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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1310 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure 
of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act to combat 
campus sexual violence, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 4, 2015 
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. MEEHAN, Mrs. 
BUSTOS, Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana, Ms. JENKINS of Kansas, Ms. 
FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. JOYCE, Ms. KUSTER, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. 
DELAURO, Mr. GUINTA, and Mr. POE of Texas) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Work-
force, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Jeanne 
Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus 
Crime Statistics Act to combat campus sexual violence, 
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 ‘‘Campus Accountability 
and Safety Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE CLERY ACT. 
Section 485(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1092(f)) (known as the Jeanne Clery Disclo-
sure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statis-
tics Act) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘which shall include publi-
cation on the website of the institution and 
publication or mailings’’ after ‘‘through appro-
priate publications or mailings,’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
clause (ii) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(ii) the memorandum of understanding 
between the institution and local law enforce-
ment that is required under section 124 (or, if 
such requirement has been waived, a description 
of the working relationship of campus security 
personnel with State and local law enforcement 
agencies); and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(K)(i) With respect to the criminal activ-
ity described in subparagraph (F)(i)(II), the eli-
gible institution shall prepare for the annual se-
curity report that is due following 1 year after 
the date of enactment of the Campus Account-
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ability and Safety Act, and annually thereafter, 
the following additions: 
‘‘(I) The number of such incidents 
that were reported to the title IX coordi-
nator (as defined in section 125(a)) or 
other higher education responsible em-
ployee (as defined in section 125(a)) of the 
institution. 
‘‘(II) Of those incidents in subclause 
(I), the number of victims who sought 
campus disciplinary action at the institu-
tion. 
‘‘(III) Of those victims in subclause 
(II), the number of cases processed 
through the student disciplinary process of 
the institution. 
‘‘(IV) Of those cases in subclause 
(III), the number of accused individuals 
who were found responsible through the 
student disciplinary process of the institu-
tion. 
‘‘(V) Of those cases in subclause (III), 
the number of accused individuals who 
were found not responsible through the 
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student disciplinary process of the institu-
tion. 
‘‘(VI) A description of the final sanc-
tions imposed by the institution for each 
incident for which an accused individual 
was found responsible through the student 
disciplinary process of the institution. 
‘‘(VII) The number of student dis-
ciplinary proceedings at the institution 
that have closed without resolution since 
the previous annual security report. 
‘‘(ii) The Secretary shall provide technical 
assistance to eligible institutions to assist such 
institutions in meeting the requirements of this 
subparagraph.’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the 
following; 
‘‘(7)(A) The statistics described in clauses (i) 
and (ii) of paragraph (1)(F)— 
‘‘(i) shall not identify victims of crimes or 
persons accused of crimes; and 
‘‘(ii) shall be compiled in accordance with 
the following definitions: 
‘‘(I) For the offenses of domestic vio-
lence, dating violence, and stalking, such 
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statistics shall be compiled in accordance 
with the definitions used in section 
40002(a) of the Violence Against Women 
Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13925(a)). 
‘‘(II) For offenses not described in 
subclause (I), such statistics shall be com-
piled in accordance with— 
‘‘(aa) either the National Inci-
dent-Based Reporting System or the 
Uniform Crime Reporting Program of 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
if a definition is available; and 
‘‘(bb) if an offense is not defined 
in either the National Incident-Based 
Reporting System or the Uniform 
Crime Reporting Program of the Fed-
eral Bureau of Investigation, a defini-
tion provided by the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary shall establish and make 
publicly available a definition for any offense that— 
‘‘(i) is required to be reported in accord-
ance with paragraph (1)(F); 
‘‘(ii) is not an offense described in sub-
paragraph (A)(ii)(I); and 
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‘‘(iii) is not defined in either the National 
Incident-Based Reporting System or the Uni-
form Crime Reporting Program of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation.’’; 
(3) 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-
stitution of higher education will, based on 
the victim’s wishes, cooperate with local 
law enforcement with respect to any al-
leged criminal offenses involving students 
or employees of the institution of higher 
education’’ after ‘‘stalking’’; and 
(B) in clause (iv)— 
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