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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 5047 

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure 

of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act to combat 

campus sexual assault, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022 

Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mrs. CAPITO, 

Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. WARNER, Ms. ERNST, Mr. REED, and 

Ms. HASSAN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Jeanne 

Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus 

Crime Statistics Act to combat campus sexual assault, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Campus Accountability 

5 and Safety Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE CLERY ACT. 

2 Section 485(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

3 (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)) (known as the Jeanne Clery Disclo4 sure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statis5 tics Act) is amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

7 (A) by inserting ‘‘which shall include, at a 

8 minimum, publication in an easily accessible 

9 manner on the website of the institution,’’ after 

10 ‘‘through appropriate publications or mail11 ings,’’; 

12 (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

13 clause (ii) and inserting the following: 

14 ‘‘(ii) if applicable, any memorandum 

15 of understanding between the institution 

16 and law enforcement, or a description of 

17 the working relationship between the insti18 tution, campus security personnel, or cam19 pus law enforcement and State or local law 

20 enforcement agencies; and’’; 

21 (C) in subparagraph (F)— 

22 (i) in clause (i)— 

23 (I) by redesignating subclauses 

24 (III) through (IX) as subclauses (VI) 

25 through (XII); and 


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1 (II) by striking subclause (II) 

2 and inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(II) rape; 

4 ‘‘(III) fondling; 

5 ‘‘(IV) incest; 

6 ‘‘(V) statutory rape;’’; and 

7 (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘sub8 clauses (I) through (VIII) of clause (i)’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘subclauses (I) through (XI) 

10 of clause (i)’’; and 

11 (D) by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(K)(i) With respect to the criminal activ13 ity described in subclauses (II) and (III) of sub14 paragraph (F)(i), the eligible institution shall 

15 prepare for the annual security report that is 

16 due on the date that is 1 year after the date 

17 of enactment of the Campus Accountability and 

18 Safety Act, and annually thereafter, the fol19 lowing additions: 

20 ‘‘(I) The number of such incidents 

21 where the respondent is a student at the 

22 institution. 

23 ‘‘(II) Of the incidents described in 

24 subclause (I), the number of such incidents 

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1 nator or other higher education responsible 

2 employee of the institution. 

3 ‘‘(III) Of the incidents described in 

4 subclause (II), the number of victims who 

5 sought campus disciplinary action at the 

6 institution. 

7 ‘‘(IV) Of the victims described in sub8 clause (III), the number of cases processed 

9 through the student disciplinary process of 

10 the institution. 

11 ‘‘(V) Of the cases described in sub12 clause (IV), the number of respondents 

13 who were found responsible through the 

14 student disciplinary process of the institu15 tion. 

16 ‘‘(VI) Of the cases described in sub17 clause (IV), the number of respondents 

18 who were found not responsible through 

19 the student disciplinary process of the in20 stitution. 

21 ‘‘(VII) A description of the final sanc22 tions imposed by the institution for each 

23 incident for which a respondent was found 

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1 scription will not reveal personally identifi2 able information about an individual stu3 dent. 

4 ‘‘(VIII) The number of student dis5 ciplinary proceedings at the institution 

6 that have closed without resolution since 

7 the previous annual security report due to 

8 withdrawal from the institution of higher 

9 education by the respondent pending reso10 lution of the student disciplinary pro11 ceeding. 

12 ‘‘(ii) The Secretary shall provide technical 

13 assistance to eligible institutions to assist such 

14 institutions in meeting the requirements of this 

15 subparagraph.’’; 

16 (2) in paragraph (6)(A), by adding at the end 

17 the following: 

18 ‘‘(vi) The term ‘complainant’ means an indi19 vidual who is alleged to be the victim of conduct that 

20 could constitute domestic violence, dating violence, 

21 sexual assault, sexual harassment, or stalking. 

22 ‘‘(vii) The term ‘respondent’ means an indi23 vidual who is alleged to be the perpetrator of con24 duct that could constitute domestic violence, dating 


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1 violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, or stalk2 ing. 

3 ‘‘(viii) The term ‘title IX coordinator’ has the 

4 meaning given to the individual designated as a re5 sponsible employee in section 106.8(a) of title 34, 

6 Code of Federal Regulations, as such section is in 

7 effect on the date of enactment of the Campus Ac8 countability and Safety Act. 

9 ‘‘(ix) The term ‘higher education responsible 

10 employee’ means an employee of an institution of 

11 higher education who— 

12 ‘‘(I) has the authority to take action to re13 dress domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 

14 assault, sexual harassment, or stalking; or 

15 ‘‘(II) has the duty to report domestic vio16 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, sexual 

17 harassment, or stalking or any other mis18 conduct by students or employees to appro19 priate school officials.’’; 

20 (3) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the 

21 following: 

22 ‘‘(7) The statistics described in clauses (i), (ii), 

23 and (iii) of paragraph (1)(F)— 

24 ‘‘(A) shall not identify complainants or re25 spondents or contain any other information 


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1 from which complainants or respondents could 

2 be identified; and 

3 ‘‘(B) shall be compiled in accordance with 

4 the following definitions: 

5 ‘‘(i) For the offenses of domestic vio6 lence, dating violence, and stalking, such 

7 statistics shall be compiled in accordance 

8 with the definitions used in section 

9 40002(a) of the Violence Against Women 

10 Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291(a)). 

11 ‘‘(ii) For the offense of rape, such sta12 tistics shall be compiled in accordance with 

13 the definition of rape as the penetration, 

14 no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus 

15 with any body part or object, or oral pene16 tration by a sex organ of another person, 

17 without the consent of the victim. 

18 ‘‘(iii) For the offenses of fondling, in19 cest, and statutory rape, such statistics 

20 shall be compiled in accordance with the 

21 definition used in the National Incident 

22 Based Reporting System. 

23 ‘‘(iv) For offenses not described in 

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1 form Crime Reporting Program of the De2 partment of Justice, Federal Bureau of In3 vestigation, and the modifications to such 

4 definitions as implemented pursuant to the 

5 Hate Crime Statistics Act (34 U.S.C. 

6 41305).’’; 

7 (4) in paragraph (8)(B)— 

8 (A) in clause (i)— 

9 (i) in the matter preceding subclause 

10 (I), by inserting ‘‘, developed in consulta11 tion with local, State, or national sexual 

12 assault, dating violence, domestic violence, 

13 and stalking victim advocacy, victim serv14 ices, or prevention organizations, and local 

15 law enforcement,’’ after ‘‘Education pro16 grams’’; and 

17 (ii) in subclause (I)(aa), by inserting 

18 ‘‘, including the fact that these are crimes 

19 for the purposes of this subsection and re20 porting under this subsection, and the in21 stitution of higher education will, based on 

22 the complainant’s wishes, cooperate with 

23 local law enforcement with respect to any 

24 alleged criminal offenses involving students 

25 or employees of the institution of higher 


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1 education, including by notifying and ob2 taining written consent from a complainant 

3 who has been fully and accurately informed 

4 about what procedures shall occur if infor5 mation is shared, when the institution of 

6 higher education seeks to share informa7 tion regarding an alleged criminal offenses 

8 with a law enforcement agency’’ after 

9 ‘‘stalking’’; and 

10 (B) in clause (iv)— 

11 (i) by redesignating subclauses (II) 

12 and (III) as subclauses (III) and (IV), re13 spectively; 

14 (ii) by inserting after subclause (I) 

15 the following: 

16 ‘‘(II) the institution will comply 

17 with the requirements of section 

18 125(b), and shall include a description 

19 of such requirements;’’; and 

20 (iii) in subclause (IV), as redesignated 

21 by clause (i)— 

22 (I) in item (aa), by inserting ‘‘, 

23 within 5 days of such determination’’ 

24 after ‘‘sexual assault, or stalking’’; 


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1 (II) in item (bb), by inserting 

2 ‘‘simultaneously with the notification 

3 of the outcome described in item 

4 (aa),’’ before ‘‘the institution’s’’; 

5 (III) in item (cc), by inserting 

6 ‘‘within 5 days of such change’’ after 

7 ‘‘results become final’’; and 

8 (IV) in item (dd), by inserting 

9 ‘‘within 5 days of such determination’’ 

10 after ‘‘results become final’’. 

11 SEC. 3. TRANSPARENCY. 

12 Part B of title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

13 (20 U.S.C. 1011 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 

14 the following: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 124. TRANSPARENCY. 

16 ‘‘The Secretary shall establish a publicly available, 

17 searchable, accessible, and user-friendly campus safety 

18 website that includes the following: 

19 ‘‘(1) The name and contact information for the 

20 title IX coordinator for each institution of higher 

21 education receiving funds under this Act, and a brief 

22 description of the title IX coordinator’s role and the 

23 roles of other officials who may be contacted to dis24 cuss or report sexual harassment. 


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1 ‘‘(2) The Department’s pending investigations, 

2 enforcement actions, letters of finding, final resolu3 tions, and voluntary resolution agreements for all 

4 complaints and compliance reviews under section 

5 485(f) and under title IX of the Education Amend6 ments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681) related to sexual 

7 harassment. The Secretary shall indicate whether 

8 the investigation, action, letter, resolution, or agree9 ment is based on a complaint or compliance review. 

10 The Secretary shall make the information under this 

11 subsection available regarding a complaint once the 

12 Department receives a written complaint, and con13 ducts an initial evaluation, and has determined that 

14 the complaint should be opened for investigation of 

15 an allegation that, if substantiated, would constitute 

16 a violation of such title IX or section 485(f). In car17 rying out this subsection, the Secretary shall ensure 

18 that personally identifiable information is not re19 ported and shall comply with section 444 of the Gen20 eral Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g), 

21 commonly known as the ‘Family Educational Rights 

22 and Privacy Act of 1974’. 

23 ‘‘(3) A comprehensive campus safety and secu24 rity data analysis tool that allows for the review and 

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1 cation subject to section 485(f) are required to re2 port under this Act. 

3 ‘‘(4) Information regarding how to file com4 plaints with the Department related to alleged viola5 tions of title IX of the Education Amendments of 

6 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681) and of section 485(f). 

7 ‘‘(5) Information regarding the Department’s 

8 policies for reviewing complaints, initiating compli9 ance reviews, and conducting and resolving inves10 tigations related to alleged violations of title IX of 

11 the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 

12 1681) and of section 485(f). This information shall 

13 include— 

14 ‘‘(A) the contact information for at least 

15 one individual at the Department who can an16 swer questions from institutions of higher edu17 cation, complainants (as defined in section 

18 485(f)(6)), and other interested parties about 

19 such policies; 

20 ‘‘(B) potential outcomes of an investiga21 tion; and 

22 ‘‘(C) the expected timeframe for resolution 

23 of an investigation and any circumstance that 

24 may change such timeframe.’’. 


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1 SEC. 4. UNIVERSITY SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMES2 TIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL 

3 ASSAULT, SEXUAL HARASSMENT, AND STALK4 ING. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Part B of title I of the Higher 

6 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1011 et seq.) is further 

7 amended by adding after section 124 (as added by section 

8 3), the following: 

9 ‘‘SEC. 125. UNIVERSITY SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS OF DO10 MESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEX11 UAL ASSAULT, SEXUAL HARASSMENT, AND 

12 STALKING. 

13 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

14 ‘‘(1) COMPLAINANT.—The term ‘complainant’ 

15 means an individual who is alleged to be the victim 

16 of conduct that could constitute domestic violence, 

17 dating violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, 

18 or stalking. 

19 ‘‘(2) HIGHER EDUCATION RESPONSIBLE EM20 PLOYEE.—The term ‘higher education responsible 

21 employee’ has the meaning given the term in section 

22 485(f)(6). 

23 ‘‘(3) RESPONDENT.—The term ‘respondent’ 

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1 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, sexual harass2 ment, or stalking. 

3 ‘‘(4) TITLE IX COORDINATOR.—The term ‘title 

4 IX coordinator’ has the meaning given the term in 

5 section 485(f)(6). 

6 ‘‘(5) VICTIM-CENTERED, TRAUMA-INFORMED

7 INTERVIEW TECHNIQUES.—The term ‘victim-cen8 tered, trauma-informed interview techniques’ means 

9 asking questions of an individual who reports that 

10 the individual has been a victim of domestic violence, 

11 dating violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, 

12 or stalking, in a manner that is focused on the expe13 rience of the victim, does not judge or blame the vic14 tim for the alleged act, is informed by evidence15 based research on the neurobiology of trauma, and 

16 contains information on cultural competence based 

17 on practices of rape crisis centers, victim advocacy 

18 centers, sexual assault response teams, title IX of19 fices, and similar groups, including organizations 

20 that work with underserved populations (as defined 

21 in section 40002 of the Violence Against Women Act 

22 of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291)). 

23 ‘‘(b) CAMPUS SECURITY POLICY.—Each institution 

24 of higher education that receives funds under this Act, 


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1 shall establish a campus security policy that includes the 

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(1) SEXUAL AND INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE

4 COORDINATORS.—The designation of one or more 

5 sexual and interpersonal violence coordinators at the 

6 institution to whom student complainants of domes7 tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sexual 

8 harassment, or stalking can report, including anony9 mously, which shall be part of a policy that complies 

10 with the following: 

11 ‘‘(A) The sexual and interpersonal violence 

12 coordinator— 

13 ‘‘(i) shall not be an undergraduate 

14 student, a full-time graduate student, an 

15 employee designated as a higher education 

16 responsible employee, or the title IX coor17 dinator; 

18 ‘‘(ii) may have other roles at the insti19 tution; 

20 ‘‘(iii) shall be appointed based on ex21 perience and a demonstrated ability of the 

22 individual to effectively provide trauma-in23 formed victim services related to domestic 

24 violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 

25 sexual harassment, and stalking, including 


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1 to underserved populations (as defined in 

2 section 40002 of the Violence Against 

3 Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291)); 

4 ‘‘(iv) shall be supervised by an indi5 vidual outside the body responsible for in6 vestigating and adjudicating complaints at 

7 the institution related to domestic violence, 

8 dating violence, sexual assault, sexual har9 assment, and stalking; 

10 ‘‘(v) shall not serve as an advisor 

11 under section 485(f)(8)(B)(iv)(III); and 

12 ‘‘(vi) shall not be required to report 

13 allegations as a campus security authority 

14 under section 485(f). 

15 ‘‘(B) The Secretary shall designate cat16 egories of employees that may serve as sexual 

17 and interpersonal violence coordinators, such as 

18 health care staff, clergy, staff of a women’s cen19 ter, or other such categories, and specify under 

20 what conditions individuals may go through 

21 training to obtain victim advocate privilege in 

22 States with applicable laws. Such designation 

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1 tions to serve as sexual and interpersonal vio2 lence coordinators or to serve in other confiden3 tial roles. 

4 ‘‘(C) The sexual and interpersonal violence 

5 coordinator shall complete the training require6 ments described in paragraph (5) and subpara7 graph (D) within a reasonable time after being 

8 designated as a sexual and interpersonal vio9 lence coordinator. 

10 ‘‘(D) The Secretary shall develop online 

11 training materials, in addition to the training 

12 required under paragraph (5), not later than 1 

13 year after the date of enactment of the Campus 

14 Accountability and Safety Act, for the training 

15 of sexual and interpersonal violence coordina16 tors. 

17 ‘‘(E) The sexual and interpersonal violence 

18 coordinator shall inform the complainant, in19 cluding in a written format— 

20 ‘‘(i) of the complainant’s rights under 

21 Federal and State law; 

22 ‘‘(ii) of the complainant’s rights and 

23 options pursuant to the policy that the in24 stitution of higher education has developed 


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1 pursuant to clauses (ii) through (vii) of 

2 section 485(f)(8)(B); 

3 ‘‘(iii) of the complainant’s reporting 

4 options, including the option to notify a 

5 higher education responsible employee, the 

6 option to notify local law enforcement, and 

7 any other reporting options; 

8 ‘‘(iv) a description of the process of 

9 investigation and any disciplinary pro10 ceeding of the institution that may follow 

11 notification of a higher education respon12 sible employee; 

13 ‘‘(v) a description of the process of 

14 civil investigation and adjudication of the 

15 criminal justice system that may follow no16 tification of law enforcement; 

17 ‘‘(vi) a description of the jurisdiction, 

18 scope, and possible sanctions of the stu19 dent disciplinary process of the institution 

20 of higher education and of the criminal 

21 justice process, including any possible 

22 sanctions for complainants, such as laws 

23 regarding false reporting, in a victim-cen24 tered and trauma-informed manner; 


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1 ‘‘(vii) that the student disciplinary 

2 process of the institution of higher edu3 cation in not equivalent to, and should not 

4 be considered a substitute for, the criminal 

5 justice process; 

6 ‘‘(viii) any limitations on the ability of 

7 the sexual and interpersonal violence coor8 dinator to provide privacy or confiden9 tiality to the complainant under the poli10 cies of the institution of higher education, 

11 Federal law, or State law; and 

12 ‘‘(ix) of a list of local rape crisis cen13 ters, victim advocacy centers, sexual and 

14 interpersonal violence teams, title IX of15 fices, or similar groups that are based on 

16 or near campus and can reasonably be ex17 pected to act as a resource for the student. 

18 ‘‘(F) The sexual and interpersonal violence 

19 coordinator may, as appropriate— 

20 ‘‘(i) serve as a liaison between a com21 plainant and a higher education respon22 sible employee or law enforcement, pro23 vided the sexual and interpersonal violence 

24 coordinator has obtained written consent 

25 from the complainant who has been fully 


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1 and accurately informed about what proce2 dures shall occur if information is shared; 

3 and 

4 ‘‘(ii) assist a complainant in con5 tacting and reporting to a higher education 

6 responsible employee or law enforcement. 

7 ‘‘(G) The sexual and interpersonal violence 

8 coordinator shall be authorized by the institu9 tion to liaise with appropriate staff at the insti10 tution to arrange reasonable accommodations 

11 through the institution to allow the complainant 

12 to change living arrangements or class sched13 ules, obtain accessibility services (including lan14 guage services), or arrange other accommoda15 tions for the complainant. The institution may 

16 not require that the complainant report to a law 

17 enforcement agency as a condition to grant 

18 such accommodations. 

19 ‘‘(H) The sexual and interpersonal violence 

20 coordinator shall not be obligated to report 

21 crimes to the institution or law enforcement in 

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1 dinator shall, to the extent authorized under 

2 State law, provide confidential services. 

3 ‘‘(I) The institution shall designate as a 

4 sexual and interpersonal violence coordinator an 

5 individual who has victim advocate privilege 

6 under State law (including receipt of any appli7 cable State-required training for that purpose) 

8 if there is such an individual employed by the 

9 institution. The institution may partner 

10 through a formal agreement with an outside or11 ganization with the experience described in sub12 paragraph (A)(iii), such as a community-based 

13 rape crisis center or other community-based 

14 sexual assault service provider, to provide the 

15 services described in this paragraph. 

16 ‘‘(J) The sexual and interpersonal violence 

17 coordinator shall collect and report anonymized 

18 statistics, on an annual basis, unless prohibited 

19 by State law. The sexual and interpersonal vio20 lence coordinator shall ensure that such reports 

21 do not include identifying information and that 

22 the confidentiality of a complainant or respond23 ent is not jeopardized through the reporting of 

24 such statistics. Any requests for accommoda25 tions, as described in subparagraph (G), made 


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1 by a sexual and interpersonal violence coordi2 nator shall not trigger an investigation by the 

3 institution, even if the sexual and interpersonal 

4 violence coordinator deals only with matters re5 lating to domestic violence, dating violence, sex6 ual assault, sexual harassment, and stalking. 

7 ‘‘(K) The institution shall appoint an ade8 quate number of sexual and interpersonal vio9 lence coordinators not later than the earlier 

10 of— 

11 ‘‘(i) 1 year after the Secretary deter12 mines through a negotiated rulemaking 

13 process what an adequate number of sex14 ual and interpersonal violence coordinators 

15 is for an institution based on its size; or 

16 ‘‘(ii) 3 years after the date of enact17 ment of the Campus Accountability and 

18 Safety Act. 

19 ‘‘(L) As part of the negotiated rulemaking 

20 process described in subparagraph (K)(i), the 

21 Secretary shall determine a process to allow in22 stitutions that enroll fewer than 1,000 students 

23 to partner with another institution of higher 

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1 suring that students continue to have adequate 

2 access to a sexual and interpersonal violence co3 ordinator. 

4 ‘‘(M) The institution shall not discipline, 

5 penalize, or otherwise retaliate against an indi6 vidual who reports, in good faith, domestic vio7 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, sexual 

8 harassment, or stalking to the sexual and inter9 personal violence coordinator. 

10 ‘‘(N) Each employee of an institution who 

11 receives a report of domestic violence, dating vi12 olence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, or 

13 stalking shall notify the reporting individual of 

14 the existence of, contact information for, and 

15 services provided by sexual and interpersonal vi16 olence coordinator of the institution. 

17 ‘‘(2) INFORMATION ON THE INSTITUTION’S

18 WEBSITE.—The institution shall list on its website— 

19 ‘‘(A) the name and contact information for 

20 the sexual and interpersonal violence coordi21 nator; 

22 ‘‘(B) reporting options, including confiden23 tial options, for complainants of domestic vio24 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, sexual 

25 harassment, or stalking; 


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1 ‘‘(C) the process of investigation and dis2 ciplinary proceedings of the institution; 

3 ‘‘(D) the process of investigation and adju4 dication of the criminal justice system; 

5 ‘‘(E) potential reasonable accommodations 

6 that the institution may provide to a complain7 ant, as described in paragraph (1)(G); 

8 ‘‘(F) the telephone number and website ad9 dress for a local, State, or national hotline pro10 viding information to complainants (which shall 

11 be clearly communicated on the website and 

12 shall be updated on a timely basis); 

13 ‘‘(G) the name and location of the nearest 

14 medical facility where an individual may have a 

15 medical forensic examination administered by a 

16 trained sexual assault forensic nurse, including 

17 information on transportation options and 

18 available reimbursement for a visit to such fa19 cility; 

20 ‘‘(H) the institution’s amnesty and retalia21 tion policies; and 

22 ‘‘(I) a list of local rape crisis centers, vic23 tim advocacy centers, sexual assault response 

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1 ably be expected to act as a resource for the 

2 student. 

3 ‘‘(3) ONLINE REPORTING.—The institution may 

4 provide an online reporting system to collect anony5 mous disclosures of crimes and track patterns of 

6 crime on campus. An individual may submit an 

7 anonymous report, if they choose to do so, about a 

8 specific crime to the institution using the online re9 porting system, but the institution is only obligated 

10 to investigate a specific crime if an individual de11 cides to report the crime to a higher education re12 sponsible employee or law enforcement. If the insti13 tution uses an online reporting system, the online 

14 system shall also include information about how to 

15 report a crime to a higher education responsible em16 ployee and to law enforcement and how to contact 

17 a sexual and interpersonal violence coordinator and 

18 any other appropriate on- or off-campus resource. 

19 ‘‘(4) AMNESTY POLICY.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The institution shall 

21 provide an amnesty policy for any student who 

22 reports, in good faith, domestic violence, dating 

23 violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, or 

24 stalking to an institution official, such that the 

25 reporting student will not be sanctioned by the 


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1 institution for a student conduct violation re2 lated to alcohol use or drug use that is revealed 

3 in the course of such a report and that occurred 

4 at or near the time of the commission of the do5 mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 

6 sexual harassment, or stalking. 

7 ‘‘(B) GOOD FAITH.—A determination of 

8 whether a report is made in good faith— 

9 ‘‘(i) shall be made in accordance with 

10 regulations established by the Secretary 

11 through a negotiated rulemaking process; 

12 and 

13 ‘‘(ii) shall not include a presumptive 

14 finding that a student did not act in good 

15 faith based solely on the institution not ini16 tiating a disciplinary proceeding based on 

17 the student’s report. 

18 ‘‘(C) NO PREEMPTION.—The requirement 

19 under subparagraph (A) shall not preempt the 

20 ability of an institution of higher education to 

21 establish an amnesty policy for student conduct 

22 violations not mentioned in this provision. 

23 ‘‘(D) PROVISION OF INFORMATION.—The 

24 institution shall provide information about the 


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1 amnesty policy of the institution on the website 

2 of the institution. 

3 ‘‘(5) TRAINING.— 

4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 

5 after the date of enactment of the Campus Ac6 countability and Safety Act, the Secretary, in 

7 coordination with the Attorney General and in 

8 consultation with national, State, or local victim 

9 services organizations and institutions of higher 

10 education, shall develop a training program, 

11 which may include online training modules, for 

12 training— 

13 ‘‘(i) each individual who is involved in 

14 implementing an institution of higher edu15 cation’s student grievance procedures, in16 cluding each individual who is responsible 

17 for resolving complaints of reported domes18 tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 

19 sexual harassment, or stalking; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) each employee of an institution 

21 of higher education who has responsibility 

22 for conducting an interview with a com23 plainant of domestic violence, dating vio24 lence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, or 

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1 ‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—Such training shall in2 clude— 

3 ‘‘(i) information on working with and 

4 interviewing persons subjected to domestic 

5 violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 

6 sexual harassment, or stalking; 

7 ‘‘(ii) information on particular types 

8 of conduct that would constitute domestic 

9 violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 

10 sexual harassment, or stalking, regardless 

11 of gender, including same-sex incidents of 

12 domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 

13 assault, sexual harassment, or stalking; 

14 ‘‘(iii) information on consent and 

15 what factors, including power dynamics, 

16 may impact whether consent is voluntarily 

17 given, including the ways drugs or alcohol 

18 may affect an individual’s ability to con19 sent and information on consent for vic20 tims with disabilities or victims who may 

21 be neurodivergent; 

22 ‘‘(iv) the effects of trauma, including 

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1 ‘‘(v) training regarding the use of vic2 tim-centered, trauma-informed interview 

3 techniques; 

4 ‘‘(vi) cultural awareness training re5 garding how domestic violence, dating vio6 lence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, 

7 and stalking may impact students dif8 ferently depending on their cultural back9 ground; 

10 ‘‘(vii) information on cultural com11 petence that addresses the needs of under12 served populations (as defined in section 

13 40002 of the Violence Against Women Act 

14 of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291)) in the campus 

15 community; and 

16 ‘‘(viii) information on sexual assault 

17 dynamics, sexual assault perpetrator be18 havior, and barriers to reporting. 

19 ‘‘(C) INSTITUTIONAL TRAINING.—Each in20 stitution of higher education shall ensure that 

21 the individuals and employees described in sub22 paragraph (A) receive the training described in 

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1 gram has been developed by the Secretary in 

2 accordance with subparagraph (A). 

3 ‘‘(6) UNIFORM CAMPUS-WIDE PROCESS FOR

4 STUDENT DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDING RELATING TO

5 CLAIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 

6 SEXUAL ASSAULT, SEXUAL HARASSMENT, OR STALK7 ING.—Each institution of higher education that re8 ceives funds under this Act— 

9 ‘‘(A) shall establish and carry out a uni10 form process (for each campus of the institu11 tion) for student disciplinary proceedings relat12 ing to any claims of domestic violence, dating 

13 violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, or 

14 stalking against a student who attends the in15 stitution; 

16 ‘‘(B) shall not carry out a different dis17 ciplinary process on the same campus for do18 mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 

19 sexual harassment, or stalking, or alter the uni20 form process described in subparagraph (A), 

21 based on the status or characteristics of a stu22 dent who will be involved in that disciplinary 

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1 demic major, or any other characteristic or sta2 tus of a student; and 

3 ‘‘(C) may not, as a condition of student 

4 participation in a disciplinary proceeding— 

5 ‘‘(i) automatically notify a law en6 forcement agency of— 

7 ‘‘(I) a receipt of a report of do8 mestic violence, dating violence, sexual 

9 assault, sexual harassment, or stalk10 ing; or 

11 ‘‘(II) the initiation of a campus 

12 disciplinary proceeding; or 

13 ‘‘(ii) require cooperation with a law 

14 enforcement agency. 

15 ‘‘(7) INFORMATION ABOUT THE TITLE IX COOR16 DINATOR.—The institution shall submit, annually, to 

17 the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of 

18 Education and the Civil Rights Division of the De19 partment of Justice, the name and contact informa20 tion for the title IX coordinator, including a brief 

21 description of the coordinator’s role and the roles of 

22 other officials who may be contacted to discuss or 

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1 nator. The educational institution shall provide up2 dated information to the Office for Civil Rights of 

3 the Department of Education and the Civil Rights 

4 Division of the Department of Justice not later than 

5 30 days after the date of any change. 

6 ‘‘(8) WRITTEN NOTICE OF INSTITUTIONAL DIS7 CIPLINARY PROCESS.—The institution shall provide 

8 both the complainant and respondent with written 

9 notice of the institution’s decision to proceed with an 

10 institutional disciplinary process regarding an allega11 tion of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as12 sault, sexual harassment, or stalking within 24 

13 hours of such decision, and sufficiently in advance of 

14 a disciplinary hearing to provide both the complain15 ant and respondent with the opportunity to mean16 ingfully exercise their rights to a proceeding that is 

17 prompt, fair, and impartial, which shall include the 

18 opportunity for both parties to present witnesses and 

19 other evidence, and any other due process rights af20 forded to them under institutional policy. The writ21 ten notice shall include the following: 

22 ‘‘(A) The existence of a complaint, the na23 ture of the conduct upon which the complaint 

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1 ‘‘(B) A description of the process for the 

2 disciplinary proceeding, including the estimated 

3 timeline from initiation to final disposition. 

4 ‘‘(C) A description of the rights and pro5 tections available to the complainant and re6 spondent, including those described in section 

7 485(f)(8)(B)(iv) and any other rights or protec8 tions that the complainant and respondent may 

9 have under the institution’s policies. 

10 ‘‘(D) A copy of the institution’s applicable 

11 policies, and, if available, related published in12 formational materials. 

13 ‘‘(E) Name and contact information for an 

14 individual at the institution, who is independent 

15 of the disciplinary process, to whom the com16 plainant and respondent can submit questions 

17 about any of the information described in the 

18 written notice of the institutional disciplinary 

19 process. 

20 ‘‘(c) PENALTIES.— 

21 ‘‘(1) PENALTY RELATING TO SEXUAL AND

22 INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE COORDINATORS.—The 

23 Secretary may impose a civil penalty of not more 

24 than 1 percent of an institution’s operating budget, 

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1 institution fails to carry out the requirements of 

2 such paragraph following the effective date described 

3 in section 4(b)(1) of the Campus Accountability and 

4 Safety Act. 

5 ‘‘(2) OTHER PROVISIONS.—The Secretary may 

6 impose a civil penalty of not more than 1 percent of 

7 an institution’s operating budget, as defined by the 

8 Secretary, for each year that the institution fails to 

9 carry out the requirements of such paragraphs fol10 lowing the effective date described in section 4(b)(2) 

11 of the Campus Accountability and Safety Act. 

12 ‘‘(3) VOLUNTARY RESOLUTION.—Notwith13 standing any other provision of this section, the Sec14 retary may enter into a voluntary resolution with an 

15 institution of higher education that is subject to a 

16 penalty under this subsection. 

17 ‘‘(4) ADJUSTMENT TO PENALTIES.—Any civil 

18 penalty under this subsection may be reduced by the 

19 Secretary. In determining the amount of such pen20 alty, or the amount agreed upon in compromise, the 

21 Secretary of Education shall consider the appro22 priateness of the penalty to the size of the operating 

23 budget of the educational institution subject to the 

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1 and whether the violation or failure was committed 

2 intentionally, negligently, or otherwise.’’. 

3 (b) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 

4 (1) SEXUAL AND INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE

5 COORDINATOR.—Paragraph (1) of section 125(b) of 

6 the Higher Education Act of 1965, as added by sub7 section (a), shall take effect on the date that is the 

8 earlier of— 

9 (A) 1 year after the Secretary of Edu10 cation determines through a negotiated rule11 making process what an adequate number of 

12 sexual and interpersonal violence coordinators is 

13 for an institution based on an institution’s size; 

14 or 

15 (B) 3 years after the date of enactment of 

16 this Act. 

17 (2) OTHER PROVISIONS.—Paragraphs (2) 

18 through (8) of section 125(b) of the Higher Edu19 cation Act of 1965, as added by subsection (a), shall 

20 take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date 

21 of enactment of this Act. 

22 (c) NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING.—The Secretary of 

23 Education shall establish regulations to carry out the pro24 visions of this section, and the amendment made by this 

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1 under section 492 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

2 (20 U.S.C. 1098a). 

3 SEC. 5. GRANTS TO IMPROVE PREVENTION AND RESPONSE 

4 TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 

5 SEXUAL ASSAULT, SEXUAL HARASSMENT, 

6 AND STALKING ON CAMPUS. 

7 Title VIII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

8 U.S.C. 1161a) is amended by adding at the end the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘PART BB—GRANTS FOR INSTITUTIONS TO AD11 DRESS AND PREVENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, 

12 DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, SEX13 UAL HARASSMENT, AND STALKING ON CAM14 PUS 

15 ‘‘SEC. 899. GRANTS FOR INSTITUTIONS TO ADDRESS AND 

16 PREVENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIO17 LENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, SEXUAL HARASS18 MENT, AND STALKING ON CAMPUS. 

19 ‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized 

21 to award grants to institutions of higher education, 

22 on a competitive basis as described in paragraph (2), 

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1 ual assault, sexual harassment, and stalking on cam2 pus. 

3 ‘‘(2) AWARD BASIS.—The Secretary shall award 

4 grants under this section, on a competitive basis, as 

5 funds become available through the payment of pen6 alties by institutions of higher education under sec7 tion 125. 

8 ‘‘(3) PROHIBITION; INELIGIBLE INSTITU9 TIONS.— 

10 ‘‘(A) NO RESERVATION FOR ADMINISTRA11 TIVE EXPENSES.—Funds awarded under this 

12 section shall not be reserved for administrative 

13 expenses. 

14 ‘‘(B) INELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS.— 

15 ‘‘(i) VIOLATIONS.—An institution of 

16 higher education shall not be eligible to re17 ceive a grant under this section if the insti18 tution is found by the Department of Edu19 cation, at the time of application for a 

20 grant under this section, to be in violation 

21 of— 

22 ‘‘(I) title IX of the Education 

23 Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 

24 1681); and 

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1 ‘‘(ii) MULTIPLE GRANTS.—An institu2 tion of higher education that has received 

3 a grant award under section 304 of the Vi4 olence Against Women and Department of 

5 Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 

6 U.S.C. 20125) in any of the previous 3 

7 grant funding cycles shall not be eligible 

8 for a grant award under this section. 

9 ‘‘(4) PREFERENCE.—In awarding grants under 

10 this section, the Secretary shall give preference to 

11 those institutions of higher education— 

12 ‘‘(A) with the smallest endowments or the 

13 lowest tuition rates, as compared to all institu14 tions receiving funds under this Act; or 

15 ‘‘(B) that have demonstrated a strong 

16 commitment to prioritizing the prevention of 

17 domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as18 sault, sexual harassment, and stalking on their 

19 campuses, which may be demonstrated by pro20 viding documentation of actions by the adminis21 tration of such institution such as— 

22 ‘‘(i) establishing a working group on 

23 campus that includes the participation of 

24 administration officials and students to 

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1 way the institution prevents and responds 

2 to domestic violence, dating violence, sex3 ual assault, sexual harassment, and stalk4 ing on campus; 

5 ‘‘(ii) organizing a series of listening 

6 sessions on campus to gather feedback and 

7 ideas from the campus community on how 

8 to improve the way the institution prevents 

9 and responds to domestic violence, dating 

10 violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, 

11 and stalking on campus; 

12 ‘‘(iii) hosting a conference that brings 

13 together academic researchers to present 

14 and share ideas and research regarding do15 mestic violence, dating violence, sexual as16 sault, sexual harassment, and stalking on 

17 campus; or 

18 ‘‘(iv) other documented efforts beyond 

19 the requirements of Federal or State law 

20 that the administration of the institution 

21 of higher education has initiated in order 

22 to better understand the prevalence of do23 mestic violence, dating violence, sexual as24 sault, sexual harassment, and stalking on 

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1 institution of higher education responds to 

2 such incidents. 

3 ‘‘(5) AMOUNT OF GRANTS.—The Secretary, 

4 through the Assistant Secretary of the Office for 

5 Civil Rights, shall award the grants under this sec6 tion in an amount of not more than $500,000 for 

7 each institution of higher education. 

8 ‘‘(6) EQUITABLE PARTICIPATION.—The Sec9 retary shall make every effort to ensure— 

10 ‘‘(A) the equitable participation of private 

11 and public institutions of higher education in 

12 the activities assisted under this section; 

13 ‘‘(B) the equitable geographic distribution 

14 of grants under this section among the various 

15 regions of the United States; and 

16 ‘‘(C) the equitable distribution of grants 

17 under this section to Tribal Colleges or Univer18 sities (as defined under section 316(b)) and his19 torically Black colleges or universities. 

20 ‘‘(7) DURATION.—The Secretary shall award 

21 each grant under this section for a period of not 

22 more than 5 years. 

23 ‘‘(b) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.— 

24 ‘‘(1) MANDATORY USES.—Grant funds awarded 

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1 practices for preventing and responding to domestic 

2 violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sexual har3 assment, and stalking on campus and to disseminate 

4 such research to peer institutions and the Depart5 ment. Such research may include a focus on one or 

6 more of the following purposes: 

7 ‘‘(A) Strengthening strategies to combat 

8 domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as9 sault, sexual harassment, and stalking on cam10 pus. 

11 ‘‘(B) Strengthening victim services for inci12 dents involving domestic violence, dating vio13 lence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, and 

14 stalking on campus, which may involve partner15 ships with community-based victim services 

16 agencies. 

17 ‘‘(C) Strengthening prevention education 

18 and awareness programs on campus regarding 

19 domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as20 sault, sexual harassment, and stalking. 

21 ‘‘(2) PERMISSIVE USES.—Grant funds awarded 

22 under this section may be used for one or more of 

23 the following purposes: 

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1 grams in reaching all populations that may be 

2 subject to domestic violence, dating violence, 

3 sexual assault, sexual harassment, and stalking 

4 on campus. 

5 ‘‘(B) Training campus administrators, 

6 campus security personnel, and personnel serv7 ing on campus disciplinary boards on campus 

8 policies, protocols, and services to respond to 

9 domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as10 sault, sexual harassment, and stalking on cam11 pus, which shall include instruction on victim12 centered, trauma-informed interview techniques 

13 and information on the neurobiological effects 

14 of trauma and stress on memory. 

15 ‘‘(C) Developing, expanding, or strength16 ening victim services programs and population 

17 specific services on the campus of the institu18 tion, including programs providing legal, med19 ical, or psychological counseling for victims of 

20 domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as21 sault, sexual harassment, and stalking, and to 

22 improve delivery of victim assistance on cam23 pus, including through the services of the sexual 

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1 ‘‘(D) Developing or adapting and providing 

2 developmentally and culturally appropriate and 

3 linguistically accessible print or electronic mate4 rials regarding campus policies, protocols, and 

5 services related to the prevention of and re6 sponse to domestic violence, dating violence, 

7 sexual assault, sexual harassment, and stalking 

8 on campus. 

9 ‘‘(E) Developing and implementing preven10 tion education and awareness programs on cam11 pus regarding domestic violence, dating vio12 lence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, and 

13 stalking. 

14 ‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to be eligible for 

16 a grant under this section for any fiscal year, an in17 stitution of higher education shall submit an applica18 tion to the Secretary at such time and in such man19 ner as the Secretary shall prescribe. 

20 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted 

21 under paragraph (1) shall— 

22 ‘‘(A) describe the need for grant funds and 

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1 ‘‘(B) describe the characteristics of the 

2 population being served, including type of cam3 pus, demographics of the population, and num4 ber of students; 

5 ‘‘(C) describe how underserved populations 

6 (as defined in section 40002 of the Violence 

7 Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 

8 12291)) in the campus community will be ade9 quately served, including the provision of rel10 evant population specific services; 

11 ‘‘(D) provide measurable goals and ex12 pected results from the use of the grant funds; 

13 ‘‘(E) provide assurances that the Federal 

14 funds made available under this section shall be 

15 used to supplement and, to the extent practical, 

16 increase the level of funds that would, in the 

17 absence of Federal funds, be made available by 

18 the institution or organization for the activities 

19 described in subsection (b); and 

20 ‘‘(F) include such other information and 

21 assurances as the Secretary reasonably deter22 mines to be necessary. 

23 ‘‘(d) REPORTS.— 

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1 ‘‘(A) ANNUAL REPORT.—Each institution 

2 of higher education receiving a grant under this 

3 section shall submit a performance report to the 

4 Secretary beginning 1 year after receiving the 

5 grant and annually thereafter. The Secretary 

6 shall suspend funding under this section for an 

7 institution of higher education if the institution 

8 fails to submit such a report. 

9 ‘‘(B) FINAL REPORT.—Upon completion of 

10 the grant period under this section, the grantee 

11 institution shall file a final performance report 

12 with the Secretary explaining the activities car13 ried out under this section together with an as14 sessment of the effectiveness of the activities 

15 described in subsection (b). 

16 ‘‘(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 

17 180 days after the end of the grant period under 

18 this section, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 

19 a report that includes— 

20 ‘‘(A) the number of grants, and the 

21 amount of funds, distributed under this section; 

22 ‘‘(B) a summary of the activities carried 

23 out using grant funds and an evaluation of the 

24 progress made under the grant; and 


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1 ‘‘(C) an evaluation of the effectiveness of 

2 programs funded under this section.’’. 

3 SEC. 6. GAO REPORT. 

4 The Comptroller General of the United States shall— 

5 (1) conduct a study on the effectiveness and ef6 ficiency of the grants to improve prevention and re7 sponse to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 

8 assault, sexual harassment, and stalking on campus 

9 under section 899 of the Higher Education Act of 

10 1965, as added by section 5 of this Act; and 

11 (2) submit a report, not later than 2 years after 

12 the date of enactment of this Act, on the study de13 scribed in paragraph (1), to the Committee on 

14 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Sen15 ate and the Committee on Education and Labor of 

16 the House of Representatives. 

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