I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3551 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require additional reporting 
on crime and harm that occurs during student participation in programs 
of study abroad, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2015 
Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York (for himself, Mr. GIBSON, and Mr. 
SCOTT of Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require 
additional reporting on crime and harm that occurs dur-
ing student participation in programs of study abroad, 
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 ‘‘Ravi Thackurdeen Safe 
Students Study Abroad Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF CLERY ACT TO PROGRAMS OF 
STUDY ABROAD. 
(a) REPORTING OF CRIME STATISTICS.—Paragraph 
(12) of section 485(f) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (C); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (D) and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) while a student is participating in a 
program of study abroad approved for credit by 
an institution of higher education, distinguished 
by whether the criminal offense occurred at a 
location described in subparagraph (A), (B), 
(C), or (D), or at another location, without re-
gard to whether the institution owns or controls 
a building or property at such location.’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL REPORTING
FOR PROGRAMS
OF 
STUDY ABROAD.—Section 485(f) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (18) as para-
graph (19); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (17), the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
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‘‘(18)(A) Each institution of higher education 
participating in any program under this title, other 
than a foreign institution of higher education, shall 
develop and distribute as part of the report de-
scribed in paragraph (1), a statement that the insti-
tution has adopted and implemented a program to 
protect students participating in a program of study 
abroad approved for credit by the institution from 
crime and harm while participating in such program 
of study abroad that, at a minimum, includes the 
following: 
‘‘(i) A biennial review by the institu-
tion of the programs of study abroad ap-
proved for credit by the institution to de-
termine— 
‘‘(I) the effectiveness of the pro-
grams at protecting students from 
crime and harm, and whether changes 
to the programs are needed (based on 
the most recent guidance or other as-
sistance from the Secretary) and will 
be implemented; 
‘‘(II) for the 10 years preceding 
the date of the report, the number (in 
the aggregate for all programs of 
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study abroad approved for credit by 
the institution) of— 
‘‘(aa) deaths of program 
participants resulting during pro-
gram participation; 
‘‘(bb) accidents and illnesses 
occurring during program partici-
pation that resulted in hos-
pitalization; 
‘‘(cc) sexual assaults against 
program participants occurring 
during 
program 
participation; 
and 
‘‘(dd) 
incidents 
involving 
program participants during the 
program participation that re-
sulted in police involvement or a 
police report; and 
‘‘(III) with respect to the inci-
dents described in items (aa) through 
(dd) of subclause (II), whether the in-
cidents occurred— 
‘‘(aa) on campus; 
‘‘(bb) in or on a noncampus 
building or property; 
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‘‘(cc) on public property; 
‘‘(dd) in dormitories or other 
residential facilities for students; 
or 
‘‘(ee) at a location not de-
scribed in items (aa) through 
(dd) of this subclause, without 
regard to whether the institution 
owns or controls a building or 
property at the location. 
‘‘(ii) The crime statistics described in 
paragraph (12)(E). 
‘‘(B) An institution of higher education de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) shall— 
‘‘(i) provide each student who is interested 
in participating in a program of study abroad 
approved for credit by the institution, with a 
pre-trip orientation session and advising that 
includes— 
‘‘(I) a list of countries in which such 
programs of study abroad are located; 
‘‘(II) all current travel information, 
including all travel warnings and travel 
alerts, issued by the Bureau of Consular 
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Affairs of the Department of State for 
such countries; and 
‘‘(III) the information described in 
clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A), 
provided specifically for each program of 
study abroad approved for credit by the in-
stitution in which the student is consid-
ering participation; and 
‘‘(ii) provide each student who returns 
from such a program of study abroad with a 
post-trip orientation session, including an exit 
interview that assists the institution in carrying 
out subparagraph (A) and clause (i) of this sub-
paragraph. 
‘‘(C) An institution of higher education shall 
not disaggregate or otherwise distinguish informa-
tion for purposes of subparagraph (A) or (B) in a 
case in which the number of students in a category 
is insufficient to yield statistically reliable informa-
tion or the results would reveal personally identifi-
able information about an individual student. 
‘‘(D) The Secretary shall periodically review a 
representative sample of the programs described in 
subparagraph (A) that have been adopted and imple-
mented by institutions of higher education to protect 
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