(1) in clause (i)(IX), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; 
(2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon; 
(3) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) of hazing incidents that were re-
ported to campus security authorities or local 
police agencies.’’. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF HAZING. 
Section 485(f)(6)(A) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(6)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating clauses (iii) through (v) as 
clauses (iv) through (vi), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after clause (ii) the following: 
‘‘(iii) The term ‘hazing’ means any inten-
tional, knowing, or reckless act committed by a 
person, whether individually or in concert with 
other persons, against a student regardless of 
that student’s willingness to participate, that— 
‘‘(I) was committed in connection with 
an initiation into, an affiliation with, or 
the maintenance of membership in, an or-
ganization (such as a club, society, associa-
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tion, athletic team, fraternity, sorority, or 
student government); and 
‘‘(II) causes or is likely to contribute 
to a substantial risk, above the reasonable 
risk encountered in the course of participa-
tion in the institution of higher education 
or the organization (such as the physical 
training necessary for participation in an 
athletic team), of physical injury, mental 
harm, or degradation.’’. 
SEC. 4. RECORDING OF HAZING INCIDENTS. 
Section 485(f)(7) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(7)) is amended by inserting after 
the second sentence the following: ‘‘For hazing incidents, 
such statistics shall be compiled in accordance with the 
definition of that term in paragraph (6)(A)(iii).’’. 
SEC. 5. HAZING EDUCATION AND REPORTING. 
Section 485(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1092(f)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through 
(18) as paragraphs (10) through (19), respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(9)(A) Each institution of higher education 
participating in any program under this title, other 
than a foreign institution of higher education, shall 
develop and distribute as part of the report de-
scribed in paragraph (1) a statement of policy re-
garding the following: 
‘‘(i) A comprehensive program to prevent 
hazing that shall— 
‘‘(I) be a campus-wide program for 
students, staff, faculty, and other campus 
stakeholders, such as alumni and families 
of students; 
‘‘(II) be a research-based program; 
‘‘(III) be designed and implemented in 
partnership with a broad coalition of cam-
pus stakeholders, including leadership of 
the institution, faculty, staff, students, 
alumni, and families of students; 
‘‘(IV) include information on hazing 
awareness, hazing prevention, the institu-
tion’s policies on hazing, how to report 
hazing, and the process used to investigate 
hazing; and 
‘‘(V) include skill building for by-
stander intervention, information about 
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ethical leadership, and the promotion of 
strategies for building group cohesion with-
out hazing. 
‘‘(ii) The institution’s current campus poli-
cies relating to hazing, which shall include pro-
cedures that comply with the following: 
‘‘(I) The institution shall— 
‘‘(aa) collect information, begin-
ning not later than 6 months after the 
date of enactment of the Stop Cam-
pus Hazing Act, with respect to haz-
ing incidents and hazing prevention 
policies of the institution; 
‘‘(bb) prepare, in accordance with 
this clause, a report (which shall be 
referred to as the ‘Campus Hazing 
Transparency Report’) containing the 
information 
required 
under 
this 
clause; 
‘‘(cc) make the Campus Hazing 
Transparency Report publicly avail-
able not later than 12 months after 
the date of enactment of the Stop 
Campus Hazing Act; and 
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‘‘(dd) update the Campus Hazing 
Transparency Report not less fre-
quently than on January 15 and July 
15 of each year, with, for each such 
update, each incident for which a for-
mal finding has been issued, as de-
scribed in subclause (II), during the 
period preceding such update that 
ends 15 days before the date of such 
update. 
‘‘(II) The Campus Hazing Trans-
parency Report shall include each incident 
involving a student of the institution for 
which a formal finding of guilt, responsi-
bility, or culpability is issued that either of 
the following was committed: 
‘‘(aa) A violation related to haz-
ing— 
‘‘(AA) of the institution’s 
standards of conduct; or 
‘‘(BB) of Federal, State, or 
local law. 
‘‘(bb) When committed in con-
nection with a violation reported 
under item (aa) and that threatened a 
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student’s physical safety (including a 
violation involving the abuse or illegal 
use of alcohol or drugs), any violation 
of— 
‘‘(AA) 
the 
institution’s 
standards of conduct; or 
‘‘(BB) Federal, State, or 
local law. 
‘‘(III) The Campus Hazing Trans-
parency Report shall include, for each for-
mal finding under subclause (II), the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(aa) The name of the organiza-
tion with which the violation that re-
sulted in a formal finding of guilt, re-
sponsibility, or culpability, was com-
mitted in connection. 
‘‘(bb) A general description of 
the violation that resulted in a formal 
finding of guilt, responsibility, or cul-
pability, the charges, the findings of 
the institution, and the sanctions 
placed on the organization. 
‘‘(cc) The dates on which— 
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‘‘(AA) the incident was al-
leged to have occurred; 
‘‘(BB) the violation that re-
sulted in a formal finding of 
guilt, responsibility, or culpability 
was charged; 
‘‘(CC) the investigation was 
initiated; and 
‘‘(DD) 
the 
investigation 
ended with a finding that a viola-
tion occurred. 
‘‘(IV) The Campus Hazing Trans-
parency Report shall not include any infor-
mation that would reveal personally identi-
fiable information about any individual 
student. 
‘‘(V) The institution shall provide, in 
a prominent location on the institution’s 
public website, a link to the webpage that 
contains the Campus Hazing Transparency 
Report. Such webpage shall include— 
‘‘(aa) a statement notifying the 
public of the availability of informa-
tion including findings or sanctions, 
except information protected under 
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section 444 of the General Education 
Provisions Act (commonly known as 
the ‘Family Educational Rights and 
Privacy Act of 1974’); 
‘‘(bb) a description of how a 
member of the public may obtain such 
information; 
‘‘(cc) a statement that the insti-
tution is required to provide such in-
formation pursuant to this clause; 
‘‘(dd) a statement notifying the 
public of the availability of the statis-
tics required to be made available 
under paragraph (1)(F); and 
‘‘(ee) information about the insti-
tution’s anti-hazing policy. 
‘‘(B) Each institution shall maintain each Cam-
pus Hazing Transparency Report on its website for 
a period of 7 academic years. 
‘‘(C) In the case of an allegation that a multi- 
institution organization was involved in a hazing in-
cident, the requirements of this subsection shall 
apply only to the institution or institutions at which 
the persons involved in such allegation are enrolled 
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or were formerly enrolled, including any student who 
was a victim in the alleged incident.’’. 
SEC. 6. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act, or an amendment made by this 
Act, shall be construed to alter legal standards regarding, 
or affect the rights (including remedies and procedures) 
available to individuals under the Constitution of the 
United States or other Federal laws that establish protec-
tions for freedom of speech or expression. 
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