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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4962 

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 

AUGUST 1, 2024 

Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. REED, Mrs. CAPITO, Ms. 

KLOBUCHAR, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. WARNER, and Ms. ERNST) 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 and available in different languages, to 

10 be prominently displayed on the website of the 

11 institution,’’ after ‘‘through appropriate publi12 cations or mailings,’’; 

13 (B) in subparagraph (C)— 

14 (i) by striking clause (ii) and inserting 

15 the following: 

16 ‘‘(ii) if applicable, any memorandum of un17 derstanding between the institution and law en18 forcement, or a description of the working rela19 tionship between the institution, campus secu20 rity personnel, or campus law enforcement and 

21 State or local law enforcement agencies; and’’; 

22 and 

23 (ii) by moving the margins of clauses 

24 (i) and (iii) 2 ems to the left; 

25 (C) in subparagraph (F)— 

26 (i) in clause (i)— 


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1 (I) by redesignating subclauses 

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

3 through (XII); and 

4 (II) by striking subclause (II) 

5 and inserting the following: 

6 ‘‘(II) rape; 

7 ‘‘(III) fondling; 

8 ‘‘(IV) incest; 

9 ‘‘(V) statutory rape;’’; and 

10 (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘sub11 clauses (I) through (VIII) of clause (i)’’ 

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

13 of clause (i)’’; and 

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

15 ‘‘(K)(i) With respect to the criminal activ16 ity described in subclauses (II) and (III) of sub17 paragraph (F)(i), the eligible institution shall 

18 prepare for the annual security report that is 

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

20 of enactment of the Campus Accountability and 

21 Safety Act, and annually thereafter, the fol22 lowing additions: 

23 ‘‘(I) The number of such incidents 

24 where the respondent is a student at the 

25 institution. 


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1 ‘‘(II) Of the incidents described in 

2 subclause (I), the number of such incidents 

3 that were reported to the title IX coordi4 nator or other higher education responsible 

5 employee of the institution. 

6 ‘‘(III) Of the incidents described in 

7 subclause (II), the number of victims who 

8 sought campus disciplinary action at the 

9 institution. 

10 ‘‘(IV) Of the victims described in sub11 clause (III), the number of cases processed 

12 through the student and employee discipli13 nary process of the institution. 

14 ‘‘(V) Of the cases described in sub15 clause (IV), the number of respondents 

16 who were found responsible through the 

17 student disciplinary process of the institu18 tion. 

19 ‘‘(VI) Of the cases described in sub20 clause (IV), the number of respondents 

21 who were found not responsible through 

22 the student disciplinary process of the in23 stitution. 

24 ‘‘(VII) A description of the final sanc25 tions imposed by the institution for each 


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1 incident for which a respondent was found 

2 responsible through the student discipli3 nary process of the institution, if such de4 scription will not reveal personally identifi5 able information about an individual stu6 dent. 

7 ‘‘(VIII) The number of student dis8 ciplinary proceedings at the institution 

9 that have closed without resolution since 

10 the previous annual security report due to 

11 withdrawal from the institution of higher 

12 education by the respondent pending reso13 lution of the student disciplinary pro14 ceeding. 

15 ‘‘(ii) The Secretary shall provide technical 

16 assistance to eligible institutions to assist such 

17 institutions in meeting the requirements of this 

18 subparagraph.’’; 

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

20 the following: 

21 ‘‘(vi) The term ‘complainant’ means an indi22 vidual who is alleged to be the victim of conduct that 

23 could constitute domestic violence, dating violence, 

24 sexual assault, sexual harassment, or stalking. 


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1 ‘‘(vii) The term ‘respondent’ means an indi2 vidual who is alleged to be the perpetrator of con3 duct that could constitute domestic violence, dating 

4 violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, or stalk5 ing. 

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

7 meaning given to the individual designated as a re8 sponsible employee in section 106.8(a) of title 34, 

9 Code of Federal Regulations, as such section is in 

10 effect on the date of enactment of the Campus Ac11 countability and Safety Act. 

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

13 employee’ means an employee of an institution of 

14 higher education who— 

15 ‘‘(I) has the authority to take action to re16 dress domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 

17 assault, sexual harassment, or stalking; or 

18 ‘‘(II) has the duty to report domestic vio19 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, sexual 

20 harassment, or stalking or any other mis21 conduct by students or employees to appro22 priate school officials.’’; 

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

24 following: 


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

2 and (iii) of paragraph (1)(F)— 

3 ‘‘(A) shall not identify complainants or re4 spondents or contain any other information 

5 from which complainants or respondents could 

6 be identified; and 

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

8 the following definitions: 

9 ‘‘(i) For the offenses of domestic vio10 lence, dating violence, and stalking, such 

11 statistics shall be compiled in accordance 

12 with the definitions used in section 

13 40002(a) of the Violence Against Women 

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

15 ‘‘(ii) For the offense of rape, such sta16 tistics shall be compiled in accordance with 

17 the definition of rape as the penetration, 

18 no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus 

19 with any body part or object, or oral pene20 tration by a sex organ of another person, 

21 without the consent of the victim. 

22 ‘‘(iii) For the offenses of fondling, in23 cest, and statutory rape, such statistics 

24 shall be compiled in accordance with the 


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1 definition used in the National Incident 

2 Based Reporting System. 

3 ‘‘(iv) For offenses not described in 

4 clause (i), (ii), or (iii), such statistics shall 

5 be compiled in accordance with the Uni6 form Crime Reporting Program of the De7 partment of Justice, Federal Bureau of In8 vestigation, and the modifications to such 

9 definitions as implemented pursuant to the 

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

11 41305).’’; and 

12 (4) in paragraph (8)(B)— 

13 (A) in clause (i)— 

14 (i) in the matter preceding subclause 

15 (I), by inserting ‘‘, developed in consulta16 tion with local, State, or national sexual 

17 assault, dating violence, domestic violence, 

18 and stalking victim advocacy, victim serv19 ices, or prevention organizations, and local 

20 law enforcement,’’ after ‘‘Education pro21 grams’’; and 

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

23 ‘‘, including the fact that these are crimes 

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1 stitution of higher education will, based on 

2 the complainant’s wishes, cooperate with 

3 local law enforcement with respect to any 

4 alleged criminal offenses involving students 

5 or employees of the institution of higher 

6 education, including by notifying and ob7 taining written consent from a complainant 

8 who has been fully and accurately informed 

9 about what procedures shall occur if infor10 mation is shared, when the institution of 

11 higher education seeks to share informa12 tion regarding an alleged criminal offenses 

13 with a law enforcement agency’’ after 

14 ‘‘stalking’’; and 

15 (B) in clause (iv)— 

16 (i) by redesignating subclauses (II) 

17 and (III) as subclauses (III) and (IV), re18 spectively; 

19 (ii) by inserting after subclause (I) 

20 the following: 

21 ‘‘(II) the institution will comply 

22 with the requirements of paragraph 

23 (20)(B), and shall include a descrip24 tion of such requirements;’’; and 


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

2 by clause (i), in item (bb), by inserting ‘‘si3 multaneously with the notification of the 

4 outcome described in item (aa),’’ before 

5 ‘‘the institution’s’’. 

6 SEC. 3. TRANSPARENCY. 

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

8 (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)) (known as the ‘‘Jeanne Clery Disclo9 sure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statis10 tics Act’’), as amended by this Act, is further amended 

11 by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(19) The Secretary shall ensure there is a 

13 publicly available, searchable, accessible, and user14 friendly campus safety website that includes the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘(A) A brief description of the role of the 

17 title IX coordinator for each institution of high18 er education receiving funds under this Act and 

19 the roles of other officials who may be con20 tacted to discuss or report sexual harassment. 

21 ‘‘(B) A brief description of the role of the 

22 sexual and interpersonal violence specialist and 

23 the name and contact information of the spe24 cialist for each institution of higher education 

25 receiving funds under this Act. 


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1 ‘‘(C) The Department’s pending investiga2 tions, enforcement actions, letters of finding, 

3 final resolutions, and voluntary resolution 

4 agreements for all media audits, complaints, 

5 and compliance reviews under this subsection 

6 and under title IX of the Education Amend7 ments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681) related to sex8 ual harassment. The Secretary shall indicate 

9 whether the investigation, action, letter, resolu10 tion, or agreement is based on a complaint or 

11 compliance review. The Secretary shall make 

12 the information under this subparagraph avail13 able regarding a complaint once the Depart14 ment receives a written complaint, and conducts 

15 an initial evaluation, and has determined that 

16 the complaint should be opened for investiga17 tion of an allegation that, if substantiated, 

18 would constitute a violation of such title IX or 

19 this subsection. In carrying out this subpara20 graph, the Secretary shall ensure that person21 ally identifiable information is not reported and 

22 shall comply with section 444 of the General 

23 Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g), 

24 commonly known as the ‘Family Educational 

25 Rights and Privacy Act of 1974’. 


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1 ‘‘(D) The download of data that institu2 tions of higher education subject to this sub3 section are required to report under this Act. 

4 ‘‘(E) Information regarding how to file 

5 complaints with the Department related to al6 leged violations of title IX of the Education 

7 Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681) and of 

8 this subsection. 

9 ‘‘(F) Information regarding the Depart10 ment’s policies for reviewing complaints, initi11 ating compliance reviews, and conducting and 

12 resolving investigations related to alleged viola13 tions of title IX of the Education Amendments 

14 of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681) and of this sub15 section. This information shall include— 

16 ‘‘(i) the contact information for at 

17 least one individual at the Department who 

18 can answer questions from institutions of 

19 higher education, complainants, and other 

20 interested parties about such policies; 

21 ‘‘(ii) potential outcomes of an inves22 tigation; and 

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1 cumstance that may change such time2 frame.’’. 

3 SEC. 4. UNIVERSITY SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMES4 TIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL 

5 ASSAULT, SEXUAL HARASSMENT, AND STALK6 ING. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 485(f) of the Higher Edu8 cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)) (known as the 

9 ‘‘Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and 

10 Campus Crime Statistics Act’’), as amended by this Act, 

11 is further amended by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(20) UNIVERSITY SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS

13 OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEX14 UAL ASSAULT, SEXUAL HARASSMENT, AND STALK15 ING.— 

16 ‘‘(A) VICTIM-CENTERED, TRAUMA-IN17 FORMED INTERVIEW TECHNIQUES.—In this 

18 paragraph, the term ‘victim-centered, trauma19 informed interview techniques’ means asking 

20 questions of an individual who reports that the 

21 individual has been a victim of domestic vio22 lence, dating violence, sexual assault, sexual 

23 harassment, or stalking, in a manner that is fo24 cused on the experience of the victim, does not 

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1 informed by evidence-based research on the 

2 neurobiology of trauma, and contains informa3 tion on cultural competence based on practices 

4 of rape crisis centers, victim advocacy centers, 

5 sexual assault response teams, title IX offices, 

6 and similar groups, including organizations that 

7 work with underserved populations (as defined 

8 in section 40002 of the Violence Against 

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

10 ‘‘(B) CAMPUS SECURITY POLICY.—Each 

11 institution of higher education that receives 

12 funds under this Act, shall establish a campus 

13 security policy that includes the following: 

14 ‘‘(i) SEXUAL AND INTERPERSONAL VI15 OLENCE SPECIALISTS.—The designation of 

16 one or more sexual and interpersonal vio17 lence specialists at the institution to whom 

18 student complainants of domestic violence, 

19 dating violence, sexual assault, sexual har20 assment, or stalking can report, including 

21 anonymously, which shall be part of a pol22 icy that complies with the following: 

23 ‘‘(I) The sexual and interpersonal 

24 violence specialist— 


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1 ‘‘(aa) shall not be an under2 graduate student, a full-time 

3 graduate student, an employee 

4 designated as a higher education 

5 responsible employee, any indi6 vidual designated with respon7 sibilities as a campus security au8 thority, or the title IX coordi9 nator; 

10 ‘‘(bb) may have other roles 

11 at the institution; 

12 ‘‘(cc) shall be appointed 

13 based on experience and a dem14 onstrated ability of the individual 

15 to effectively provide trauma-in16 formed victim services related to 

17 domestic violence, dating vio18 lence, sexual assault, sexual har19 assment, and stalking, including 

20 to underserved populations (as 

21 defined in section 40002 of the 

22 Violence Against Women Act of 

23 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291)); 

24 ‘‘(dd) shall be supervised by 

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1 sponsible for investigating and 

2 adjudicating complaints at the 

3 institution related to domestic vi4 olence, dating violence, sexual as5 sault, sexual harassment, and 

6 stalking; 

7 ‘‘(ee) shall not serve as an 

8 advisor under paragraph 

9 (8)(B)(iv)(III); and 

10 ‘‘(ff) shall not be required to 

11 report allegations as a campus 

12 security authority under this sub13 section. 

14 ‘‘(II) The Secretary shall des15 ignate categories of employees that 

16 may serve as sexual and interpersonal 

17 violence specialists, such as health 

18 care staff, clergy, staff of a women’s 

19 center, or other such categories, and 

20 specify under what conditions individ21 uals may go through training to ob22 tain victim advocate privilege in 

23 States with applicable laws. Such des24 ignation shall not preclude the institu25 tion from designating other employees 


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1 or partnering with national, State, or 

2 local victim services organizations to 

3 serve as sexual and interpersonal vio4 lence specialists or to serve in other 

5 confidential roles. 

6 ‘‘(III) The sexual and inter7 personal violence specialist shall com8 plete the training requirements de9 scribed in clause (v) and subclause 

10 (IV) within a reasonable time after 

11 being designated as a sexual and 

12 interpersonal violence specialist. 

13 ‘‘(IV) The Secretary shall develop 

14 online training materials, in addition 

15 to the training required under clause 

16 (v), not later than 1 year after the 

17 date of enactment of the Campus Ac18 countability and Safety Act, for the 

19 training of sexual and interpersonal 

20 violence specialists. 

21 ‘‘(V) The sexual and inter22 personal violence specialist shall in23 form the complainant in a victim-cen24 tered, trauma-informed manner, in25 cluding in a written format— 


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1 ‘‘(aa) of the complainant’s 

2 rights under Federal and State 

3 law; 

4 ‘‘(bb) of the complainant’s 

5 rights and options pursuant to 

6 the policy that the institution of 

7 higher education has developed 

8 pursuant to clauses (ii) through 

9 (vii) of paragraph (8)(B); 

10 ‘‘(cc) of the complainant’s 

11 reporting options, including the 

12 option to notify a higher edu13 cation responsible employee, the 

14 option to notify local law enforce15 ment, and any other reporting 

16 options; 

17 ‘‘(dd) a description of the 

18 process of investigation and any 

19 disciplinary proceeding of the in20 stitution that may follow notifica21 tion of a higher education re22 sponsible employee; 

23 ‘‘(ee) a description of the 

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1 tice system that may follow noti2 fication of law enforcement; 

3 ‘‘(ff) a description of the ju4 risdiction, scope, and possible 

5 sanctions of the student and em6 ployee disciplinary process of the 

7 institution of higher education 

8 and of the criminal justice proc9 ess, including any possible sanc10 tions for complainants, such as 

11 laws regarding false reporting, in 

12 a victim-centered and trauma-in13 formed manner; 

14 ‘‘(gg) that the student dis15 ciplinary process of the institu16 tion of higher education in not 

17 equivalent to, and should not be 

18 considered a substitute for, the 

19 criminal justice process; 

20 ‘‘(hh) any limitations on the 

21 ability of the sexual and inter22 personal violence specialist to 

23 provide privacy or confidentiality 

24 to the complainant under the 

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1 er education, Federal law, or 

2 State law; 

3 ‘‘(ii) of a list of local rape 

4 crisis centers, victim advocacy 

5 centers, sexual and interpersonal 

6 violence teams, title IX offices, or 

7 similar groups that are based on 

8 or near campus and can reason9 ably be expected to act as a re10 source for the student; and 

11 ‘‘(jj) the potential risk of re12 traumatization in repeating the 

13 events of a reported crime and 

14 available campus resources for 

15 related support services. 

16 ‘‘(VI) The sexual and inter17 personal violence specialist may, as 

18 appropriate— 

19 ‘‘(aa) serve as a liaison be20 tween a complainant and a high21 er education responsible employee 

22 or law enforcement, provided the 

23 sexual and interpersonal violence 

24 specialist has obtained written 

25 consent from the complainant 


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1 who has been fully and accurately 

2 informed about what procedures 

3 shall occur if information is 

4 shared; and 

5 ‘‘(bb) assist a complainant 

6 in contacting and reporting to a 

7 higher education responsible em8 ployee or law enforcement. 

9 ‘‘(VII) The sexual and inter10 personal violence specialist shall be 

11 authorized by the institution to liaise 

12 with appropriate staff at the institu13 tion to arrange reasonable accom14 modations through the institution to 

15 allow the complainant to change living 

16 or academic arrangements or class 

17 schedules, obtain accessibility services 

18 (including transportation and lan19 guage services), or arrange other ac20 commodations for the complainant. 

21 The institution may not require that 

22 the complainant report to a law en23 forcement agency as a condition to 

24 grant such accommodations. 


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1 ‘‘(VIII) The sexual and inter2 personal violence specialist shall not 

3 be obligated to identify a complainant 

4 or respondent, unless otherwise re5 quired to do so by State or local law. 

6 The sexual and interpersonal violence 

7 specialist shall, to the extent author8 ized under State law, provide con9 fidential services. 

10 ‘‘(IX) The institution shall des11 ignate as a sexual and interpersonal 

12 violence specialist an individual who 

13 has victim advocate privilege under 

14 State law (including receipt of any ap15 plicable State-required training for 

16 that purpose) if there is such an indi17 vidual employed by the institution. 

18 The institution may partner through a 

19 formal agreement with an outside or20 ganization with the experience de21 scribed in subclause (I)(cc), such as a 

22 community-based rape crisis center or 

23 other community-based sexual assault 

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1 ‘‘(X) The sexual and inter2 personal violence specialist shall col3 lect and report anonymized statistics, 

4 on an annual basis, unless prohibited 

5 by State law. The sexual and inter6 personal violence specialist shall en7 sure that such reports do not include 

8 identifying information and that the 

9 confidentiality of a complainant or re10 spondent is not jeopardized through 

11 the reporting of such statistics. Any 

12 requests for accommodations, as de13 scribed in subclause (VII), made by a 

14 sexual and interpersonal violence spe15 cialist shall not trigger an investiga16 tion by the institution, even if the sex17 ual and interpersonal violence spe18 cialist deals only with matters relating 

19 to domestic violence, dating violence, 

20 sexual assault, sexual harassment, 

21 and stalking. 

22 ‘‘(XI) The institution shall ap23 point an adequate number of sexual 

24 and interpersonal violence specialists 

25 not later than the earlier of— 


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1 ‘‘(aa) 1 year after the Sec2 retary determines through a ne3 gotiated rulemaking process what 

4 an adequate number of sexual 

5 and interpersonal violence spe6 cialists is for an institution based 

7 on its size; or 

8 ‘‘(bb) 3 years after the date 

9 of enactment of the Campus Ac10 countability and Safety Act. 

11 ‘‘(XII) As part of the negotiated 

12 rulemaking process described in sub13 clause (XI)(aa), the Secretary shall 

14 determine a process to allow institu15 tions that enroll fewer than 1,000 stu16 dents to partner with another institu17 tion of higher education in their re18 gion or State to provide the services 

19 described in this clause while ensuring 

20 that students continue to have ade21 quate access to the services and sup22 port provided by a sexual and inter23 personal violence specialist. 

24 ‘‘(XIII) The institution shall not 

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1 taliate against an individual who re2 ports, in good faith, domestic violence, 

3 dating violence, sexual assault, sexual 

4 harassment, or stalking to the sexual 

5 and interpersonal violence specialist. 

6 ‘‘(XIV) Each employee of an in7 stitution who receives a report of do8 mestic violence, dating violence, sexual 

9 assault, sexual harassment, or stalk10 ing shall notify the reporting indi11 vidual of the existence of, contact in12 formation for, and services provided 

13 by sexual and interpersonal violence 

14 specialist of the institution. 

15 ‘‘(ii) INFORMATION ON THE INSTITU16 TION’S WEBSITE.—The institution shall list 

17 on its website— 

18 ‘‘(I) the name and contact infor19 mation for the sexual and inter20 personal violence specialist; 

21 ‘‘(II) reporting options, including 

22 confidential options, for complainants 

23 of domestic violence, dating violence, 

24 sexual assault, sexual harassment, or 

25 stalking; 


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1 ‘‘(III) the process of investigation 

2 and disciplinary proceedings of the in3 stitution; 

4 ‘‘(IV) the process of investigation 

5 and adjudication of the criminal jus6 tice system; 

7 ‘‘(V) potential reasonable accom8 modations that the institution may 

9 provide to a complainant, as described 

10 in clause (i)(VII); 

11 ‘‘(VI) the telephone number and 

12 website address for a local, State, or 

13 national hotline providing information 

14 to complainants (which shall be clear15 ly communicated on the website and 

16 shall be updated on a timely basis); 

17 ‘‘(VII) the name and location of 

18 the nearest medical facility where an 

19 individual may have a medical forensic 

20 examination administered by a trained 

21 sexual assault medical professional, 

22 including information on transpor23 tation options and available reim24 bursement for a visit to such facility; 


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1 ‘‘(VIII) the institution’s amnesty 

2 and retaliation policies; and 

3 ‘‘(IX) a list of local rape crisis 

4 centers, victim advocacy centers, sex5 ual assault response teams, title IX 

6 offices, or similar groups that are 

7 based on or near campus and can rea8 sonably be expected to act as a re9 source for the student. 

10 ‘‘(iii) ONLINE REPORTING.—The insti11 tution may provide an online reporting sys12 tem to collect anonymous disclosures of 

13 crimes and track patterns of crime on cam14 pus. An individual may submit an anony15 mous report, if they choose to do so, about 

16 a specific crime to the institution using the 

17 online reporting system, but the institution 

18 is only obligated to investigate a specific 

19 crime if an individual decides to report the 

20 crime to a higher education responsible 

21 employee or law enforcement. If the insti22 tution uses an online reporting system, the 

23 online system shall also include informa24 tion about how to report a crime to a high25 er education responsible employee and to 


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1 law enforcement and how to contact a sex2 ual and interpersonal violence specialist 

3 and any other appropriate on- or off-cam4 pus resource. 

5 ‘‘(iv) AMNESTY POLICY.— 

6 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The institu7 tion may, to the extent practicable, 

8 provide an amnesty policy for any stu9 dent who reports, in good faith, do10 mestic violence, dating violence, sexual 

11 assault, sexual harassment, or stalk12 ing to an institution official, such that 

13 the reporting student will not be sanc14 tioned by the institution for a student 

15 conduct violation related to— 

16 ‘‘(aa) physical violence or 

17 assault as a defense against do18 mestic violence, dating violence, 

19 sexual assault, sexual harass20 ment, or stalking; or 

21 ‘‘(bb) alcohol use or drug 

22 use that is revealed in the course 

23 of such a report and that oc24 curred at or near the time of the 

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1 lence, dating violence, sexual as2 sault, sexual harassment, or 

3 stalking. 

4 ‘‘(II) GOOD FAITH.—A deter5 mination of whether a report is made 

6 in good faith— 

7 ‘‘(aa) shall be made in ac8 cordance with regulations estab9 lished by the Secretary through a 

10 negotiated rulemaking process; 

11 and 

12 ‘‘(bb) shall not include a 

13 presumptive finding that a stu14 dent did not act in good faith 

15 based solely on the institution 

16 not initiating a disciplinary pro17 ceeding based on the student’s 

18 report. 

19 ‘‘(III) NO PREEMPTION.—The 

20 requirement under subclause (I) shall 

21 not preempt the ability of an institu22 tion of higher education to establish 

23 an amnesty policy for student conduct 

24 violations not mentioned in this provi25 sion. 


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1 ‘‘(IV) PROVISION OF INFORMA2 TION.—The institution shall provide 

3 information about the amnesty policy 

4 of the institution on the website of the 

5 institution. 

6 ‘‘(v) TRAINING.— 

7 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—Not later 

8 than 1 year after the date of enact9 ment of the Campus Accountability 

10 and Safety Act, the Secretary, in co11 ordination with the Attorney General 

12 and in consultation with national, 

13 State, or local victim services organi14 zations and institutions of higher edu15 cation, shall develop an evidence-in16 formed training program, which may 

17 include online training modules, for 

18 training— 

19 ‘‘(aa) each individual who is 

20 involved in implementing an in21 stitution of higher education’s 

22 student grievance procedures, in23 cluding each individual who is re24 sponsible for resolving complaints 

25 of reported domestic violence, 


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1 dating violence, sexual assault, 

2 sexual harassment, or stalking; 

3 and 

4 ‘‘(bb) each employee of an 

5 institution of higher education 

6 who has responsibility for con7 ducting an interview with a com8 plainant of domestic violence, 

9 dating violence, sexual assault, 

10 sexual harassment, or stalking. 

11 ‘‘(II) CONTENTS.—Such training 

12 shall include— 

13 ‘‘(aa) information on work14 ing with and interviewing persons 

15 subjected to domestic violence, 

16 dating violence, sexual assault, 

17 sexual harassment, or stalking 

18 that utilizes victim-centered, 

19 trauma-informed interview tech20 niques; 

21 ‘‘(bb) information on par22 ticular types of conduct that 

23 would constitute domestic vio24 lence, dating violence, sexual as25 sault, sexual harassment, or 


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1 stalking, regardless of gender, in2 cluding same-sex incidents of do3 mestic violence, dating violence, 

4 sexual assault, sexual harass5 ment, or stalking; 

6 ‘‘(cc) information on consent 

7 and what factors, including 

8 power dynamics, may impact 

9 whether consent is voluntarily 

10 given, including the ways drugs 

11 or alcohol may affect an individ12 ual’s ability to consent and infor13 mation on consent for victims 

14 with disabilities or victims who 

15 may be neurodivergent; 

16 ‘‘(dd) the effects of trauma, 

17 including the neurobiology of 

18 trauma; 

19 ‘‘(ee) cultural specific and 

20 responsiveness training regarding 

21 how domestic violence, dating vi22 olence, sexual assault, sexual har23 assment, and stalking may im24 pact students of underserved 

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1 ing on their cultural background; 

2 and 

3 ‘‘(ff) information on sexual 

4 assault dynamics, sexual assault 

5 perpetrator behavior, and bar6 riers to reporting. 

7 ‘‘(III) INSTITUTIONAL TRAIN8 ING.—Each institution of higher edu9 cation shall ensure that the individ10 uals and employees described in sub11 clause (I) receive the training de12 scribed in this clause not later than 

13 the July 15 that is 1 year after the 

14 date that the training program has 

15 been developed by the Secretary in ac16 cordance with subclause (I). 

17 ‘‘(vi) UNIFORM CAMPUS-WIDE PROC18 ESS FOR STUDENT DISCIPLINARY PRO19 CEEDING RELATING TO CLAIM OF DOMES20 TIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL

21 ASSAULT, SEXUAL HARASSMENT, OR

22 STALKING.—Each institution of higher 

23 education that receives funds under this 

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1 ‘‘(I) shall establish and carry out 

2 a uniform process (for each campus of 

3 the institution) for student discipli4 nary proceedings relating to any 

5 claims of domestic violence, dating vi6 olence, sexual assault, sexual harass7 ment, or stalking against a student 

8 who attends the institution; 

9 ‘‘(II) shall not carry out a dif10 ferent disciplinary process on the 

11 same campus for domestic violence, 

12 dating violence, sexual assault, sexual 

13 harassment, or stalking, or alter the 

14 uniform process described in sub15 clause (I), based on the status or 

16 characteristics of a student who will 

17 be involved in that disciplinary pro18 ceeding, including characteristics such 

19 as a student’s membership on an ath20 letic team, academic major, or any 

21 other characteristic or status of a stu22 dent; and 

23 ‘‘(III) may not, as a condition of 

24 student participation in a disciplinary 

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1 ‘‘(aa) automatically notify a 

2 law enforcement agency of— 

3 ‘‘(AA) a receipt of a re4 port of domestic violence, 

5 dating violence, sexual as6 sault, sexual harassment, or 

7 stalking; or 

8 ‘‘(BB) the initiation of 

9 a campus disciplinary pro10 ceeding; or 

11 ‘‘(bb) require cooperation 

12 with a law enforcement agency. 

13 ‘‘(vii) INFORMATION ABOUT THE

14 TITLE IX COORDINATOR AND SEXUAL AND

15 INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE SPECIALIST.— 

16 The institution shall submit, annually, to 

17 the Office for Civil Rights of the Depart18 ment of Education and the Civil Rights 

19 Division of the Department of Justice, the 

20 name and contact information for the title 

21 IX coordinator and the sexual and inter22 personal violence specialist, including a 

23 brief description of the role of the coordi24 nator and specialist and the roles of other 

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1 or report domestic violence, dating vio2 lence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, or 

3 stalking, and documentation of training re4 ceived by the title IX coordinator and the 

5 sexual and interpersonal violence specialist. 

6 The educational institution shall provide 

7 updated information to the Office for Civil 

8 Rights of the Department of Education 

9 and the Civil Rights Division of the De10 partment of Justice not later than 30 days 

11 after the date of any change. The Sec12 retary shall make the information de13 scribed in this clause publicly available. 

14 ‘‘(viii) WRITTEN NOTICE OF INSTITU15 TIONAL DISCIPLINARY PROCESS.—The in16 stitution shall provide both the complain17 ant and respondent with written notice of 

18 the institution’s decision to proceed with 

19 an institutional disciplinary process regard20 ing an allegation of domestic violence, dat21 ing violence, sexual assault, sexual harass22 ment, or stalking within 24 hours of such 

23 decision, and sufficiently in advance of a 

24 disciplinary hearing to provide both the 

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1 portunity to meaningfully exercise their 

2 rights to a proceeding that is prompt, fair, 

3 and impartial, which shall include the op4 portunity for both parties to present wit5 nesses and other evidence, and any other 

6 due process rights afforded to them under 

7 institutional policy. The written notice 

8 shall include the following: 

9 ‘‘(I) The existence of a com10 plaint, the nature of the conduct upon 

11 which the complaint is based, and the 

12 date on which the alleged incident oc13 curred. 

14 ‘‘(II) A description of the process 

15 for the disciplinary proceeding, includ16 ing the estimated timeline from initi17 ation to final disposition. 

18 ‘‘(III) A description of the rights 

19 and protections available to the com20 plainant and respondent, including 

21 those described in paragraph 

22 (8)(B)(iv) and any other rights or 

23 protections that the complainant and 

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1 ‘‘(IV) A copy of the institution’s 

2 applicable policies, and, if available, 

3 related published informational mate4 rials. 

5 ‘‘(C) PENALTIES.— 

6 ‘‘(i) PENALTY RELATING TO SEXUAL

7 AND INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE SPECIAL8 ISTS.—The Secretary may impose a civil 

9 penalty of not more than 1 percent of an 

10 institution’s operating budget, as defined 

11 by the Secretary, for each year that the in12 stitution fails to carry out the require13 ments of this paragraph following the ef14 fective date described in section 4(b)(1) of 

15 the Campus Accountability and Safety Act. 

16 ‘‘(ii) OTHER PROVISIONS.—The Sec17 retary may impose a civil penalty of not 

18 more than 1 percent of an institution’s op19 erating budget, as defined by the Sec20 retary, for each year that the institution 

21 fails to carry out the requirements of this 

22 paragraph following the effective date de23 scribed in section 4(b)(2) of the Campus 

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1 ‘‘(iii) VOLUNTARY RESOLUTION.— 

2 Notwithstanding any other provision of 

3 this paragraph, the Secretary may enter 

4 into a voluntary resolution with an institu5 tion of higher education that is subject to 

6 a penalty under this subparagraph. 

7 ‘‘(iv) ADJUSTMENT TO PENALTIES.— 

8 Any civil penalty under this subparagraph 

9 may be reduced by the Secretary. In deter10 mining the amount of such penalty, or the 

11 amount agreed upon in compromise, the 

12 Secretary of Education shall consider the 

13 appropriateness of the penalty to the size 

14 of the operating budget of the educational 

15 institution subject to the determination, 

16 the gravity of the violation or failure, and 

17 whether the violation or failure was com18 mitted intentionally, negligently, or other19 wise.’’. 

20 (b) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 

21 (1) SEXUAL AND INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE

22 SPECIALIST.—Clause (i) of section 487(f)(20)(B) of 

23 the Higher Education Act of 1965, as added by sub24 section (a), shall take effect on the date that is the 

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1 (A) 1 year after the Secretary of Edu2 cation determines through a negotiated rule3 making process what an adequate number of 

4 sexual and interpersonal violence specialists is 

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

6 or 

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

8 this Act. 

9 (2) OTHER PROVISIONS.—Clauses (ii) through 

10 (viii) of section 487(f)(20)(B) of the Higher Edu11 cation Act of 1965, as added by subsection (a), shall 

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

13 of enactment of this Act. 

14 (c) NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING.—The Secretary of 

15 Education shall establish regulations to carry out the pro16 visions of this section, and the amendment made by this 

17 section, in accordance with the requirements described 

18 under section 492 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

19 (20 U.S.C. 1098a). 

20 SEC. 5. GRANTS TO COMBAT VIOLENT CRIMES ON CAMPUS. 

21 Section 304 of the Violence Against Women and De22 partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 

23 U.S.C. 20125) is amended— 

24 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘sexual 

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1 (2) in subsection (b)— 

2 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘sexual 

3 harassment,’’ after ‘‘sexual assault,’’; 

4 (B) in paragraph (2). by inserting ‘‘sexual 

5 harassment,’’ after ‘‘sexual assault,’’; 

6 (C) in paragraph (3), in the first sentence, 

7 by inserting ‘‘sexual harassment,’’ after ‘‘sexual 

8 assault,’’; 

9 (D) in paragraph (4), in the first sentence, 

10 by inserting ‘‘sexual harassment,’’ after ‘‘sexual 

11 assault,’’; 

12 (E) in paragraph (6), by inserting ‘‘sexual 

13 harassment,’’ after ‘‘sexual assault,’’; 

14 (F) in paragraph (7), by inserting ‘‘sexual 

15 harassment,’’ after ‘‘sexual assault,’’; 

16 (G) in paragraph (8), by inserting ‘‘sexual 

17 harassment,’’ after ‘‘sexual assault,’’; 

18 (H) in paragraph (9), by inserting ‘‘sexual 

19 harassment, sexual assault,’’ after ‘‘sexual vio20 lence,’’; 

21 (I) in paragraph (10), by inserting ‘‘sexual 

22 harassment,’’ after ‘‘sexual assault,’’; 

23 (J) in paragraph (11), by inserting ‘‘sexual 

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1 (K) in paragraph (12), in the first sen2 tence, by inserting ‘‘sexual harassment,’’ after 

3 ‘‘sexual assault,’’; 

4 (3) in subsection (c)(2)(B), by inserting ‘‘sexual 

5 harassment’’ after ‘‘sexual assault,’’; and 

6 (4) in subsection (d)(3)— 

7 (A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 

8 ‘‘sexual harassment,’’ after ‘‘sexual assault,’’; 

9 (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 

10 ‘‘sexual harassment,’’ after ‘‘sexual assault,’’; 

11 and 

12 (C) in subparagraph (D), by inserting 

13 ‘‘sexual harassment,’’ after ‘‘sexual assault,’’. 

14 SEC. 6. GAO REPORT. 

15 The Comptroller General of the United States shall— 

16 (1) conduct a study on the effectiveness and ef17 ficiency of the grants to combat domestic violence, 

18 dating violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, 

19 and stalking on campuses under section 304 of the 

20 Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 

21 Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 U.S.C. 20125); and 

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

23 the date of enactment of this Act, on the study de24 scribed in paragraph (1), to the Committee on 

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1 ate and the Committee on Education and the Work2 force of the House of Representatives. 

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