[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2875 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2875
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.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 21, 2019
Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor
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A BILL
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.
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 ``Ravi Thackurdeen Safe Students Study
Abroad Act''.
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 subparagraph (C);
(2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (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 regard 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 paragraph (19); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (17), the following new
paragraph:
``(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 described in paragraph (1), a
statement that the institution 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 institution of the
programs of study abroad approved for credit by the
institution to determine--
``(I) the effectiveness of the programs at
protecting students from crime and harm, and
whether changes to the programs are needed
(based on the most recent guidance or other
assistance 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 study abroad approved for
credit by the institution) of--
``(aa) deaths of program
participants occurring during program
participation or during any other
activities during the study abroad
period;
``(bb) accidents and illnesses
occurring during program participation
that resulted in hospitalization;
``(cc) sexual assaults against
program participants occurring during
program participation; and
``(dd) incidents involving program
participants during the program
participation that resulted in police
involvement or a police report; and
``(III) with respect to the incidents
described in items (aa) through (dd) of
subclause (II), whether the incidents
occurred--
``(aa) on campus;
``(bb) in or on a noncampus
building or property;
``(cc) on public property;
``(dd) in dormitories or other
residential facilities for students; or
``(ee) at a location not described
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 described 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
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 institution
in which the student is considering
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 subparagraph.
``(C) An institution of higher education shall not
disaggregate or otherwise distinguish information 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 information or the results would reveal personally
identifiable 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 implemented by institutions of
higher education to protect students participating in a program
of study abroad described in subparagraph (A) from crime and
harm while participating in such program of study abroad.''.
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