I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1932 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of 
higher education to disclose hazing incidents, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 16, 2021 
Mrs. MCBATH (for herself and Mr. LOWENTHAL) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require 
institutions of higher education to disclose hazing inci-
dents, 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 ‘‘Report and Educate 
About Campus Hazing Act’’ or the ‘‘REACH Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF HAZING INCIDENTS IN ANNUAL SE-
CURITY REPORTS. 
Section 485(f)(1)(F) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(1)(F)) is amended— 
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(1) in clause (i)(IX), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; 
(2) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon; 
(3) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) of hazing incidents that were re-
ported to campus security authorities or local 
police agencies.’’. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF HAZING. 
Section 485(f)(6)(A) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(6)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating clauses (iii) through (v) as 
clauses (iv) through (vi), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after clause (ii) the following: 
‘‘(iii) The term ‘hazing’ means any inten-
tional, knowing, or reckless act committed by a 
student, or a former student, of an institution 
of higher education, whether individually or in 
concert with other persons, against another stu-
dent (regardless of that student’s willingness to 
participate), that— 
‘‘(I) was committed in connection with 
an initiation into, an affiliation with, or 
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the maintenance of membership in, any or-
ganization that is affiliated with such insti-
tution of higher education (including any 
athletic team affiliated with that institu-
tion); and 
‘‘(II) contributes to a substantial risk 
of physical injury, mental harm, or deg-
radation or causes physical injury, mental 
harm, or personal degradation.’’. 
SEC. 4. RECORDING OF HAZING INCIDENTS. 
Section 485(f)(7) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(7)) is amended by inserting after 
the second sentence the following: ‘‘For hazing incidents, 
such statistics shall be compiled in accordance with the 
definition of that term in paragraph (6)(A)(iii).’’. 
SEC. 5. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ON HAZING. 
Section 485(f)(8)(B)(i) of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(8)(B)(i)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by in-
serting ‘‘, and hazing’’ after ‘‘stalking’’; and 
(2) in subclause (I)— 
(A) in item (aa), by inserting before the 
semicolon the following: ‘‘, and hazing’’; and 
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