(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘Any depart-
ment’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) RIGHT OF ACTION.—An individual who applies 
to participate, participates, or previously participated in 
an education program or activity covered under this title, 
offered by a covered institution of higher education, may 
bring an action in any Federal or State court of competent 
jurisdiction against the institution, alleging a violation of 
this title. The court may award such legal or equitable 
relief as may be appropriate for such a violation. The legal 
relief may include compensatory damages for emotional 
distress, humiliation, or pain and suffering.’’. 
SEC. 8. TRAINING AND INFORMATION FOR ATHLETES. 
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 
U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by repealing section 906; 
(2) by redesignating section 905 (20 U.S.C. 
1685) as section 906; and 
(3) by inserting after section 904 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 905. TRAINING AND INFORMATION. 
‘‘(a) TRAINING.— 
‘‘(1) COVERED SCHOOL SYSTEMS.— 
‘‘(A) EMPLOYEES.—Each covered school 
system shall ensure that each title IX coordi-
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nator, and that each employee who works with 
athletics or teaches physical education or 
health, for the school system receives, at least 
once per year, training on the rights under this 
title of students at elementary schools or sec-
ondary schools, and procedures for submitting 
complaints of violations of this title to the Of-
fice for Civil Rights of the Department of Edu-
cation. 
‘‘(B) 
ELEMENTARY
AND
SECONDARY 
SCHOOL ATHLETES.—Each covered school sys-
tem shall ensure that— 
‘‘(i) a title IX coordinator for the sys-
tem provides training to athletes at ele-
mentary schools or secondary schools in 
the system on the rights of the athletes 
under this title, and procedures for submit-
ting complaints of violations of this title to 
the Office for Civil Rights of the Depart-
ment of Education; and 
‘‘(ii) each such athlete receives that 
training at least once per year. 
‘‘(C) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph, 
the terms ‘elementary school’ and ‘secondary 
school’ have the meanings given the terms in 
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section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
‘‘(2) COVERED INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDU-
CATION.— 
‘‘(A) EMPLOYEES.—Each covered institu-
tion of higher education shall ensure that each 
employee of the athletic department of the insti-
tution receives, at least once per year, training 
on the rights under this title of students at cov-
ered institutions of higher education, and proce-
dures for submitting complaints of violations of 
this title to the Office for Civil Rights of the 
Department of Education. 
‘‘(B) 
POSTSECONDARY
SCHOOL
ATH-
LETES.—Each covered institution of higher 
education shall ensure that— 
‘‘(i) an expert in matters relating to 
this title, who is not an employee of the in-
stitution’s athletic department, provides 
training to athletes at the institution on 
the rights of the athletes under this title, 
and procedures for submitting complaints 
of violations of this title to the Office for 
Civil Rights of the Department of Edu-
cation; and 
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‘‘(ii) each such athlete receives that 
training at least once per year. 
‘‘(b) DATABASE.—The Secretary of Education shall 
establish and maintain a database of title IX coordinators, 
which shall be separate from the civil rights coordinators 
data maintained by the Office for Civil Rights of the De-
partment of Education. The database shall include, at a 
minimum, the name, phone number, and email address for 
each title IX coordinator. The Secretary shall make the 
information in the database available to the public with, 
and by the same means as, reports made available under 
section 485(g)(4)(B) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1092(g)(4)(B)).’’. 
SEC. 9. OTHER DEFINITIONS. 
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 
U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 909 as section 
907A and moving that section 907A so as to follow 
section 907; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 909. OTHER DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this title: 
‘‘(1) COVERED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDU-
CATION.—The term ‘covered institution of higher 
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education’ means an entity described in section 
908(2)(A). 
‘‘(2) COVERED
SCHOOL
SYSTEM.—The term 
‘covered school system’ means an entity described in 
section 908(2)(B). 
‘‘(3) TITLE IX COORDINATOR.—The term ‘title 
IX coordinator’ means the individual who coordi-
nates the efforts of a covered school system to com-
ply with, and carry out the system’s responsibilities 
under, this title.’’. 
SEC. 10. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to imply that 
intercollegiate athletic associations (as defined in section 
2)— 
(1) are not covered by title IX of the Education 
Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.); or 
(2) were not covered by that title on the day be-
fore the date of enactment of this Act. 
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