,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hgjh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ab1 #bjbd,mr4  
,bilirakis 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,lee (      
,florida1 & ,mr4 ,baird7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce   
,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit ,f$]al fund+ =  
in/itutions ( high] education t c>ry out
 div]sity1 equity1 & inclusion          
initiatives1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,elim9ate ,,dei 9 ,colleges ,act4  #b4  
,prohibition on ,f$]al fund+ =          
in/itutions ( high] education t c>ry out
 div]sity1 equity1 & inclusion          
initiatives ,"p ,b ( title ,i ( ! ,high]
 ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajaa et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  #abd4 ,prohibition on       
div]sity1 equity1 & inclusion           
initiatives  7a7 ,re/riction on         
eligibility ,not)/&+ any o!r provision (
 law1 no in/itution ( high] education   
%all be eligible to receive funds or any

 o!r =m ( f9ancial assi/ance "u any     
,f$]al program1 includ+ p>ticipation 9  
any f$]ally fund$ or gu>ante$ /ud5t loan
 program1 unless ! in/itution c]tifies  
to ! ,secret>y t ! in/itution-- 7#a7    
does n & w n c>ry out any program1      
project1 initiative1 or o!r activity !  
prim>y purpose ( :i* is to advocate1    
promote1 or o!rwise support div]sity1   
equity1 & inclusion2 &  7#b7 does n & w 
n ma9ta9 any (fice or o!r entity )9 !   
in/itution to advocate1 promote1 or     
o!rwise support div]sity1 equity1 &     
inclusion4  7b7 ,in=mation availability 
,ea* in/itution ( high] education t     
provides ! c]tification requir$ by      
subsection 7a7 %all1 ^u reque/1 make    
available to ! ,secret>y any in=mation  
ne$$ by ! ,secret>y to v]ify ! tru? &   
accuracy ( ! c]tification4  7c7         
,regulations ,! ,secret>y %all publi%   
regulations to implem5t & en=ce !       
provisions ( ?is section4  7d7 ,appeals 
,^u det]m9ation by ! ,secret>y to       
t]m9ate f9ancial assi/ance to any       

in/itution ( high] education "u ?is     
section1 ! in/itution may file an appeal
 ) an adm9i/rative law judge be=e !     
expiration ( ! #cj-;day p]iod beg9n+ on 
! date su* in/itution is notifi$ ( !    
decision to t]m9ate f9ancial assi/ance  
"u ?is section4 ,su* judge %all hold a  
he>+ ) respect to su* t]m9ation (       
assi/ance be=e ! expiration ( ! #de-;day
 p]iod beg9n+ on ! date t su* appeal is 
fil$4 ,su* judge may ext5d su* #de-;day 
p]iod ^u a motion by ! in/itution       
conc]n$4 ,! decision ( ! judge ) respect
 to su* t]m9ation %all be consid]$ to be
 a f9al ag5cy action4  7e7 ,def9ition ,9
 ?is section1 ! t]m div]sity1 equity1 & 
inclusion means ! concept accord+ to :i*
 individuals are-- 7#a7 classifi$ on    
basis ( race1 color1 sex1 national      
orig91 g5d] id5tity1 or sexual          
ori5tation2 &  7#b7 af=d$ diff]5tial or 
pref]5tial treatm5t basis ( su*         
classification4  4