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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2421 

To address the needs of individuals with disabilities within the Jeanne Clery 

Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 30, 2023 

Mrs. DINGELL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Education and the Workforce 

A BILL 

To address the needs of individuals with disabilities within 

the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy 

and Campus Crime Statistics Act. 

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 ‘‘Safe Equitable Cam5 pus Resources and Education Act of 2023’’. 

6 SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE CLERY ACT. 

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

9 (1) in paragraph (1)— 


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1 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

2 (A), by inserting ‘‘in an accessible format’’ after 

3 ‘‘an annual security report’’; 

4 (B) in subparagraph (F)(ii), by inserting 

5 ‘‘and of the crimes described in clause (iii), 

6 and’’ after ‘‘clause (i)’’; and 

7 (C) in subparagraph (J)— 

8 (i) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

9 after the semicolon; 

10 (ii) by redesignating clause (iii) as 

11 clause (iv); and 

12 (iii) by inserting after clause (ii) the 

13 following: 

14 ‘‘(iii) ensure that such emergency re15 sponse and evacuation procedures take into 

16 account the needs of students and staff 

17 with disabilities; and’’; 

18 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 

19 (18) as paragraphs (3) through (19), respectively; 

20 (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol21 lowing: 

22 ‘‘(2) All reports, materials and information provided 

23 in accordance with this subsection shall be available free 

24 of charge, in a timely manner, and in accessible formats 

25 for individuals with disabilities, including those individuals 


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1 who are blind or deaf or have cognitive, intellectual, or 

2 communication disabilities.’’; 

3 (4) in paragraph (7)(A), as redesignated by 

4 paragraph (2)— 

5 (A) by redesignating clauses (iii) through 

6 (v) as clauses (iv) through (vi), respectively; 

7 and 

8 (B) by inserting after clause (ii) the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘(iii) The term ‘disability’ has the meaning 

11 given such term in section 3 of the Americans with 

12 Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102).’’; and 

13 (5) in paragraph (9), as redesignated by para14 graph (2)— 

15 (A) in subparagraph (B)— 

16 (i) in clause (i)— 

17 (I) in subclause (I)— 

18 (aa) in item (ee), by striking 

19 ‘‘; and’’ and inserting ‘‘, includ20 ing abusive behavior and attacks 

21 targeting individuals with disabil22 ities; and’’; and 

23 (bb) in item (ff), by striking 

24 ‘‘(vii); and’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘(viii);’’ 


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1 (II) in subclause (II), by striking 

2 the period at the end and inserting a 

3 semicolon; and 

4 (III) by adding at the end the 

5 following: 

6 ‘‘(III) an assurance that all prevention and 

7 awareness programs and materials are acces8 sible to, and inclusive of the needs of, individ9 uals with disabilities, including those who are 

10 deaf or blind or have cognitive, intellectual, or 

11 communication disabilities; and 

12 ‘‘(IV) an assurance that campus security 

13 personnel and other individuals responsible for 

14 the provision of information or resources under 

15 this subsection receive training about working 

16 with individuals with disabilities.’’; 

17 (ii) in the matter preceding subclause 

18 (I) of clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘and in such 

19 formats as are necessary to ensure their 

20 accessibility to individuals with disabil21 ities,’’ after ‘‘writing’’; 

22 (iii) in clause (iv)— 

23 (I) in subclause (I)— 

24 (aa) in item (aa), by striking 

25 ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; and 


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1 (bb) by inserting after item 

2 (bb) the following: 

3 ‘‘(cc) be conducted by officials who re4 ceive annual training on how to conduct an 

5 investigation and hearing process with an 

6 accuser or an accused who has a disability, 

7 including individuals who are blind or deaf 

8 or have cognitive, intellectual, or commu9 nication disabilities; and 

10 ‘‘(dd) be accessible to individuals with 

11 disabilities, including individuals who are 

12 blind, deaf, or have cognitive, intellectual, 

13 or communication disabilities;’’; 

14 (II) in subclause (II)— 

15 (aa) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 

16 the end; 

17 (bb) by striking ‘‘the ac18 cuser’’ and inserting ‘‘with re19 spect to such proceedings— 

20 ‘‘(aa) the accuser’’; and 

21 (cc) by inserting after item 

22 (aa), as added by item (bb), the 

23 following: 

24 ‘‘(bb) an accuser or an accused with a 

25 disability who discloses such disability is 


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1 also entitled to be accompanied to any 

2 such meeting or proceeding by an inter3 preter, transliterator, or other individual 

4 providing communication assistance serv5 ices, provided by the institution in accord6 ance with section 504 of the Rehabilitation 

7 Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794) and the 

8 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 

9 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), to ensure the 

10 accuser or accused’s ability to fully partici11 pate; and 

12 ‘‘(cc) the accuser and the accused are 

13 entitled to the same opportunities to re14 quest accommodations related to their dis15 abilities; and’’; and 

16 (III) in subclause (III), in the 

17 matter preceding item (aa), by insert18 ing ‘‘and in such accessible format as 

19 is required in the case of an accuser 

20 or an accused individual with a dis21 ability’’ following ‘‘shall be simulta22 neously informed, in writing’’; and 

23 (iv) by adding after clause (vii) the 

24 following: 


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1 ‘‘(viii) Information about the accommodations 

2 available to individuals with disabilities with respect 

3 to such programs and procedures, how individuals 

4 with disabilities may request such accommodations, 

5 and an assurance that such accommodations will be 

6 provided in a timely manner such that access to pro7 grams and the timing of procedures under this sub8 paragraph shall not be substantially impeded.’’; 

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

10 ‘‘(vii)’’ and inserting ‘‘(viii)’’; and 

11 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 

12 the following: 

13 ‘‘(D) All materials, websites, and other 

14 forms of communication associated with the 

15 policy described in subparagraph (A) shall be 

16 provided in accessible formats for individuals 

17 with disabilities, including those individuals who 

18 are deaf, blind, or have cognitive, intellectual, 

19 or communication disabilities. Provision of such 

20 accessible formats shall be timely and shall in21 clude procedures for addressing problems and 

22 failures of any accessibility technology in23 volved.’’. 

24 (b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 

25 120(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 


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1 U.S.C. 1011i(a)(2)(B)(i)) is amended by striking 

2 ‘‘485(f)(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘485(f)(7)’’. 

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