To amend the Department of Education Organization Act and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require publication of information relating to religious exemptions to the requirements of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and for other purposes.

To amend the Department of Education Organization Act and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require publication of information relating to religious exemptions to the requirements of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transparency in Taypayer-Funded Discrimination Act 2. Publication on website of the Department of Education Section 203 of the Department of Education Organization Act ( 20 U.S.C. 3413 (d) The Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights shall publish, on the Department’s website, information regarding religious exemptions to the requirements of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 ( 20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq. . 3. Publication on website of each institution of higher education Section 485 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1092 (n) Disclosure of religious exemptions to title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 Each educational institution that requests or receives a religious exemption to the requirements of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 ( 20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq. (1) Request letter Each letter submitted by the educational institution to the Department to request such an exemption. (2) Exemption letter Each letter from the Department to the educational institution that grants or denies such an exemption. (3) Notice of request Notice that the educational institution has requested an exemption under section 901(a)(3) of the Education Amendments of 1972 ( 20 U.S.C. 1681(a)(3) (4) Notice of exemption If applicable, notice that the educational institution has received an exemption under section 901(a)(3) of the Education Amendments of 1972 ( 20 U.S.C. 1681(a)(3) (5) Covered personal characteristics or behaviors A list of the personal characteristics or behaviors to which each requested or granted exemption applies. (6) Covered activities or programs A list of the activities or programs to which each exemption applies. (7) Statement of rights The statement Students continue to have rights under title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Any student who experiences discrimination may contact the Office for Civil Rights at the United States Department of Education at _____ or _____. .

Summary: Transparency in Taypayer-Funded [sic] Discrimination Act This bill amends the Department of Education Organization Act to require the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights to publish, on its website, the names of institutions of higher education (IHEs) that request and IHEs that receive religious exemptions from title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972. (Title IX prohibits sex discrimination in federally funded education programs and activities.) Additionally, the bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require an IHE that requests or receives a religious exemption from title IX to publish, on its website, certain information with respect to such exemption.