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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 3306 

To establish a grant program for institutions of higher education to implement 

patient-centered academic counseling services for student survivors of 

sexual assault and other violence. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 15, 2023 

Mr. KAINE (for himself and Mr. FETTERMAN) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To establish a grant program for institutions of higher education to implement patient-centered academic counseling 

services for student survivors of sexual assault and other 

violence. 

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 ‘‘Support for Univer5 sities and Colleges to Champion the Educational Success 

6 of Survivors Act of 2023’’ or the ‘‘SUCCESS Act of 

7 2023’’. 

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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress finds the following: 

3 (1) Campus sexual assault remains a pervasive 

4 issue on the campuses of institutions of higher edu5 cation across the United States and negatively im6 pacts student survivors’ academic outcomes. 

7 (2) Sexual assault is one of the biggest risk fac8 tors for developing post-traumatic stress disorder, 

9 which is associated with decreased neurocognitive 

10 functioning that makes learning and retaining infor11 mation difficult. 

12 (3) Individuals impacted by trauma can often 

13 experience residual effects such as substance use dis14 orders, suicidal ideation, personality disorders, de15 pression, and anxiety, as well as other possible men16 tal health challenges that can significantly impact 

17 academic performance or success and overall well18 being. 

19 (4) Studies have shown that student survivors 

20 are more likely to have lower grade point averages, 

21 have difficulty with self-regulated learning, and are 

22 ultimately more likely to drop out of their institution 

23 of higher education. 

24 (5) Considering the relationship between sexual 

25 assault and negative academic outcomes, institutions 

26 of higher education should provide these students 

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1 not only with mental health services, but also with 

2 targeted academic support to counter their increased 

3 risk for negative academic outcomes. 

4 (6) Patient-centered academic counseling and 

5 tutoring programs can be powerful tools to better 

6 support student survivors, improve their higher edu7 cation retention rates, and ultimately support their 

8 educational success. 

9 SEC. 3. GRANT PROGRAM FOR PATIENT-CENTERED ACA10 DEMIC COUNSELING SERVICES FOR STU11 DENT SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND 

12 OTHER VIOLENCE. 

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

14 (20 U.S.C. 1011 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 

15 the following: 

16 ‘‘SEC. 124. GRANT PROGRAM FOR PATIENT-CENTERED ACA17 DEMIC COUNSELING SERVICES FOR STU18 DENT SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND 

19 OTHER VIOLENCE. 

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

21 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.—The term ‘eligi22 ble institution’ means an institution of higher edu23 cation as defined in section 101(a). 

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1 vided to student survivors of sexual assault or other 

2 violence, means— 

3 ‘‘(A) recognizing the widespread emotional, 

4 behavioral, developmental, and legal impact of 

5 trauma and understanding potential paths for 

6 recovery; 

7 ‘‘(B) recognizing the signs and symptoms 

8 of trauma in individuals, families, and staff; 

9 ‘‘(C) integrating the knowledge about trau10 ma into policies, procedures, and practices; and 

11 ‘‘(D) actively resisting re-traumatizing by 

12 avoiding creating environments that inadvert13 ently remind survivors of their traumatic expe14 riences and cause them to experience psycho15 logical and biological stress. 

16 ‘‘(3) SEXUAL ASSAULT.—The term ‘sexual as17 sault’ has the meaning given the term in section 

18 485(f)(6)(A). 

19 ‘‘(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—From amounts made avail21 able to carry out this section, the Secretary shall 

22 award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible in23 stitutions to enable the eligible institutions to imple24 ment patient-centered academic counseling services 

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1 and other services for student survivors of sexual as2 sault and other violence. 

3 ‘‘(2) DURATION.—A grant awarded under this 

4 section shall be for a term of 5 years. 

5 ‘‘(c) APPLICATION.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible institution de7 siring a grant under this section shall submit to the 

8 Secretary an application at such time, in such man9 ner, and containing such information as the Sec10 retary may require. 

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

12 under paragraph (1) shall include— 

13 ‘‘(A) a description of how the eligible insti14 tution will inform students enrolled in the insti15 tution of the patient-centered academic coun16 seling services for student survivors of sexual 

17 assault and other violence; 

18 ‘‘(B) a description of how the eligible insti19 tution will provide training for faculty and staff 

20 to support and connect student survivors of sex21 ual assault and other violence with patient-cen22 tered care; and 

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1 tient-centered academic counseling and tutoring 

2 programs for survivors. 

3 ‘‘(d) AWARD BASIS.—In awarding grants under this 

4 section, the Secretary shall give priority to— 

5 ‘‘(1) institutions of higher education with a his6 tory of violations of title IX of the Education 

7 Amendments of 1972; 

8 ‘‘(2) community colleges (defined as ‘junior or 

9 community colleges’ under section 502(a)(6)); 

10 ‘‘(3) historically Black colleges and universities 

11 (defined as ‘part B institutions’ under section 322); 

12 ‘‘(4) Tribal Colleges or Universities (as defined 

13 under section 316(b)); and 

14 ‘‘(5) other minority-serving institutions (defined 

15 as institutions eligible under section 371(a)). 

16 ‘‘(e) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible institution receiv17 ing a grant under this section shall use grant funds to 

18 carry out 1 or more of the following: 

19 ‘‘(1) Providing higher education re-entry assist20 ance for student survivors of sexual assault and 

21 other violence who had to take leaves of absence or 

22 withdraw from the eligible institution. 

23 ‘‘(2) Increasing training for faculty and admin24 istrators on patient-centered care, on recognizing 

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1 ual assault and other violence to appropriate support 

2 services. 

3 ‘‘(3) Providing professional development fo4 cused on patient-centered practices for academic ad5 visors and academic counselors. 

6 ‘‘(4) Providing academic accommodation for 

7 students experiencing trauma, such as patient-cen8 tered training for tutors or the establishment of a 

9 confidential tutoring program specifically designed to 

10 assist student survivors of sexual assault and other 

11 violence. 

12 ‘‘(5) Increasing mental health services for stu13 dent survivors of sexual assault and other violence. 

14 ‘‘(6) Creating or enhancing a fund for survivors 

15 of sexual assault and other violence to be used for 

16 wrap-around services. 

17 ‘‘(f) REPORTS.— 

18 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION REPORTS.— 

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—At the end of the 

20 grant period, each eligible institution receiving 

21 a grant under this section shall prepare and 

22 submit to the Secretary a report on the pro23 gram carried out under the grant. 

24 ‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—The report submitted 

25 under subparagraph (A) shall include— 

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1 ‘‘(i)(I) the kinds of accommodations 

2 the student survivors who reported sexual 

3 assault or instances of other violence dur4 ing the period described in subparagraph 

5 (A) requested; and 

6 ‘‘(II) the accommodations that such 

7 students were given; 

8 ‘‘(ii) the graduation and re-enrollment 

9 rates of student survivors of sexual assault 

10 and other violence who were enrolled in the 

11 eligible institution during the grant period; 

12 and 

13 ‘‘(iii) such other information as the 

14 Secretary may require. 

15 ‘‘(2) SECRETARY REPORTS.— 

16 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one 

17 year after the grant program has concluded, the 

18 Secretary shall submit a report to the author19 izing committees regarding the grant program 

20 carried out under this section. 

21 ‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—The report submitted 

22 under subparagraph (A) shall include the grad23 uation and re-enrollment rates of student sur24 vivors of sexual assault and other violence who 

25 were enrolled in the eligible institutions during 

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1 the grant period, in order to determine the ef2 fectiveness of the grant program. 

3 ‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

4 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

5 such sums as may be necessary for 2024 and each of the 

6 4 succeeding fiscal years.’’. 

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