incident for which a respondent was found 
responsible through the student discipli-
nary process of the institution, if such de-
scription will not reveal personally identifi-
able information about an individual stu-
dent. 
‘‘(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 respondent pending reso-
lution 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) in paragraph (6)(A), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(vi) The term ‘complainant’ means an indi-
vidual who is alleged to be the victim of conduct that 
could constitute domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, sexual harassment, or stalking. 
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‘‘(vii) The term ‘respondent’ means an indi-
vidual who is alleged to be the perpetrator of con-
duct that could constitute domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, or stalk-
ing. 
‘‘(viii) 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. 
‘‘(ix) The term ‘higher education responsible 
employee’ means an employee of an institution of 
higher education who— 
‘‘(I) has the authority to take action to re-
dress domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, sexual harassment, or stalking; or 
‘‘(II) has the duty to report domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, sexual 
harassment, or stalking or any other mis-
conduct by students or employees to appro-
priate school officials.’’; 
(3) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the 
following: 
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‘‘(7) The statistics described in clauses (i), (ii), 
and (iii) of paragraph (1)(F)— 
‘‘(A) shall not identify complainants or re-
spondents or contain any other information 
from which complainants or respondents could 
be identified; and 
‘‘(B) shall be compiled in accordance with 
the following definitions: 
‘‘(i) For the offenses of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, and stalking, such 
statistics shall be compiled in accordance 
with the definitions used in section 
40002(a) of the Violence Against Women 
Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291(a)). 
‘‘(ii) For the offense of rape, such sta-
tistics shall be compiled in accordance with 
the definition of rape as the penetration, 
no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus 
with any body part or object, or oral pene-
tration by a sex organ of another person, 
without the consent of the victim. 
‘‘(iii) For the offenses of fondling, in-
cest, and statutory rape, such statistics 
shall be compiled in accordance with the 
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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 Uni-
form Crime Reporting Program of the De-
partment of Justice, Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation, and the modifications to such 
definitions as implemented pursuant to the 
Hate Crime Statistics Act (34 U.S.C. 
41305).’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (8)(B)— 
(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-
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stitution of higher education will, based on 
the complainant’s wishes, cooperate with 
local law enforcement with respect to any 
alleged criminal offenses involving students 
or employees of the institution of higher 
education, including by notifying and ob-
taining written consent from a complainant 
who has been fully and accurately informed 
about what procedures shall occur if infor-
mation is shared, when the institution of 
higher education seeks to share informa-
tion regarding an alleged criminal offenses 
with a law enforcement agency’’ 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: 
‘‘(II) the institution will comply 
with the requirements of section 
125(b), and shall include a description 
of such requirements;’’; and 
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(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’’. 
SEC. 3. TRANSPARENCY. 
Part B of title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1011 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 124. TRANSPARENCY. 
‘‘The Secretary shall establish a publicly available, 
searchable, accessible, 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 
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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-
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), 
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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. 
‘‘(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 (as defined in section 
485(f)(6)), and other interested parties about 
such policies; 
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‘‘(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. 4. UNIVERSITY SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMES-
TIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL 
ASSAULT, SEXUAL HARASSMENT, AND STALK-
ING. 
(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, SEXUAL HARASSMENT, AND 
STALKING. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COMPLAINANT.—The term ‘complainant’ 
means an individual who is alleged to be the victim 
of conduct that could constitute domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, 
or stalking. 
‘‘(2) HIGHER
EDUCATION
RESPONSIBLE
EM-
PLOYEE.—The term ‘higher education responsible 
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employee’ has the meaning given the term in section 
485(f)(6). 
‘‘(3) RESPONDENT.—The term ‘respondent’ 
means an individual who is alleged to be the perpe-
trator of conduct that could constitute domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, sexual assault, sexual harass-
ment, or stalking. 
‘‘(4) TITLE IX COORDINATOR.—The term ‘title 
IX coordinator’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 485(f)(6). 
‘‘(5) 
VICTIM-CENTERED, 
TRAUMA-INFORMED 
INTERVIEW
TECHNIQUES.—The term ‘victim-cen-
tered, trauma-informed interview techniques’ means 
asking questions of an individual who reports that 
the individual has been a victim of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, 
or stalking, in a manner that is focused on the expe-
rience of the victim, does not judge or blame the vic-
tim for the alleged act, is informed by evidence- 
based research on the neurobiology of trauma, and 
contains information on cultural competence based 
on practices of rape crisis centers, victim advocacy 
centers, sexual assault response teams, title IX of-
fices, and similar groups, including organizations 
that work with underserved populations (as defined 
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in section 40002 of the Violence Against Women Act 
of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291)). 
‘‘(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 AND INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE 
COORDINATORS.—The designation of one or more 
sexual and interpersonal violence coordinators at the 
institution to whom student complainants of domes-
tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sexual 
harassment, or stalking can report, including anony-
mously, which shall be part of a policy that complies 
with the following: 
‘‘(A) The sexual and interpersonal violence 
coordinator— 
‘‘(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 
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individual to effectively provide trauma-in-
formed victim services related to domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
sexual harassment, and stalking, including 
to underserved populations (as defined in 
section 40002 of the Violence Against 
Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291)); 
‘‘(iv) shall be supervised by an indi-
vidual outside the body responsible for in-
vestigating and adjudicating complaints at 
the institution related to domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, sexual har-
assment, and stalking; 
‘‘(v) shall not serve as an advisor 
under section 485(f)(8)(B)(iv)(III); and 
‘‘(vi) shall not be required to report 
allegations as a campus security authority 
under section 485(f). 
‘‘(B) The Secretary shall designate cat-
egories of employees that may serve as sexual 
and interpersonal violence coordinators, such as 
health care staff, clergy, staff of a women’s cen-
ter, or other such categories, and specify under 
what conditions individuals may go through 
training to obtain victim advocate privilege in 
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States with applicable laws. Such designation 
shall not preclude the institution from desig-
nating other employees or partnering with na-
tional, State, or local victim services organiza-
tions to serve as sexual and interpersonal vio-
lence coordinators or to serve in other confiden-
tial roles. 
‘‘(C) The sexual and interpersonal violence 
coordinator shall complete the training require-
ments described in paragraph (5) and subpara-
graph (D) within a reasonable time after being 
designated as a sexual and interpersonal vio-
lence coordinator. 
‘‘(D) The Secretary shall develop online 
training materials, in addition to the training 
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 and interpersonal violence coordina-
tors. 
‘‘(E) The sexual and interpersonal violence 
coordinator shall inform the complainant, in-
cluding in a written format— 
‘‘(i) of the complainant’s rights under 
Federal and State law; 
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‘‘(ii) of the complainant’s rights and 
options pursuant to the policy that the in-
stitution of higher education has developed 
pursuant to clauses (ii) through (vii) of 
section 485(f)(8)(B); 
‘‘(iii) of the complainant’s reporting 
options, including the option to notify a 
higher education 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; 
‘‘(v) a description of the process of 
civil investigation and adjudication of the 
criminal justice system that may follow no-
tification 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, including any possible 
sanctions for complainants, such as laws 
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regarding false reporting, in a victim-cen-
tered and trauma-informed manner; 
‘‘(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; 
‘‘(viii) any limitations on the ability of 
the sexual and interpersonal violence coor-
dinator to provide privacy or confiden-
tiality to the complainant under the poli-
cies of the institution of higher education, 
Federal law, or State law; and 
‘‘(ix) of a list of local rape crisis cen-
ters, victim advocacy centers, sexual and 
interpersonal violence teams, title IX of-
fices, or similar groups that are based on 
or near campus and can reasonably be ex-
pected to act as a resource for the student. 
‘‘(F) The sexual and interpersonal violence 
coordinator may, as appropriate— 
‘‘(i) serve as a liaison between a com-
plainant and a higher education respon-
sible employee or law enforcement, pro-
vided the sexual and interpersonal violence 
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coordinator has obtained written consent 
from the complainant who has been fully 
and accurately informed about what proce-
dures shall occur if information is shared; 
and 
‘‘(ii) assist a complainant in con-
tacting and reporting to a higher education 
responsible employee or law enforcement. 
‘‘(G) The sexual and interpersonal violence 
coordinator shall be authorized by the institu-
tion to liaise with appropriate staff at the insti-
tution to arrange reasonable accommodations 
through the institution to allow the complainant 
to change living arrangements or class sched-
ules, obtain accessibility services (including lan-
guage services), or arrange other accommoda-
tions for the complainant. The institution may 
not require that the complainant report to a law 
enforcement agency as a condition to grant 
such accommodations. 
‘‘(H) The sexual and interpersonal violence 
coordinator shall not be obligated to report 
crimes to the institution or law enforcement in 
a way that identifies a complainant or respond-
ent, unless otherwise required to do so by State 
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law. The sexual and interpersonal violence coor-
dinator shall, to the extent authorized under 
State law, provide confidential services. 
‘‘(I) The institution shall designate as a 
sexual and interpersonal violence coordinator an 
individual who has victim advocate privilege 
under State law (including receipt of any appli-
cable State-required training for that purpose) 
if there is such an individual employed by the 
institution. 
The 
institution 
may 
partner 
through a formal agreement with an outside or-
ganization with the experience described in sub-
paragraph (A)(iii), such as a community-based 
rape crisis center or other community-based 
sexual assault service provider, to provide the 
services described in this paragraph. 
‘‘(J) The sexual and interpersonal violence 
coordinator shall collect and report anonymized 
statistics, on an annual basis, unless prohibited 
by State law. The sexual and interpersonal vio-
lence coordinator shall ensure that such reports 
do not include identifying information and that 
the confidentiality of a complainant or respond-
ent is not jeopardized through the reporting of 
such statistics. Any requests for accommoda-
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tions, as described in subparagraph (G), made 
by a sexual and interpersonal violence coordi-
nator shall not trigger an investigation by the 
institution, even if the sexual and interpersonal 
violence coordinator deals only with matters re-
lating to domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, sexual harassment, and stalking. 
‘‘(K) The institution shall appoint an ade-
quate number of sexual and interpersonal vio-
lence coordinators 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 and interpersonal violence 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) As part of the negotiated rulemaking 
process described in subparagraph (K)(i), the 
Secretary shall determine a process to allow in-
stitutions that enroll fewer than 1,000 students 
to partner with another institution of higher 
education in their region or State to provide the 
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services described in this paragraph while en-
suring that students continue to have adequate 
access to a sexual and interpersonal violence co-
ordinator. 
‘‘(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, sexual 
harassment, or stalking to the sexual and inter-
personal violence coordinator. 
‘‘(N) Each employee of an institution who 
receives a report of domestic violence, dating vi-
olence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, or 
stalking shall notify the reporting individual of 
the existence of, contact information for, and 
services provided by sexual and interpersonal vi-
olence coordinator of the institution. 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION
ON
THE
INSTITUTION’S 
WEBSITE.—The institution shall list on its website— 
‘‘(A) the name and contact information for 
the sexual and interpersonal violence coordi-
nator; 
‘‘(B) reporting options, including confiden-
tial options, for complainants of domestic vio-
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lence, dating violence, sexual assault, sexual 
harassment, 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 complain-
ant, 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 complainants (which shall 
be clearly communicated on the website and 
shall be updated on a timely basis); 
‘‘(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; 
‘‘(H) the institution’s amnesty and retalia-
tion policies; and 
‘‘(I) a list of local rape crisis centers, vic-
tim advocacy centers, sexual assault response 
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teams, title IX offices, or similar groups that 
are based on or near campus and can reason-
ably be expected to act as a resource for the 
student. 
‘‘(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, if they choose to do so, about a 
specific crime to the institution using the online re-
porting system, but the institution is only obligated 
to investigate a specific crime if an individual de-
cides to report the crime to a higher education re-
sponsible employee or law enforcement. If the insti-
tution uses an online reporting system, the online 
system shall also include information about how to 
report a crime to a higher education responsible em-
ployee and to law enforcement and how to contact 
a sexual and interpersonal violence coordinator and 
any other appropriate on- or off-campus resource. 
‘‘(4) AMNESTY POLICY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The institution shall 
provide an amnesty policy for any student who 
reports, in good faith, domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, or 
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stalking to an institution official, such that the 
reporting student will not be sanctioned by the 
institution for a student conduct violation re-
lated to alcohol use or drug use that is revealed 
in the course of such a report and that occurred 
at or near the time of the commission of the do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
sexual harassment, or stalking. 
‘‘(B) GOOD
FAITH.—A determination of 
whether a report is made in good faith— 
‘‘(i) shall be made in accordance with 
regulations established by the Secretary 
through a negotiated rulemaking process; 
and 
‘‘(ii) shall not include a presumptive 
finding that a student did not act in good 
faith based solely on the institution not ini-
tiating a disciplinary proceeding based on 
the student’s report. 
‘‘(C) NO PREEMPTION.—The requirement 
under subparagraph (A) 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. 
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‘‘(D) PROVISION OF INFORMATION.—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-
cation’s student grievance procedures, in-
cluding each individual who is responsible 
for resolving complaints of reported domes-
tic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
sexual harassment, or stalking; and 
‘‘(ii) each employee of an institution 
of higher education who has responsibility 
for conducting an interview with a com-
plainant of domestic violence, dating vio-
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‘‘(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, sexual harassment, 
and stalking may impact students dif-
ferently depending on their cultural back-
ground; 
‘‘(vii) information on cultural com-
petence that addresses the needs of under-
served populations (as defined in section 
40002 of the Violence Against Women Act 
of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291)) in the campus 
community; and 
‘‘(viii) 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 1 year after the date that the training pro-
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gram has been developed by the Secretary in 
accordance with subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(6) UNIFORM
CAMPUS-WIDE
PROCESS
FOR 
STUDENT DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDING RELATING TO 
CLAIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 
SEXUAL ASSAULT, SEXUAL HARASSMENT, OR STALK-
ING.—Each institution of higher education that re-
ceives 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, sexual harassment, or 
stalking against a student who attends the in-
stitution; 
‘‘(B) shall not carry out a different dis-
ciplinary process on the same campus for do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
sexual harassment, or stalking, or alter the uni-
form process described in subparagraph (A), 
based on the status or characteristics of a stu-
dent who will be involved in that disciplinary 
proceeding, including characteristics such as a 
student’s membership on an athletic team, aca-
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demic major, or any other characteristic or sta-
tus of a student; and 
‘‘(C) may not, as a condition of student 
participation in a disciplinary proceeding— 
‘‘(i) automatically notify a law en-
forcement agency of— 
‘‘(I) a receipt of a report of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, sexual harassment, or stalk-
ing; or 
‘‘(II) the initiation of a campus 
disciplinary proceeding; or 
‘‘(ii) require cooperation with a law 
enforcement agency. 
‘‘(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 domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, sexual harassment, or stalking, and docu-
mentation of training received by the title IX coordi-
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nator. The educational institution shall provide up-
dated information to the Office for Civil Rights of 
the Department 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 complainant and respondent with written 
notice of the institution’s decision to proceed with an 
institutional disciplinary process regarding an allega-
tion of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, sexual harassment, or stalking within 24 
hours of such decision, and sufficiently in advance of 
a disciplinary hearing to provide both the complain-
ant and respondent with the opportunity to mean-
ingfully exercise their rights to a proceeding that is 
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. 
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‘‘(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 complainant and re-
spondent, including those described in section 
485(f)(8)(B)(iv) and any other rights or protec-
tions that the complainant and respondent 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 com-
plainant and respondent can submit questions 
about any of the information described in the 
written notice of the institutional disciplinary 
process. 
‘‘(c) PENALTIES.— 
‘‘(1) PENALTY
RELATING
TO
SEXUAL
AND 
INTERPERSONAL
VIOLENCE
COORDINATORS.—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 
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institution fails to carry out the requirements of 
such paragraph following 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. 
‘‘(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, 
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and whether the violation or failure was committed 
intentionally, negligently, or otherwise.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 
(1) SEXUAL
AND
INTERPERSONAL
VIOLENCE 
COORDINATOR.—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 and interpersonal violence 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 (8) of section 125(b) of the Higher Edu-
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 
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under section 492 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1098a). 
SEC. 5. GRANTS TO IMPROVE PREVENTION AND RESPONSE 
TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, 
SEXUAL 
ASSAULT, 
SEXUAL 
HARASSMENT, 
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: 
‘‘PART BB—GRANTS FOR INSTITUTIONS TO AD-
DRESS AND PREVENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, 
DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, SEX-
UAL HARASSMENT, AND STALKING ON CAM-
PUS 
‘‘SEC. 899. GRANTS FOR INSTITUTIONS TO ADDRESS AND 
PREVENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIO-
LENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, SEXUAL HARASS-
MENT, AND STALKING ON CAMPUS. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized 
to award grants to institutions of higher education, 
on a competitive basis as described in paragraph (2), 
to enhance the ability of such institutions to address 
and prevent domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
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ual assault, sexual harassment, and stalking on cam-
pus. 
‘‘(2) AWARD BASIS.—The Secretary shall award 
grants under this section, on a competitive basis, as 
funds become available through the payment of pen-
alties by institutions of higher education under sec-
tion 125. 
‘‘(3) 
PROHIBITION; 
INELIGIBLE
INSTITU-
TIONS.— 
‘‘(A) NO RESERVATION FOR ADMINISTRA-
TIVE
EXPENSES.—Funds awarded under this 
section shall not be reserved for administrative 
expenses. 
‘‘(B) INELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS.— 
‘‘(i) VIOLATIONS.—An institution of 
higher education shall not be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under this section if the insti-
tution is found by the Department of Edu-
cation, at the time of application for a 
grant under this section, to be in violation 
of— 
‘‘(I) title IX of the Education 
Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 
1681); and 
‘‘(II) section 485(f). 
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‘‘(ii) MULTIPLE GRANTS.—An institu-
tion of higher education that has received 
a grant award under section 304 of the Vi-
olence Against Women and Department of 
Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 
U.S.C. 20125) in any of the previous 3 
grant funding cycles shall not be eligible 
for a grant award under this section. 
‘‘(4) PREFERENCE.—In awarding grants under 
this section, the Secretary shall give preference to 
those institutions of higher education— 
‘‘(A) with the smallest endowments or the 
lowest tuition rates, as compared to all institu-
tions receiving funds under this Act; or 
‘‘(B) that have demonstrated a strong 
commitment to prioritizing the prevention of 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, sexual harassment, and stalking on their 
campuses, which may be demonstrated by pro-
viding documentation of actions by the adminis-
tration of such institution such as— 
‘‘(i) establishing a working group on 
campus that includes the participation of 
administration officials and students to 
analyze and strategize improvements to the 
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way the institution prevents and responds 
to domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, sexual harassment, and stalk-
ing on campus; 
‘‘(ii) organizing a series of listening 
sessions on campus to gather feedback and 
ideas from the campus community on how 
to improve the way the institution prevents 
and responds to domestic violence, dating 
violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, 
and stalking on campus; 
‘‘(iii) hosting a conference that brings 
together academic researchers to present 
and share ideas and research regarding do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, sexual harassment, and stalking on 
campus; or 
‘‘(iv) other documented efforts beyond 
the requirements of Federal or State law 
that the administration of the institution 
of higher education has initiated in order 
to better understand the prevalence of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, sexual harassment, and stalking on 
campus and analyze and improve how the 
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institution of higher education responds to 
such incidents. 
‘‘(5) AMOUNT
OF
GRANTS.—The Secretary, 
through the Assistant Secretary of the Office for 
Civil Rights, shall award the grants under this sec-
tion in an amount of not more than $500,000 for 
each institution of higher education. 
‘‘(6) EQUITABLE
PARTICIPATION.—The Sec-
retary shall make every effort to ensure— 
‘‘(A) the equitable participation of private 
and public institutions of higher education in 
the activities assisted under this section; 
‘‘(B) the equitable geographic distribution 
of grants under this section among the various 
regions of the United States; and 
‘‘(C) the equitable distribution of grants 
under this section to Tribal Colleges or Univer-
sities (as defined under section 316(b)) and his-
torically Black colleges or universities. 
‘‘(7) DURATION.—The Secretary shall award 
each grant under this section for a period of not 
more than 5 years. 
‘‘(b) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) MANDATORY USES.—Grant funds awarded 
under this section shall be used to research best 
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practices for preventing and responding to domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sexual har-
assment, and stalking on campus and to disseminate 
such research to peer institutions and the Depart-
ment. Such research may include a focus on one or 
more of the following purposes: 
‘‘(A) Strengthening strategies to combat 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, sexual harassment, and stalking on cam-
pus. 
‘‘(B) Strengthening victim services for inci-
dents involving domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, and 
stalking on campus, which may involve partner-
ships with community-based victim services 
agencies. 
‘‘(C) Strengthening prevention education 
and awareness programs on campus regarding 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, sexual harassment, and stalking. 
‘‘(2) PERMISSIVE USES.—Grant funds awarded 
under this section may be used for one or more of 
the following purposes: 
‘‘(A) Evaluating and determining the effec-
tiveness of victim services and education pro-
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‘‘(D) Developing or adapting and providing 
developmentally and culturally appropriate and 
linguistically accessible print or electronic mate-
rials regarding campus policies, protocols, and 
services related to the prevention of and re-
sponse to domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, sexual harassment, and stalking 
on campus. 
‘‘(E) Developing and implementing preven-
tion education and awareness programs on cam-
pus regarding domestic violence, dating vio-
lence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, and 
stalking. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to be eligible for 
a grant under this section for any fiscal year, an in-
stitution of higher education shall submit an applica-
tion to the Secretary at such time and in such man-
ner as the Secretary shall prescribe. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—Each application submitted 
under paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) describe the need for grant funds and 
the plan for implementation for any of the ac-
tivities described in subsection (b); 
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‘‘(B) describe the characteristics of the 
population being served, including type of cam-
pus, demographics of the population, and num-
ber of students; 
‘‘(C) describe how underserved populations 
(as defined in section 40002 of the Violence 
Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 
12291)) in the campus community will be ade-
quately served, including the provision of rel-
evant population specific services; 
‘‘(D) provide measurable goals and ex-
pected results from the use of the grant funds; 
‘‘(E) provide assurances that the Federal 
funds made available under this section shall be 
used to supplement and, to the extent practical, 
increase the level of funds that would, in the 
absence of Federal funds, be made available by 
the institution or organization for the activities 
described in subsection (b); and 
‘‘(F) include such other information and 
assurances as the Secretary reasonably deter-
mines to be necessary. 
‘‘(d) REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) GRANTEE REPORTING.— 
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‘‘(A) ANNUAL REPORT.—Each institution 
of higher education receiving a grant under this 
section shall submit a performance report to the 
Secretary beginning 1 year after receiving the 
grant and annually thereafter. The Secretary 
shall suspend funding under this section for an 
institution of higher education if the institution 
fails to submit such a report. 
‘‘(B) FINAL REPORT.—Upon completion of 
the grant period under this section, the grantee 
institution shall file a final performance report 
with the Secretary explaining the activities car-
ried out under this section together with an as-
sessment of the effectiveness of the activities 
described in subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
180 days after the end of the grant period under 
this section, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
a report that includes— 
‘‘(A) the number of grants, and the 
amount of funds, distributed under this section; 
‘‘(B) a summary of the activities carried 
out using grant funds and an evaluation of the 
progress made under the grant; and 
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‘‘(C) an evaluation of the effectiveness of 
programs funded under this section.’’. 
SEC. 6. GAO REPORT. 
The Comptroller General of the United States shall— 
(1) conduct a study on the effectiveness and ef-
ficiency of the grants to improve prevention and re-
sponse to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, sexual harassment, and stalking on campus 
under section 899 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965, as added by section 5 of this Act; and 
(2) submit a report, not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, on the study de-
scribed in paragraph (1), to the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Education and Labor of 
the House of Representatives. 
Æ 
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