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the term ‘hazing’ in paragraph (6)(A)(vi), and if the 
same person or persons commit more than one haz-
ing act, and the time and place intervals separating 
each such act are insignificant, such acts shall be re-
ported as a single hazing incident.’’. 
(3) BEGINNING OF COMPILATION OF HAZING 
STATISTICS.—Not later than January 1 of the first 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, each 
eligible institution participating in any program 
under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.), other than a foreign insti-
tution of higher education, shall begin to collect sta-
tistics on hazing incidents for the purpose of com-
plying with clause (iv) of section 485(f)(1)(F) of 
such Act, as added by paragraph (1) of this sub-
section. 
(4) 
DEFINITION
OF
HAZING.—Section 
485(f)(6)(A) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(6)(A)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(vi) The term ‘hazing’, for purposes of report-
ing statistics on hazing incidents under paragraph 
(1)(F)(iv), means any intentional, knowing, or reck-
less act committed by a person (whether individually 
or in concert with other persons) against another 
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person or persons regardless of the willingness of 
such other person or persons to participate, that— 
‘‘(I) is committed in the course of an initi-
ation into, an affiliation with, or the mainte-
nance of membership in, a student organization; 
and 
‘‘(II) causes or creates a risk, above the 
reasonable risk encountered in the course of 
participation in the institution of higher edu-
cation or the organization (such as the physical 
preparation necessary for participation in an 
athletic team), of physical or psychological in-
jury including— 
‘‘(aa) whipping, beating, striking, elec-
tronic shocking, placing of a harmful sub-
stance on someone’s body, or similar activ-
ity; 
‘‘(bb) causing, coercing, or otherwise 
inducing sleep deprivation, exposure to the 
elements, confinement in a small space, ex-
treme calisthenics, or other similar activity; 
‘‘(cc) causing, coercing, or otherwise 
inducing another person to consume food, 
liquid, alcohol, drugs, or other substances; 
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‘‘(dd) causing, coercing, or otherwise 
inducing another person to perform sexual 
acts; 
‘‘(ee) any activity that places another 
person in reasonable fear of bodily harm 
through the use of threatening words or 
conduct; 
‘‘(ff) any activity against another per-
son that includes a criminal violation of 
local, State, Tribal, or Federal law; and 
‘‘(gg) 
any 
activity 
that 
induces, 
causes, or requires another person to per-
form a duty or task that involves a crimi-
nal violation of local, State, Tribal, or Fed-
eral law.’’. 
(5) DEFINITION OF STUDENT ORGANIZATION.— 
Section 485(f)(6)(A) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(6)(A)) is further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(vii) The term ‘student organization’, for pur-
poses of reporting under paragraph (1)(F)(iv) and 
paragraph (9)(A), means an organization at an in-
stitution of higher education (such as a club, society, 
association, varsity or junior varsity athletic team, 
club sports team, fraternity, sorority, band, or stu-
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dent government) in which two or more of the mem-
bers are students enrolled at the institution of high-
er education, whether or not the organization is es-
tablished or recognized by the institution.’’. 
(b) STATEMENT OF POLICY AND PREVENTION PRO-
GRAM ON HAZING.—Section 485(f)(1) of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(1)) is amended by 
inserting after subparagraph (J) the following: 
‘‘(K) A statement of current policies relating to 
hazing (as defined by the institution), how to report 
incidents of such hazing, and the process used to in-
vestigate such incidents of hazing, and information 
on applicable local, State, and Tribal laws on hazing 
(as defined by such local, State, and Tribal laws). 
‘‘(L) A statement of policy regarding prevention 
and awareness programs related to hazing (as de-
fined by the institution) that includes a description 
of research-informed campus-wide prevention pro-
grams designed to reach students, staff, and faculty, 
which includes— 
‘‘(i) the information referred to in subpara-
graph (K); and 
‘‘(ii) primary prevention strategies in-
tended to stop hazing before hazing occurs, 
which may include skill building for bystander 
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intervention, information about ethical leader-
ship, and the promotion of strategies for build-
ing group cohesion without hazing.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION.—The amend-
ments made by this section shall— 
(1) take effect on the date that is 6 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act; and 
(2) apply with respect to the annual security re-
port required under section 485(f)(1) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(1)) for 
the calendar year that is 2 years after such date of 
enactment, including any data collected on or after 
such effective date, and any subsequent report re-
quired under such section. 
SEC. 3. CAMPUS HAZING TRANSPARENCY REPORT. 
Section 485(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1092(f)) is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through 
(18) as paragraphs (10) through (19), respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(9)(A) Each institution participating in any pro-
gram under this title, other than a foreign institution of 
higher education, shall develop, in accordance with the in-
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