(i) is investigating; and 
(ii) has received in the preceding 
month; 
(B) describes— 
(i) how the Office plans to address 
those complaints; and 
(ii) the investigations being carried out 
in response to those complaints, as applica-
ble; and 
(C) provides data about the length of time 
that those complaints are pending after being re-
ceived by the Office. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 48 hours prior to 
each briefing required under paragraph (1), the As-
sistant Secretary for Civil Rights of the Department 
of Education shall provide a written report to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate 
that contains the information that will be presented 
at such briefing, in a manner that protects personally 
identifiable information in accordance with applica-
ble privacy laws. 
(b) OCR PROCESS REFORMS.— 
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(1) DISMISSALS.—The Office shall not close or 
dismiss any complaint regarding discrimination on 
the basis of race, color, or national origin in violation 
of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 
2000d et seq.) due to the filing of a complaint involv-
ing the same allegations against the same recipient— 
(A) by an individual other than the com-
plainant with another Federal, State, or local 
agency, a court, or the recipient, unless the Of-
fice determines that— 
(i) a court has certified a class action 
with respect to the alleged violation of such 
other individual’s complaint; 
(ii) such other individual is a member 
of such class; and 
(iii) the complainant is a member of 
such class; or 
(B) by the complainant with another Fed-
eral, State, or local agency, a court, or the re-
cipient. 
(2) INVESTIGATIONS.—The Office shall not delay 
an investigation of a complaint due to the filing of 
a complaint involving the same allegations against 
the same recipient with another Federal, State, or 
local agency or the recipient. 
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(3) RECIPIENT DEFINED.—For purposes of this 
subsection, the term ‘‘recipient’’ means an institution 
of higher education (as such term is defined in section 
102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1002)) that receives funds under an applicable pro-
gram (as such term is defined in section 400 of the 
General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1221)). 
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Union Calendar No. 493 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8648 
[Report No. 118–593] 
A BILL 
To increase the transparency of colleges and univer-
sities in carrying out their civil rights responsibil-
ities, and for other purposes. 
JULY 18, 2024 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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