(f) BEST PRACTICES.—In addition to the data listed 
in subsection (e), the report shall include information on 
best practices. 
SEC. 6. DISCLOSURE AND USE OF DATA. 
The Secretary shall make the data described in sec-
tion 6 for each year publicly available on the website of 
the Department of Education and through any other ap-
propriate method, in a timely and user-friendly manner, 
and accessible and usable by individuals with disabilities. 
SEC. 7. SUPPORT FOR STUDENT SURVIVORS. 
(a) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall require 
school-level title IX coordinators and school administra-
tors, upon becoming aware of sexual harassment, to notify 
the complainant in writing and orally, about available as-
sistance to support the complainant of sexual harassment 
and ensure their continued and equal access to education, 
regardless of the location of the harassment, including— 
(1) academic adjustment or other accommoda-
tions, such as adapting course schedules, assign-
ments, or tests, issuing no-contact orders, or taking 
other measures to separate the complainant and the 
respondent that minimize the burden on the com-
plainant; 
(2) information about and access to support 
services for the complainant, such as counseling, 
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mental health and other health services, and dis-
ability accommodations; 
(3) providing increased monitoring or super-
vision at locations or activities where the misconduct 
occurred or may have occurred; and 
(4) reasonable accommodations for complain-
ants and respondents with disabilities, consistent 
with laws that protect students with disabilities, in-
cluding Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973 (Section 504), the Americans with Disabilities 
Act (ADA), and the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act (IDEA). 
(b) GUIDANCE.—Working in collaboration with the 
full-time coordinator, the local educational agency title IX 
must issue guidance to schools, students, and parents (in-
cluding guardians) to explicitly protect students from pun-
ishment or retaliation when making reports of sexual har-
assment. Such guidance must apply to all reports of har-
assment, including in the context of a same-sex relation-
ship or encounter, and ensure that for all reports of sexual 
harassment— 
(1) the school will not take disciplinary action 
against individuals, including witnesses, disclosing 
code-of-conduct offenses that are related to the as-
sault, including, but not limited to, the use of intoxi-
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cating substances occurring at or around the time of 
a reported incident, reasonable actions taken to de-
fend against harassment, or actions taken to avoid 
seeing the respondent at school; 
(2) if a school’s code-of-conduct prohibits sexual 
activity (or certain forms of sexual activity), the 
school will not take disciplinary action against indi-
viduals disclosing in good faith (including witnesses) 
non-harassing sexual activity related to the reported 
incident, or for other non-harassing sexual activity 
discovered during an investigation into the reported 
incident; and 
(3) the full-time local educational agency title 
IX coordinator shall review disciplinary actions re-
lated to a complaint of harassment to ensure that 
disciplinary action was not taken against a com-
plainant for engaging in action taken as a result of 
the sexual harassment. 
SEC. 8. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed— 
(1) to modify any provision of title IX of the 
Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et 
seq.); or 
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(2) to affect the enforcement of such title by 
the Department of Education, the Department of 
Justice, or any other Federal entity. 
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