section and subsection (c), the period in which a law 
enforcement agency is investigating an allegation re-
ported under subsection (a) shall be considered— 
‘‘(A) the 30-day period beginning on the 
date on which the institution reported the alle-
gation to the agency, together with 
‘‘(B) any subsequent 30-day period for 
which the agency notifies the institution that it 
is continuing to investigate the allegation and 
that the public interest is best served by pre-
venting the institution from beginning its own 
investigation and disciplinary proceeding. 
‘‘(3) TOLLING.—For purposes of satisfying any 
federally prescribed time period for an institution to 
complete an adjudication of an allegation to which 
this subsection applies, the time period shall be 
deemed to begin upon the expiration of the period in 
which the law enforcement agency is investigating 
the allegation, in accordance with this subsection. 
‘‘(4) PERMITTING INVOLVEMENT OF ACCRED-
ITED CAMPUS PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENTS.—Not-
withstanding paragraph (1), if an institution of 
higher education operates an accredited public safety 
department that employs sworn officers, such de-
partment may carry out investigative functions with 
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respect to an allegation provided to a law enforce-
ment agency under subsection (a) if authorized to do 
so by the law enforcement agency. 
‘‘(c) PERMITTING INSTITUTION TO IMPOSE INTERIM 
SANCTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—During the period in which 
a law enforcement agency is investigating a covered 
allegation reported by an institution under sub-
section (a), the institution may impose interim sanc-
tions against the subject of the allegation with re-
spect to the allegation (including temporary suspen-
sions, no contact orders, adjustments of class sched-
ules, or changes in housing assignments) and carry 
out investigations and adjudications with respect to 
the imposition of such sanctions, but only if the in-
stitution determines that the imposition of such a 
sanction is a reasonable measure to promote campus 
safety and student well-being. 
‘‘(2) SPECIAL RULES FOR DURATION OF PERI-
ODS OF TEMPORARY SUSPENSIONS.— 
‘‘(A) STUDENTS.—Subject to paragraph 
(3), if the subject of an allegation is a student, 
an institution may impose a temporary suspen-
sion for a period of not more than 15 days as 
an interim sanction under this subsection, and 
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may extend the suspension for additional peri-
ods of not more than 30 days per period if, pur-
suant to a hearing held in accordance with the 
requirements of section 164 for each such addi-
tional period, the institution finds that exten-
sion is necessary because the student poses an 
immediate threat to campus safety and student 
well-being. 
‘‘(B) STUDENT
ORGANIZATIONS.—If the 
subject of an allegation is a student organiza-
tion, an institution may impose a temporary 
suspension for a period of not more than 10 
days on the operations of the organization as 
an interim sanction under this subsection, but 
only if the institution determines that the orga-
nization has engaged in activity that presents a 
significant risk to the health and physical safety 
of campus community members, and that the 
imposition of the suspension is not done merely 
for punitive purposes. 
‘‘(3) PERIOD IN WHICH INTERIM SANCTION IS 
IN
EFFECT.—An interim sanction imposed under 
this subsection with respect to an allegation shall 
terminate upon the expiration of the period in which 
a law enforcement agency is investigating the allega-
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tion (as described in subsection (b)), except that if 
an indictment has been issued with respect to the al-
legation and the subject of the allegation is a stu-
dent, the institution may continue the sanction, in-
cluding a temporary suspension the duration of 
which would otherwise be limited under paragraph 
(2)(A), until the completion of the case or the com-
pletion of any sentence imposed. 
‘‘(4) PROHIBITING
IMPOSITION
OF
INTERIM 
SANCTIONS UPON JOINT REQUEST OF ALLEGED VIC-
TIM AND LAW ENFORCEMENT.—In addition to the 
period described in subsection (b)(2), an institution 
may not impose an interim sanction under this sub-
section with respect to a covered allegation during 
any period for which the alleged victim and the law 
enforcement agency which is investigating the allega-
tion submit a joint request to the institution to not 
impose such an interim sanction. 
‘‘(d) SAFE HARBORS.— 
‘‘(1) INSTITUTIONS.—No institution of higher 
education which is subject to this part shall be con-
sidered to have violated any provision of title IX of 
the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 
1681 et seq.) or any policy or regulation imple-
menting any such provision on the grounds that the 
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institution did not investigate or adjudicate a cov-
ered allegation, or did not impose any sanction with 
respect to a covered allegation, to the extent that the 
institution was prohibited under this section from 
initiating or carrying out any institutional discipli-
nary proceeding with respect to the allegation. 
‘‘(2) STUDENTS.—An institution of higher edu-
cation which is subject to this part may not impose 
a sanction on a student who is a victim of, or a by-
stander witness to, an act of sexual violence on the 
grounds that the student engaged in conduct prohib-
ited under the institution’s code of conduct (other 
than violent conduct) if the institution learned that 
the student engaged in such conduct as part of a re-
port of a covered allegation which was made in good 
faith by the student to an agent of the institution. 
‘‘(e) PRIVACY.—It shall not be a violation of section 
444 of the General Education Provisions Act (commonly 
known as the ‘Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act 
of 1974’) (20 U.S.C. 1232g) for an institution of higher 
education to report an allegation to a law enforcement 
agency under subsection (a). 
‘‘(f) NO EFFECT ON CIVIL REMEDIES.—Nothing in 
this section may be construed to limit the authority of any 
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