,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #agie  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #a1 #bjbc,mr4    
,rubio 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,lee1 & ,mr4    
,scott ( ,florida7 introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
modify ! crit]ia = recognition (        
accr$it+ ag5cies or associations =      
in/itutions ( high] education4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,fairness 9 ,high] ,education           
,accr$itation ,act4  #b4 ,crit]ia =     
recognition ( accr$it+ ag5cies or       
associations ,section #dif ( ! ,high]   
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajii;b7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection   
7a7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#e7-- 7i7 9      
subp>agraph 7,i71 by /rik+ & aft] !     
semicolon2  7ii7 9 subp>agraph 7,j71 by 
ins]t+ & aft] ! semicolon2 &  7iii7 by  
ins]t+ aft] subp>agraph 7,j71 & be=e !  
flu% text1 ! foll[+3  7,k7 except 9 !   
case ( an in/itution describ$ 9         

subsection 7r77#b71 success 9 ensur+ a  
"r ( free inquiry 7z def9$ 9 subsection 
7r77#a772  2  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#g71 by  
/rik+ & aft] ! semicolon2  7,c7 9       
p>agraph 7#h71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end
 & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7,d7 by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  7#i7 z "p ( ! accr$it+       
process1 su* an ag5cy or association    
%all n consid]-- 7,a7 ! div]sity1       
equity1 & inclusion policies ( an       
in/itution ( high] education2 &  7,b7 ! 
racial composition ( ! accept$          
applicants1 /ud5ts1 or ! faculty or     
/aff1 ( an in/itution ( high] education4
  2  7#b7 9 subsection 7g71 9 ! second  
s5t5ce1 by /rik+ ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act &     
ins]t+ ,subject to subsection 7a77#i71  
no?+ 9 ?is ,act2  7#c7 9 subsection 7p71
 by /rik+ ,no?+ 9 subsection 7a77#e7 &  
ins]t+ ,subject to subsection 7a77#i71  
no?+ 9 subsection 7a77#e72 &  7#d7 by   
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7r7 ,free      
inquiry  7#a7 ,free inquiry ,9 ?is      
section1 ! t]m free inquiry means-- 7,a7
 9 ! case ( a public in/itution ( high] 

education t is legally requir$ to abide 
by ! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution1  
compliance )-- 7i7 ! ,fir/ ,am5dm5t to !
 ,con/itution1 includ+ protections =    
fre$om ( spee*1 association1 press1     
religion1 assembly1 & petition2 &  7ii7 
! in/itution's own writt5 policies      
reg>d+ academic fre$om2 or  7,b7 9 !    
case ( a private in/itution ( high]     
education1 adh]5ce to ! in/itution's    
writt5 in/itutional policies conc]n+    
fre$om ( spee*1 association1 press1     
religion1 assembly1 petition1 & academic
 fre$om4  7#b7 ,religi\s exemption ,an  
in/itution describ$ 9 any ( subp>agraphs
 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,f7 %all n be subject to ! 
free inquiry requirem5ts ( subsection   
7a77#e77,k74 ,su* exempt in/itutions    
%all include3 7,a7 ,an in/itution t is a
 s*ool or dep>tm5t ( div9ity4  7,b7 ,an 
in/itution t requires its faculty1      
/ud5ts1 or employees to be memb]s (1 or 
o!rwise engage 9 religi\s practices (1  
or esp\se a p]sonal belief 91 ! religion
 ( ! organization by :i* x claims to be 

controll$4  7,c7 ,an in/itution t 9 its 
*>t] or catalog1 or o!r (ficial         
publication1 conta9s an explicit /atem5t
 t x is controll$ by a religi\s         
organization or an organ !re(1 or is    
committ$ to ! doctr9es or practices ( a 
p>ticul> religion1 & ! memb]s ( its     
gov]n+ body are appo9t$ by ! controll+  
religi\s organization or an organ !re(1 
& x receives a significant am\nt (      
f9ancial support f ! controll+ religi\s 
organization or an organ !re(4  7,d7 ,an
 in/itution t has a doctr9al /atem5t or 
a /atem5t ( religi\s practices1 along ) 
a /atem5t t memb]s ( ! in/itution       
community mu/ engage 9 ! religi\s       
practices (1 or esp\se a p]sonal belief 
91 ! religion1 its practices1 or !      
doctr9al /atem5t or /atem5t ( religi\s  
practices4  7,e7 ,an in/itution t has a 
publi%$ in/itutional mission t is       
approv$ by ! gov]n+ body ( an           
educational in/itution & t includes1    
ref]s to1 or is pr$icat$ ^u religi\s    
t5ets1 beliefs1 or tea*+s4  7,f7 ,an    

in/itution ) respect to :i* !re is o!r  
evid5ce suffici5t to e/abli% t !        
in/itution is controll$ by a religi\s   
organization1 pursuant to section       
#ija7;a77#c7 ( ! ,education ,am5dm5ts ( 
#aigb 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #afha7;a77#c774  4 
#c4 ,civil action ,an in/itution ( high]
 education 7z def9$ 9 section #ajb ( !  
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb71 & includ+ bo? public &
 private in/itutions z s def9$7 t is    
subject to a d5ial1 )drawal1 or         
t]m9ation ( accr$itation z a result ( an
 accr$it+ ag5cy or association's        
violation ( ! prohibition e/abli%$ 9    
p>agraph 7#i7 ( section #dif7;a7 ( !    
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajii;b7a771 z add$ by section
 #b ( ?is ,act1 may pursue a civil      
action 9 accordance ) subsections 7e7 & 
7f7 ( su* section #dif4