,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajecd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ai1         
#bjbd,ms4 ,lee ( ,p5nsylvania 7= h]self1
 ,mr4 ,c>son1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 & 
,ms4 ,williams ( ,georgia7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce   
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,high] ,education 
,act ( #aife to require in/itutions (   
high] education1 z a condition (        
p>ticipat+ 9 programs "u title ,,iv (   
su* ,act1 to annually conduct a survey  
to measure /ud5t exp]i5ces )            
discrim9ation at su* in/itutions1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,creat+ ,positive      
,college ,campus ,racial ,climates ,act4
  #b4 ,assess+ discrim9ation at         
in/itutions ( high] education  7a7      
,national ,campus ,climate ,survey ,"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 ,national ,campus ,climate ,survey

  7a7 ,survey ,! ,secret>y %all develop 
an annual survey to measure /ud5t       
exp]i5ces ) discrim9ation at in/itutions
 ( high] education t p>ticipate 9 any   
program "u title ,,iv1 :i* %all be kn[n 
z ! ,national ,campus ,climate ,survey  
79 ?is section ref]r$ to z ! ,survey74  
,! ,survey %all collect f /ud5ts !      
foll[+ in=mation3 7#a7 ,! demographic   
in=mation ( ! /ud5t1 includ+ ! numb] (  
ye>s ( an und]graduate or graduate      
education ! /ud5t has complet$4  7#b7 ,!
 numb] ( in/ances ( cov]t & ov]t acts ( 
racial discrim9ation ! /ud5t has        
exp]i5c$ on a campus or o!r prop]ty ( ! 
in/itution4  7#c7 ,responses f ! /ud5t  
record$ on a num]ic scale f #a to #aj   
reg>d+ ! ext5t t ! /ud5t-- 7,a7 feels   
prep>$ to engage 9 a racially div]se    
democracy & work=ce2  7,b7 is conc]n$   
ab\t exp]i5c+ cov]t & ov]t acts ( racial
 discrim9ation on a campus or o!r       
prop]ty ( ! in/itution2 &  7,c7 is      
satisfi$ ) h[ ! in/itution responds to  
alleg$ incid5ts ( racial discrim9ation  

report$ to ! in/itution4  7#d7 ,any     
additional in=mation z det]m9$          
appropriate by ! ,secret>y4  7b7        
,di/ribution ,n lat] ?an ,septemb] #cj1 
#bjbe1 & n lat] ?an ea* ,septemb] #cj   
!reaft]1 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7#a7 prep>e 
! cont5t ( ! ,survey2 &  7#b7 di/ribute 
! ,survey to ea* in/itution ( high]     
education t p>ticipates 9 any program "u
 title ,,iv ?r\gh ! portal e/abli%$ "u  
subsection 7d77#a74  7c7 ,response      
collection ,n lat] ?an ,may #ca1 #bjbf1 
& n lat] ?an ea* ,may #ca !reaft]1 ea*  
in/itution ( high] education t          
p>ticipates 9 any program "u title ,,iv 
%all-- 7#a7 conduct ! ,survey di/ribut$ 
?r\gh ! portal e/abli%$ "u subsection   
7d77#a7 among /ud5ts ( ! in/itution &   
accept /ud5t responses to su* ,survey = 
a p]iod ( at lea/ #fj days2  7#b7 publi%
 a report ( ! results ( ! ,survey       
collect$ by ! in/itution t excludes any 
p]sonally id5tifiable in=mation on a    
publically available website ( !        
in/itution2  7#c7 notify /ud5ts & /aff (

 ! in/itution :5 su* report is publi%$2 
&  7#d7 upload ! results ( ! ,survey    
collect$ by ! in/itution to ! portal    
e/abli%$ "u subsection 7d77#a74  7d7    
,portal  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all
 publi% a portal on a publically        
available website ( ! ,dep>tm5t to      
facilitate ! di/ribution ( ! ,survey to1
 & to collect responses to ! ,survey    
upload$ by1 in/itutions ( high]         
education t p>ticipate 9 any program "u 
title ,,iv4  7#b7 ,database ,! portal   
e/abli%$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all include a
 se>*able database ( ! responses to !   
,survey upload$ to ! portal4 ,su*       
responses %all be-- 7,a7 disaggregat$ by
 ! in/itution ( high] education t !     
response p]ta9s to2 &  7,b7 anonymiz$ to
 remove any p]sonally id5tifiable       
in=mation4  7e7 ,assi/ance ,! ,secret>y 
%all e/abli% a website & a toll-free    
telephone numb] to provide assi/ance &  
res\rces to in/itutions ( high]         
education reg>d+ ! collection (         
responses to ! ,survey4  7f7 ,anonym\s  

responses ,! ,survey %all include an    
option = /ud5ts to submit responses     
anonym\sly4  7g7 ,monitor+ ,! ,(fice =  
,civil ,rights ( ! ,dep>tm5t-- 7#a7 %all
 monitor ! responses to ! ,survey       
upload$ to ! portal e/abli%$ "u         
subsection 7d77#a72 &  7#b7 may use su* 
responses z ! basis = op5+ an           
inve/igation ( alleg$ discrim9ation at  
an in/itution ( high] education4  #abe4 
,transp>5cy reg>d+ compla9ts relat$ to  
discrim9ation  7a7 ,n lat] ?an ,octob]  
#ca1 #bjbe1 & n less ?an twice ea* ye>  
!reaft]1 ea* in/itution ( high]         
education t p>ticipates 9 any program "u
 title ,,iv %all po/ on a publically    
available website ( ! in/itution & email
 /ud5ts ( ! in/itution ! foll[+         
in=mation3 7#a7 ,a guide ( ! policies ( 
! in/itution t prohibit discrim9ation on
 ! basis ( race1 color1 or national     
orig9 7includ+ discrim9ation bas$ on    
actual or p]ceiv$ %>$ ance/ry or e?nic  
*>act]i/ics71 includ+ discrim9ation     
aga9/ individuals :o are or are p]ceiv$ 

to be memb]s ( a religion4  7#b7 ,data f
 ! mo/ rec5tly complet$ academic ye>    
reg>d+-- 7,a7 compla9ts ass]t+ in/ances 
( discrim9ation describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7
 aga9/ a /ud5t t are report$ to !       
in/itution2 &  7,b7 compla9ts ass]t+    
in/ances ( discrim9ation describ$ 9     
p>agraph 7#a7 aga9/ a /ud5t t are       
report$ to ! ,(fice = ,civil ,rights ( !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,education1 to ! ext5t su* 
compla9ts are kn[n to ! in/itution4  7b7
 ,n lat] ?an ,octob] #ca1 #bjbe1 & n    
less ?an once e #d ye>s !reaft]1 ea*    
in/itution ( high] education t          
p>ticipates 9 any program "u title ,,iv 
%all audit all report+ sy/ems ( !       
in/itution t accept compla9ts ass]t+    
in/ances ( discrim9ation describ$ 9     
subsection 7a77#a7 aga9/ a /ud5t4 ,ea*  
su* audit %all evaluate-- 7#a7 h[ ea*   
su* report+ sy/em-- 7,a7 accepts1       
processes1 & resolves a compla9t2 &     
7,b7 solicits input & fe$back on !      
report+ sy/em f ! individual :o submitt$
 su* compla9t1 includ+ h[ ! in/itution  

communicates ) su* individual on matt]s 
reg>d+ ! compla9t2 &  7#b7 h[ !         
in/itution-- 7,a7 sanctions an          
individual f\nd to be non-compla9t ) !  
policies ( ! in/itution reg>d+ in/ances 
( discrim9ation describ$ 9 subsection   
7a77#a7 aga9/ a /ud5t2 &  7,b7 c\ld     
improve ! accessibility & ease (        
navigation ( report+ sy/ems4  4  7b7    
,,ocr annual report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al      
,section #bjc7;b7 ( ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,education ,organization ,act 7#bj      
,u4,s4,c4 #cdac7;b77 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  7#c7 ,! report requir$
 by p>agraph 7#a7 %all include an       
analysis ( ! compla9ts ! ,(fice = ,civil
 ,rights has receiv$ dur+ ! p]iod cov]$ 
by su* report reg>d+ alleg$             
discrim9ation aga9/ a /ud5t or /aff ( an
 in/itution ( high] education 9         
violation ( title ,,vi ( ! ,civil       
,rights ,act ( #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#bjjj;d et seq474 ,su* analysis %all    
include-- 7,a7 su* compla9ts            
disaggregat$ by-- 7i7 ! race or e?nicity

 ( ! alleg$ victim1 to ! ext5t su*      
in=mation is available2  7ii7 9 ! case (
 a compla9t fil$ by a /ud5t1 ! numb] (  
ye>s ( an und]graduate or graduate      
education ! /ud5t _h complet$ at ! "t   
su* compla9t 0 fil$2  7iii7 ! specific  
violation ( ,title ,,vi ( ! ,civil      
,rights ,act ( #aifd t is ! basis = !   
compla9t2 &  7iv7 ! "n ( ! in/itution1  
if any1 ^u :i* ! compla9t 0 alleg$      
aga9/2 &  7,b7 in=mation p]ta9+ to !    
p]iod cov]$ by su* report on-- 7i7 !    
numb] ( su* compla9ts1 includ+ ?r\gh :at
 means ! compla9t 0 fil$ & disaggregat$ 
by su* means1 includ+ electronic        
submissions ?r\gh =ms provid$ by !      
,(fice = ,civil ,rights2 &  7ii7 ! numb]
 ( compla9ts ) waiv]s approv$ = fil+    
aft] ! #ahj-;day fil+ p]iod has expir$4 
4  7#b7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5t made 
by ?is subsection %all take effect #a   
ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  
7c7 ,program p>ticipation agreem5t      
requirem5ts ,section #dhg7;a7 ( ! ,high]
 ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 

#ajid7;a77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7#cj7 ,! in/itution w comply ) 
! requirem5ts ( section #abd7;c74  7#ca7
 ,! in/itution w comply ) ! requirem5ts 
( section #abe4  4  7d7 ,audit ,n lat]  
?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is ,act1 ! ,inspector ,g5]al ( !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,education %all conduct an  
audit ( ! compla9t process us$ by !     
,(fice ( ,civil ,rights ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,education = compla9ts ( alleg$         
violations ( title ,,vi ( ! ,civil      
,rights ,act ( #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#bjjj;d et seq474