I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3403 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to protect victims of sexual 
violence, to improve the adjudication of allegations related to sexual 
violence, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2015 
Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. SESSIONS, and Ms. GRANGER) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to protect 
victims of sexual violence, to improve the adjudication 
of allegations related to sexual violence, 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 ‘‘Safe Campus Act of 
2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION REQUIRE-
MENTS FOR PROTECTING VICTIMS OF SEX-
UAL VIOLENCE AND INVESTIGATING AND AD-
JUDICATING ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL VIO-
LENCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new part: 
‘‘PART F—TREATMENT OF ALLEGATIONS OF 
SEXUAL VIOLENCE 
‘‘SEC. 161. APPLICATION; DEFINITION. 
‘‘(a) APPLICATION.—The requirements of this part 
shall apply to any institution of higher education receiving 
Federal financial assistance under this Act, including fi-
nancial assistance provided to students under title IV, 
other than a foreign institution of higher education. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this part, the following defi-
nitions shall apply: 
‘‘(1) COVERED ALLEGATION.—The term ‘cov-
ered allegation’ means, with respect to an institution 
of higher education, an allegation that a student of 
the institution committed an act of sexual violence, 
or that members of a student organization of the in-
stitution or the organization itself committed or were 
involved in creating a hostile environment resulting 
in an act of sexual violence. 
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‘‘(2) 
INSTITUTIONAL
DISCIPLINARY
PRO-
CEEDING.—The term ‘institutional disciplinary pro-
ceeding’ means the process by which an institution 
of higher education investigates and adjudicates a 
covered allegation and imposes a sanction with re-
spect to the allegation, in accordance with the insti-
tution’s own code of conduct or similar internal 
rules. 
‘‘(3) SEXUAL VIOLENCE.—The term ‘sexual vio-
lence’ means, with respect to an institution of higher 
education— 
‘‘(A) aggravated sexual abuse under sec-
tion 2241 of title 18, United States Code; 
‘‘(B) assault resulting in substantial bodily 
injury under section 113(a)(7) of title 18, 
United States Code; 
‘‘(C) battery, as defined under the applica-
ble criminal law of the jurisdiction in which the 
institution is located; 
‘‘(D) rape, as defined under the applicable 
criminal law of the jurisdiction in which the in-
stitution is located; 
‘‘(E) sexual abuse under section 2242 of 
title 18, United States Code; and 
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‘‘(F) sexual assault, as defined under the 
applicable criminal law of the jurisdiction in 
which the institution is located. 
‘‘SEC. 162. EDUCATION, REPORTING, AND STUDENT CARE 
STRATEGIES FOR PREVENTING SEXUAL VIO-
LENCE. 
‘‘(a) EDUCATION PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each institution of higher 
education which is subject to this part is encouraged 
to provide education programs designed to address 
sexual violence that, at a minimum, provide training 
for reporting covered allegations, intervening as a 
bystander, and fostering development of healthy re-
lationships. 
‘‘(2) ACCESS TO PROGRAMS.—The institution is 
encouraged— 
‘‘(A) to provide access to the programs re-
quired under this subsection for each student 
during each academic year; and 
‘‘(B) to ensure new students are made 
aware of the programs and can access them as 
soon as possible after beginning the course of 
study at the institution. 
‘‘(b) SUPPORT SERVICES.—Each institution of higher 
education which is subject to this part shall devote appro-
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priate resources for the care, support, and guidance for 
students affected by sexual violence. 
‘‘(c) ROLE OF VOLUNTEER ADVISORS TO STUDENT 
ORGANIZATIONS.—An institution of higher education 
which is subject to this part— 
‘‘(1) may not designate an adult volunteer advi-
sor to a student organization, or any employee of a 
student organization who is not also an employee of 
the institution, as a campus security authority under 
section 485 or regulations implementing that sec-
tion; and 
‘‘(2) may not deny recognition to a student or-
ganization because an advisor or employee described 
in paragraph (1) does not register or serve as a 
campus security authority under section 485 or reg-
ulations implementing that section. 
‘‘(d) TRAINING.—Each institution of higher edu-
cation which is subject to this part shall provide appro-
priate annual training to campus security personnel, cam-
pus disciplinary committee members, and other relevant 
institutional personnel regarding the requirements of this 
part, and shall at a minimum require each student who 
serves as a resident advisor in housing facilities which are 
owned or supervised by the institution to participate in 
this training and demonstrate knowledge of the require-
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ments of this section regarding the reporting of allegations 
to law enforcement agencies and the effects of the con-
fidentiality exception under section 163(a)(2). 
‘‘SEC. 163. ROLE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN IN-
VESTIGATION OF ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL 
VIOLENCE. 
‘‘(a) REFERRAL OF ALLEGATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) REFERRAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), if an institution of higher education which 
is subject to this part receives a covered allegation, 
along with written consent to proceed from the al-
leged victim, the institution shall report and refer 
the allegation to the law enforcement agency of the 
unit of local government with jurisdiction to respond 
to such allegations in the location of the institution 
immediately, but not later than 48 hours after re-
ceiving written consent from the alleged victim. 
‘‘(2) CONFIDENTIALITY EXCEPTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) does 
not apply if the individual who is the alleged 
victim of an act of sexual violence included in 
the covered allegation provides a written notifi-
cation to the institution that the individual does 
not want the allegation to be investigated by a 
law enforcement agency. 
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