I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1949 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure 
of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act to combat 
campus sexual assault, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 5, 2017 
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself and Mr. MEEHAN) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judi-
ciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Jeanne 
Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus 
Crime Statistics Act to combat campus sexual assault, 
and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Campus Accountability 
and Safety Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE CLERY ACT. 
Section 485(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1092(f)) (known as the Jeanne Clery Disclo-
sure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statis-
tics Act) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘which shall include, at a 
minimum, publication in an easily accessible 
manner on the website of the institution,’’ after 
‘‘through appropriate publications or mail-
ings,’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
clause (ii) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(ii) the memorandum of understanding 
between the institution and law enforcement 
pursuant to section 124 (or, if such require-
ment has been waived, a description of the 
working relationship between the institution, 
campus security personnel, or campus law en-
forcement and State or local law enforcement 
agencies); and’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (F)— 
(i) in clause (i)— 
(I) by redesignating subclauses 
(III) through (IX) as subclauses (VI) 
through (XII); and 
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(II) by striking subclause (II) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(II) rape; 
‘‘(III) fondling; 
‘‘(IV) incest; 
‘‘(V) statutory rape;’’; and 
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘sub-
clauses (I) through (VIII) of clause (i)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subclauses (I) through (XI) 
of clause (i)’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(K)(i) With respect to the criminal activ-
ity described in subclauses (II) and (III) of sub-
paragraph (F)(i), the eligible institution shall 
prepare for the annual security report that is 
due following 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of the Campus Accountability and Safety 
Act, and annually thereafter, the following addi-
tions: 
‘‘(I) The number of such incidents 
where the accused individual is a student 
at the institution. 
‘‘(II) Of the incidents described in 
subclause (I), the number of such incidents 
that were reported to the title IX coordi-
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nator (as defined in section 125(a)) or 
other higher education responsible em-
ployee (as defined in section 125(a)) of the 
institution. 
‘‘(III) Of the incidents described in 
subclause (II), the number of victims who 
sought campus disciplinary action at the 
institution. 
‘‘(IV) Of the victims described in sub-
clause (III), the number of cases processed 
through the student disciplinary process of 
the institution. 
‘‘(V) Of the cases described in sub-
clause (IV), the number of accused individ-
uals who were found responsible through 
the student disciplinary process of the in-
stitution. 
‘‘(VI) Of the cases described in sub-
clause (IV), the number of accused individ-
uals who were found not responsible 
through the student disciplinary process of 
the institution. 
‘‘(VII) A description of the final sanc-
tions imposed by the institution for each 
incident for which an accused individual 
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was found responsible through the student 
disciplinary process of the institution, if 
such description will not reveal personally 
identifiable information about an individual 
student. 
‘‘(VIII) The number of student dis-
ciplinary proceedings at the institution 
that have closed without resolution since 
the previous annual security report due to 
withdrawal from the institution of higher 
education by the accused student pending 
resolution of the student disciplinary pro-
ceeding. 
‘‘(ii) The Secretary shall provide technical 
assistance to eligible institutions to assist such 
institutions in meeting the requirements of this 
subparagraph.’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(7) The statistics described in clauses (i) and (ii) 
of paragraph (1)(F)— 
‘‘(A) shall not identify victims of crimes or per-
sons accused of crimes; and 
‘‘(B) shall be compiled in accordance with the 
following definitions: 
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‘‘(i) For the offenses of domestic violence, 
dating violence, and stalking, such statistics 
shall be compiled in accordance with the defini-
tions used in section 40002(a) of the Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 
13925(a)). 
‘‘(ii) For the offense of rape, such statis-
tics shall be compiled in accordance with the 
definition used in the Summary Reporting Sys-
tem of the Uniform Crime Reporting Program 
of the Department of Justice, Federal Bureau 
of Investigation. 
‘‘(iii) For the offenses of fondling, incest, 
and statutory rape, such statistics shall be com-
piled in accordance with the definition used in 
the National Incident Based Reporting System. 
‘‘(iv) For offenses not described in clause 
(i), (ii), or (iii), such statistics shall be compiled 
in accordance with the Uniform Crime Report-
ing Program of the Department of Justice, 
Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the modi-
fications to such definitions as implemented 
pursuant to the Hate Crime Statistics Act (28 
U.S.C. 534 note).’’; 
(3) in paragraph (8)(B)— 
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(A) in clause (i)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subclause 
(I), by inserting ‘‘, developed in consulta-
tion with local, State, or national sexual 
assault, dating violence, domestic violence, 
and stalking victim advocacy, victim serv-
ices, or prevention organizations, and local 
law enforcement,’’ after ‘‘Education pro-
grams’’; and 
(ii) in subclause (I)(aa), by inserting 
‘‘, including the fact that these are crimes 
for the purposes of this subsection and re-
porting under this subsection, and the in-
stitution of higher education will, based on 
the victim’s wishes, cooperate with local 
law enforcement with respect to any al-
leged criminal offenses involving students 
or employees of the institution of higher 
education’’ after ‘‘stalking’’; and 
(B) in clause (iv)— 
(i) by redesignating subclauses (II) 
and (III) as subclauses (III) and (IV), re-
spectively; 
(ii) by inserting after subclause (I) 
the following: 
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‘‘(II) the institution will comply 
with the requirements of section 
125(b), and shall include a description 
of such requirements;’’; and 
(iii) in subclause (IV), as redesignated 
by clause (i)— 
(I) in item (aa), by inserting ‘‘, 
within 5 days of such determination’’ 
after ‘‘sexual assault, or stalking’’; 
(II) in item (bb), by inserting 
‘‘simultaneously with the notification 
of the outcome described in item 
(aa),’’ before ‘‘the institution’s’’; 
(III) in item (cc), by inserting 
‘‘within 5 days of such change’’ after 
‘‘results become final’’; and 
(IV) in item (dd), by inserting 
‘‘within 5 days of such determination’’ 
after ‘‘results become final’’; 
(4) by redesignating paragraph (18) as para-
graph (22); and 
(5) by inserting after paragraph (17) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(18) Each individual at an institution of high-
er education who is designated as a higher education 
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responsible employee (as defined in section 125(a)) 
shall be considered a campus security authority, as 
defined in section 668.46(a) of title 34, Code of 
Federal Regulations. 
‘‘(19)(A) The Secretary shall, in consultation 
with the Attorney General, develop, design, and 
make available through a secure online portal, a 
standardized online survey tool regarding student ex-
periences with domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking. The Secretary shall de-
velop such survey tool using best practices from 
peer-reviewed research measuring domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The 
Secretary shall consult with the higher education 
community and experts in survey research related to 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
and stalking regarding the development and design 
of such survey tool and the methodology for admin-
istration of such survey tool. The survey shall be fair 
and unbiased, scientifically valid and reliable, and 
meet the highest standards of survey research. Sur-
vey questions shall be designed to gather informa-
tion on student experiences with domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, includ-
ing the experiences of victims of such incidents, and 
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shall therefore use trauma-informed language to pre-
vent retraumatization 
‘‘(B) Each institution shall administer the sur-
vey described in subparagraph (A) every 2 years. In 
addition to the standardized questions developed by 
the Secretary, institutions may request additional in-
formation from students that would increase the in-
stitutions’ understanding of school climate factors 
unique to their campuses. 
‘‘(C) The Secretary, in consultation with the 
Attorney General, shall develop a mechanism by 
which institutions of higher education may admin-
ister the survey described in subparagraph (A) 
through a Federal source. 
‘‘(D) The Secretary shall require each institu-
tion participating in any program under this title to 
ensure that an adequate, random, and representative 
sample size of students (as determined by the Sec-
retary) enrolled at the institution complete the sur-
vey described in subparagraph (A) in accordance 
with this paragraph and beginning not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of the Campus Ac-
countability and Safety Act. 
‘‘(E) Responses to the survey shall be sub-
mitted confidentially and shall not be included in 
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crime statistics reported under this subsection. Re-
porting of survey data shall not include personally 
identifiable information. 
‘‘(F) The survey described in subparagraph (A) 
shall include the following: 
‘‘(i) Questions designed to determine the 
incidence and prevalence of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 
‘‘(ii) Questions regarding whether students 
know about institutional policies and procedures 
related to domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking. 
‘‘(iii) Questions designed to determine, if 
victims reported domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking— 
‘‘(I) to whom the incident was re-
ported and what response the victim may 
have received; and 
‘‘(II) whether the victim was informed 
of, or referred to, national, State, local, or 
on-campus resources. 
‘‘(iv) Questions regarding contextual fac-
tors, such as whether force, incapacitation, or 
coercion was involved. 
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‘‘(v) Questions to determine whether an ac-
cused individual was a student at the institu-
tion. 
‘‘(vi) Questions to determine whether a vic-
tim reported an incident to State, local, or cam-
pus law enforcement. 
‘‘(vii) Questions to determine why the vic-
tim chose to report or not report an incident to 
State, local, or campus law enforcement. 
‘‘(viii) Other questions as determined by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(G) Beginning not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of the Campus Accountability and 
Safety Act, the Secretary shall prepare a biennial re-
port on the information gained from the survey 
under this paragraph and publish such report on the 
website of the Department and submit such report 
to Congress. The report shall include campus-level 
data for each school and attributed by name of each 
campus in a manner that permits comparisons 
across schools and campuses. 
‘‘(H) Each institution subject to this subsection 
shall publish the campus-level results of the survey 
under this paragraph on the website of the institu-
tion and in the annual security report required 
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under this subsection for the campuses affiliated 
with the institution. 
‘‘(20) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Act, upon determination, after reasonable notice 
and opportunity for a hearing, that an eligible insti-
tution has violated or failed to carry out any provi-
sion of this subsection, or agreement made to resolve 
a compliance review under this subsection, or any 
regulation prescribed under this subsection, the Sec-
retary may impose a civil penalty upon such institu-
tion not to exceed $150,000, which shall be adjusted 
for inflation annually, for each violation or misrepre-
sentation, or per month a survey is not completed at 
the standard required. The Secretary shall use any 
such civil penalty funds to carry out the grant pro-
gram established under section 8 of the Campus Ac-
countability and Safety Act.’’. 
SEC. 3. COORDINATION WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part B of title I of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1011 et seq.) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 124. COORDINATION WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCE-
MENT. 
‘‘(a) MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING.—Each in-
stitution of higher education that receives funds under this 
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Act, shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with 
each law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction to re-
port as a first responder to a campus of the institution, 
noncampus building or property, or public property (as 
these terms are defined under section 485(f)) (excluding 
a campus, noncampus building or property, or public prop-
erty located outside the United States) to clearly delineate 
responsibilities and share information, in accordance with 
applicable Federal confidentiality laws, about domestic vi-
olence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking occur-
ring against students of the institution or against other 
individuals on the campus of the institution. 
‘‘(b) REVIEW.—Each institution of higher education 
shall review the memorandum of understanding under this 
section with each law enforcement agency that has entered 
into such a memorandum of understanding every 2 years. 
As part of the review process, the institution shall contact 
each law enforcement agency that has entered into a 
memorandum of understanding to discuss how changes in 
policies or procedures at either the institution of higher 
education or the law enforcement agency may impact the 
provisions of the memorandum of understanding. If 
changes in policies or procedures are identified that im-
pact the provisions of the memorandum of understanding, 
the institution of higher education and the law enforce-
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ment agency shall update the memorandum of under-
standing as necessary. 
‘‘(c) CONTENTS.—Each memorandum of under-
standing described under this section shall include— 
‘‘(1) delineation and sharing protocols of inves-
tigative responsibilities; 
‘‘(2) protocols for investigations, including 
standards for notification and communication and 
measures to promote evidence preservation; 
‘‘(3) coordinated training and requirements on 
issues related to domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking; and 
‘‘(4) a method of sharing information about 
specific crimes, which may include a mechanism for 
sharing information anonymously, that— 
‘‘(A) requires that the victim authorized or 
requested that such information be shared and 
is fully and accurately informed about what 
procedures shall occur if the information is 
shared; and 
‘‘(B) is carried out in a manner that is 
consistent with section 444 of the General Edu-
cation Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g) (com-
monly referred to as the ‘Family Educational 
Rights and Privacy Act of 1974’). 
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‘‘(d) PENALTY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary— 
‘‘(A) may impose a civil penalty of not 
more than 1 percent of an institution’s oper-
ating budget, as defined by the Secretary, each 
year that the institution of higher education 
fails to carry out the requirements of this sec-
tion, by the date that is 1 year after the date 
of enactment of the Campus Accountability and 
Safety Act; and 
‘‘(B) if the conditions described in para-
graph (3) have been met, shall waive the pen-
alty pursuant to such paragraph. 
‘‘(2) DISTRIBUTION.—Any civil monetary pen-
alty or monetary settlement collected under this sub-
section shall be used to carry out the grant program 
established under section 304 of the Violence 
Against Women and Department of Justice Reau-
thorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14045b). 
‘‘(3) WAIVER.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If a local law enforce-
ment agency refuses to enter into a memo-
randum of understanding under this section, or 
will only commit to entering into a memo-
randum of understanding that, if followed, 
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would cause the institution of higher education 
to be in violation of Federal or State law, the 
Secretary shall waive the penalty if the Sec-
retary determines that the following conditions 
have been met— 
‘‘(i) the institution has explained why 
the institution was unable to obtain an 
agreement; 
‘‘(ii) the institution has demonstrated 
that the institution acted in good faith; 
and 
‘‘(iii) the institution has submitted to 
the Secretary a copy of the institution’s 
final proposed memorandum of under-
standing that was submitted to a law en-
forcement agency that was ultimately re-
jected. 
‘‘(B) REFERRAL TO DEPARTMENT OF JUS-
TICE.—The Secretary shall refer to the Attor-
ney General a copy of each waiver granted 
under subparagraph (A) and the reason (as de-
termined by the Secretary) for why local law 
enforcement refuses to enter into a memo-
randum of understanding. 
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‘‘(C) ADMINISTRATIVE
REVIEW.—If the 
Secretary does not grant a waiver under sub-
paragraph (A), the institution may submit addi-
tional information to receive such waiver. If, 
after submitting additional information, the 
Secretary still does not grant a waiver, the deci-
sion of the Secretary shall be subject to review 
pursuant to section 706(2)(A) of title 5, United 
States Code. 
‘‘(4) VOLUNTARY
RESOLUTION.—Nothing in 
this subsection shall prevent the Secretary from en-
tering into a voluntary resolution with an institution 
of higher education that fails to carry out the re-
quirements of this section, by the date that is 1 year 
after the date of enactment of the Campus Account-
ability and Safety Act. 
‘‘(5) 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 shall consider the appropriateness 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 
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the institution committed the violation or failure in-
tentionally, negligently, or otherwise.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 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. 4. UNIVERSITY SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMES-
TIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL 
ASSAULT, AND STALKING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—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 124 (as added by section 
3), the following: 
‘‘SEC. 125. UNIVERSITY SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS OF DO-
MESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEX-
UAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.— 
‘‘(1) HIGHER
EDUCATION
RESPONSIBLE
EM-
PLOYEE.—In this subsection, the term ‘higher edu-
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cation responsible employee’ means an employee of 
an institution of higher education who— 
‘‘(A) has the authority to take action to re-
dress sexual harassment; or 
‘‘(B) has the duty to report sexual harass-
ment or any other misconduct by students or 
employees to appropriate school officials. 
‘‘(2) TITLE
IX
COORDINATOR.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘title IX coordinator’ has the 
meaning given to the individual designated as a re-
sponsible employee in section 106.8(a) of title 34, 
Code of Federal Regulations, as such section is in 
effect on the date of enactment of the Campus Ac-
countability and Safety Act. 
‘‘(3) 
VICTIM-CENTERED, 
TRAUMA-INFORMED 
INTERVIEW TECHNIQUES.—In this section, the term 
‘victim-centered, trauma-informed interview tech-
niques’ means asking questions of an individual who 
reports that the individual has been a victim of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking, in a manner that is focused on the experi-
ence of the victim, that does not judge or blame the 
victim for the alleged assault, and that is informed 
by evidence-based research on the neurobiology of 
trauma. 
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‘‘(b) CAMPUS SECURITY POLICY.—Each institution 
of higher education that receives funds under this Act, 
shall establish a campus security policy that includes the 
following: 
‘‘(1) SEXUAL
ASSAULT
RESPONSE
COORDINA-
TORS.—The designation of 1 or more sexual assault 
response coordinators at the institution to whom 
student victims of domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, or stalking can report, including 
anonymously, which shall be part of a policy that 
complies with the following: 
‘‘(A) The sexual assault response coordi-
nator— 
‘‘(i) shall not be an undergraduate 
student, a full-time graduate student, an 
employee designated as a higher education 
responsible employee, or the title IX coor-
dinator; 
‘‘(ii) may have other roles at the insti-
tution; 
‘‘(iii) shall be appointed based on ex-
perience and a demonstrated ability of the 
individual to effectively provide victim serv-
ices related to domestic violence, dating vi-
olence, sexual assault, and stalking; 
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‘‘(iv) shall report to an individual out-
side the body responsible for investigating 
and adjudicating complaints at the institu-
tion related to domestic violence, dating vi-
olence, sexual assault, or stalking; and 
‘‘(v) shall not serve as an advisor 
under section 485(f)(8)(B)(iv)(III). 
‘‘(B) The Secretary shall designate cat-
egories of employees that may serve as sexual 
assault response coordinators, such as health 
care staff, clergy, staff of a women’s center, or 
other such categories. Such designation shall 
not preclude the institution from designating 
other employees or partnering with national, 
State, or local victim services organizations to 
serve as sexual assault response coordinators or 
to serve in other confidential roles. 
‘‘(C) The sexual assault response coordi-
nator shall complete the training requirements 
described in paragraph (5) and subparagraph 
(D) within a reasonable time after being des-
ignated as a sexual assault response coordi-
nator. 
‘‘(D) The Secretary shall develop online 
training materials, in addition to the training 
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required under paragraph (5), not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of the Campus 
Accountability and Safety Act, for the training 
of sexual assault response coordinators. 
‘‘(E) The sexual assault response coordi-
nator shall inform the victim, including in a 
written format— 
‘‘(i) of the victim’s rights under Fed-
eral and State law; 
‘‘(ii) of the victim’s rights and options 
pursuant to the policy that the institution 
of higher education has developed pursuant 
to clauses (ii) through (vii) of section 
485(f)(8)(B); 
‘‘(iii) of the victim’s reporting options, 
including the option to notify a higher edu-
cation responsible employee, the option to 
notify local law enforcement, and any other 
reporting options; 
‘‘(iv) a description of the process of 
investigation and any disciplinary pro-
ceeding of the institution that may follow 
notification of a higher education respon-
sible employee; 
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‘‘(v) a description of the process of in-
vestigation and adjudication of the crimi-
nal justice system that may follow notifica-
tion of law enforcement; 
‘‘(vi) a description of the jurisdiction, 
scope, and possible sanctions of the stu-
dent disciplinary process of the institution 
of higher education and of the criminal 
justice process; 
‘‘(vii) that the student disciplinary 
process of the institution of higher edu-
cation in not equivalent to, and should not 
be considered a substitute for, the criminal 
justice process; and 
‘‘(viii) any limitations on the ability of 
the sexual assault response coordinator to 
provide privacy or confidentiality to the 
victim under the policies of the institution 
of higher education, Federal law, or State 
law. 
‘‘(F) The sexual assault response coordi-
nator may, as appropriate— 
‘‘(i) serve as a liaison between a vic-
tim and a higher education responsible em-
ployee or law enforcement, when directed 
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to do so by a victim who has been fully 
and accurately informed about what proce-
dures shall occur if information is shared; 
and 
‘‘(ii) assist a victim in contacting and 
reporting to a higher education responsible 
employee or law enforcement. 
‘‘(G) The sexual assault response coordi-
nator shall be authorized by the institution to 
liaise with appropriate staff at the institution to 
arrange reasonable accommodations through 
the institution to allow the victim to change liv-
ing arrangements or class schedules, obtain ac-
cessibility services, or arrange other accom-
modations for the victim. 
‘‘(H) The sexual assault response coordi-
nator shall not be obligated to report crimes to 
the institution or law enforcement in a way that 
identifies a victim or an accused individual, un-
less otherwise required to do so by State law. 
The sexual assault response coordinator shall, 
to the extent authorized under State law, pro-
vide confidential services. Any requests for ac-
commodations, as described in subparagraph 
(G), made by a sexual assault response coordi-
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nator shall not trigger an investigation by the 
institution, even if the sexual assault response 
coordinator deals only with matters relating to 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, and stalking. 
‘‘(I) The institution shall designate as a 
sexual assault response coordinator an indi-
vidual who has protection under State law to 
provide privileged communication. The institu-
tion may partner through a formal arrangement 
with an outside organization with the experi-
ence described in subparagraph (A)(iii), such as 
a community-based rape crisis center or other 
community-based sexual assault service pro-
vider, to provide the services described in this 
paragraph. 
‘‘(J) The sexual assault response coordi-
nator shall collect and report statistics in ac-
cordance with the requirements of section 
485(f). The sexual assault response coordinator 
shall not include identifying information or 
jeopardize the confidentiality of a victim or an 
accused individual when reporting such statis-
tics. 
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‘‘(K) The institution shall appoint an ade-
quate number of sexual assault response coordi-
nators not later than the earlier of— 
‘‘(i) 1 year after the Secretary deter-
mines through a negotiated rulemaking 
process what an adequate number of sex-
ual assault response coordinators 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. 
‘‘(L) Each institution that enrolls fewer 
than 1,000 students may partner with another 
institution of higher education in their region or 
State to provide the services described in this 
paragraph. 
‘‘(M) The institution shall not discipline, 
penalize, or otherwise retaliate against an indi-
vidual who reports, in good faith, domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalk-
ing to the sexual assault response coordinator. 
‘‘(N) Each employee of an institution who 
receives a report of domestic violence, dating vi-
olence, sexual assault, or stalking shall notify 
the reporting individual of the existence of, con-
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tact information for, and services provided by 
sexual assault response coordinator of the insti-
tution. 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION
ON
THE
INSTITUTION’S 
WEBSITE.—The institution shall list on its website— 
‘‘(A) the name and contact information for 
the sexual assault response coordinator; 
‘‘(B) reporting options, including confiden-
tial options, for victims of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual 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-
viding information to domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, and stalking victims 
(which shall be clearly communicated on the 
website and shall be updated on a timely basis); 
and 
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‘‘(G) the name and location of the nearest 
medical facility where an individual may have a 
medical forensic examination administered by a 
trained sexual assault forensic nurse, including 
information on transportation options and 
available reimbursement for a visit to such fa-
cility. 
‘‘(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 sexual assault response coordi-
nator. 
‘‘(4) AMNESTY POLICY.—The institution shall 
provide an amnesty policy for any student who re-
ports, in good faith, domestic violence, dating vio-
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lence, sexual assault, or stalking to an institution of-
ficial, such that the reporting student will not be 
sanctioned by the institution for a student conduct 
violation related to alcohol use or drug use that is 
revealed in the course of such a report and that oc-
curred at or near the time of the commission of the 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking. This provision shall not preempt the ability 
of an institution of higher education to establish an 
amnesty policy for student conduct violations not 
mentioned in this provision. The institution shall 
provide information about the amnesty policy of the 
institution on the website of the institution. 
‘‘(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 and institutions of higher 
education, shall develop a training program, 
which may include online training modules, for 
training— 
‘‘(i) each individual who is involved in 
implementing an institution of higher edu-
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‘‘(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 domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, or stalking may im-
pact students differently depending on 
their cultural background; and 
‘‘(vii) information on sexual assault 
dynamics, sexual assault perpetrator be-
havior, and barriers to reporting. 
‘‘(C) INSTITUTIONAL TRAINING.—Each in-
stitution of higher education shall ensure that 
the individuals and employees described in sub-
paragraph (A) receive the training described in 
this paragraph not later than the July 15 that 
is one year after the date that the training pro-
gram has been developed by the Secretary in 
accordance with subparagraph (A). 
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‘‘(6) UNIFORM
CAMPUS-WIDE
PROCESS
FOR 
STUDENT DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDING RELATING TO 
CLAIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 
SEXUAL
ASSAULT, STALKING, OR
A
SEXUAL
MIS-
CONDUCT POLICY VIOLATION.—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 domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, stalking or a sexual 
misconduct policy violation 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 domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, stalking, or a sexual misconduct 
policy violation, or alter the uniform process de-
scribed in subparagraph (A), based on the sta-
tus or characteristics of a student who will be 
involved in that disciplinary proceeding, includ-
ing characteristics such as a student’s member-
ship on an athletic team, academic major, or 
any other characteristic or status of a student. 
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‘‘(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 
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 accuser and the 
accused student with the opportunity to meaning-
fully exercise their rights to a proceeding that is 
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prompt, fair, and impartial, which shall include the 
opportunity for both parties to present witnesses and 
other evidence, and any other due process rights af-
forded to them under institutional policy. The writ-
ten 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 description of the process for the 
disciplinary proceeding, including the estimated 
timeline from initiation to final disposition. 
‘‘(C) A description of the rights and pro-
tections available to the accuser and the ac-
cused student, including those described in sec-
tion 485(f)(8)(B)(iv) and any other rights or 
protections that the accuser or the accused stu-
dent may have under the institution’s policies. 
‘‘(D) A copy of the institution’s applicable 
policies, and, if available, related published in-
formational materials. 
‘‘(E) Name and contact information for an 
individual at the institution, who is independent 
of the disciplinary process, to whom the accuser 
and the accused student can submit questions 
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about any of the information described in the 
written notice of the institutional disciplinary 
process. 
‘‘(c) PENALTIES.— 
‘‘(1) PENALTY RELATING TO SEXUAL ASSAULT 
RESPONSE COORDINATORS.—The Secretary may im-
pose a civil penalty 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 fol-
lowing the effective 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 
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. 
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‘‘(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) SEXUAL
ASSAULT
RESPONSE
COORDI-
NATOR.—Paragraph (1) of section 125(b) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965, as added by sub-
section (a), shall take effect on the date that is the 
earlier of— 
(A) 1 year after the Secretary of Edu-
cation determines through a negotiated rule-
making process what an adequate number of 
sexual assault response coordinators 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-
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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. 
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. 
‘‘The Secretary shall establish a publicly available, 
searchable, and user-friendly campus safety website that 
includes the following: 
‘‘(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-
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tions, and voluntary resolution agreements for all 
complaints and compliance reviews under section 
485(f) and under title IX of the Education Amend-
ments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681) related to sexual 
harassment. The Secretary shall indicate whether 
the investigation, action, letter, resolution, or agree-
ment is based on a complaint or compliance review. 
The Secretary shall make the information under this 
subsection available regarding a complaint once the 
Department receives a written complaint, and con-
ducts an initial evaluation, and has determined that 
the complaint should be opened for investigation of 
an allegation that, if substantiated, would constitute 
a violation of such title IX or section 485(f). In car-
rying out this subsection, the Secretary shall ensure 
that personally identifiable information is not re-
ported and shall comply with section 444 of the Gen-
eral Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g), 
commonly known as the ‘Family Educational Rights 
and Privacy Act of 1974’. 
‘‘(3) A comprehensive campus safety and secu-
rity data analysis tool that allows for the review and 
download of data that institutions of higher edu-
cation subject to section 485(f) are required to re-
port under this Act. 
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‘‘(4) Information regarding how to file com-
plaints with the Department related to alleged viola-
tions of title IX of the Education Amendments of 
1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681) and of section 485(f). 
‘‘(5) Information regarding the Department’s 
policies for reviewing complaints, initiating compli-
ance reviews, and conducting and resolving inves-
tigations related to alleged violations of title IX of 
the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 
1681) and of section 485(f). This information shall 
include— 
‘‘(A) the contact information for at least 
one individual at the Department who can an-
swer questions from institutions of higher edu-
cation, complainants, and other interested par-
ties about such policies; 
‘‘(B) potential outcomes of an investiga-
tion; and 
‘‘(C) the expected timeframe for resolution 
of an investigation and any circumstance that 
may change such timeframe.’’. 
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: 
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‘‘(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 a cam-
pus security policy that meets the requirements 
of section 125; and 
‘‘(C) 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.—’’; and 
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(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 an individual who 
reports that the individual has been a victim of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking, in a manner that is focused on the experi-
ence of the victim, that does not judge or blame the 
victim for the alleged assault, and that is informed 
by evidence-based research on the neurobiology of 
trauma.’’. 
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: 
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