,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gdhh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #g1 #bjbb,ms4  
,/efanik 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,rodney ,davis 
( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,womack1 ,mrs4         
,mill]-,meeks1 & ,ms4 ,letl[7 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !        
,committee on ,education & ,labor  ,a   
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,high] ,education    
,act ( #aife to provide = c]ta9 fre$om (
 association protections1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,fre$om ( ,association 9   
,high] ,education ,act ( #bjbb4  #b4    
,purposes  7a7 ,purposes ,! purposes (  
?is ,act are z foll[s3 7#a7 ,protect any
 /ud5t 9 a s+le-sex social organization 
or any s+le-sex social organization f   
any adv]se action by an in/itution (    
high] education bas$ solely on !        
memb]%ip practice ( su* organization (  
limit+ memb]%ip only to individuals ( "o
 sex4  7#b7 ,ensure any /ud5t 9 a       
s+le-sex social organization or any     
s+le-sex social organization is treat$  

)\t bias 9 comp>ison to /ud5ts at an    
in/itution ( high] education :o d n     
p>ticipate 9 s+le-sex social            
organizations1 or o!r social            
organizations at an in/itution ( high]  
education t are n s+le-sex4  7#c7       
,protect ! rights ( /ud5ts to freely    
associate ) & p>ticipate 9 social       
organizations1 includ+ s+le-sex social  
organizations4  #c4 ,fre$om (           
association protections = /ud5ts 9      
social organizations ,"p ,b ( title ,i (
 ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ajaa et seq47 is am5d$ by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #abd4 ,fre$om (
 association protections = /ud5ts 9     
social organizations  7a7 ,uphold+      
fre$om ( association protections ,any   
/ud5t 7or gr\p ( /ud5ts7 enroll$ 9 an   
in/itution ( high] education %all-- 7#a7
 be able to =m or apply to jo9 any      
recogniz$ or unrecogniz$ social         
organization1 includ+ any s+le-sex      
social organization2 &  7#b7 if select$ 
= memb]%ip by any social organization1  

be able to jo9 su* social organization &
 p>ticipate 9 su* social organization4  
7b7 ,non-,retaliation aga9/ /ud5ts (    
s+le-,sex social organizations ,an      
in/itution ( high] education t receives 
funds "u ?is ,act1 includ+ ?r\gh an     
in/itution's p>ticipation 9 any program 
"u title ,,iv1 %all n-- 7#a7 take any   
action to require or co]ce a /ud5t or   
prospective /ud5t :o is a memb] or      
prospective memb] ( a s+le-sex social   
organization to waive ! protections     
provid$ "u subsection 7a71 includ+ z a  
condition ( enroll+ 9 ! in/itution2     
7#b7 take any adv]se action aga9/ a     
s+le-sex social organization1 or a /ud5t
 :o is a memb] or a prospective memb] ( 
a s+le-sex social organization1 bas$    
solely on ! memb]%ip practice ( su*     
organization limit+ memb]%ip only to    
individuals ( "o sex2 or  7#c7 impose a 
recruitm5t re/riction 7includ+ a        
recruitm5t re/riction relat+ to ! s*$ule
 = memb]%ip recruitm5t7 on a s+le-sex   
social organization recogniz$ by !      

in/itution1 :i* is n impos$ ^u o!r /ud5t
 organizations by ! in/itution1 unless !
 organization 7or a c\ncil ( simil>     
organizations7 & ! in/itution h ent]$   
into a mutually agre$-^u writt5 agreem5t
 t all[s ! in/itution to impose su*     
re/riction4  7c7 ,rules ( con/ruction   
,no?+ 9 ?is section %all-- 7#a7 require 
an in/itution ( high] education to      
(ficially recognize a social            
organization1 includ+ a s+le-sex social 
organization2  7#b7 prohibit an         
in/itution ( high] education f tak+ an  
adv]se action aga9/ a /ud5t :o jo9s a   
social organization1 includ+ a s+le-sex 
social organization1 = a reason includ+ 
academic misconduct or nonacademic      
misconduct1 or because ! organization's 
purpose poses a cle> h>m to /ud5ts or   
employees ( ! in/itution1 s long z t    
adv]se action is n bas$ solely on !     
memb]%ip practice ( ! organization (    
limit+ memb]%ip only to individuals ( "o
 sex2  7#c7 prev5t a social organization
 f regulat+ its own memb]%ip2  7#d7     

inhibit ! ability ( ! faculty ( an      
in/itution ( high] education to express 
an op9ion 7ei!r individually or         
collectively7 ab\t memb]%ip 9 a s+le-sex
 social organization1 or o!rwise inhibit
 ! academic fre$om ( su* faculty to     
rese>*1 write1 or publi% mat]ial ab\t   
memb]%ip 9 su* an organization2 or  7#e7
 create en=ceable rights aga9/ a social 
organization or aga9/ an in/itution (   
high] education due to ! decision ( su* 
social organization to d5y memb]%ip to  
an individual /ud5t4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9
 ?is section3 7#a7 ,adv]se action ,! t]m
 adv]se action includes ! foll[+ actions
 tak5 by an in/itution ( high] education
 ) respect to a s+le-sex social         
organization or a memb] or prospective  
memb] ( a s+le-sex social organization3 
7,a7 ,expulsion1 susp5sion1 probation1  
c5sure1 condemnation1 =mal reprim&1 or  
any o!r discipl9>y action1 co]cive      
action1 or sanction tak5 by an          
in/itution ( high] education or         
adm9i/rative unit ( su* in/itution4     

7,b7 ,an oral or writt5 w>n+ ) respect  
to an action describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7
 made by an (ficial ( an in/itution (   
high] education act+ 9 _! (ficial       
capacity4  7,c7 ,an action to d5y       
p>ticipation 9 any education program or 
activity1 includ+ ! )hold+ ( any rights1
 privileges1 or opportunities af=d$ o!r 
/ud5ts on campus4  7,d7 ,an action to   
)hold1 9 :ole or 9 "p1 any f9ancial     
assi/ance 7includ+ s*ol>%ips & on-campus
 employm5t71 or d5y+ ! opportunity to   
apply = f9ancial assi/ance1 a s*ol>%ip1 
a graduate fell[%ip1 or on-campus       
employm5t4  7,e7 ,an action to d5y or   
re/rict access to on-campus h\s+4  7,f7 
,an act to d5y any c]tification1        
endorsem5t1 or lett] ( recomm5dation t  
may be requir$ by a /ud5t's curr5t or   
future employ]1 a gov]nm5t ag5cy1 a     
lic5s+ bo>d1 an in/itution ( high]      
education1 a s*ol>%ip program1 or a     
graduate fell[%ip to :i* ! /ud5t applies
 or seeks to apply4  7,g7 ,an action to 
d5y p>ticipation 9 any sports team1     

club1 or o!r /ud5t organization1 includ+
 a d5ial ( any lead]%ip position 9 any  
sports team1 club1 or o!r /ud5t         
organization4  7,h7 ,an action to )draw 
! in/itution's (ficial recognition ( su*
 organization4  7,i7 ,an action to      
require any /ud5t to c]tify t su* /ud5t 
is n a memb] ( a s+le-sex social        
organization or to disclose ! /ud5t's   
memb]%ip 9 a s+le-sex social            
organization4  7,j7 ,an action to       
int]ject an in/itution's own crit]ia    
into ! memb]%ip practices ( !           
organization 9 any mann] t conflicts ) !
 rights ( su* organization "u title ,,ix
 ( ! ,education ,am5dm5ts ( #aigb 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #afha et seq47 or ?is section4
  7#b7 ,s+le-sex social organization ,! 
t]m s+le-sex social organization means--
 7,a7 a social frat]nity or sorority    
describ$ 9 section #eja7;c7 ( ! ,int]nal
 ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf :i* is exempt f  
taxation "u section #eja7;a7 ( su*      
,code1 or an organization t has be5     
hi/orically s+le-sex1 ! active memb]%ip 

( :i* consi/s prim>ily ( /ud5ts or      
alumni ( an in/itution ( high]          
education2 or  7,b7 a s+le-sex private  
social club 7includ+ an indep5d5t       
organization locat$ (f-campus7 t consi/s
 prim>ily ( /ud5ts or alumni ( an       
in/itution ( high] education4  4