,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eaba  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #c1         
#bjbe,ms4 ,/efanik 7= h]self1 ,mr4      
,mc,dowell1 & ,mr4 ,norman7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,education & ,work=ce  ,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+ a semicolon2 &  7,d7 by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3  7#i7 su* accr$it+   
ag5cy or association w n impose         
requirem5ts1 e/abli% /&>ds1 conduct     
inve/igations1 or make recomm5dations   
conc]n+--  7,a7 ! race1 color1 sex1 or  
national orig9 composition ( ! /ud5t    
body1 faculty1 or /aff2  7,b7 ! race1   
color1 sex1 or national orig9 ( !       
/ud5ts1 faculty memb]s1 or /aff memb]s  
:o are 9 lead]%ip roles2 or  7,c7 !     
race1 color1 sex1 or national orig9 ( ! 
/ud5ts1 faculty memb]s1 or /aff memb]s  
:o receive honors or special            
comm5dations2  7#aj7 su* an accr$it+    
ag5cy or association may only be det]m9$
 to be a reliable au?ority z to !       
quality ( education or tra9+ (f]$ = !   
purposes ( ?is ,act or = o!r ,f$]al     
purposes if ! ag5cy or association      
p]mits ea* in/itution ( high] education 

t ! ag5cy or association accr$its 7& ea*
 compon5t or subp>t ( ea* in/itution (  
high] education t ! ag5cy or association
 accr$its7 to adopt any lawful policy ) 
reg>d to ! factors describ$ 9           
subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,c7 ( p>agraph 
7#i71 not)/&+ ! p>ticul> mission ( an   
in/itution ( high] education 7or        
compon5t or subp>t !re(72 &  7#aa7 z "p 
( ! accr$it+ process1 su* an accr$it+   
ag5cy or association may n consid] any  
factor describ$ 9 subp>agraphs 7,a7     
?r\gh 7,c7 ( p>agraph 7#i74  2  7#b7 9  
subsection 7p71 by /rik+ ,no?+ 9        
subsection 7a77#e7 & ins]t+ ,subject to 
subsection 7a77#i71 no?+ 9 subsection   
7a77#e72 &  7#c7 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 include an in/itution-- 7,a7 t is a
 s*ool or dep>tm5t ( div9ity2  7,b7 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$2  7,c7 t 9 its *>t] or        
catalog1 or o!r (ficial publication1    
conta9s an explicit /atem5t t x is      
controll$ 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(2  7,d7 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 practices2  7,e7 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*+s2 or  7,f7 )   
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  
#ajjb77 t is subject to a d5ial1        
)drawal1 or t]m9ation1 or imm95t ?reat (
 d5ial1 )drawal1 or t]m9ation1 (        
accr$itation z a result ( an accr$it+   
ag5cy or association's violation ( !    
prohibition e/abli%$ 9 section          
#dif7;a77#aj7 ( ! ,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