advisor deals only with matters relating to sex-
ual assault. 
‘‘(K) The institution shall designate as a 
confidential advisor an individual who has pro-
tection under State law to provide privileged 
communication. The institution may partner 
with an outside victim services organization, 
such as a community-based rape crisis center or 
other community-based sexual assault service 
provider, to provide the services described in 
this paragraph. 
‘‘(L) The confidential advisor shall collect 
and report statistics in accordance with the re-
quirements of section 485(f). The confidential 
advisor shall not include personally identifying 
information or jeopardize the confidentiality of 
a victim or an accused individual when report-
ing such statistics. 
‘‘(M) The institution shall appoint an ade-
quate number of confidential advisors not later 
than the earlier of— 
‘‘(i) 1 year after the Secretary deter-
mines through a negotiated rulemaking 
process what an adequate number of con-
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fidential advisors is for an institution 
based on its size; or 
‘‘(ii) 3 years after the date of enact-
ment of the Campus Accountability and 
Safety Act. 
‘‘(N) Each institution that enrolls fewer 
than 1,000 students may partner with another 
institution in their region or State to provide 
the services described in this paragraph. 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION
ON
THE
INSTITUTION’S 
WEBSITE.—The institution shall list on its website— 
‘‘(A) the name and contact information for 
the confidential advisor; 
‘‘(B) reporting options for victims of a sex 
offense, domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, or stalking; 
‘‘(C) the process of investigation and dis-
ciplinary proceedings of the institution; 
‘‘(D) the process of investigation and adju-
dication of the criminal justice system; 
‘‘(E) potential reasonable accommodations 
that the institution may provide to a victim, as 
described in paragraph (1)(G); 
‘‘(F) the telephone number and website ad-
dress for a local, State, or national hotline pro-
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viding information to sexual violence victims 
(which shall be clearly communicated on the 
website and shall be updated on a timely basis); 
and 
‘‘(G) the name and location of the nearest 
medical facility where an individual may have a 
rape kit administered by a trained sexual vio-
lence forensic nurse, including information on 
transportation options and available reimburse-
ment for a visit to such facility. 
‘‘(3) ONLINE REPORTING.—The institution may 
provide an online reporting system to collect anony-
mous disclosures of crimes and track patterns of 
crime on campus. An individual may submit an 
anonymous report about a specific crime to the insti-
tution using the online reporting system, but the in-
stitution is only obligated to investigate a specific 
crime if an individual decides to report the crime to 
a higher education responsible employee or law en-
forcement. If the institution uses an online reporting 
system, the online system shall also include informa-
tion about how to report a crime to a higher edu-
cation responsible employee and to law enforcement 
and how to contact a confidential advisor. 
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‘‘(4) AMNESTY POLICY.—The institution shall 
provide an amnesty policy for any student who re-
ports, in good faith, sexual violence to a higher edu-
cation responsible employee, such that the reporting 
student will not be sanctioned by the institution for 
a non-violent student conduct violation, such as un-
derage drinking, that is revealed in the course of 
such a report. 
‘‘(5) TRAINING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of the Campus Ac-
countability and Safety Act, the Secretary, in 
coordination with the Attorney General and in 
consultation with national, State, or local victim 
services organizations, shall develop a program 
for training— 
‘‘(i) each individual who is involved in 
implementing an institution of higher edu-
cation’s student grievance procedures, in-
cluding each individual who is responsible 
for resolving complaints of reported sex of-
fenses or sexual misconduct policy viola-
tions; and 
‘‘(ii) each employee of an institution 
of higher education who has responsibility 
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for conducting an interview with an alleged 
victim of sexual assault. 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—Such training shall in-
clude,— 
‘‘(i) information on working with and 
interviewing persons subjected to sexual vi-
olence; 
‘‘(ii) information on particular types 
of conduct that would constitute sexual vi-
olence, regardless of gender, including 
same-sex sexual violence; 
‘‘(iii) information on consent and the 
affect that drugs or alcohol may have on 
an individual’s ability to consent; 
‘‘(iv) the effects of trauma, including 
the neurobiology of trauma; 
‘‘(v) training regarding the use of vic-
tim-centered, trauma-informed interview 
techniques; 
‘‘(vi) cultural awareness training re-
garding how sexual violence may impact 
students differently depending on their cul-
tural background; and 
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‘‘(vii) information on sexual assault 
dynamics, sexual assault perpetrator be-
havior, and barriers to reporting. 
‘‘(C) INSTITUTIONAL TRAINING.—Each in-
stitution shall ensure that the individuals and 
employees described in subparagraph (A) re-
ceive the training described in this paragraph 
not later than the July 15 that is one year after 
the date that the training program has been de-
veloped by the Secretary in accordance with 
subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(6) UNIFORM
CAMPUS-WIDE
PROCESS
FOR 
STUDENT DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDING RELATING TO 
CLAIM OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE.—Each institution of 
higher education that receives funds under this 
Act— 
‘‘(A) shall establish and carry out a uni-
form process (for each campus of the institu-
tion) for student disciplinary proceedings relat-
ing to any claims of sexual violence against a 
student who attends the institution; and 
‘‘(B) shall not carry out a different dis-
ciplinary process on the same campus for a 
matter of sexual violence, or alter the uniform 
process described in subparagraph (A), based 
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on the status or characteristics of a student 
who will be involved in that disciplinary pro-
ceeding, including characteristics such as a stu-
dent’s membership on an athletic team, aca-
demic major, or any other characteristic or sta-
tus of a student. 
‘‘(7) INFORMATION ABOUT THE TITLE IX COOR-
DINATOR.—The institution shall submit, annually, to 
the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of 
Education and the Civil Rights Division of the De-
partment of Justice, the name and contact informa-
tion for the title IX coordinator, including a brief 
description of the coordinator’s role and the roles of 
other officials who may be contacted to discuss or 
report sexual harassment, and documentation of 
training received by the title IX coordinator. The 
educational institution shall provide updated infor-
mation to the Office for Civil Rights of the Depart-
ment of Education and the Civil Rights Division of 
the Department of Justice not later than 30 days 
after the date of any change. 
‘‘(8) WRITTEN NOTICE OF INSTITUTIONAL DIS-
CIPLINARY PROCESS.—The institution shall provide 
both the accuser and the accused student with writ-
ten notice of the institution’s decision to proceed 
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with an institutional disciplinary process regarding 
an allegation of sexual misconduct within 24 hours 
of such decision, and sufficiently in advance of a dis-
ciplinary hearing to provide both the victim and the 
accused student with the opportunity to meaning-
fully exercise the due process rights afforded to 
them under institutional policy. The written notice 
shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) The existence of a complaint, the na-
ture of the conduct upon which the complaint 
is based, and the date on which the alleged inci-
dent occurred. 
‘‘(B) A summary of the process for the dis-
ciplinary proceeding, including the estimated 
timeline from initiation to final disposition. 
‘‘(C) The rights and due process protec-
tions available to the victim and the accused 
student, including those described in section 
485(f)(8)(B)(iv) and any other rights or due 
process protections that the victim or the ac-
cused student may have under the institution’s 
policies. 
‘‘(D) A copy of the institution’s applicable 
policies, and, if available, related published in-
formational materials. 
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‘‘(E) Name and contact information for an 
individual at the institution, who is independent 
of the disciplinary process, to whom the victim 
and the accused student can submit questions 
about any of the information described in the 
written notice. 
‘‘(9) WRITTEN NOTICE OF DISCIPLINARY DE-
TERMINATION.—The institution shall provide the ac-
cuser and the accused student with written notifica-
tion of the determination of responsibility that is 
made by the disciplinary board, and any sanctions, 
within 24 hours of such determination. Such notifi-
cation shall include information about the processes 
for appealing the determination. 
‘‘(c) PENALTIES.— 
‘‘(1) PENALTY
RELATING
TO
CONFIDENTIAL 
ADVISORS.—The Secretary may impose a civil pen-
alty of not more than 1 percent of an institution’s 
operating budget, as defined by the Secretary, for 
each year that the institution fails to carry out the 
requirements of such paragraph following the effec-
tive date described in section 4(b)(1) of the Campus 
Accountability and Safety Act. 
‘‘(2) OTHER PROVISIONS.—The Secretary may 
impose a civil penalty of not more than 1 percent of 
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an institution’s operating budget, as defined by the 
Secretary, for each year that the institution fails to 
carry out the requirements of such paragraphs fol-
lowing the effective date described in section 4(b)(2) 
of the Campus Accountability and Safety Act. 
‘‘(3) 
VOLUNTARY
RESOLUTION.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of this section, the Sec-
retary may enter into a voluntary resolution with an 
institution of higher education that is subject to a 
penalty under this subsection. 
‘‘(4) ADJUSTMENT TO PENALTIES.—Any civil 
penalty under this subsection may be reduced by the 
Secretary. In determining the amount of such pen-
alty, or the amount agreed upon in compromise, the 
Secretary of Education shall consider the appro-
priateness of the penalty to the size of the operating 
budget of the educational institution subject to the 
determination, the gravity of the violation or failure, 
and whether the violation or failure was committed 
intentionally, negligently, or otherwise.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 
(1) CONFIDENTIAL
ADVISOR.—Paragraph (1) 
of section 125(b) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect 
on the date that is the earlier of— 
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(A) 1 year after the Secretary of Edu-
cation determines through a negotiated rule-
making process what an adequate number of 
confidential advisors is for an institution based 
on an institution’s size; or 
(B) 3 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
(2) 
OTHER
PROVISIONS.—Paragraphs 
(2) 
through (9) of section 125(b) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965, as added by subsection (a), shall 
take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(c) NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING.—The Secretary of 
Education shall establish regulations to carry out the pro-
visions of this section, and the amendment made by this 
section, in accordance with the requirements described 
under section 492 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1098a). 
SEC. 5. TRANSPARENCY AND TRAINING MATERIALS. 
Part B of title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1011 et seq.) is further amended by adding 
after section 125 (as added by section 4), the following: 
‘‘SEC. 126. TRANSPARENCY AND TRAINING MATERIALS. 
‘‘(a) WEBSITE.—The Secretary shall establish a title 
IX higher education website that includes the following: 
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‘‘(1) The name and contact information for the 
title IX coordinator for each institution of higher 
education receiving funds under this Act, and a brief 
description of the title IX coordinator’s role and the 
roles of other officials who may be contacted to dis-
cuss or report sexual harassment. 
‘‘(2) The Department’s pending investigations, 
enforcement actions, letters of finding, final resolu-
tions, and voluntary resolution agreements for all 
complaints and compliance reviews under title IX of 
the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 
1681) related to sexual harassment. The Secretary 
shall indicate whether the investigation, action, let-
ter, resolution, or agreement is based on a complaint 
or compliance review. The Secretary shall make the 
information under this subsection available regard-
ing a complaint once the Office for Civil Rights of 
the Department receives a written complaint, and 
conducts an initial evaluation, and has determined 
that the complaint should be opened for investiga-
tion of an allegation that, if substantiated, would 
constitute a violation of such title IX. In carrying 
out this subsection, the Secretary shall ensure that 
personally identifiable information is not reported 
and shall comply with section 444 of the General 
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Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g), com-
monly known as the ‘Family Educational Rights and 
Privacy Act of 1974’. 
‘‘(b) TRAINING MATERIALS FOR UNIVERSITY PER-
SONNEL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of the Campus Accountability and Safety Act, the 
Secretary shall develop online training materials for the 
training of higher education responsible employees, title 
IX coordinators, and individuals involved in implementing 
an institution of higher education’s student conduct griev-
ance procedures.’’. 
SEC. 6. PROGRAM PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS. 
Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1094(a)) is amended by striking paragraph 
(12) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(12) The institution certifies that— 
‘‘(A) the institution is in compliance with 
the requirements of section 124 regarding co-
ordination with local law enforcement; 
‘‘(B) the institution has established sup-
port for survivors of sexual violence that meets 
the requirements of section 125; 
‘‘(C) the institution has established a cam-
pus security policy; and 
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‘‘(D) the institution has complied with the 
disclosure requirements of section 485(f).’’. 
SEC. 7. TRAINING FOR CAMPUS PERSONNEL ON VICTIM- 
CENTERED TRAUMA-INFORMED INTERVIEW 
TECHNIQUES. 
Section 304 of the Violence Against Women and De-
partment of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 14045b) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘$300,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$500,000’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 
following; 
‘‘(11) To train campus personnel in how to use 
victim-centered, trauma-informed interview tech-
niques.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (g)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘In this section’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—In this section’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following; 
‘‘(2) 
VICTIM-CENTERED, 
TRAUMA-INFORMED 
INTERVIEW TECHNIQUES.—In this section, the term 
‘victim-centered, trauma-informed interview tech-
niques’ means asking questions of a student or em-
ployee who reports that the student or employee has 
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been a victim of sexual harassment, sexual assault, 
domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking, in a 
manner that is focused on the experience of the vic-
tim, that does not judge or blame the reporting stu-
dent or employee for the alleged assault, and that is 
informed 
by 
evidence-based 
research 
on 
the 
neurobiology of trauma. The victim shall be given 
the option to have the interview recorded and to re-
ceive a copy of the recorded interview.’’. 
SEC. 8. GRANTS TO IMPROVE PREVENTION AND RESPONSE 
TO SEXUAL HARASSMENT, SEXUAL ASSAULT, 
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 
AND STALKING ON CAMPUS. 
Title VIII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1161a) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘PART BB—GRANTS FOR INSTITUTIONS TO AD-
DRESS SEXUAL HARASSMENT, SEXUAL AS-
SAULT, AND OTHER VIOLENCE AND HARASS-
MENT ON CAMPUS 
‘‘SEC. 899. GRANTS FOR INSTITUTIONS TO ADDRESS SEX-
UAL HARASSMENT, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND 
OTHER VIOLENCE AND HARASSMENT ON 
CAMPUS. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized 
to award grants to institutions of higher education, 
on a competitive basis as described in paragraph (2), 
to enhance the ability of such institutions to address 
sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic violence, 
dating violence, and stalking, on campus. 
‘‘(2) AWARD BASIS.—The Secretary shall award 
grants under this section, on a competitive basis, as 
funds become available through the payment of pen-
alties by institutions of higher education under sec-
tions 485(f)(21) of this Act and sections 3 and 4 of 
the Campus Accountability and Safety Act. 
‘‘(3) 
PROHIBITION; 
INELIGIBLE
INSTITU-
TIONS.— 
‘‘(A) NO RESERVATION FOR ADMINISTRA-
TIVE
EXPENSES.—Funds awarded under this 
section shall not be reserved for administrative 
expenses. 
‘‘(B) INELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS.— 
‘‘(i) VIOLATIONS.—An institution of 
higher education shall not be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under this section if the insti-
tution is found by the Department of Edu-
cation, at the time of application for a 
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grant under this section, to be in violation 
of— 
‘‘(I) title IX of the Education 
Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 
1681); or 
‘‘(II) section 485(f). 
‘‘(ii) MULTIPLE GRANTS.—An institu-
tion of higher education that has received 
a grant award under section 304 of the Vi-
olence Against Women and Department of 
Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 14045b) in any of the previous 3 
grant funding cycles shall not be eligible 
for a grant award under this section. 
‘‘(4) PREFERENCE.—In awarding grants under 
this section, the Secretary shall give preference to 
those institutions of higher education— 
‘‘(A) with the smallest endowments or the 
lowest tuition rates, as compared to all institu-
tions receiving funds under this Act; and 
‘‘(B) that have demonstrated a strong 
commitment to prioritizing tackling the problem 
of campus sexual assault on their campuses, 
which may be demonstrated by providing docu-
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mentation of actions by the administration of 
such institution such as— 
‘‘(i) establishing a working group on 
campus that includes the participation of 
administration officials and students to 
analyze and strategize improvements to the 
way the institution prevents and responds 
to sexual harassment, sexual assault, do-
mestic violence, dating violence, and stalk-
ing, on campus; 
‘‘(ii) organizing a series of listening 
sessions on campus to gather feedback and 
ideas from the campus community on how 
to improve the way the institution prevents 
and responds to sexual harassment, sexual 
assault, domestic violence, dating violence, 
and stalking, on campus; 
‘‘(iii) hosting a conference that brings 
together academic researchers to present 
and share ideas and research regarding 
sexual harassment, sexual assault, domes-
tic violence, dating violence, and stalking, 
on campus; or 
‘‘(iv) other documented efforts beyond 
the requirements of Federal or State law 
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that the administration of the institution 
of higher education has initiated in order 
to better understand the prevalence of sex-
ual harassment, sexual assault, domestic 
violence, dating violence, and stalking on 
campus and analyze and improve how the 
institution of higher education responds to 
such incidents. 
‘‘(5) AMOUNT
OF
GRANTS.—The Secretary, 
through the Assistant Secretary of the Office for 
Civil Rights, shall award the grants under this sec-
tion in an amount of not more than $500,000 for 
each institution of higher education. 
‘‘(6) EQUITABLE
PARTICIPATION.—The Sec-
retary shall make every effort to ensure— 
‘‘(A) the equitable participation of private 
and public institutions of higher education in 
the activities assisted under this section; 
‘‘(B) the equitable geographic distribution 
of grants under this section among the various 
regions of the United States; and 
‘‘(C) the equitable distribution of grants 
under this section to Tribal Colleges or Univer-
sities (as defined under section 316(b)) and his-
torically Black colleges or universities. 
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‘‘(7) DURATION.—The Secretary shall award 
each grant under this Act for a period of not more 
than 5 years. 
‘‘(b) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) Grant funds awarded under this section 
shall be used to research best practices for pre-
venting and responding to sexual harassment, sexual 
assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalk-
ing, on campus and to disseminate such research to 
peer institutions and the Department. Such research 
may include a focus on one or more of the following 
purposes: 
‘‘(A) Strengthening strategies to combat 
sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, and stalking, on campus. 
‘‘(B) Strengthening victim services for inci-
dents involving sexual harassment, sexual as-
sault, domestic violence, dating violence, or 
stalking, on campus, which may involve part-
nerships with community-based victim services 
agencies. 
‘‘(C) Strengthening prevention education 
and awareness programs on campus regarding 
sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, and stalking. 
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‘‘(2) Grant funds awarded under this section 
may be used for one or more of the following pur-
poses: 
‘‘(A) Evaluating and determining the effec-
tiveness of victim services and education pro-
grams in reaching all populations that may be 
subject to sexual harassment, sexual assault, 
domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking, 
on campus. 
‘‘(B) Training campus administrators, 
campus security personnel, and personnel serv-
ing on campus disciplinary boards on campus 
policies, protocols, and services to respond to 
sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, and stalking, on campus, 
which shall include instruction on victim-cen-
tered, trauma-informed interview techniques 
and information on the neurobiological effects 
of trauma and stress on memory. 
‘‘(C) Developing, expanding, or strength-
ening victim services programs and population 
specific services on the campus of the institu-
tion, including programs providing legal, med-
ical, or psychological counseling for victims of 
sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic vio-
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lence, dating violence, and stalking, and to im-
prove delivery of victim assistance on campus, 
including through the services of the confiden-
tial advisor (as defined in section 125(a)). 
‘‘(D) Developing or adapting and providing 
developmentally and culturally appropriate and 
linguistically accessible print or electronic mate-
rials regarding campus policies, protocols, and 
services related to the prevention of and re-
sponse to sexual harassment, sexual assault, do-
mestic violence, dating violence, and stalking, 
on campus. 
‘‘(E) Developing and implementing preven-
tion education and awareness programs on cam-
pus regarding sexual harassment, sexual as-
sault, domestic violence, dating violence, and 
stalking. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to be eligible for 
a grant under this section for any fiscal year, an in-
stitution of higher education shall submit an applica-
tion to the Secretary at such time and in such man-
ner as the Secretary shall prescribe. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted 
under paragraph (1) shall— 
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‘‘(A) describe the need for grant funds and 
the plan for implementation for any of the ac-
tivities described in subsection (b); 
‘‘(B) describe the characteristics of the 
population being served, including type of cam-
pus, demographics of the population, and num-
ber of students; 
‘‘(C) describe how underserved populations 
in the campus community will be adequately 
served, including the provision of relevant popu-
lation specific services; 
‘‘(D) provide measurable goals and ex-
pected results from the use of the grant funds; 
‘‘(E) provide assurances that the Federal 
funds made available under this section shall be 
used to supplement and, to the extent practical, 
increase the level of funds that would, in the 
absence of Federal funds, be made available by 
the institution or organization for the activities 
described in subsection (b); and 
‘‘(F) include such other information and 
assurances as the Secretary reasonably deter-
mines to be necessary. 
‘‘(d) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) GRANTEE REPORTING.— 
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‘‘(A) ANNUAL REPORT.—Each institution 
of higher education receiving a grant under this 
section shall submit a performance report to the 
Secretary beginning 1 year after receiving the 
grant and annually thereafter. The Secretary 
shall suspend funding under this section for an 
institution of higher education if the institution 
fails to submit such a report. 
‘‘(B) FINAL REPORT.—Upon completion of 
the grant period under this section, the grantee 
institution shall file a final performance report 
with the Secretary explaining the activities car-
ried out under this section together with an as-
sessment of the effectiveness the activities de-
scribed in subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
180 days after the end of the grant period under 
this section, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
a report that includes— 
‘‘(A) the number of grants, and the 
amount of funds, distributed under this section; 
‘‘(B) a summary of the activities carried 
out using grant funds and an evaluation of the 
progress made under the grant; and 
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‘‘(C) an evaluation of the effectiveness of 
programs funded under this section.’’. 
SEC. 9. ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION. 
Section 901 of the Education Amendments of 1972 
(20 U.S.C. 1681) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(d) CLARIFICATION.—Nothing in the Campus Ac-
countability and Safety Act, or any amendment made by 
such Act, shall reduce or interfere with the rights and 
remedies provided for and available under this title. 
‘‘(e) TIME
FOR
FILING
ADMINISTRATIVE
COM-
PLAINTS.—Complaints filed with the Office for Civil 
Rights of the Department of Education with regards to 
sexual violence shall be considered timely when they are 
filed not later than 180 days after the date of graduation 
or disaffiliation with the institution. 
‘‘(f) DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION
AND DEPART-
MENT OF JUSTICE CIVIL PENALTIES FOR INSTITUTIONS 
OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon determination, after 
reasonable notice and opportunity for a hearing, that 
an educational institution that is an institution of 
higher education has violated or failed to carry out 
any provision of this section in a factual cir-
cumstance related to sexual violence or any regula-
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tion prescribed under this section related to sexual 
violence, the Secretary of Education or Attorney 
General, may impose a civil penalty upon such insti-
tution of not more than 1 percent of the institution’s 
1-year operating budget, as defined by the Secretary 
of Education, for each violation or failure. A civil 
penalty shall not interfere with— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary’s or Attorney General’s 
ability to seek or enter into a voluntary resolu-
tion agreement with an institution of higher 
education; 
‘‘(B) the Attorney General’s litigation au-
thority; and 
‘‘(C) an individual’s right to seek other 
remedies, including through a private right of 
action. 
‘‘(2) ADJUSTMENT TO PENALTIES.—Any civil 
penalty under paragraph (1) may be reduced by the 
Secretary of Education or Attorney General. In de-
termining the amount of such penalty, or the 
amount agreed upon in compromise, the appro-
priateness of the penalty to the size of the operating 
budget of the educational institution subject to the 
determination, and the gravity of the violation or 
failure, and whether the violation or failure was done 
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intentionally, negligently, or otherwise, shall be con-
sidered. 
‘‘(3) DISTRIBUTION.—Any civil monetary pen-
alty or monetary settlement collected under this sub-
section shall be transferred to the Grants to Improve 
Prevention and Response to Sexual Harassment, 
Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, 
and Stalking on Campus program.’’. 
SEC. 10. GAO REPORTS. 
(a) GAO REPORT.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall— 
(1) conduct a study on the effectiveness and ef-
ficiency of the grant program under section 304 of 
the Violence Against Women and Department of 
Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
14045b); and 
(2) submit a report, not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, on the study de-
scribed in paragraph (1), to the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Education and the Work-
force of the House of Representatives. 
(b) GAO REPORT.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall— 
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(1) conduct a study on the effectiveness and ef-
ficiency of the grants to improve prevention and re-
sponse to sexual harassment, sexual assault, domes-
tic violence, dating violence, and stalking, on campus 
under section 899 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965, as added by section 8 of this Act; and 
(2) submit a report, not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, on the study de-
scribed in paragraph (1), to the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Education and the Work-
force of the House of Representatives. 
Æ 
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