,,ii #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cehj ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #aa1 #bjbd,mr4 ,cassidy 7for himself and ,mr4 ,fetterman7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions ,a ,,bill ,to require institutions of higher education participating in ,federal student aid programs to share information about title ,,vi of the ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd1 including a link to the webpage of the ,office for ,civil ,rights where an individual can submit a complaint regarding discrimination in violation of such title1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,protecting ,students on ,campus ,act of #bjbd4 #b4 ,title ,,vi awareness campaign 7a7 ,title ,,vi awareness campaign 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,education1 acting through the ,assistant ,secretary for ,civil ,rights of the ,department of ,education1 shall carry out a public awareness campaign regarding the availability of rights provided to individuals under title ,,vi of the ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d et seq474 7#b7 ,awareness campaign ,the public awareness campaign shall include appealing visual and auditory elements and shall be updated annually and distributed to institutions of higher education for physical posting in #a or more high traffic public places1 such as student centers1 and digital posting on #a or more high traffic institution web pages1 such as student services4 ,the campaign shall utilize such methods and materials as necessary to maximize student accessibility4 7#c7 ,ability to contract ,the ,secretary may carry out this subsection directly or through a contract with a nonprofit organization that specializes in public awareness communications4 7b7 ,,hea ,amendments ,section #dhg7;a7 of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajid7;a77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#cj7 ,the institution-- 7,a7 has prominently displayed on the homepage of the institution a link to the webpage of the ,office for ,civil ,rights of the ,department of ,education where an individual can submit a complaint regarding discrimination on the basis of race1 color1 or national origin in violation of title ,,vi of the ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d et seq472 and 7,b7 will annually display and post the public awareness campaign materials created and distributed under section #b7;a7 of the ,protecting ,students on ,campus ,act of #bjbd in high traffic public places on campus1 such as student centers1 and high traffic institution web pages1 such as student services4 4 #c4 ,congressional briefings 7a7 ,in ,general ,beginning not later than #cj days after the date of enactment of this ,act and ending #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,assistant ,secretary for ,civil ,rights of the ,department of ,education shall give a monthly briefing to ,congress-- 7#a7 explaining the number of complaints that the ,office for ,civil ,rights of the ,department of ,education 7referred to in this ,act as the ,office7 has received in the previous month regarding discrimination on the basis of race1 color1 or national origin in violation of title ,,vi of the ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d et seq471 disaggregated by the basis of discrimination2 7#b7 describing how the ,office plans to address those complaints and the investigations opened in response to those complaints2 and 7#c7 providing data about the length of time that those complaints remain open after being received by the ,office4 7b7 ,report ,not later than #dh hours prior to each briefing described in subsection 7a71 the ,assistant ,secretary for ,civil ,rights of the ,department of ,education shall provide a written report to ,congress that contains the information that will be presented at the next briefing1 in a manner that protects personally identifiable information in accordance with applicable privacy laws4 #d4 ,audit and study 7a7 ,requirement ,to submit data ,each institution of higher education receiving ,federal funds shall submit an annual report to the ,inspector ,general of the ,department of ,education that includes-- 7#a7 the number of complaints regarding discrimination on the basis of race1 color1 or national origin in violation of title ,,vi of the ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d et seq47 that were submitted to the institution in the previous year2 7#b7 an analysis of the number of such complaints and their substance2 and 7#c7 a narrative of the action the institution took with respect to such complaints4 7b7 ,audit ,the ,inspector ,general of the ,department of ,education shall complete an annual audit of the institutions of higher education that are in the top #e percent of institutions based on the per capita number of complaints described in subsection 7a7 received by the institutions1 controlling for student population1 to examine the process for addressing such complaints and the need for any referrals to the ,office for ,civil ,rights of the ,department of ,education4 7c7 ,study ,the ,inspector ,general of the ,department of ,education shall conduct a study-- 7#a7 regarding why there is a disparity between the complaints regarding discrimination on the basis of race1 color1 or national origin in violation of title ,,vi of the ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d et seq47 that are submitted to institutions of higher education and such complaints that are submitted to the ,office2 and 7#b7 quantifying the distinction described in paragraph 7#a74 #e4 ,,ocr process reforms ,the ,office for ,civil ,rights of the ,department of ,education shall not close or dismiss any complaint due to resolution by another ,federal1 ,state1 or local civil rights enforcement agency or through a recipient's internal grievance procedures4