forcement and initiate a criminal investigation, 
the option to grant campus disciplinary officials 
access to the forensic interview, and the option 
to grant law enforcement officials access to the 
forensic interview. The confidential advisor shall 
assist in conducting a forensic interview, mak-
ing notifications, and granting access to a fo-
rensic interview as directed by the victim. 
‘‘(E) The confidential advisor shall liaise 
with campus or local law enforcement when di-
rected by the victim, and, as appropriate, may 
assist the victim in contacting and reporting to 
campus or local law enforcement. 
‘‘(F) The confidential advisor shall be au-
thorized by the institution to arrange reason-
able accommodations through the institution to 
allow the victim to change living arrangements 
or class schedules, or obtain accessibility serv-
ices, and make other changes. 
‘‘(G) The confidential advisor shall also ad-
vise the victim of both the victim’s rights and 
the institution’s responsibilities regarding or-
ders of protection, no contact orders, restrain-
ing orders, or similar lawful orders issued by 
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the institution or a criminal, civil, or tribal 
court. 
‘‘(H) The confidential advisor shall not be 
obligated to report crimes to the institution or 
law enforcement, unless otherwise required to 
do so by State law, and shall provide confiden-
tial services to students and employees. Re-
quests for arrangement made by a confidential 
advisor do not constitute notice to a responsible 
employee for title IX purposes, even when such 
advisors work only in the area of sexual assault. 
‘‘(I) The name and contact information for 
the confidential advisor, as well as a victims’ re-
porting options, the process of investigation and 
adjudication both by the institution and by law 
enforcement, and potential reasonable accom-
modations, which shall be listed on the website 
of the institution. 
‘‘(J) The institution may partner with an 
outside victim advocacy organization to provide 
the service described in this subparagraph. 
‘‘(K) 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 subparagraph. 
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‘‘(L) 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-
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. 
‘‘(2) The institution may provide an online re-
porting system to collect anonymous disclosures of 
crimes. The victim may submit an anonymous report 
but the institution would only be obligated to inves-
tigate when a formal report is submitted to a re-
sponsible employee. 
‘‘(3) The telephone number and URL for a 
local, State, or national hotline providing informa-
tion to sexual violence victims shall be clearly com-
municated on the website of the institution and up-
dated on a timely basis. 
‘‘(4) The name and location of the nearest med-
ical facility where an individual may have a rape kit 
administered by a trained sexual violence forensic 
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nurse shall be included on the website of the institu-
tion, including information on transportation options 
and reimbursement for a visit to such facility. 
‘‘(5) The institution shall provide an amnesty 
clause for any student who reports, in good faith, 
sexual violence to a responsible employee so that 
they will not be sanctioned by the institution for a 
student conduct violation, such as underage drink-
ing, that is revealed in the course of such a report.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Paragraphs (2) through (5) 
of section 125 of the Higher Education 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) PENALTY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Education 
may impose a civil penalty of not more than 1 per-
cent of an institution’s operating budget, as defined 
by the Secretary, each year that the institution fails 
to carry out the requirements of— 
(A) section 125(1) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965, as added by subsection (a), 
by not later than the earlier of— 
(i) 1 year after the Secretary of Edu-
cation determines through a negotiated 
rulemaking process what an adequate 
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number of confidential advisors is for the 
institution based on its size; or 
(ii) 3 years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act; and 
(B) paragraphs (2) through (5) of section 
125 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as 
added by subsection (a), by the date that is 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) VOLUNTARY RESOLUTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection shall prevent the Secretary of Education 
from entering into a voluntary resolution with an in-
stitution of higher education that fails to carry out 
the requirements of— 
(A) section 125(1) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965, as added by subsection (a), 
by not later than the earlier of— 
(i) 1 year after the Secretary of Edu-
cation determines through a negotiated 
rulemaking process what an adequate 
number of confidential advisors is for the 
institution based on its size; or 
(ii) 3 years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act; and 
(B) paragraphs (2) through (5) of section 
125 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as 
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added by subsection (a), by the date that is 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(d) NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING.—The Secretary of 
Education shall establish regulations to carry out the this 
section and the amendment made by this section in ac-
cordance with the requirements described under section 
492 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1098a). 
SEC. 5. 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; and 
‘‘(C) the institution has complied with the 
disclosure requirements of section 485(f).’’. 
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SEC. 6. ENFORCEMENT AND TRAINING; SUBPOENA AU-
THORITY. 
Section 901 of the Education Amendments of 1972 
(20 U.S.C. 1681) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(d) WEBSITE.—The Secretary of Education shall 
establish a title IX website that includes the following: 
‘‘(1) The name and contact information 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, for each educational institution. Each 
educational institution shall provide the name and 
contact information for the title IX coordinator to 
the Secretary of Education not later than 30 days 
after the date of enactment of the Campus Account-
ability and Safety Act. 
‘‘(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 this title 
related to sexual harassment. The Secretary shall in-
dicate whether the investigation, action, letter, reso-
lution, or agreement is based on a complaint or com-
pliance review. The Secretary shall make the infor-
mation under this subsection available regarding a 
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complaint once the Office for Civil Rights receives a 
written complaint, and conducts an initial evalua-
tion, and has determined that the complaint should 
be opened for investigation of an allegation that, if 
substantiated, would constitute a violation of this 
title. 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 Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 
1232g), commonly known as the ‘Family Edu-
cational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974’. 
‘‘(e) TRAINING OF RESPONSIBLE EMPLOYEES AND 
OTHER EMPLOYEES.— 
‘‘(1) RESPONSIBLE
EMPLOYEE.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘responsible employee’ means an 
employee of an institution of higher education who 
has the authority to redress sexual harassment or 
who has the duty to report incidents of sexual har-
assment or other misconduct by students or employ-
ees to the title IX coordinator or other appropriate 
school designee. 
‘‘(2) TRAINING
OF
RESPONSIBLE
EMPLOY-
EES.—Each institution of higher education shall em-
ploy a responsible employee who shall complete min-
imum training requirements (as determined by the 
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Secretary of Education in coordination with the At-
torney General and to include training by local, 
State, or national victim services organizations) and 
shall be responsible for— 
‘‘(A) reporting cases of sexual harassment 
to the title IX coordinator of the institution; 
and 
‘‘(B) providing a student or employee who 
reports that the student or employee has been 
a victim of sexual harassment, including, but 
not limited to, sexual violence, whether the of-
fense occurred on or off campus, with a written 
explanation of the student or employee’s rights 
and options, as described in clauses (ii) through 
(vii) of section 485(f)(8)(B) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965. 
‘‘(3) OTHER/ADDITIONAL TRAINING.—Each in-
dividual who is involved in implementing an institu-
tion of higher education’s grievance procedures, in-
cluding each individual who is responsible for resolv-
ing complaints of reported crimes, shall have train-
ing or experience in handling sexual violence com-
plaints, and the operations of the institution’s griev-
ance procedures, not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of the Campus Accountability and 
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Safety Act. The training shall include, but is not 
limited to— 
‘‘(A) information on working with and 
interviewing persons subjected to sexual vio-
lence; 
‘‘(B) information on particular types of 
conduct that would constitute sexual violence, 
including same-sex sexual violence; 
‘‘(C) information on consent and the role 
drugs or alcohol can play in the ability to con-
sent; 
‘‘(D) the effects of trauma, including 
neurobiological change; and 
‘‘(E) cultural awareness training regarding 
how sexual violence may impact students dif-
ferently depending on their cultural back-
ground. 
‘‘(4) UNIFORM
CAMPUS-WIDE
PROCESS
FOR 
DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDING RELATING TO CLAIM OF 
SEXUAL VIOLENCE.—Each institution of higher edu-
cation that receives Federal funding— 
‘‘(A) shall establish and carry out a uni-
form process (for each campus of the institu-
tion) for disciplinary proceedings relating to 
any claims of sexual violence; and 
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‘‘(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 
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. 
‘‘(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-
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 
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