,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dgfj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bd1     
#bjbd ,mr4 ,cassidy 7for himself1 ,ms4  
,ernst1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 and ,mr4         
,grassley7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to establish requirements for  
investigations of certain complaints of 
discrimination4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,restoring     
,civility on ,campus ,act of #bjbd4  #b4
 ,findings ,congress finds the          
following3  7#a7 ,antisemitic incidents 
on college campuses in the ,united      
,states surged by #gjj percent after the
 ,october #g1 #bjbc attack in ,israel4  
7#b7 ,islamophobic incidents in the     
,united ,states rose by #agh percent    
after the ,october #g1 #bjbc attack in  
,israel4  7#c7 ,the ,antisemitic and    
,islamophobic incidents on college      
campuses have received the most public  

attention in the ,united ,states4  7#d7 
,antisemitic and ,islamophobic incidents
 on college campuses are often          
violations of title ,,vi of the ,civil  
,rights ,act of #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#bjjj;d et seq47 7referred to in this   
section as title ,,vi74  7#e7 ,the      
,office for ,civil ,rights of the       
,department of ,education has received a
 surge in complaints and investigations 
involving title ,,vi following ,october 
#g1 #bjbc4  7#f7 ,based on the history  
of the ,office for ,civil ,rights       
handling complaints regarding title ,,ix
 of the ,education ,amendments of #aigb 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #afha et seq47 7referred 
to in this section as title ,,ix71 the  
,government ,accountability ,office     
recognized that the ,office for ,civil  
,rights of the ,department of ,education
 resolves compliance issues extremely   
slowly and should establish timeliness  
goals4  7#g7 ,the ,government           
,accountability ,office found that the  
,office for ,civil ,rights did not      

communicate with some colleges following
 the finding of a title ,,ix violation  
and a resolution agreement for #e years 
or more4  7#h7 ,it is imperative that   
the ,secretary of ,education direct the 
,office for ,civil ,rights to swiftly   
address violent incidents of            
discrimination on college campuses that 
may be a violation of title ,,vi based  
on shared ancestry or ethnic            
characteristics4  7#i7 ,compliance      
monitoring will be necessary to ensure  
that further title ,,vi violations do   
not reoccur on college campuses4  #c4   
,emergency priority for campus          
investigations of discrimination on the 
basis of shared ancestry or ethnic      
characteristics  7a7 ,in general ,the   
,secretary of ,education 7referred to in
 this ,act as the ,secretary7 shall     
direct the ,office for ,civil ,rights of
 the ,department of ,education 7referred
 to in this ,act as the ,office7 to send
 an investigator1 in-person1 to each    
covered entity that participates in a   

program under title ,,iv of the ,higher 
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajgj et seq47 and that was the site of 
a covered complaint of alleged          
discrimination1 in order to conduct an  
investigation of1 and meet with the     
president or chancellor of the covered  
entity regarding1 such complaint--  7#a7
 in the case of a complaint that was    
submitted before the date of enactment  
of this ,act1 not later than #cj days   
after such date of enactment2 and  7#b7 
in the case of a complaint that is      
submitted on or after the date of       
enactment of this ,act1 not later than  
#cj days after the date the complaint is
 submitted4  7b7 ,reports ,not later    
than #cj days after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 and every #cj   
days thereafter until the date specified
 in subsection 7e71 the ,office shall   
prepare and make publicly available a   
report that-- 7#a7 describes the number1
 findings1 and determinations of covered
 complaints of alleged discrimination   

that were investigated in accordance    
with this ,act2  7#b7 lists any         
similarities between covered complaints 
of alleged discrimination in order to   
help covered entities identify potential
 mitigation strategies and to ensure    
that covered entities can operate       
safely2  7#c7 indicates if any criminal 
charges were filed or filed and dropped 
in association with the covered         
complaint of alleged discrimination2    
7#d7 indicates if any criminal          
convictions resulted from criminal      
charges filed in association with such  
covered complaint2  7#e7 indicates if   
the covered entity pursued any          
institutional disciplinary procedures in
 association with such covered          
complaint1 and the outcome of any such  
procedures2  7#f7 indicates if the      
covered complaint involved any alleged  
violations of the time1 place1 and      
manner policy held by the covered       
entity2 and  7#g7 indicates if the      
covered complaint involved any alleged  

retaliation by the covered entity or the
 complainant4  7c7 ,updates for         
,complainant and ,covered ,entity  7#a7 
,in ,general ,the ,office shall provide 
an update1 upon request of a complainant
 or covered entity and not less than    
every #cj days1 regarding whether the   
status of the covered complaint is in   
intake1 under investigation1 in         
negotiation1 or in resolution4  7#b7    
,continuation ,before the date described
 in subsection 7f71 the ,secretary shall
 evaluate the efficacy of the provision 
of updates provided under paragraph 7#a7
 and consider extending such updates to 
all complaints received by the ,office4 
7d7 ,covered complaint ,for purposes of 
this section1 the term covered complaint
 means a complaint-- 7#a7 alleging      
discrimination in violation of title    
,,vi of the ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d et seq47 on the 
basis of shared ancestry or ethnic      
characteristics2  7#b7 that is based on 
actions that occurred on or after       

,october #g1 #bjbc and before the date  
that is #b years after the date of      
enactment of this ,act2  7#c7 was filed 
not later than #ahj days after the date 
of the incident on which the covered    
complaint is based2 and  7#d7 was not   
dismissed based on the policies and     
procedures of the ,office of ,civil     
,rights case processing manual1 as in   
effect on the date of enactment of this 
,act4  7e7 ,covered entity ,in this     
section the term covered entity means an
 entity described in section #fjf7b7 of 
the ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d-#d;a7#b74  7f7 ,sunset
 ,the requirements under this section   
shall cease to have force or effect on  
the date that is #b years after the date
 of enactment of this ,act4  #d4        
,requirements for the ,office for ,civil
 ,rights ,beginning not later than #aj  
days after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,secretary shall require     
staff of the ,office to report to the   
,office in-person1 except for the       

purpose of conducting in-person         
investigations4  #e4 ,clery ,act        
,compliance and ,additional ,fines  7a7 
,audit  7#a7 ,in ,general ,the          
,secretary of ,education shall begin an 
audit to evaluate compliance with       
paragraph 7#a77;,f77ii7 of section      
#dhe7;f7 of the ,higher ,education ,act 
of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajib7;f77      
7known as the ,jeanne ,clery ,disclosure
 of ,campus ,security ,policy and       
,campus ,crime ,statistics ,act71 and   
specifically to ensure that each covered
 institution of higher education has    
properly disclosed the category of      
prejudice associated with each          
applicable criminal offense in          
accordance with such paragraph          
7#a77;,f77ii7 for the covered time      
period4  7#b7 ,temporary increase in    
fines ,the ,secretary of ,education     
shall impose a fine in the amount of    
#a1jjj1jjj for an institution of higher 
education for each instance of          
noncompliance found through the audit   

described in paragraph 7#a7 after a     
covered institution has been provided   
with the covered institution's due      
process rights under section #dhg7;b7 of
 the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife   
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4#ajid7;b774  7b7          
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,covered institution ,the term covered  
institution means an institution of     
higher education--  7,a7 that           
participates in title ,,iv of the       
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj et seq472 and  7,b7 with
 respect to which there is a pending    
complaint with the ,office for ,civil   
,rights of the ,department of ,education
 alleging discrimination in violation of
 title ,,vi of the ,civil ,rights ,act  
of #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d et seq47
 on the basis of shared ancestry or     
ethnic characteristics4  7#b7 ,covered  
time period ,the term covered time      
period means on or after ,october #g1   
#bjbc and before the date that is #b    
years after the date of enactment of    

this ,act4  #f4 ,disciplinary procedure 
reporting requirement ,section          
#dhg7;a77#bf7 of the ,higher ,education 
,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4            
#ajid7;a77#bf77 is amended by inserting 
8or an offense in connection with an    
alleged violation of title ,,vi of the  
,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd0 after     
nonforcible sex offense4