I 
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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safe Equitable Cam-
pus Resources and Education Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE CLERY ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 485(f) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
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who are blind or deaf or have cognitive, intellectual, or 
communication disabilities.’’; 
(4) in paragraph (7)(A), as redesignated by 
paragraph (2)— 
(A) by redesignating clauses (iii) through 
(v) as clauses (iv) through (vi), respectively; 
and 
(B) by inserting after clause (ii) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iii) The term ‘disability’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 3 of the Americans with 
Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102).’’; and 
(5) in paragraph (9), as redesignated by para-
graph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in clause (i)— 
(I) in subclause (I)— 
(aa) in item (ee), by striking 
‘‘; and’’ and inserting ‘‘, includ-
ing abusive behavior and attacks 
targeting individuals with disabil-
ities; and’’; and 
(bb) in item (ff), by striking 
‘‘(vii); 
and’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘(viii);’’ 
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(II) in subclause (II), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting a 
semicolon; and 
(III) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(III) an assurance that all prevention and 
awareness programs and materials are acces-
sible to, and inclusive of the needs of, individ-
uals with disabilities, including those who are 
deaf or blind or have cognitive, intellectual, or 
communication disabilities; and 
‘‘(IV) an assurance that campus security 
personnel and other individuals responsible for 
the provision of information or resources under 
this subsection receive training about working 
with individuals with disabilities.’’; 
(ii) in the matter preceding subclause 
(I) of clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘and in such 
formats as are necessary to ensure their 
accessibility to individuals with disabil-
ities,’’ after ‘‘writing’’; 
(iii) in clause (iv)— 
(I) in subclause (I)— 
(aa) in item (aa), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; and 
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(bb) by inserting after item 
(bb) the following: 
‘‘(cc) be conducted by officials who re-
ceive annual training on how to conduct an 
investigation and hearing process with an 
accuser or an accused who has a disability, 
including individuals who are blind or deaf 
or have cognitive, intellectual, or commu-
nication disabilities; and 
‘‘(dd) be accessible to individuals with 
disabilities, including individuals who are 
blind, deaf, or have cognitive, intellectual, 
or communication disabilities;’’; 
(II) in subclause (II)— 
(aa) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(bb) by striking ‘‘the ac-
cuser’’ and inserting ‘‘with re-
spect to such proceedings— 
‘‘(aa) the accuser’’; and 
(cc) by inserting after item 
(aa), as added by item (bb), the 
following: 
‘‘(bb) an accuser or an accused with a 
disability who discloses such disability is 
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also entitled to be accompanied to any 
such meeting or proceeding by an inter-
preter, transliterator, or other individual 
providing communication assistance serv-
ices, provided by the institution in accord-
ance with section 504 of the Rehabilitation 
Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794) and the 
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 
(42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), to ensure the 
accuser or accused’s ability to fully partici-
pate; and 
‘‘(cc) the accuser and the accused are 
entitled to the same opportunities to re-
quest accommodations related to their dis-
abilities; and’’; and 
(III) in subclause (III), in the 
matter preceding item (aa), by insert-
ing ‘‘and in such accessible format as 
is required in the case of an accuser 
or an accused individual with a dis-
ability’’ following ‘‘shall be simulta-
neously informed, in writing’’; and 
(iv) by adding after clause (vii) the 
following: 
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‘‘(viii) Information about the accommodations 
available to individuals with disabilities with respect 
to such programs and procedures, how individuals 
with disabilities may request such accommodations, 
and an assurance that such accommodations will be 
provided in a timely manner such that access to pro-
grams and the timing of procedures under this sub-
paragraph shall not be substantially impeded.’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘(vii)’’ and inserting ‘‘(viii)’’; and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (C) 
the following: 
‘‘(D) All materials, websites, and other 
forms of communication associated with the 
policy described in subparagraph (A) shall be 
provided in accessible formats for individuals 
with disabilities, including those individuals who 
are deaf, blind, or have cognitive, intellectual, 
or communication disabilities. Provision of such 
accessible formats shall be timely and shall in-
clude procedures for addressing problems and 
failures of any accessibility technology in-
volved.’’. 
(b) 
TECHNICAL
CORRECTION.—Section 
120(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
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U.S.C. 
1011i(a)(2)(B)(i)) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘485(f)(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘485(f)(7)’’. 
Æ 
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