I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3518 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit graduate medical 
schools from receiving Federal financial assistance if such schools adopt 
certain policies and requirements relating to diversity, equity, and inclu-
sion. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 20, 2025 
Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Mr. OWENS, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
ONDER, Mr. GOSAR, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. NEHLS, Mr. MOORE 
of North Carolina, Mr. JACKSON of Texas, Mr. KENNEDY of Utah, Mrs. 
MILLER of West Virginia, Mr. BEGICH, Ms. VAN DUYNE, and Mr. CREN-
SHAW) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit 
graduate medical schools from receiving Federal financial 
assistance if such schools adopt certain policies and re-
quirements relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
CERTAIN GRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOLS. 
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. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
CERTAIN GRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOLS. 
‘‘(a) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, no graduate medical school at an institution 
of higher education shall be eligible to receive funds or 
any other form of financial assistance under any Federal 
program, including participation in any federally funded 
or guaranteed student loan program, unless the institution 
submits the following certifications to the Secretary: 
‘‘(1) A certification that the institution does 
not, and will not, do any of the following: 
‘‘(A) Direct or compel faculty, staff, or 
students of the medical school to personally 
state, pledge, recite, or otherwise express any of 
the following tenets as a precondition of receiv-
ing any benefit, program access, instruction, 
privilege, employment, admission, or other such 
matter: 
‘‘(i) That any sex, race, ethnicity, reli-
gion, color, or national origin makes an in-
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dividual a member of oppressed or oppres-
sor categories. 
‘‘(ii) That individuals should be ad-
versely treated on the basis of their sex, 
race, ethnicity, religion, color, or national 
origin. 
‘‘(iii) That individuals, by virtue of 
sex, race, ethnicity, religion, color, or na-
tional origin, are inherently responsible for 
actions committed in the past by other 
members of the same sex, race, ethnicity, 
religion, color, or national origin. 
‘‘(iv) That America is systemically, 
structurally, or institutionally racist, or 
that racism is weaved into the ‘ordinary 
business of society’, or that America is an 
oppressive nation. 
‘‘(B) Take any action that would deprive 
or tend to deprive a medical student of edu-
cational opportunities or otherwise adversely af-
fect their status as a student, on the basis of 
race, ethnicity, color, or national origin, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(i) making a distinction or classifica-
tion of medical school students on the 
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basis of race, ethnicity, color, or national 
origin; 
‘‘(ii) establishing a privilege or benefit 
for students solely on the basis of race, 
ethnicity, color, or national origin; 
‘‘(iii) providing a course of instruction 
for students solely on the basis of race, 
ethnicity, color, or national origin; or 
‘‘(iv) otherwise distinguising students 
by race, ethnicity, color, or national origin. 
‘‘(C) Require a course of instruction or 
unit of study at the medical school directing or 
otherwise compelling students, faculty, or staff 
to personally state, pledge, recite, assert, or 
otherwise adopt any of the tenets specified in 
subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(D) Establish, maintain, or contract with 
a diversity, equity, and inclusion office, or any 
other functional equivalent of such an office, to 
serve the medical school. 
‘‘(E) Require or incentivize an individual 
to complete a diversity statement professing or 
adhering to diversity, equity, and inclusion as a 
condition of, or benefit in, admission or employ-
ment at such school. 
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‘‘(2) A certification that the institution will 
comply with all applicable civil rights laws, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(A) titles IV and VI of the Civil Rights 
Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000c et seq.; 2000d 
et seq.); 
‘‘(B) title IX of the Education Amend-
ments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.); 
‘‘(C) section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act 
of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794); 
‘‘(D) the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 
(42 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.); and 
‘‘(E) any regulations, guidelines, and 
standards issued by the Department of Edu-
cation under any applicable civil rights laws. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION OF-
FICE.—The term ‘diversity, equity, and inclusion of-
fice’ means any component of an institution of high-
er education, including any division, unit, or center 
of such an institution, that is responsible for direct-
ing or compelling faculty, staff, or students to state, 
pledge, recite, assert, or otherwise express ideas as 
a precondition of receiving any benefit, program ac-
cess, instruction, privilege, employment, admission, 
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or other such matter in violation of title IV or title 
VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000c 
et seq.; 2000d et seq.). 
‘‘(2) DIVERSITY STATEMENT.—The term ‘diver-
sity statement’ means any written or oral statement 
that— 
‘‘(A) asserts that individuals of any race, 
sex, ethnicity, color, or national origin are in-
herently superior or inferior; 
‘‘(B) asserts that individuals should be ad-
versely or advantageously treated on the basis 
of their race, sex, ethnicity, color, or national 
origin; or 
‘‘(C) asserts that individuals, by virtue of 
race, sex, ethnicity, color, or national origin, 
bear collective guilt and are inherently respon-
sible for actions committed in the past by other 
members of the same race, ethnicity, color, or 
national origin. 
‘‘(3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 
The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 102.’’. 
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SEC. 2. CONFORMING REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCREDITING 
AGENCIES AND ASSOCIATIONS. 
Section 496(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1099b(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) if such agency or association has or seeks 
to include within its scope of recognition the evalua-
tion of the quality of institutions or programs offer-
ing graduate medical education, such agency or as-
sociation shall, in addition to meeting the other re-
quirements of this subpart, demonstrate to the Sec-
retary that the agency or association does not re-
quire an institution or program to adopt any policies 
or other requirements in contravention of section 
124 as a condition of receiving accreditation from 
the agency or association.’’. 
SEC. 3. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this 
Act shall be construed— 
(1) to prohibit a graduate medical school at an 
institution of higher education from— 
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(A) providing instruction about unique 
medical needs or conditions that may be related 
to an individual’s sex, race, or other character-
istics; or 
(B) collecting and maintaining demo-
graphic data on students solely for informa-
tional purposes; 
(2) in the case of an institution with a religious 
mission, to require or incentivize the institution to 
take any action that is contrary to the tenets of such 
religion; or 
(3) to restrict or prohibit— 
(A) the exercise of First Amendment 
rights by anyone lawfully present on the 
grounds of an institution of higher education 
(as defined in section 102 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)); 
(B) academic instruction at such an insti-
tution, except to the extent required under 
paragraphs (2)(C) and (3) of section 124(a) of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (as added by 
section 2); 
(C) research operations at such an institu-
tion; 
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(D) the operations of student organizations 
at such an institution; 
(E) the invitation of lecturers and other 
guest speakers to such an institution; or 
(F) the ability of an institution to comply 
with Federal and State anti-discrimination 
laws. 
SEC. 4. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this Act or an amendment made 
by this Act is held invalid, the remainder of this Act and 
the amendments made by this Act shall not be affected 
thereby. 
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