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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1932 

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of 

higher education to disclose hazing incidents, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 16, 2021 

Mrs. MCBATH (for herself and Mr. LOWENTHAL) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 

A BILL 

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require 

institutions of higher education to disclose hazing incidents, 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 ‘‘Report and Educate 

5 About Campus Hazing Act’’ or the ‘‘REACH Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF HAZING INCIDENTS IN ANNUAL SE7 CURITY REPORTS. 

8 Section 485(f)(1)(F) of the Higher Education Act of 

9 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(1)(F)) is amended— 


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1 (1) in clause (i)(IX), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 

2 the semicolon; 

3 (2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the 

4 semicolon; 

5 (3) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the 

6 end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

7 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(iv) of hazing incidents that were re9 ported to campus security authorities or local 

10 police agencies.’’. 

11 SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF HAZING. 

12 Section 485(f)(6)(A) of the Higher Education Act of 

13 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(6)(A)) is amended— 

14 (1) by redesignating clauses (iii) through (v) as 

15 clauses (iv) through (vi), respectively; and 

16 (2) by inserting after clause (ii) the following: 

17 ‘‘(iii) The term ‘hazing’ means any inten18 tional, knowing, or reckless act committed by a 

19 student, or a former student, of an institution 

20 of higher education, whether individually or in 

21 concert with other persons, against another stu22 dent (regardless of that student’s willingness to 

23 participate), that— 

24 ‘‘(I) was committed in connection with 

25 an initiation into, an affiliation with, or 


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1 the maintenance of membership in, any or2 ganization that is affiliated with such insti3 tution of higher education (including any 

4 athletic team affiliated with that institu5 tion); and 

6 ‘‘(II) contributes to a substantial risk 

7 of physical injury, mental harm, or deg8 radation or causes physical injury, mental 

9 harm, or personal degradation.’’. 

10 SEC. 4. RECORDING OF HAZING INCIDENTS. 

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

12 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(7)) is amended by inserting after 

13 the second sentence the following: ‘‘For hazing incidents, 

14 such statistics shall be compiled in accordance with the 

15 definition of that term in paragraph (6)(A)(iii).’’. 

16 SEC. 5. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ON HAZING. 

17 Section 485(f)(8)(B)(i) of the Higher Education Act 

18 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(8)(B)(i)) is amended— 

19 (1) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by in20 serting ‘‘, and hazing’’ after ‘‘stalking’’; and 

21 (2) in subclause (I)— 

22 (A) in item (aa), by inserting before the 

23 semicolon the following: ‘‘, and hazing’’; and 


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1 (B) in item (bb), by inserting before the 

2 semicolon the following: ‘‘, and the definition of 

3 hazing in paragraph (6)(A)(ii)’’; and 

4 (C) in item (dd), by inserting ‘‘, or hazing’’ 

5 after ‘‘stalking’’. 

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