 ,program participation agreements   
,section #dhg7;a7 of the ,higher        
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajid7;a77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3  7#cj7 ,the          
institution will ensure that any        
investigation of sexual harassment or   
other sexual misconduct carried out by  
the institution is a trauma-informed    

investigation that-- 7,a7 is equitable  
and timely2  7,b7 is conducted in a     
manner that recognizes the emotional1   
behavioral1 developmental1 and legal    
challenges that can accompany trauma    
exposure2 and  7,c7 includes            
evidence-based procedures1 informed by  
cognitive science1 that are designed to 
identify1 address1 and minimize further 
trauma to victims4  4