,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #begd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #cj1     
#bjba,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,braun1 and ,ms4 ,ernst 7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on       
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title   
,,vi of the ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd
 to protect students from racial        
hostility1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,protecting ,students ,from ,racial 
,hostility ,act4  #b4 ,discrimination   
,section #fja of the ,civil ,rights ,act
 of #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d7 is    
amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,no and      
inserting the following3  7a7 ,no  2 and
  7#b7 by adding at the end the         
following3  7b7 ,for purposes of        
subsection 7a71 use of a curriculum1 or 
teaching or counseling1 that promotes a 
divisive concept under a program or     
activity described in subsection 7a7    

relating to elementary1 secondary1 or   
postsecondary education and that results
 in a racially hostile environment in an
 educational setting shall be considered
 to be discrimination under that program
 or activity4  7c7 ,any intimidation1   
threat1 coercion1 or discrimination     
against any individual for the purpose  
of interfering with any right or        
privilege secured by this section1 or   
because the individual has made a       
complaint1 testified1 assisted1 or      
participated in any manner in an        
investigation1 proceeding or hearing    
under this section1 shall be considered 
to be discrimination under the program  
or activity involved4  7d7 ,in this     
section3 7#a7 ,the term promotion1 used 
with respect to a divisive concept1     
means race stereotyping or race         
scapegoating1 or promotion of one or    
more of the following concepts3 7,a7    
,one race is inherently superior to     
another race4  7,b7 ,the ,united ,states
 is fundamentally racist4  7,c7 ,an     

individual1 by virtue of the            
individual's race1 is inherently racist 
or oppressive1 whether consciously or   
unconsciously4  7,d7 ,an individual     
should be discriminated against or      
receive adverse treatment solely or     
partly because of the individual's race4
  7,e7 ,members of one race cannot and  
should not attempt to treat others      
without respect to race4  7,f7 ,an      
individual's moral character is         
necessarily determined by the           
individual's race4  7,g7 ,an individual1
 by virtue of the individual's race1    
bears responsibility for actions        
committed in the past by other members  
of the same race4  7,h7 ,any individual 
should feel discomfort1 guilt1 anguish1 
or any other form of psychological      
distress on account of the individual's 
race4  7,i7 ,meritocracy or traits such 
as a hard work ethic are racist1 or were
 created by a particular race to oppress
 another race4  7#b7 ,the term race     
scapegoating means assigning fault1     

blame1 or bias to a race1 or to members 
of a race because of their race4  7#c7  
,the term race stereotyping means       
ascribing character traits1 values1     
moral and ethical codes1 privileges1    
status1 or beliefs to a race1 or to an  
individual because of the individual's  
race4  7#d7 ,the term racially hostile  
environment means-- 7,a7 a situation of 
racial discrimination that has occurred 
and created an adverse setting2  7,b7 a 
racially intimidating or racially       
offensive environment that causes a     
person to be fearful2 or  7,c7 a setting
 that denies1 limits1 or interferes     
with1 on the basis of race1 a person's  
ability to participate in or benefit    
from a program or activity4  4  #c4     
,reports ,section #fjb of the ,civil    
,rights ,act of #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#bjjj;d-#a7 is amended-- 7#a7 by        
striking ,each and inserting the        
following3  7a7 ,each  2 and  7#b7 by   
adding at the end the following3  7b7   
7#a7 ,any ,state educational agency that

 is the subject of a complaint under    
this title1 or that receives information
 about a complaint from an entity under 
paragraph 7#b77;,a71 shall report the   
complaint involved to the ,attorney     
,general of the ,state4 ,any ,state     
higher education agency that is the     
subject of a complaint under this title1
 or that receives information about a   
complaint from an entity under paragraph
 7#b77;,b71 shall report the complaint  
involved to the ,attorney ,general of   
the ,state4  7#b7 ,any division of a    
,state1 a local government in the       
,state1 or an entity in the ,state      
covered by any of paragraphs 7#a7       
through 7#d7 of section #fjf1 that is   
the subject of a complaint under this   
title shall-- 7,a7 if engaged in the    
business of providing elementary or     
secondary education1 inform the ,state  
educational agency of the complaint2 and
  7,b7 if engaged in the business of    
providing postsecondary education1      
inform the ,state higher education      

agency of the complaint4  7#c7 ,in this 
subsection1 the term ,state educational 
agency has the meaning given the term in
 section #haja of the ,elementary and   
,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7c7 ,the ,secretary 
of ,education shall annually prepare and
 submit a report to ,congress on the    
nature of any complaints received under 
section #fja and described in section   
#fja7;b74  4