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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3293
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the access of
women to higher education opportunities.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 26, 1998
Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mrs. LOWEY, Mrs.
MCCARTHY of New York, Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, Mrs. MORELLA, Ms.
NORTON, Ms. SANCHEZ, Ms. WOOLSEY, and Mr. SCHUMER) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and
the Workforce
A BILL
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve
the access of women to higher education opportunities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Women’s Higher Education Opportunity Act of 1998’’.
(b) REFERENCES.—Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal
is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of,
a section or other provision, the reference shall be consid-
‘‘(B) MINIMUM.—A grant under this sec-
tion shall be awarded in an amount that is not
less than $10,000.
‘‘(3) DURATION; RENEWAL; AND PAYMENTS.—
‘‘(A) DURATION.—The Secretary shall
award a grant under this section for a period
of 3 years.
‘‘(B) RENEWAL.—A grant under this sec-
tion may be renewed for a period of 3 years.
‘‘(C) PAYMENTS.—Subject to subsection
(f)(2), the Secretary shall make annual grant
payments under this section.
‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS.—An institution
of higher education shall be eligible to receive a
grant under this section for a fiscal year if the total
amount of all Federal Pell Grant funds awarded to
students enrolled at the institution of higher edu-
cation for the preceding fiscal year equals or exceeds
$1,000,000.
‘‘(5) USE OF FUNDS.—Grant funds under this
section shall be used by an institution of higher edu-
cation to support or establish a campus-based child
care program serving the needs of low-income stu-
dents enrolled at the institution of higher education.
‘‘(6) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section
shall be construed to prohibit an institution of high-
er education that receives grant funds under this
section from serving the child care needs of the com-
munity served by the institution.
‘‘(7) DEFINITION OF LOW-INCOME STUDENT.—
For the purpose of this section, the term ‘low-income
student’ means a student who is eligible to receive
a Federal Pell Grant for the fiscal year for which
the determination is made.
‘‘(e) APPLICATIONS.—An institution of higher edu-
cation desiring a grant under this section shall submit an
application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner,
and accompanied by such information as the Secretary
may require. Each application shall—
‘‘(1) demonstrate that the institution is an eligi-
ble institution described in subsection (d)(4);
‘‘(2) specify the amount of funds requested;
‘‘(3) demonstrate the need of low-income stu-
dents at the institution for campus-based child care
services by including in the application student de-
mographics and other relevant data;
‘‘(4) contain a description of the activities to be
assisted, including whether the grant funds will sup-
port an existing child care program or a new child
care program;
‘‘(5) identify the resources the institution will
draw upon to support the child care program and
the participation of low-income students in the pro-
gram, such as accessing social services funding,
using student activity fees to help pay the costs of
child care, using resources obtained by meeting the
needs of parents who are not low-income students,
and accessing foundation, corporate or other institu-
tional support, and demonstrate that the use of the
resources will not result in increases in student tui-
tion;
‘‘(6) contain an assurance that the institution
will meet the child care needs of low-income students
through the provision of services, or through a con-
tract for the provision of services;
‘‘(7) in the case of an institution seeking assist-
ance for a new child care program—
‘‘(A) provide a timeline, covering the pe-
riod from receipt of the grant through the pro-
vision of the child care services, delineating the
specific steps the institution will take to achieve
the goal of providing low-income students with
child care services;
‘‘(B) specify any measures the institution
will take to assist low-income students with
child care during the period before the institu-
tion provides child care services; and
‘‘(C) include a plan for identifying re-
sources needed for the child care services, in-
cluding space in which to provide child care
services, and technical assistance if necessary;
‘‘(8) contain an assurance that any child care
facility assisted under this section will meet the ap-
plicable State or local government licensing, certifi-
cation, approval, or registration requirements; and
‘‘(9) contain a plan for any child care facility
assisted under this section to become accredited
within 3 years of the date the institution first re-
ceives assistance under this section.
‘‘(f) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; CONTINUING ELI-
GIBILITY.—
‘‘(1) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—
‘‘(A) REPORTS.—Each institution of high-
er education receiving a grant under this sec-
tion shall report to the Secretary 18 months
and 36 months after receiving the first grant
payment under this section.
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—The report shall in-
clude—
‘‘(i) data on the population served
under this section;
‘‘(ii) information on campus and com-
munity resources and funding used to help
low-income students access child care serv-
ices;
‘‘(iii) information on progress made
toward accreditation of any child care fa-
cility; and
‘‘(iv) information on the impact of the
grant on the quality, availability, and af-
fordability of campus-based child care serv-
ices.
‘‘(2) CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY.—The Secretary
shall make the third annual grant payment under
this section to an institution of higher education
only if the Secretary determines, on the basis of the
18-month report submitted under paragraph (1),
that the institution is making a good faith effort to
ensure that low-income students at the institution
have access to affordable, quality child care services.
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated $60,000,000 for fiscal
year 1998 and such sums as may be necessary for each
of the 4 succeeding fiscal years to carry out this section.’’.
SEC. 5. FAIR PLAY FOR WOMEN’S ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings:
(1) June 23, 1997, marks the 25th anniversary
of the signing of title IX of the Education Amend-
ments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) into law,
and on that day communities across the United
States will honor the tremendous difference such
title IX has made to women and girls in our Nation.
(2) Since enactment in 1972, such title IX has
played a vital role in expanding the athletic opportu-
nities available to American girls and women.
(3) Prior to the enactment of such title IX,
fewer than 32,000 women competed in intercolle-
giate athletics, women received only 2 percent of
schools’ athletic budgets, and athletic scholarships
for women were practically nonexistent.
(4) In 1997, more than 110,000 women com-
peted in intercollegiate sports, and women account
for 37 percent of college varsity athletes.
(5) While such title IX has been very success-
ful, a significant gap remains between the athletic
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are—
(1) to make information regarding men’s and
women’s athletic programs at institutions of higher
education easily available to prospective students
and prospective student athletes; and
(2) to increase the athletic opportunities avail-
able to women at institutions of higher education.
(c) INFORMATION AVAILABILITY.—Section 485(g)
(20 U.S.C. 1092(g)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as
paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the follow-
ing:
‘‘(4) 
SUBMISSION; 
REPORT; 
INFORMATION
AVAILABILITY.—(A) Each institution of higher edu-
cation described in paragraph (1) shall provide to
the Secretary, within 15 days of the date that the
institution makes available the report under para-
graph (1), the information contained in the report.
‘‘(B) The Secretary shall prepare a report re-
garding the information received under subpara-
graph (A) for each year by April 1 of the year. The
report shall—
‘‘(i) summarize the information and iden-
tify trends in the information;
‘‘(ii) aggregate the information by divisions
of the National Collegiate Athletic Association;
and
‘‘(iii) contain information on each individ-
ual institution of higher education.
‘‘(C) The Secretary shall ensure that the report
described in subparagraph (B) is made available on
the Internet within a reasonable period of time.
‘‘(D) The Secretary shall establish, within a
reasonable period of time, a toll-free telephone serv-
ice—
‘‘(i) to provide the public with information
regarding reports described in subparagraph
(B);
‘‘(ii) to provide the public with information
regarding the information received under sub-
paragraph (A); and
‘‘(iii) to respond to inquiries from the pub-
lic regarding the provisions of title IX of the
Education Amendments of 1972.
‘‘(E) The Secretary shall use the information
provided by institutions of higher education under
paragraph (1) to ensure compliance with title IX of
the Education Amendments of 1972.
‘‘(F) The Secretary shall notify, not later than
180 days after the date of enactment of this para-
graph, all secondary schools in all States regarding
the availability of the information reported under
subparagraph (B) and the information made avail-
able under paragraph (1), and how such information
may be accessed.’’.
SEC. 6. CAMPUS SAFETY.
(a) GRANTS TO COMBAT VIOLENT CRIMES AGAINST
WOMEN ON CAMPUSES.—Title XII is amended by adding
at the end the following new section:
‘‘SEC. 1214. GRANTS TO COMBAT VIOLENT CRIMES AGAINST
WOMEN ON CAMPUSES.
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized
to make grants to institutions of higher education
for use by campus personnel and student organiza-
tions to assist campus administrators and security
personnel to develop and strengthen effective secu-
rity and investigation strategies to combat violent
crimes against women on campuses, and to develop
and strengthen victim services in cases involving vio-
lent crimes against women on campuses, which may
include partnerships with local criminal justice au-
thorities and community-based victims services agen-
cies.
‘‘(2) AWARD BASIS.—The Secretary shall award
grants and contracts under this section on a com-
petitive basis.
‘‘(3) EQUITABLE
PARTICIPATION.—The Sec-
retary shall make every effort to ensure the equi-
table participation of private and public institutions
of higher education and to ensure the equitable geo-
graphic participation of such institutions in the ac-
tivities assisted under this part.
‘‘(b) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—Grants under this
part shall provide personnel, training, technical assistance,
data collection, and other equipment for the increased ap-
prehension, investigation, and adjudication of persons
committing violent crimes against women on campuses
and specifically for the following purposes:
‘‘(1) To train campus administrators and cam-
pus security personnel to more effectively identify
and respond to violent crimes against women on
campus, including the crimes of sexual assault,
stalking, and domestic violence.
‘‘(2) To develop, train, or expand campus secu-
rity personnel and campus administrators specifi-
cally targeting violent crimes against women on cam-
pus, including the crimes of sexual assault, stalking,
and domestic violence.
‘‘(3) To develop and implement more effective
campus policies, protocols, orders, and services spe-
cifically devoted to prevent, identify, and respond to
violent crimes against women on campus, including
the crimes of sexual assault, stalking, and domestic
violence.
‘‘(4) To develop, install, or expand data collec-
tion and communication systems, including comput-
erized systems, linking campus security to the local
law enforcement for the purpose of identifying and
tracking arrests, protection orders, violations of pro-
tection orders, prosecutions, and convictions for vio-
lent crimes against women on campus, including the
crimes of sexual assault, stalking, and domestic vio-
lence.
‘‘(5) To develop, enlarge, or strengthen victim
services programs for local campuses and to improve
delivery of victim services on campuses.
‘‘(6) To provide capital improvements on cam-
puses to address violent crimes against women on
campus, including the crimes of sexual assault,
stalking, and domestic violence.
‘‘(7) To support improved coordination between
campus administrators, campus security personnel,
and local law enforcement to reduce violent crimes
against women on campus.
‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to be eligible to be
awarded a grant under this section for any fiscal
year, an institution of higher education shall submit
an application to the Secretary at such time and in
such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe.
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted
under paragraph (1) shall—
‘‘(A) describe the need for grant funds and
the plan for implementation for any of the pur-
poses described in subsection (b);
‘‘(B) describe how the campus authorities
shall consult and coordinate with nonprofit,
nongovernmental victim services programs, in-
cluding sexual assault and domestic violence
victim services programs;
‘‘(C) describe the characteristics of the
population being served, including type of cam-
pus, demographics of the population, and num-
ber of students;