Title: Campus Accountability and Safety Act
Policy area: Education

Summary:
Campus Accountability and Safety Act
This bill addresses sexual harassment, sexual assault, and other violence and harassment on the campuses of colleges and universities.
The bill expands reporting requirements included in the annual campus security report provided to current and prospective students and employees. Specifically, the report must include information about (1) the institution's coordination with local law enforcement about domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking occurring against its students or against other individuals on its campus; (2) statistics about certain criminal offenses reported to campus security authorities or local police, including rape, fondling, incest, and statutory rape; and (3) information about how the institution is addressing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The Department of Education (ED) must administer and publish the campus-level results of a biannual survey of students regarding their experiences with domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
Each institution must establish a campus security policy that meets certain requirements with respect to (1) assisting survivors; (2) training individuals who are involved in implementing the student grievance procedures or who are responsible for interviewing survivors; and (3) establishing a uniform process for student disciplinary proceedings relating to any claims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, or relating to a sexual misconduct policy violation against a student.
ED and the Department of Justice may impose civil penalties for failure to meet certain requirements under this bill.
The bill also authorizes grants to address these issues.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 976 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 976

    To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Jeanne Clery 
Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act to 
         combat campus sexual assault, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 1, 2019

Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself, Mr. Grassley, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Rubio, Mrs. 
  Capito, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Reed, Mr. Warner, and Mrs. 
   Shaheen) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
  referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Jeanne Clery 
Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act to 
         combat campus sexual assault, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Campus Accountability and Safety 
Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE CLERY ACT.

    Section 485(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1092(f)) (known as the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security 
Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by inserting ``which shall include, at a 
                minimum, publication in an easily accessible manner on 
                the website of the institution,'' after ``through 
                appropriate publications or mailings,'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking clause (ii) 
                and inserting the following:
                    ``(ii) the memorandum of understanding between the 
                institution and law enforcement pursuant to section 124 
                (or, if such requirement has been waived, a description 
                of the working relationship between the institution, 
                campus security personnel, or campus law enforcement 
                and State or local law enforcement agencies); and'';
                    (C) in subparagraph (F)--
                            (i) in clause (i)--
                                    (I) by redesignating subclauses 
                                (III) through (IX) as subclauses (VI) 
                                through (XII); and
                                    (II) by striking subclause (II) and 
                                inserting the following:
                                    ``(II) rape;
                                    ``(III) fondling;
                                    ``(IV) incest;
                                    ``(V) statutory rape;''; and
                            (ii) in clause (ii), by striking 
                        ``subclauses (I) through (VIII) of clause (i)'' 
                        and inserting ``subclauses (I) through (XI) of 
                        clause (i)''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(K)(i) With respect to the criminal activity 
                described in subclauses (II) and (III) of subparagraph 
                (F)(i), the eligible institution shall prepare for the 
                annual security report that is due following 1 year 
                after the date of enactment of the Campus 
                Accountability and Safety Act, and annually thereafter, 
                the following additions:
                            ``(I) The number of such incidents where 
                        the accused individual is a student at the 
                        institution.
                            ``(II) Of the incidents described in 
                        subclause (I), the number of such incidents 
                        that were reported to the title IX coordinator 
                        (as defined in section 125(a)) or other higher 
                        education responsible employee (as defined in 
                        section 125(a)) of the institution.
                            ``(III) Of the incidents described in 
                        subclause (II), the number of victims who 
                        sought campus disciplinary action at the 
                        institution.
                            ``(IV) Of the victims described in 
                        subclause (III), the number of cases processed 
                        through the student disciplinary process of the 
                        institution.
                            ``(V) Of the cases described in subclause 
                        (IV), the number of accused individuals who 
                        were found responsible through the student 
                        disciplinary process of the institution.
                            ``(VI) Of the cases described in subclause 
                        (IV), the number of accused individuals who 
                        were found not responsible through the student 
                        disciplinary process of the institution.
                            ``(VII) A description of the final 
                        sanctions imposed by the institution for each 
                        incident for which an accused individual was 
                        found responsible through the student 
                        disciplinary process of the institution, if 
                        such description will not reveal personally 
                        identifiable information about an individual 
                        student.
                            ``(VIII) The number of student disciplinary 
                        proceedings at the institution that have closed 
                        without resolution since the previous annual 
                        security report due to withdrawal from the 
                        institution of higher education by the accused 
                        student pending resolution of the student 
                        disciplinary proceeding.
                    ``(ii) The Secretary shall provide technical 
                assistance to eligible institutions to assist such 
                institutions in meeting the requirements of this 
                subparagraph.'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:
    ``(7) The statistics described in clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph 
(1)(F)--
            ``(A) shall not identify victims of crimes or persons 
        accused of crimes; and
            ``(B) shall be compiled in accordance with the following 
        definitions:
                    ``(i) For the offenses of domestic violence, dating 
                violence, and stalking, such statistics shall be 
                compiled in accordance with the definitions used in 
                section 40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 
                1994 (42 U.S.C. 13925(a)).
                    ``(ii) For the offense of rape, such statistics 
                shall be compiled in accordance with the definition 
                used in the Summary Reporting System of the Uniform 
                Crime Reporting Program of the Department of Justice, 
                Federal Bureau of Investigation.
                    ``(iii) For the offenses of fondling, incest, and 
                statutory rape, such statistics shall be compiled in 
                accordance with the definition used in the National 
                Incident Based Reporting System.
                    ``(iv) For offenses not described in clause (i), 
                (ii), or (iii), such statistics shall be compiled in 
                accordance with the Uniform Crime Reporting Program of 
                the Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of 
                Investigation, and the modifications to such 
                definitions as implemented pursuant to the Hate Crime 
                Statistics Act (28 U.S.C. 534 note).'';
            (3) in paragraph (8)(B)--
                    (A) in clause (i)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subclause (I), 
                        by inserting ``, developed in consultation with 
                        local, State, or national sexual assault, 
                        dating violence, domestic violence, and 
                        stalking victim advocacy, victim services, or 
                        prevention organizations, and local law 
                        enforcement,'' after ``Education programs''; 
                        and
                            (ii) in subclause (I)(aa), by inserting ``, 
                        including the fact that these are crimes for 
                        the purposes of this subsection and reporting 
                        under this subsection, and the institution of 
                        higher education will, based on the victim's 
                        wishes, cooperate with local law enforcement 
                        with respect to any alleged criminal offenses 
                        involving students or employees of the 
                        institution of higher education'' after 
                        ``stalking''; and
                    (B) in clause (iv)--
                            (i) by redesignating subclauses (II) and 
                        (III) as subclauses (III) and (IV), 
                        respectively;
                            (ii) by inserting after subclause (I) the 
                        following:
                                    ``(II) the institution will comply 
                                with the requirements of section 
                                125(b), and shall include a description 
                                of such requirements;''; and
                            (iii) in subclause (IV), as redesignated by 
                        clause (i)--
                                    (I) in item (aa), by inserting ``, 
                                within 5 days of such determination'' 
                                after ``sexual assault, or stalking'';
                                    (II) in item (bb), by inserting 
                                ``simultaneously with the notification 
                                of the outcome described in item 
                                (aa),'' before ``the institution's'';
                                    (III) in item (cc), by inserting 
                                ``within 5 days of such change'' after 
                                ``results become final''; and
                                    (IV) in item (dd), by inserting 
                                ``within 5 days of such determination'' 
                                after ``results become final'';
            (4) by redesignating paragraph (18) as paragraph (22); and
            (5) by inserting after paragraph (17) the following:
            ``(18) Each individual at an institution of higher 
        education who is designated as a higher education responsible 
        employee (as defined in section 125(a)) shall be considered a 
        campus security authority, as defined in section 668.46(a) of 
        title 34, Code of Federal Regulations.
            ``(19)(A) The Secretary shall, in consultation with the 
        Attorney General, develop, design, and make available through a 
        secure online portal, a standardized online survey tool 
        regarding student experiences with domestic violence, dating 
        violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The Secretary shall 
        develop such survey tool using best practices from peer-
        reviewed research measuring domestic violence, dating violence, 
        sexual assault, and stalking. The Secretary shall consult with 
        the higher education community and experts in survey research 
        related to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
        and stalking regarding the development and design of such 
        survey tool and the methodology for administration of such 
        survey tool. The survey shall be fair and unbiased, 
        scientifically valid and reliable, and meet the highest 
        standards of survey research. Survey questions shall be 
        designed to gather information on student experiences with 
        domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
        stalking, including the experiences of victims of such 
        incidents, and shall therefore use trauma-informed language to 
        prevent retraumatization.
            ``(B) Each institution shall administer the survey 
        described in subparagraph (A) every 2 years. In addition to the 
        standardized questions developed by the Secretary, institutions 
        may request additional information from students that would 
        increase the institutions' understanding of school climate 
        factors unique to their campuses.
            ``(C) The Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney 
        General, shall develop a mechanism by which institutions of 
        higher education may administer the survey described in 
        subparagraph (A) through a Federal source.
            ``(D) The Secretary shall require each institution 
        participating in any program under this title to ensure that an 
        adequate, random, and representative sample size of students 
        (as determined by the Secretary) enrolled at the institution 
        complete the survey described in subparagraph (A) in accordance 
        with this paragraph and beginning not later than 1 year after 
        the date of enactment of the Campus Accountability and Safety 
        Act.
            ``(E) Responses to the survey shall be submitted 
        confidentially and shall not be included in crime statistics 
        reported under this subsection. Reporting of survey data shall 
        not include personally identifiable information.
            ``(F) The survey described in subparagraph (A) shall 
        include the following:
                    ``(i) Questions designed to determine the incidence 
                and prevalence of domestic violence, dating violence, 
                sexual assault, and stalking.
                    ``(ii) Questions regarding whether students know 
                about institutional policies and procedures related to 
                domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
                stalking.
                    ``(iii) Questions designed to determine, if victims 
                reported domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
                assault, or stalking--
                            ``(I) to whom the incident was reported and 
                        what response the victim may have received; and
                            ``(II) whether the victim was informed of, 
                        or referred to, national, State, local, or on-
                        campus resources.
                    ``(iv) Questions regarding contextual factors, such 
                as whether force, incapacitation, or coercion was 
                involved.
                    ``(v) Questions to determine whether an accused 
                individual was a student at the institution.
                    ``(vi) Questions to determine whether a victim 
                reported an incident to State, local, or campus law 
                enforcement.
                    ``(vii) Questions to determine why the victim chose 
                to report or not report an incident to State, local, or 
                campus law enforcement.
                    ``(viii) Other questions as determined by the 
                Secretary.
            ``(G) Beginning not later than 2 years after the date of 
        enactment of the Campus Accountability and Safety Act, the 
        Secretary shall prepare a biennial report on the information 
        gained from the survey under this paragraph and publish such 
        report on the website of the Department and submit such report 
        to Congress. The report shall include campus-level data for 
        each school and attributed by name of each campus in a manner 
        that permits comparisons across schools and campuses.
            ``(H) Each institution subject to this subsection shall 
        publish the campus-level results of the survey under this 
        paragraph on the website of the institution and in the annual 
        security report required under this subsection for the campuses 
        affiliated with the institution.
            ``(20) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
        upon determination, after reasonable notice and opportunity for 
        a hearing, that an eligible institution has violated or failed 
        to carry out any provision of this subsection, or agreement 
        made to resolve a compliance review under this subsection, or 
        any regulation prescribed under this subsection, the Secretary 
        may impose a civil penalty upon such institution not to exceed 
        $150,000, which shall be adjusted for inflation annually, for 
        each violation or misrepresentation, or per month a survey is 
        not completed at the standard required. The Secretary shall use 
        any such civil penalty funds to carry out the grant program 
        established under section 8 of the Campus Accountability and 
        Safety Act.''.

SEC. 3. COORDINATION WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) In General.--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. COORDINATION WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.

    ``(a) Memoranda of Understanding.--Each institution of higher 
education that receives funds under this Act, shall enter into a 
memorandum of understanding with each law enforcement agency that has 
jurisdiction to report as a first responder to a campus of the 
institution, noncampus building or property, or public property (as 
these terms are defined under section 485(f)) (excluding a campus, 
noncampus building or property, or public property located outside the 
United States) to clearly delineate responsibilities and share 
information, in accordance with applicable Federal confidentiality 
laws, about domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
stalking occurring against students of the institution or against other 
individuals on the campus of the institution.
    ``(b) Review.--Each institution of higher education shall review 
the memorandum of understanding under this section with each law 
enforcement agency that has entered into such a memorandum of 
understanding every 2 years. As part of the review process, the 
institution shall contact each law enforcement agency that has entered 
into a memorandum of understanding to discuss how changes in policies 
or procedures at either the institution of higher education or the law 
enforcement agency may impact the provisions of the memorandum of 
understanding. If changes in policies or procedures are identified that 
impact the provisions of the memorandum of understanding, the 
institution of higher education and the law enforcement agency shall 
update the memorandum of understanding as necessary.
    ``(c) Contents.--Each memorandum of understanding described under 
this section shall include--
            ``(1) delineation and sharing protocols of investigative 
        responsibilities;
            ``(2) protocols for investigations, including standards for 
        notification and communication and measures to promote evidence 
        preservation;
            ``(3) coordinated training and requirements on issues 
        related to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
        and stalking; and
            ``(4) a method of sharing information about specific 
        crimes, which may include a mechanism for sharing information 
        anonymously, that--
                    ``(A) requires that the victim authorized or 
                requested that such information be shared and is fully 
                and accurately informed about what procedures shall 
                occur if the information is shared; and
                    ``(B) is carried out in a manner that is consistent 
                with section 444 of the General Education Provisions 
                Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g) (commonly referred to as the 
                `Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974').
    ``(d) Penalty.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary--
                    ``(A) may impose a civil penalty of not more than 1 
                percent of an institution's operating budget, as 
                defined by the Secretary, each year that the 
                institution of higher education fails to carry out the 
                requirements of this section, by the date that is 1 
                year after the date of enactment of the Campus 
                Accountability and Safety Act; and
                    ``(B) if the conditions described in paragraph (3) 
                have been met, shall waive the penalty pursuant to such 
                paragraph.
            ``(2) Distribution.--Any civil monetary penalty or monetary 
        settlement collected under this subsection shall be used to 
        carry out the grant program established under section 304 of 
        the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 
        Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14045b).
            ``(3) Waiver.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If a local law enforcement 
                agency refuses to enter into a memorandum of 
                understanding under this section, or will only commit 
                to entering into a memorandum of understanding that, if 
                followed, would cause the institution of higher 
                education to be in violation of Federal or State law, 
                the Secretary shall waive the penalty if the Secretary 
                determines that the following conditions have been 
                met--
                            ``(i) the institution has explained why the 
                        institution was unable to obtain an agreement;
                            ``(ii) the institution has demonstrated 
                        that the institution acted in good faith; and
                            ``(iii) the institution has submitted to 
                        the Secretary a copy of the institution's final 
                        proposed memorandum of understanding that was 
                        submitted to a law enforcement agency that was 
                        ultimately rejected.
                    ``(B) Referral to department of justice.--The 
                Secretary shall refer to the Attorney General a copy of 
                each waiver granted under subparagraph (A) and the 
                reason (as determined by the Secretary) for why local 
                law enforcement refuses to enter into a memorandum of 
                understanding.
                    ``(C) Administrative review.--If the Secretary does 
                not grant a waiver under subparagraph (A), the 
                institution may submit additional information to 
                receive such waiver. If, after submitting additional 
                information, the Secretary still does not grant a 
                waiver, the decision of the Secretary shall be subject 
                to review pursuant to section 706(2)(A) of title 5, 
                United States Code.
            ``(4) Voluntary resolution.--Nothing in this subsection 
        shall prevent the Secretary from entering into a voluntary 
        resolution with an institution of higher education that fails 
        to carry out the requirements of this section, by the date that 
        is 1 year after the date of enactment of the Campus 
        Accountability and Safety Act.
            ``(5) Adjustment to penalties.--Any civil penalty under 
        this subsection may be reduced by the Secretary. In determining 
        the amount of such penalty, or the amount agreed upon in 
        compromise, the Secretary shall consider the appropriateness of 
        the penalty to the size of the operating budget of the 
        educational institution subject to the determination, the 
        gravity of the violation or failure, and whether the 
        institution committed the violation or failure intentionally, 
        negligently, or otherwise.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act.
    (c) Negotiated Rulemaking.--The Secretary of Education shall 
establish regulations to carry out the provisions of this section and 
the amendment made by this section in accordance with the requirements 
described under section 492 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1098a).

SEC. 4. UNIVERSITY SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING 
              VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING.

    (a) In General.--Part B of title I of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1011 et seq.) is further amended by adding after 
section 124 (as added by section 3), the following:

``SEC. 125. UNIVERSITY SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, 
              DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING.

    ``(a) Definitions.--
            ``(1) Higher education responsible employee.--In this 
        subsection, the term `higher education responsible employee' 
        means an employee of an institution of higher education who--
                    ``(A) has the authority to take action to redress 
                sexual harassment; or
                    ``(B) has the duty to report sexual harassment or 
                any other misconduct by students or employees to 
                appropriate school officials.
            ``(2) Title ix coordinator.--In this subsection, the term 
        `title IX coordinator' has the meaning given to the individual 
        designated as a responsible employee in section 106.8(a) of 
        title 34, Code of Federal Regulations, as such section is in 
        effect on the date of enactment of the Campus Accountability 
        and Safety Act.
            ``(3) Victim-centered, trauma-informed interview 
        techniques.--In this section, the term `victim-centered, 
        trauma-informed interview techniques' means asking questions of 
        an individual who reports that the individual has been a victim 
        of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
        stalking, in a manner that is focused on the experience of the 
        victim, that does not judge or blame the victim for the alleged 
        assault, and that is informed by evidence-based research on the 
        neurobiology of trauma.
    ``(b) Campus Security Policy.--Each institution of higher education 
that receives funds under this Act, shall establish a campus security 
policy that includes the following:
            ``(1) Sexual assault response coordinators.--The 
        designation of one or more sexual assault response coordinators 
        at the institution to whom student victims of domestic 
        violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking can 
        report, including anonymously, which shall be part of a policy 
        that complies with the following:
                    ``(A) The sexual assault response coordinator--
                            ``(i) shall not be an undergraduate 
                        student, a full-time graduate student, an 
                        employee designated as a higher education 
                        responsible employee, or the title IX 
                        coordinator;
                            ``(ii) may have other roles at the 
                        institution;
                            ``(iii) shall be appointed based on 
                        experience and a demonstrated ability of the 
                        individual to effectively provide victim 
                        services related to domestic violence, dating 
                        violence, sexual assault, and stalking;
                            ``(iv) shall report to an individual 
                        outside the body responsible for investigating 
                        and adjudicating complaints at the institution 
                        related to domestic violence, dating violence, 
                        sexual assault, or stalking; and
                            ``(v) shall not serve as an advisor under 
                        section 485(f)(8)(B)(iv)(III).
                    ``(B) The Secretary shall designate categories of 
                employees that may serve as sexual assault response 
                coordinators, such as health care staff, clergy, staff 
                of a women's center, or other such categories. Such 
                designation shall not preclude the institution from 
                designating other employees or partnering with 
                national, State, or local victim services organizations 
                to serve as sexual assault response coordinators or to 
                serve in other confidential roles.
                    ``(C) The sexual assault response coordinator shall 
                complete the training requirements described in 
                paragraph (5) and subparagraph (D) within a reasonable 
                time after being designated as a sexual assault 
                response coordinator.
                    ``(D) The Secretary shall develop online training 
                materials, in addition to the training required under 
                paragraph (5), not later than 1 year after the date of 
                enactment of the Campus Accountability and Safety Act, 
                for the training of sexual assault response 
                coordinators.
                    ``(E) The sexual assault response coordinator shall 
                inform the victim, including in a written format--
                            ``(i) of the victim's rights under Federal 
                        and State law;
                            ``(ii) of the victim's rights and options 
                        pursuant to the policy that the institution of 
                        higher education has developed pursuant to 
                        clauses (ii) through (vii) of section 
                        485(f)(8)(B);
                            ``(iii) of the victim's reporting options, 
                        including the option to notify a higher 
                        education responsible employee, the option to 
                        notify local law enforcement, and any other 
                        reporting options;
                            ``(iv) a description of the process of 
                        investigation and any disciplinary proceeding 
                        of the institution that may follow notification 
                        of a higher education responsible employee;
                            ``(v) a description of the process of 
                        investigation and adjudication of the criminal 
                        justice system that may follow notification of 
                        law enforcement;
                            ``(vi) a description of the jurisdiction, 
                        scope, and possible sanctions of the student 
                        disciplinary process of the institution of 
                        higher education and of the criminal justice 
                        process;
                            ``(vii) that the student disciplinary 
                        process of the institution of higher education 
                        in not equivalent to, and should not be 
                        considered a substitute for, the criminal 
                        justice process; and
                            ``(viii) any limitations on the ability of 
                        the sexual assault response coordinator to 
                        provide privacy or confidentiality to the 
                        victim under the policies of the institution of 
                        higher education, Federal law, or State law.
                    ``(F) The sexual assault response coordinator may, 
                as appropriate--
                            ``(i) serve as a liaison between a victim 
                        and a higher education responsible employee or 
                        law enforcement, when directed to do so by a 
                        victim who has been fully and accurately 
                        informed about what procedures shall occur if 
                        information is shared; and
                            ``(ii) assist a victim in contacting and 
                        reporting to a higher education responsible 
                        employee or law enforcement.
                    ``(G) The sexual assault response coordinator shall 
                be authorized by the institution to liaise with 
                appropriate staff at the institution to arrange 
                reasonable accommodations through the institution to 
                allow the victim to change living arrangements or class 
                schedules, obtain accessibility services, or arrange 
                other accommodations for the victim.
                    ``(H) The sexual assault response coordinator shall 
                not be obligated to report crimes to the institution or 
                law enforcement in a way that identifies a victim or an 
                accused individual, unless otherwise required to do so 
                by State law. The sexual assault response coordinator 
                shall, to the extent authorized under State law, 
                provide confidential services. Any requests for 
                accommodations, as described in subparagraph (G), made 
                by a sexual assault response coordinator shall not 
                trigger an investigation by the institution, even if 
                the sexual assault response coordinator deals only with 
                matters relating to domestic violence, dating violence, 
                sexual assault, and stalking.
                    ``(I) The institution shall designate as a sexual 
                assault response coordinator an individual who has 
                protection under State law to provide privileged 
                communication. The institution may partner through a 
                formal arrangement with an outside organization with 
                the experience described in subparagraph (A)(iii), such 
                as a community-based rape crisis center or other 
                community-based sexual assault service provider, to 
                provide the services described in this paragraph.
                    ``(J) The sexual assault response coordinator shall 
                collect and report statistics in accordance with the 
                requirements of section 485(f). The sexual assault 
                response coordinator shall not include identifying 
                information or jeopardize the confidentiality of a 
                victim or an accused individual when reporting such 
                statistics.
                    ``(K) The institution shall appoint an adequate 
                number of sexual assault response coordinators not 
                later than the earlier of--
                            ``(i) 1 year after the Secretary determines 
                        through a negotiated rulemaking process what an 
                        adequate number of sexual assault response 
                        coordinators is for an institution based on its 
                        size; or
                            ``(ii) 3 years after the date of enactment 
                        of the Campus Accountability and Safety Act.
                    ``(L) Each institution that enrolls fewer than 
                1,000 students may partner with another institution of 
                higher education in their region or State to provide 
                the services described in this paragraph.
                    ``(M) The institution shall not discipline, 
                penalize, or otherwise retaliate against an individual 
                who reports, in good faith, domestic violence, dating 
                violence, sexual assault, or stalking to the sexual 
                assault response coordinator.
                    ``(N) Each employee of an institution who receives 
                a report of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
                assault, or stalking shall notify the reporting 
                individual of the existence of, contact information 
                for, and services provided by sexual assault response 
                coordinator of the institution.
            ``(2) Information on the institution's website.--The 
        institution shall list on its website--
                    ``(A) the name and contact information for the 
                sexual assault response coordinator;
                    ``(B) reporting options, including confidential 
                options, for victims of domestic violence, dating 
                violence, sexual assault, or stalking;
                    ``(C) the process of investigation and disciplinary 
                proceedings of the institution;
                    ``(D) the process of investigation and adjudication 
                of the criminal justice system;
                    ``(E) potential reasonable accommodations that the 
                institution may provide to a victim, as described in 
                paragraph (1)(G);
                    ``(F) the telephone number and website address for 
                a local, State, or national hotline providing 
                information to domestic violence, dating violence, 
                sexual assault, and stalking victims (which shall be 
                clearly communicated on the website and shall be 
                updated on a timely basis); and
                    ``(G) the name and location of the nearest medical 
                facility where an individual may have a medical 
                forensic examination administered by a trained sexual 
                assault forensic nurse, including information on 
                transportation options and available reimbursement for 
                a visit to such facility.
            ``(3) Online reporting.--The institution may provide an 
        online reporting system to collect anonymous disclosures of 
        crimes and track patterns of crime on campus. An individual may 
        submit an anonymous report about a specific crime to the 
        institution using the online reporting system, but the 
        institution is only obligated to investigate a specific crime 
        if an individual decides to report the crime to a higher 
        education responsible employee or law enforcement. If the 
        institution uses an online reporting system, the online system 
        shall also include information about how to report a crime to a 
        higher education responsible employee and to law enforcement 
        and how to contact a sexual assault response coordinator.
            ``(4) Amnesty policy.--The institution shall provide an 
        amnesty policy for any student who reports, in good faith, 
        domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking 
        to an institution official, such that the reporting student 
        will not be sanctioned by the institution for a student conduct 
        violation related to alcohol use or drug use that is revealed 
        in the course of such a report and that occurred at or near the 
        time of the commission of the domestic violence, dating 
        violence, sexual assault, or stalking. This provision shall not 
        preempt the ability of an institution of higher education to 
        establish an amnesty policy for student conduct violations not 
        mentioned in this provision. The institution shall provide 
        information about the amnesty policy of the institution on the 
        website of the institution.
            ``(5) Training.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the 
                date of enactment of the Campus Accountability and 
                Safety Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the 
                Attorney General and in consultation with national, 
                State, or local victim services organizations and 
                institutions of higher education, shall develop a 
                training program, which may include online training 
                modules, for training--
                            ``(i) each individual who is involved in 
                        implementing an institution of higher 
                        education's student grievance procedures, 
                        including each individual who is responsible 
                        for resolving complaints of reported domestic 
                        violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
                        stalking, or sexual misconduct policy 
                        violations; and
                            ``(ii) each employee of an institution of 
                        higher education who has responsibility for 
                        conducting an interview with a victim of 
                        domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
                        assault, stalking, or sexual misconduct policy 
                        violations.
                    ``(B) Contents.--Such training shall include--
                            ``(i) information on working with and 
                        interviewing persons subjected to domestic 
                        violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
                        stalking;
                            ``(ii) information on particular types of 
                        conduct that would constitute domestic 
                        violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
                        stalking, regardless of gender, including same-
                        sex incidents of domestic violence, dating 
                        violence, sexual assault, or stalking;
                            ``(iii) information on consent and the 
                        affect that drugs or alcohol may have on an 
                        individual's ability to consent;
                            ``(iv) the effects of trauma, including the 
                        neurobiology of trauma;
                            ``(v) training regarding the use of victim-
                        centered, trauma-informed interview techniques;
                            ``(vi) cultural awareness training 
                        regarding how domestic violence, dating 
                        violence, sexual assault, or stalking may 
                        impact students differently depending on their 
                        cultural background; and
                            ``(vii) information on sexual assault 
                        dynamics, sexual assault perpetrator behavior, 
                        and barriers to reporting.
                    ``(C) Institutional training.--Each institution of 
                higher education shall ensure that the individuals and 
                employees described in subparagraph (A) receive the 
                training described in this paragraph not later than the 
                July 15 that is one year after the date that the 
                training program has been developed by the Secretary in 
                accordance with subparagraph (A).
            ``(6) Uniform campus-wide process for student disciplinary 
        proceeding relating to claim of domestic violence, dating 
        violence, sexual assault, stalking, or a sexual misconduct 
        policy violation.--Each institution of higher education that 
        receives funds under this Act--
                    ``(A) shall establish and carry out a uniform 
                process (for each campus of the institution) for 
                student disciplinary proceedings relating to any claims 
                of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
                stalking or a sexual misconduct policy violation 
                against a student who attends the institution; and
                    ``(B) shall not carry out a different disciplinary 
                process on the same campus for a matter of domestic 
                violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or 
                a sexual misconduct policy violation, or alter the 
                uniform process described in subparagraph (A), based on 
                the status or characteristics of a student who will be 
                involved in that disciplinary proceeding, including 
                characteristics such as a student's membership on an 
                athletic team, academic major, or any other 
                characteristic or status of a student.
            ``(7) Information about the title ix coordinator.--The 
        institution shall submit, annually, to the Office for Civil 
        Rights of the Department of Education and the Civil Rights 
        Division of the Department of Justice, the name and contact 
        information for the title IX coordinator, including a brief 
        description of the coordinator's role and the roles of other 
        officials who may be contacted to discuss or report sexual 
        harassment, and documentation of training received by the title 
        IX coordinator. The educational institution shall provide 
        updated information to the Office for Civil Rights of the 
        Department of Education and the Civil Rights Division of the 
        Department of Justice not later than 30 days after the date of 
        any change.
            ``(8) Written notice of institutional disciplinary 
        process.--The institution shall provide both the accuser and 
        the accused student with written notice of the institution's 
        decision to proceed with an institutional disciplinary process 
        regarding an allegation of sexual misconduct within 24 hours of 
        such decision, and sufficiently in advance of a disciplinary 
        hearing to provide both the accuser and the accused student 
        with the opportunity to meaningfully exercise their rights to a 
        proceeding that is prompt, fair, and impartial, which shall 
        include the opportunity for both parties to present witnesses 
        and other evidence, and any other due process rights afforded 
        to them under institutional policy. The written notice shall 
        include the following:
                    ``(A) The existence of a complaint, the nature of 
                the conduct upon which the complaint is based, and the 
                date on which the alleged incident occurred.
                    ``(B) A description of the process for the 
                disciplinary proceeding, including the estimated 
                timeline from initiation to final disposition.
                    ``(C) A description of the rights and protections 
                available to the accuser and the accused student, 
                including those described in section 485(f)(8)(B)(iv) 
                and any other rights or protections that the accuser or 
                the accused student may have under the institution's 
                policies.
                    ``(D) A copy of the institution's applicable 
                policies, and, if available, related published 
                informational materials.
                    ``(E) Name and contact information for an 
                individual at the institution, who is independent of 
                the disciplinary process, to whom the accuser and the 
                accused student can submit questions about any of the 
                information described in the written notice of the 
                institutional disciplinary process.
    ``(c) Penalties.--
            ``(1) Penalty relating to sexual assault response 
        coordinators.--The Secretary may impose a civil penalty of not 
        more than 1 percent of an institution's operating budget, as 
        defined by the Secretary, for each year that the institution 
        fails to carry out the requirements of such paragraph following 
        the effective date described in section 4(b)(1) of the Campus 
        Accountability and Safety Act.
            ``(2) Other provisions.--The Secretary may impose a civil 
        penalty of not more than 1 percent of an institution's 
        operating budget, as defined by the Secretary, for each year 
        that the institution fails to carry out the requirements of 
        such paragraphs following the effective date described in 
        section 4(b)(2) of the Campus Accountability and Safety Act.
            ``(3) Voluntary resolution.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of this section, the Secretary may enter into a 
        voluntary resolution with an institution of higher education 
        that is subject to a penalty under this subsection.
            ``(4) Adjustment to penalties.--Any civil penalty under 
        this subsection may be reduced by the Secretary. In determining 
        the amount of such penalty, or the amount agreed upon in 
        compromise, the Secretary of Education shall consider the 
        appropriateness of the penalty to the size of the operating 
        budget of the educational institution subject to the 
        determination, the gravity of the violation or failure, and 
        whether the violation or failure was committed intentionally, 
        negligently, or otherwise.''.
    (b) Effective Dates.--
            (1) Sexual assault response coordinator.--Paragraph (1) of 
        section 125(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as added by 
        subsection (a), shall take effect on the date that is the 
        earlier of--
                    (A) 1 year after the Secretary of Education 
                determines through a negotiated rulemaking process what 
                an adequate number of sexual assault response 
                coordinators is for an institution based on an 
                institution's size; or
                    (B) 3 years after the date of enactment of this 
                Act.
            (2) Other provisions.--Paragraphs (2) through (9) of 
        section 125(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as added by 
        subsection (a), shall take effect on the date that is 1 year 
        after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (c) Negotiated Rulemaking.--The Secretary of Education shall 
establish regulations to carry out the provisions of this section, and 
the amendment made by this section, in accordance with the requirements 
described under section 492 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1098a).

SEC. 5. TRANSPARENCY.

    Part B of title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1011 et seq.) is further amended by adding after section 125 (as added 
by section 4), the following:

``SEC. 126. TRANSPARENCY.

    ``The Secretary shall establish a publicly available, searchable, 
and user-friendly campus safety website that includes the following:
            ``(1) The name and contact information for the title IX 
        coordinator for each institution of higher education receiving 
        funds under this Act, and a brief description of the title IX 
        coordinator's role and the roles of other officials who may be 
        contacted to discuss or report sexual harassment.
            ``(2) The Department's pending investigations, enforcement 
        actions, letters of finding, final resolutions, and voluntary 
        resolution agreements for all complaints and compliance reviews 
        under section 485(f) and under title IX of the Education 
        Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681) related to sexual 
        harassment. The Secretary shall indicate whether the 
        investigation, action, letter, resolution, or agreement is 
        based on a complaint or compliance review. The Secretary shall 
        make the information under this subsection available regarding 
        a complaint once the Department receives a written complaint, 
        and conducts an initial evaluation, and has determined that the 
        complaint should be opened for investigation of an allegation 
        that, if substantiated, would constitute a violation of such 
        title IX or section 485(f). In carrying out this subsection, 
        the Secretary shall ensure that personally identifiable 
        information is not reported and shall comply with section 444 
        of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g), 
        commonly known as the `Family Educational Rights and Privacy 
        Act of 1974'.
            ``(3) A comprehensive campus safety and security data 
        analysis tool that allows for the review and download of data 
        that institutions of higher education subject to section 485(f) 
        are required to report under this Act.
            ``(4) Information regarding how to file complaints with the 
        Department related to alleged violations of title IX of the 
        Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681) and of section 
        485(f).
            ``(5) Information regarding the Department's policies for 
        reviewing complaints, initiating compliance reviews, and 
        conducting and resolving investigations related to alleged 
        violations of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 
        U.S.C. 1681) and of section 485(f). This information shall 
        include--
                    ``(A) the contact information for at least one 
                individual at the Department who can answer questions 
                from institutions of higher education, complainants, 
                and other interested parties about such policies;
                    ``(B) potential outcomes of an investigation; and
                    ``(C) the expected timeframe for resolution of an 
                investigation and any circumstance that may change such 
                timeframe.''.

SEC. 6. PROGRAM PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS.

    Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1094(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (12) and inserting the 
following:
            ``(12) The institution certifies that--
                    ``(A) the institution is in compliance with the 
                requirements of section 124 regarding coordination with 
                local law enforcement;
                    ``(B) the institution has established a campus 
                security policy that meets the requirements of section 
                125; and
                    ``(C) the institution has complied with the 
                disclosure requirements of section 485(f).''.

SEC. 7. TRAINING FOR CAMPUS PERSONNEL ON VICTIM-CENTERED TRAUMA-
              INFORMED INTERVIEW TECHNIQUES.

    Section 304 of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14045b) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``$300,000'' and 
        inserting ``$500,000'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:
            ``(11) To train campus personnel in how to use victim-
        centered, trauma-informed interview techniques.''; and
            (3) in subsection (g)--
                    (A) by striking ``In this section'' and inserting 
                ``(1) In general.--''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Victim-centered, trauma-informed interview 
        techniques.--In this section, the term `victim-centered, 
        trauma-informed interview techniques' means asking questions of 
        an individual who reports that the individual has been a victim 
        of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
        stalking, in a manner that is focused on the experience of the 
        victim, that does not judge or blame the victim for the alleged 
        assault, and that is informed by evidence-based research on the 
        neurobiology of trauma.''.

SEC. 8. GRANTS TO IMPROVE PREVENTION AND RESPONSE TO SEXUAL HARASSMENT, 
              SEXUAL ASSAULT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, AND 
              STALKING, ON CAMPUS.

    Title VIII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1161a) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

``PART BB--GRANTS FOR INSTITUTIONS TO ADDRESS SEXUAL HARASSMENT, SEXUAL 
          ASSAULT, AND OTHER VIOLENCE AND HARASSMENT ON CAMPUS

``SEC. 899. GRANTS FOR INSTITUTIONS TO ADDRESS SEXUAL HARASSMENT, 
              SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND OTHER VIOLENCE AND HARASSMENT ON 
              CAMPUS.

    ``(a) Grants Authorized.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to award 
        grants to institutions of higher education, on a competitive 
        basis as described in paragraph (2), to enhance the ability of 
        such institutions to address sexual harassment, sexual assault, 
        domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking, on campus.
            ``(2) Award basis.--The Secretary shall award grants under 
        this section, on a competitive basis, as funds become available 
        through the payment of penalties by institutions of higher 
        education under section 485(f)(20) of this Act and sections 3 
        and 4 of the Campus Accountability and Safety Act.
            ``(3) Prohibition; ineligible institutions.--
                    ``(A) No reservation for administrative expenses.--
                Funds awarded under this section shall not be reserved 
                for administrative expenses.
                    ``(B) Ineligible institutions.--
                            ``(i) Violations.--An institution of higher 
                        education shall not be eligible to receive a 
                        grant under this section if the institution is 
                        found by the Department of Education, at the 
                        time of application for a grant under this 
                        section, to be in violation of--
                                    ``(I) title IX of the Education 
                                Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681); or
                                    ``(II) section 485(f).
                            ``(ii) Multiple grants.--An institution of 
                        higher education that has received a grant 
                        award under section 304 of the Violence Against 
                        Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization 
                        Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14045b) in any of the 
                        previous 3 grant funding cycles shall not be 
                        eligible for a grant award under this section.
            ``(4) Preference.--In awarding grants under this section, 
        the Secretary shall give preference to those institutions of 
        higher education--
                    ``(A) with the smallest endowments or the lowest 
                tuition rates, as compared to all institutions 
                receiving funds under this Act; and
                    ``(B) that have demonstrated a strong commitment to 
                prioritizing tackling the problem of campus sexual 
                assault on their campuses, which may be demonstrated by 
                providing documentation of actions by the 
                administration of such institution such as--
                            ``(i) establishing a working group on 
                        campus that includes the participation of 
                        administration officials and students to 
                        analyze and strategize improvements to the way 
                        the institution prevents and responds to sexual 
                        harassment, sexual assault, domestic violence, 
                        dating violence, and stalking, on campus;
                            ``(ii) organizing a series of listening 
                        sessions on campus to gather feedback and ideas 
                        from the campus community on how to improve the 
                        way the institution prevents and responds to 
                        sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic 
                        violence, dating violence, and stalking, on 
                        campus;
                            ``(iii) hosting a conference that brings 
                        together academic researchers to present and 
                        share ideas and research regarding sexual 
                        harassment, sexual assault, domestic violence, 
                        dating violence, and stalking, on campus; or
                            ``(iv) other documented efforts beyond the 
                        requirements of Federal or State law that the 
                        administration of the institution of higher 
                        education has initiated in order to better 
                        understand the prevalence of sexual harassment, 
                        sexual assault, domestic violence, dating 
                        violence, and stalking, on campus and analyze 
                        and improve how the institution of higher 
                        education responds to such incidents.
            ``(5) Amount of grants.--The Secretary, through the 
        Assistant Secretary of the Office for Civil Rights, shall award 
        the grants under this section in an amount of not more than 
        $500,000 for each institution of higher education.
            ``(6) Equitable participation.--The Secretary shall make 
        every effort to ensure--
                    ``(A) the equitable participation of private and 
                public institutions of higher education in the 
                activities assisted under this section;
                    ``(B) the equitable geographic distribution of 
                grants under this section among the various regions of 
                the United States; and
                    ``(C) the equitable distribution of grants under 
                this section to Tribal Colleges or Universities (as 
                defined under section 316(b)) and historically Black 
                colleges or universities.
            ``(7) Duration.--The Secretary shall award each grant under 
        this Act for a period of not more than 5 years.
    ``(b) Use of Grant Funds.--
            ``(1) Grant funds awarded under this section shall be used 
        to research best practices for preventing and responding to 
        sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic violence, dating 
        violence, and stalking, on campus and to disseminate such 
        research to peer institutions and the Department. Such research 
        may include a focus on one or more of the following purposes:
                    ``(A) Strengthening strategies to combat sexual 
                harassment, sexual assault, domestic violence, dating 
                violence, and stalking, on campus.
                    ``(B) Strengthening victim services for incidents 
                involving sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic 
                violence, dating violence, or stalking, on campus, 
                which may involve partnerships with community-based 
                victim services agencies.
                    ``(C) Strengthening prevention education and 
                awareness programs on campus regarding sexual 
                harassment, sexual assault, domestic violence, dating 
                violence, and stalking.
            ``(2) Grant funds awarded under this section may be used 
        for one or more of the following purposes:
                    ``(A) Evaluating and determining the effectiveness 
                of victim services and education programs in reaching 
                all populations that may be subject to sexual 
                harassment, sexual assault, domestic violence, dating 
                violence, and stalking, on campus.
                    ``(B) Training campus administrators, campus 
                security personnel, and personnel serving on campus 
                disciplinary boards on campus policies, protocols, and 
                services to respond to sexual harassment, sexual 
                assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and 
                stalking, on campus, which shall include instruction on 
                victim-centered, trauma-informed interview techniques 
                and information on the neurobiological effects of 
                trauma and stress on memory.
                    ``(C) Developing, expanding, or strengthening 
                victim services programs and population specific 
                services on the campus of the institution, including 
                programs providing legal, medical, or psychological 
                counseling for victims of sexual harassment, sexual 
                assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and 
                stalking, and to improve delivery of victim assistance 
                on campus, including through the services of the sexual 
                assault response coordinator (as defined in section 
                125(a)).
                    ``(D) Developing or adapting and providing 
                developmentally and culturally appropriate and 
                linguistically accessible print or electronic materials 
                regarding campus policies, protocols, and services 
                related to the prevention of and response to sexual 
                harassment, sexual assault, domestic violence, dating 
                violence, and stalking, on campus.
                    ``(E) Developing and implementing prevention 
                education and awareness programs on campus regarding 
                sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic violence, 
                dating violence, and stalking.
    ``(c) Applications.--
            ``(1) In general.--In order to be eligible for a grant 
        under this section for any fiscal year, an institution of 
        higher education shall submit an application to the Secretary 
        at such time and in such manner as the Secretary shall 
        prescribe.
            ``(2) Contents.--Each application submitted under paragraph 
        (1) shall--
                    ``(A) describe the need for grant funds and the 
                plan for implementation for any of the activities 
                described in subsection (b);
                    ``(B) describe the characteristics of the 
                population being served, including type of campus, 
                demographics of the population, and number of students;
                    ``(C) describe how underserved populations in the 
                campus community will be adequately served, including 
                the provision of relevant population specific services;
                    ``(D) provide measurable goals and expected results 
                from the use of the grant funds;
                    ``(E) provide assurances that the Federal funds 
                made available under this section shall be used to 
                supplement and, to the extent practical, increase the 
                level of funds that would, in the absence of Federal 
                funds, be made available by the institution or 
                organization for the activities described in subsection 
                (b); and
                    ``(F) include such other information and assurances 
                as the Secretary reasonably determines to be necessary.
    ``(d) Reports.--
            ``(1) Grantee reporting.--
                    ``(A) Annual report.--Each institution of higher 
                education receiving a grant under this section shall 
                submit a performance report to the Secretary beginning 
                1 year after receiving the grant and annually 
                thereafter. The Secretary shall suspend funding under 
                this section for an institution of higher education if 
                the institution fails to submit such a report.
                    ``(B) Final report.--Upon completion of the grant 
                period under this section, the grantee institution 
                shall file a final performance report with the 
                Secretary explaining the activities carried out under 
                this section together with an assessment of the 
                effectiveness of the activities described in subsection 
                (b).
            ``(2) Report to congress.--Not later than 180 days after 
        the end of the grant period under this section, the Secretary 
        shall submit to Congress a report that includes--
                    ``(A) the number of grants, and the amount of 
                funds, distributed under this section;
                    ``(B) a summary of the activities carried out using 
                grant funds and an evaluation of the progress made 
                under the grant; and
                    ``(C) an evaluation of the effectiveness of 
                programs funded under this section.''.

SEC. 9. GAO REPORTS.

    (a) GAO Reports.--
            (1) Report under section 304 of the violence against women 
        and department of justice reauthorization act of 2005.--The 
        Comptroller General of the United States shall--
                    (A) conduct a study on the effectiveness and 
                efficiency of the grant program under section 304 of 
                the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 
                Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14045b); and
                    (B) submit a report, not later than 2 years after 
                the date of enactment of this Act, on the study 
                described in paragraph (1), to the Committee on Health, 
                Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on the 
                Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on Education 
                and Labor and the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
                House of Representatives.
            (2) Report under section 899 of the higher education act of 
        1965.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall--
                    (A) conduct a study on the effectiveness and 
                efficiency of the grants to improve prevention and 
                response to sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic 
                violence, dating violence, and stalking, on campus 
                under section 899 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, 
                as added by section 8 of this Act; and
                    (B) submit a report, not later than 2 years after 
                the date of enactment of this Act, on the study 
                described in paragraph (1), to the Committee on Health, 
                Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the 
                Committee on Education and Labor of the House of 
                Representatives.
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