,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #daae  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #aa 7legislative
 day1 ,april #aj71 #bjbd,mr4 ,k5n$y 7=  
himself & ,mr4 ,s*mitt7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1  
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife to     
prohibit graduate m$ical s*ools f       
receiv+ ,f$]al f9ancial assi/ance if su*
 s*ools adopt c]ta9 policies &          
requirem5ts relat+ to div]sity1 equity1 
& inclusion4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act 
may be cit$ z ! ,embrac+                
anti-,discrim9ation1 ,unbias$           
,curricula1 & ,advanc+ ,tru? 9          
,education ,act or ! ,,educate ,act4    
#b4 ,limitation on availability ( funds 
= c]ta9 graduate m$ical s*ools ,"p ,b ( 
title ,i ( ! ,high] ,education ,act (   
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaa et seq47 is  
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #abd4 
,limitation on availability ( funds =   
c]ta9 graduate m$ical s*ools  7a7       

,limitation ,not)/&+ any o!r provision (
 law1 no graduate m$ical s*ool at an    
in/itution ( high] education %all be    
eligible to receive funds or any o!r =m 
( f9ancial assi/ance "u any ,f$]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 does n1 & w 
n1 d any ( ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,direct1      
compel1 or inc5tivize /ud5ts1 faculty1  
or /aff ( ! m$ical s*ool to p]sonally   
/ate1 pl$ge1 recite1 affirm1 or o!rwise 
adopt any ( ! foll[+ t5ets3 7,a7 ,t any 
sex1 race1 e?nicity1 religion1 color1 or
 national orig9 makes an individual a   
memb] ( oppress$ or oppressor           
categories4  7,b7 ,t individuals %\ld be
 adv]sely treat$ on ! basis ( _! sex1   
race1 e?nicity1 religion1 color1 or     
national orig94  7,c7 ,t individuals1 by
 virtue ( sex1 race1 e?nicity1 religion1
 color1 or national orig91 are inh]5tly 
responsible = actions committ$ 9 ! pa/  
by o!r memb]s ( ! same sex1 race1       

e?nicity1 religion1 color1 or national  
orig94  7,d7 ,t ! ,unit$ ,/ates is      
sy/emically1 /ructurally1 or            
in/itutionally raci/1 or t racism is    
weav$ into ! ord9>y bus9ess ( society1  
or t ! ,unit$ ,/ates is an oppressive   
nation4  7#b7 ,take any action t w\ld   
deprive or t5d to deprive a m$ical /ud5t
 ( educational opportunities or o!rwise 
adv]sely affect _! /atus z a /ud5t1 on !
 basis ( race1 color1 or e?nicity1      
includ+-- 7,a7 mak+ a di/9ction or      
classification ( m$ical s*ool /ud5ts on 
! basis ( race1 color1 or e?nicity2     
7,b7 e/abli%+ a privilege or b5efit =   
/ud5ts solely on ! basis ( race1 color1 
or e?nicity2  7,c7 provid+ a c\rse (    
in/ruction = /ud5ts solely on ! basis ( 
race1 color1 or e?nicity2 or  7,d7      
o!rwise di/+ui%+ /ud5ts by race1 color1 
or e?nicity4  7#c7 ,require a c\rse (   
in/ruction or unit ( /udy at ! m$ical   
s*ool direct+ or o!rwise compell+       
/ud5ts1 faculty1 or /aff to p]sonally   
/ate1 pl$ge1 recite1 affirm1 or o!rwise 

adopt any ( ! t5ets specifi$ 9 p>agraph 
7#a74  7#d7 ,e/abli%1 ma9ta91 or        
contract ) a div]sity1 equity1 &        
inclusion (fice1 or any o!r functional  
equival5t ( su* an (fice1 to s]ve !     
m$ical s*ool4  7#e7 ,require or         
inc5tivize an individual to complete a  
div]sity /atem5t pr(ess+ or adh]+ to    
div]sity1 equity1 & inclusion z a       
condition (1 or b5efit 91 admission or  
employm5t at su* s*ool4  7b7 ,def9itions
 ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,div]sity1 equity1
 & inclusion (fice ,! t]m div]sity1     
equity1 & inclusion (fice means any     
compon5t ( an in/itution ( high]        
education1 includ+ any division1 unit1  
or c5t] ( su* an in/itution1 t is       
responsible = compell+ individuals to   
/ate1 pl$ge1 recite1 affirm1 or o!rwise 
adopt ideas t are 9 violation ( title   
,,iv or title ,,vi ( ! ,civil ,rights   
,act ( #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;c et  
seq42 #bjjj;d et seq471 includ+ !       
foll[+3 7,a7 ,t individuals ( any race1 
sex1 e?nicity1 color1 or national orig9 

are inh]5tly memb]s ( an oppress$ or    
oppressor category4  7,b7 ,t individuals
 %\ld be adv]sely or advantage\sly      
treat$ on ! basis ( _! race1 sex1       
e?nicity1 color1 or national orig94     
7,c7 ,t individuals1 by virtue ( race1  
sex1 e?nicity1 color1 or national orig91
 be> collective guilt & are inh]5tly    
responsible = actions committ$ 9 ! pa/  
or pres5t by o!r memb]s ( ! same race1  
e?nicity1 color1 or national orig94     
7#b7 ,div]sity /atem5t ,! t]m div]sity  
/atem5t means any writt5 or oral /atem5t
 t-- 7,a7 discusses ! immutable         
*>act]i/ics1 includ+ race1 sex1 color1  
e?nicity1 or c\ntry ( orig9 ( any       
applicant = enrollm5t1 admission1       
employm5t1 or advancem5t at an          
in/itution ( high] education2  7,b7     
affirms t individuals ( any race1 sex1  
e?nicity1 color1 or national orig9 are  
inh]5tly sup]ior or inf]ior2  7,c7      
affirms t individuals %\ld be adv]sely  
or advantage\sly treat$ on ! basis ( _! 
race1 sex1 e?nicity1 color1 or national 

orig92 or  7,d7 affirms t individuals1  
by virtue ( race1 sex1 e?nicity1 color1 
or national orig91 be> collective guilt 
& are inh]5tly responsible = actions    
committ$ 9 ! pa/ by o!r memb]s ( ! same 
race1 e?nicity1 color1 or national      
orig94  7#c7 ,in/itution ( high]        
education ,! t]m in/itution ( high]     
education has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9      
section #ajb4  4  #c4 ,con=m+           
requirem5ts = accr$it+ ag5cies &        
associations ,section #dif7;a7 ( !      
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     
,u4,s4,c4 #ajii;b7a77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 
p>agraph 7#g71 by /rik+ & at ! end2     
7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#h71 by /rik+ ! p]iod  
at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#c7 by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3  7#i7 if su* ag5cy or
 association has or seeks to include )9 
its scope ( recognition ! evaluation ( !
 quality ( in/itutions or programs (f]+ 
graduate m$ical education1 su* ag5cy or 
association %all1 9 addition to meet+ ! 
o!r requirem5ts ( ?is subp>t1 demon/rate
 to ! ,secret>y t ! ag5cy or association

 does n require an in/itution or program
 to adopt any policies or o!r           
requirem5ts 9 contrav5tion ( section    
#abd z a condition ( receiv+            
accr$itation f ! ag5cy or association4  
4  #d4 ,rules ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is 
,act or ! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act %all
 be con/ru$-- 7#a7 to prohibit a        
graduate m$ical s*ool at an in/itution (
 high] education f-- 7,a7 provid+       
in/ruction ab\t unique m$ical ne$s or   
conditions t may be relat$ to an        
individual's sex1 race1 or o!r          
*>act]i/ics2 or  7,b7 collect+ & ma9ta9+
 demographic data on /ud5ts solely =    
in=mational purposes2  7#b7 9 ! case (  
an in/itution ) a religi\s mission1 to  
require or inc5tivize ! in/itution to   
take any action t is contr>y to ! t5ets 
( su* religion2 or  7#c7 to re/rict or  
prohibit-- 7,a7 ! ex]cise ( ,fir/       
,am5dm5t rights by anyone lawfully      
pres5t on ! gr\nds ( an in/itution (    
high] education 7z def9$ 9 section #ajb 
( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj 

,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb772  7,b7 academic       
in/ruction at su* an in/itution1 except 
to ! ext5t requir$ "u p>agraphs         
7#b77;,c7 & 7#c7 ( section #abd7;a7 ( ! 
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7z add$  
by section #b72  7,c7 rese>* op]ations  
at su* an in/itution2  7,d7 ! op]ations 
( /ud5t organizations at su* an         
in/itution2  7,e7 ! invitation (        
lectur]s & o!r gue/ speak]s to su* an   
in/itution2 or  7,f7 ! ability ( an     
in/itution to comply ) ,f$]al & ,/ate   
anti-discrim9ation laws4  #e4           
,sev]ability ,if any provision ( ?is    
,act or an am5dm5t made by ?is ,act is  
held invalid1 ! rema9d] ( ?is ,act & !  
am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act %all n be     
affect$ !reby4