can assist the victim in implementing safe-
ty planning; 
‘‘(II) a description of how such institution 
shall help to enforce any order of protection, no 
contact order, restraining order, or similar law-
ful order issued by any criminal, civil, or tribal 
court, if the victim has informed such institu-
tion of such order; and 
‘‘(III) information about how the institu-
tion will protect the confidentiality of victims, 
including how publicly available recordkeeping 
will be accomplished without the inclusion of 
identifying information about the victim, to the 
extent permissible by law. 
‘‘(B) The policy described in subparagraph (A) shall 
address the following areas: 
‘‘(i) Education programs to promote the aware-
ness of the offenses of domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, and stalking, which shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(I) primary prevention and awareness 
programs for all incoming students and new 
employees, which shall include— 
‘‘(aa) a statement that the institution 
of higher education prohibits the offenses 
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of domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, and stalking; 
‘‘(bb) the definition of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking; 
‘‘(cc) the definition of consent in ref-
erence to sexual activity; 
‘‘(dd) information about reporting 
such offenses, including such offenses that 
occur on and off campus; 
‘‘(ee) the elements of healthy relation-
ships and the right of individuals to live 
without the fear of becoming a victim of 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, or stalking; 
‘‘(ff) bystander intervention; and 
‘‘(gg) risk reduction; and 
‘‘(II) ongoing prevention and awareness 
campaigns for students and faculty, including 
information described in items (aa) through 
(gg) of subclause (I). 
‘‘(ii) Possible sanctions or protective measures 
that such institution may impose following the final 
determination of an institutional disciplinary proce-
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dure regarding domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, or stalking. 
‘‘(iii) Procedures’ victims should follow if do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking occurs, including information about the im-
portance of preserving evidence as may be necessary 
to the proof of criminal domestic violence, dating vi-
olence, sexual assault, or stalking, or in obtaining a 
protection order. 
‘‘(iv) Information about to whom the alleged 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking should be reported. 
‘‘(v) Procedures for institutional disciplinary ac-
tion in cases of an alleged incident of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, 
which shall include a clear statement that— 
‘‘(I) such proceedings shall— 
‘‘(aa) provide a prompt and equitable 
resolution; 
‘‘(bb) be conducted by officials who 
receive annual training on the issues re-
lated to domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, and stalking and how to 
conduct an investigation and hearing proc-
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ess that protects the safety of victims and 
promotes accountability; and 
‘‘(cc) use the preponderance of the 
evidence standard; 
‘‘(II) the accuser and the accused are enti-
tled to the same opportunities to have others 
present during an institutional disciplinary pro-
ceeding, including the opportunity to be accom-
panied to any related meeting or proceeding by 
an advisor of their choice; 
‘‘(III) both the accuser and the accused 
shall be simultaneously informed, in writing— 
‘‘(aa) of the results of any institu-
tional disciplinary proceeding that arises 
from an allegation of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; 
‘‘(bb) when the institution accepts an 
appeal of such results; 
‘‘(cc) of any change to such results 
that occurs prior to the time that such re-
sults become final; and 
‘‘(dd) when such results become final; 
and 
‘‘(IV) any disclosure of results under sub-
clause (III)— 
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‘‘(aa) shall include only the name of 
the accused, the violation alleged, and 
whether any institutional rules or code sec-
tions were violated, essential findings sup-
porting such result, and any sanction im-
posed by the institution against the ac-
cused (including a description of any dis-
ciplinary action taken by the institution, 
the date of the imposition of such action, 
and the duration of such action); 
‘‘(bb) shall include a notice of whether 
an appeal will be permitted, a notice of the 
grounds for appeal, and a clear statement 
that if an appeal is permitted, both the ac-
cuser and the accused shall be entitled to 
appeal; and 
‘‘(cc) shall not include identifying in-
formation about the victim. 
‘‘(vi) Policies and procedures to ensure that a 
student or employee who reports to the institution 
that he or she has been the victim of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, re-
gardless of whether the victim chooses to report the 
crime to campus police or local law enforcement, 
shall receive information about options for, and 
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available assistance in, changing academic, living, 
transportation, and working situations, if such as-
sistance is requested by the student or employee and 
if such accommodations are reasonably available.’’; 
(7) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘The Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the Attorney General of the United States 
(through the Director of the Office on Violence 
Against Women),’’; 
(8) by striking paragraph (14); 
(9) by redesignating paragraphs (15) through 
(18) as paragraphs (14) through (17), respectively; 
(10) by striking paragraph (15), as redesig-
nated by paragraph (9), and inserting the following: 
‘‘(15)(A) The Secretary shall seek the advice and 
counsel of the Attorney General of the United States con-
cerning the development, and dissemination to institutions 
of higher education, of best practices information about 
campus safety and emergencies. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary shall seek the advice and counsel 
of the Attorney General of the United States (through the 
Director of the Office on Violence Against Women) and 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services (through the 
Director of the Family Violence Prevention and Services 
Office) concerning the development, and dissemination to 
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institutions of higher education, of best practices informa-
tion about preventing and responding to incidents of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk-
ing, including elements of institutional policies that have 
proven successful based on evidence-based outcome meas-
urements.’’; and 
(11) by striking paragraph (16), as redesig-
nated by paragraph (9), and inserting the following: 
‘‘(16) No officer, employee, or agent of an institution 
participating in any program under this title shall retali-
ate, intimidate, threaten, coerce, or otherwise discriminate 
against any individual for exercising their rights or re-
sponsibilities under any provision of this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 
with respect to the annual security report under section 
485(f)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1092(f)(1)) prepared by an institution of higher education 
1 calendar year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
and each subsequent calendar year. 
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