,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cgbd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #be1 #bjbc,mr4   
,ow5s introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & !
 ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,high] 
,education ,act ( #aife to prohibit     
recogniz$ accr$it+ ag5cies &            
associations f requir+1 enc\rag+1 or    
co]c+ in/itutions ( high] education to  
meet any political litmus te/ or violate
 any "r protect$ by ! ,con/itution z a  
condition ( accr$itation4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,accr$itation = ,college ,excell5ce ,act
 ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,prohibition on political
 litmus te/s 9 accr$itation (           
in/itutions ( high] education  7a7      
,op]at+ proc$ures requir$ ,section      
#dif7;c7 ( ! ,high] ,education ,act (   
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajii;b7c77 is     
am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+ & at ! end (     
p>agraph 7#h72  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#i71 by
 /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 & 
7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#aj7  

confirms t--  7,a7 ! /&>ds =            
accr$itation ( ! ag5cy or association d 
n-- 7i7 except z provid$ 9 clause 7ii7--
  7,i7 require1 enc\rage1 or co]ce any  
in/itution to-- 7aa7 support1 oppose1 or
 commit to support+ or oppos+-- 7,,aa7 a
 specific p>tisan or political belief or
 set ( beliefs2 or 7,,bb7 a p>ticul>    
viewpo9t on a social or political issue2
 or  7bb7 support or commit to support+ 
! disp>ate treatm5t ( any individual or 
gr\p ( individuals on ! basis ( sex1    
race1 or e?nicity1 except z requir$ by  
,f$]al law2 or  7,,ii7 assess an        
in/itution's commitm5t to any ideology1 
belief1 or viewpo9t2  7ii7 prohibit an  
in/itution-- 7,i7 f hav+ a religi\s     
mission1 op]at+ z a religi\s in/itution1
 or be+ controll$ by a religi\s         
organization 79 a mann] describ$ 9      
p>agraph 7#a71 7#b71 7#c71 7#d71 7#e71  
or 7#f7 ( section #ajf4ab7;c7 ( title   
#cd1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7z 9   
effect on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
p>agraph771 or f requir+ an applicant1  

/ud5t1 or employee ( su* an in/itution  
to--  7aa7 provide or adh]e to a /atem5t
 ( fai?2 or  7bb7 adh]e to a code (     
conduct consi/5t ) ! /at$ religi\s      
mission ( su* in/itution or ! religi\s  
t5ets ( su* organization2 or  7,,ii7 f  
requir+ an applicant1 /ud5t1 or employee
 to take an oa? to uphold ! ,con/itution
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 or  7iii7 require1  
enc\rage1 or co]ce an in/itution ( high]
 education to violate any "r protect$ by
 ! ,con/itution2 &  7,b7 no in/itution (
 high] education subject to its         
jurisdiction w-- 7i7 be requir$1        
enc\rag$1 or co]c$ by ! ag5cy or        
association to--  7,i7 support1 oppose1 
or make a commitm5t to support+ or      
oppos+ any belief or viewpo9t describ$ 9
 subp>agraph 7,a77i77,i77aa72 or  7,,ii7
 support or commit to support+ !        
treatm5t describ$ 9 subp>agraph         
7,a77i77,i77bb72  7ii7 be assess$ by !  
ag5cy or association 9 ! mann] describ$ 
9 subp>agraph 7,a77i77,,ii72  7iii7 be  
prohibit$ by ! ag5cy or association f-- 

7,i7 hav+ a religi\s mission1 op]at+ z a
 religi\s in/itution1 or be+ controll$  
by a religi\s organization z describ$ 9 
subp>agraph 7,a77ii77,i72 or  7,,ii7    
requir+ an applicant1 /ud5t1 or employee
 to take an action1 z describ$ 9        
subp>agraph 7,a77ii77,,ii72 or  7iv7 be 
requir$1 enc\rag$1 or co]c$ to commit a 
violation describ$ 9 subp>agraph        
7,a77iii74  4  7b7 ,limitation on scope 
( crit]ia ,section #dif7;g7 ( ! ,high]  
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajii;b7g77 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 ! fir/   
s5t5ce1 by /rik+ ,no?+ 9 & ins]t+ !     
foll[+3  7#a7 ,rules ( con/ruction ,no?+
 9  2  7#b7 by /rik+ ! second s5t5ce2 & 
7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#b7   
,prohibition ,no accr$it+ ag5cy or      
association may adopt /&>ds =           
accr$itation n provid$ = 9 ?is section4 
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