‘‘(C) RESTORATION.—If the Secretary 
makes a determination under subparagraph (B) 
that the covered public institution is no longer 
in violation of a requirement described in sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall restore the eligi-
bility of such institution to receive funds under 
this Act, including through participation in a 
program authorized under title IV, for each 
award year following the conclusion of the 
award year in which such determination is 
made. 
‘‘(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to infringe upon or otherwise im-
pact the protections of an institution of higher education 
under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 
2000e et seq.) and title IX of the Education Amendments 
of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.). 
‘‘(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of the Students Bill of 
Rights Act of 2025 and on an annual basis thereafter, 
the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Education 
and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions a report that includes— 
‘‘(1) a compilation of— 
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‘‘(A) the notifications of violation received 
by the Secretary under subsection (b)(2)(A) in 
the year for which such report is being sub-
mitted; and 
‘‘(B) the reports submitted to the Sec-
retary under subsection (b)(2)(B) for such year; 
and 
‘‘(2) any action taken by the Secretary to re-
voke or restore eligibility under paragraphs (3) and 
(4) of subsection (b) for such year. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COVERED
PUBLIC
INSTITUTION.—The 
term ‘covered public institution’ means an institu-
tion of higher education, as defined in section 101, 
that is a public institution. 
‘‘(2) CONTENT- AND
VIEWPOINT-NEUTRAL.— 
The term ‘content- and viewpoint-neutral’, when 
used with respect to a policy, practice, determina-
tion, fee assessment, or allocation applied to a stu-
dent organization, means a policy, practice, deter-
mination, fee assessment, or allocation that does not 
take into consideration any purpose of, or viewpoints 
held or expressed by, such organization. 
‘‘(3) NON-DEFAULT, FINAL
JUDGMENT.—The 
term ‘non-default, final judgment’ means a final 
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judgment by a court for a civil action brought under 
paragraph (1) that a covered public institution is in 
violation of a requirement described in subsection 
(a) that the covered public institution chooses not to 
appeal or that is not subject to further appeal. 
‘‘(4) RECOGNIZED STUDENT ORGANIZATION.— 
The term ‘recognized student organization’ means a 
student organization that has been determined by a 
covered public institution to meet institutional re-
quirements to qualify for certain privileges granted 
by the institution, such as use of institutional 
venues, resources, and funding. 
‘‘(5) SECURITY FEE.—The term ‘security fee’ 
means a fee charged to a student or student organi-
zation for an event or activity organized by the stu-
dent or student organization on the campus of the 
institution that is intended to cover the costs in-
curred by the institution for additional security 
measures needed to ensure the security of the insti-
tution, students, faculty, staff, or surrounding com-
munity as a result of such event or activity.’’. 
SEC. 3. PROGRAM PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT. 
Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1094(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘(30) In the case of an institution that is a cov-
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ered public institution under section 112A, the institution 
will comply with the requirements of such section.’’. 
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