,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hiid  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #af1 #bjbj 
,ms4 ,underwood 7for herself1 ,mr4      
,thompson of ,mississippi1 ,ms4 ,norton1
 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,carson 
of ,indiana1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,kildee1 
and ,ms4 ,jayapal7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and ,labor 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,department of 
,education ,organization ,act to permit 
appeals of certain determinations made  
by the ,office of ,civil ,rights of the 
,department of ,education made with     
respect to complaints filed between     
,march #e1 #bjah1 and ,november #ah1    
#bjah4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may 
be cited as the ,restoring ,students'   
,right to ,appeal ,act of #bjbj4  #b4   
,right to appeal certain determinations 
made with respect to civil rights       
complaints filed between ,march #e1     
#bjah1 and ,november #ah1 #bjah ,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  7#a7 ,an individual who
 filed a complaint with the ,office of  
,civil ,rights between ,march #e1 #bjah1
 and ,november1 #ah1 #bjah1 and who     
received an investigative determination 
of insufficient evidence shall have the 
right to file with such ,office an      
appeal of such determination in         
accordance with this subsection4  7#b7  
,not later than #fj days after the      
effective date of this subsection1 the  
,assistant ,secretary for ,civil ,rights
 shall conduct outreach to inform each  
individual described in paragraph 7#a7  
of the right to file such appeal4 ,such 
outreach shall include the following3   
7,a7 ,the ,assistant ,secretary shall   
publish on the website of the           
,department a notice that each          
individual described in paragraph 7#a7  
has the right to file such appeal4  7,b7
 ,the ,assistant ,secretary shall notify
 in writing each individual described in

 paragraph 7#a7 of the right to file    
such appeal during the #fj-;day period  
that begins on the date such individual 
receives the written notice of such     
right4  7,c7 ,not later than #ahj days  
after the effective date of this        
subsection1 the ,secretary shall submit 
a report to the ,committee on ,education
 and ,labor of the ,house of            
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions of the ,senate that includes--
 7i7 with respect to each complaint     
described in paragraph 7#a71 information
 that specifies--  7,i7 each ,federal   
civil rights law that such complainant  
alleged was violated2  7,,ii7 the date  
on which such complaint was filed2      
7,,iii7 the date on which any previous  
appeal of such determination was filed2 
and  7,,iv7 the then current status of  
such complaint2 and  7ii7 information   
describing in detail the outreach       
conducted under this paragraph to inform
 individuals described in paragraph 7#a7

 of the right to appeal under this      
subsection4  7,d7 ,data reported under  
this subsection shall be reported in    
accordance with applicable privacy laws 
and regulations4  4