[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[S. 4962 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4962

    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.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 1, 2024

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

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                                 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 and 
                available in different languages, to be prominently 
                displayed on the website of the institution,'' after 
                ``through appropriate publications or mailings,'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (C)--
                            (i) by striking clause (ii) and inserting 
                        the following:
                    ``(ii) if applicable, any memorandum of 
                understanding between the institution and law 
                enforcement, or a description of the working 
                relationship between the institution, campus security 
                personnel, or campus law enforcement and State or local 
                law enforcement agencies; and''; and
                            (ii) by moving the margins of clauses (i) 
                        and (iii) 2 ems to the left;
                    (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 on the date that is 
                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 respondent 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 
                        or other higher education responsible employee 
                        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 and employee disciplinary 
                        process of the institution.
                            ``(V) Of the cases described in subclause 
                        (IV), the number of respondents who were found 
                        responsible through the student disciplinary 
                        process of the institution.
                            ``(VI) Of the cases described in subclause 
                        (IV), the number of respondents 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 a respondent 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 
                        respondent 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) in paragraph (6)(A), by adding at the end the 
        following:
            ``(vi) The term `complainant' means an individual who is 
        alleged to be the victim of conduct that could constitute 
        domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sexual 
        harassment, or stalking.
            ``(vii) The term `respondent' means an individual who is 
        alleged to be the perpetrator of conduct that could constitute 
        domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sexual 
        harassment, or stalking.
            ``(viii) 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.
            ``(ix) The term `higher education responsible employee' 
        means an employee of an institution of higher education who--
                    ``(I) has the authority to take action to redress 
                domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
                sexual harassment, or stalking; or
                    ``(II) has the duty to report domestic violence, 
                dating violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, or 
                stalking or any other misconduct by students or 
                employees to appropriate school officials.'';
            (3) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:
            ``(7) The statistics described in clauses (i), (ii), and 
        (iii) of paragraph (1)(F)--
                    ``(A) shall not identify complainants or 
                respondents or contain any other information from which 
                complainants or respondents could be identified; 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 (34 U.S.C. 
                        12291(a)).
                            ``(ii) For the offense of rape, such 
                        statistics shall be compiled in accordance with 
                        the definition of rape as the penetration, no 
                        matter how slight, of the vagina or anus with 
                        any body part or object, or oral penetration by 
                        a sex organ of another person, without the 
                        consent of the victim.
                            ``(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 (34 U.S.C. 41305).''; and
            (4) 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 
                        complainant's wishes, cooperate with local law 
                        enforcement with respect to any alleged 
                        criminal offenses involving students or 
                        employees of the institution of higher 
                        education, including by notifying and obtaining 
                        written consent from a complainant who has been 
                        fully and accurately informed about what 
                        procedures shall occur if information is 
                        shared, when the institution of higher 
                        education seeks to share information regarding 
                        an alleged criminal offenses with a law 
                        enforcement agency'' 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 paragraph 
                                (20)(B), and shall include a 
                                description of such requirements;''; 
                                and
                            (iii) in subclause (IV), as redesignated by 
                        clause (i), in item (bb), by inserting 
                        ``simultaneously with the notification of the 
                        outcome described in item (aa),'' before ``the 
                        institution's''.

SEC. 3. TRANSPARENCY.

    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''), as amended by this Act, is 
further amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(19) The Secretary shall ensure there is a publicly 
        available, searchable, accessible, and user-friendly campus 
        safety website that includes the following:
                    ``(A) A brief description of the role of the title 
                IX coordinator for each institution of higher education 
                receiving funds under this Act and the roles of other 
                officials who may be contacted to discuss or report 
                sexual harassment.
                    ``(B) A brief description of the role of the sexual 
                and interpersonal violence specialist and the name and 
                contact information of the specialist for each 
                institution of higher education receiving funds under 
                this Act.
                    ``(C) The Department's pending investigations, 
                enforcement actions, letters of finding, final 
                resolutions, and voluntary resolution agreements for 
                all media audits, complaints, and compliance reviews 
                under this subsection 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 subparagraph 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 this subsection. In 
                carrying out this subparagraph, 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'.
                    ``(D) The download of data that institutions of 
                higher education subject to this subsection are 
                required to report under this Act.
                    ``(E) 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 this subsection.
                    ``(F) 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 this subsection. This information shall 
                include--
                            ``(i) 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;
                            ``(ii) potential outcomes of an 
                        investigation; and
                            ``(iii) the expected timeframe for 
                        resolution of an investigation and any 
                        circumstance that may change such timeframe.''.

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

    (a) In General.--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''), as amended by this 
Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(20) University support for survivors of domestic 
        violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, 
        and stalking.--
                    ``(A) Victim-centered, trauma-informed interview 
                techniques.--In this paragraph, 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, sexual harassment, or 
                stalking, in a manner that is focused on the experience 
                of the victim, does not judge or blame the victim for 
                the alleged act, is informed by evidence-based research 
                on the neurobiology of trauma, and contains information 
                on cultural competence based on practices of rape 
                crisis centers, victim advocacy centers, sexual assault 
                response teams, title IX offices, and similar groups, 
                including organizations that work with underserved 
                populations (as defined in section 40002 of the 
                Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291)).
                    ``(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:
                            ``(i) Sexual and interpersonal violence 
                        specialists.--The designation of one or more 
                        sexual and interpersonal violence specialists 
                        at the institution to whom student complainants 
                        of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
                        assault, sexual harassment, or stalking can 
                        report, including anonymously, which shall be 
                        part of a policy that complies with the 
                        following:
                                    ``(I) The sexual and interpersonal 
                                violence specialist--
                                            ``(aa) shall not be an 
                                        undergraduate student, a full-
                                        time graduate student, an 
                                        employee designated as a higher 
                                        education responsible employee, 
                                        any individual designated with 
                                        responsibilities as a campus 
                                        security authority, or the 
                                        title IX coordinator;
                                            ``(bb) may have other roles 
                                        at the institution;
                                            ``(cc) shall be appointed 
                                        based on experience and a 
                                        demonstrated ability of the 
                                        individual to effectively 
                                        provide trauma-informed victim 
                                        services related to domestic 
                                        violence, dating violence, 
                                        sexual assault, sexual 
                                        harassment, and stalking, 
                                        including to underserved 
                                        populations (as defined in 
                                        section 40002 of the Violence 
                                        Against Women Act of 1994 (34 
                                        U.S.C. 12291));
                                            ``(dd) shall be supervised 
                                        by an individual outside the 
                                        body responsible for 
                                        investigating and adjudicating 
                                        complaints at the institution 
                                        related to domestic violence, 
                                        dating violence, sexual 
                                        assault, sexual harassment, and 
                                        stalking;
                                            ``(ee) shall not serve as 
                                        an advisor under paragraph 
                                        (8)(B)(iv)(III); and
                                            ``(ff) shall not be 
                                        required to report allegations 
                                        as a campus security authority 
                                        under this subsection.
                                    ``(II) The Secretary shall 
                                designate categories of employees that 
                                may serve as sexual and interpersonal 
                                violence specialists, such as health 
                                care staff, clergy, staff of a women's 
                                center, or other such categories, and 
                                specify under what conditions 
                                individuals may go through training to 
                                obtain victim advocate privilege in 
                                States with applicable laws. 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 and 
                                interpersonal violence specialists or 
                                to serve in other confidential roles.
                                    ``(III) The sexual and 
                                interpersonal violence specialist shall 
                                complete the training requirements 
                                described in clause (v) and subclause 
                                (IV) within a reasonable time after 
                                being designated as a sexual and 
                                interpersonal violence specialist.
                                    ``(IV) The Secretary shall develop 
                                online training materials, in addition 
                                to the training required under clause 
                                (v), not later than 1 year after the 
                                date of enactment of the Campus 
                                Accountability and Safety Act, for the 
                                training of sexual and interpersonal 
                                violence specialists.
                                    ``(V) The sexual and interpersonal 
                                violence specialist shall inform the 
                                complainant in a victim-centered, 
                                trauma-informed manner, including in a 
                                written format--
                                            ``(aa) of the complainant's 
                                        rights under Federal and State 
                                        law;
                                            ``(bb) of the complainant's 
                                        rights and options pursuant to 
                                        the policy that the institution 
                                        of higher education has 
                                        developed pursuant to clauses 
                                        (ii) through (vii) of paragraph 
                                        (8)(B);
                                            ``(cc) of the complainant'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;
                                            ``(dd) a description of the 
                                        process of investigation and 
                                        any disciplinary proceeding of 
                                        the institution that may follow 
                                        notification of a higher 
                                        education responsible employee;
                                            ``(ee) a description of the 
                                        process of civil investigation 
                                        and adjudication of the 
                                        criminal justice system that 
                                        may follow notification of law 
                                        enforcement;
                                            ``(ff) a description of the 
                                        jurisdiction, scope, and 
                                        possible sanctions of the 
                                        student and employee 
                                        disciplinary process of the 
                                        institution of higher education 
                                        and of the criminal justice 
                                        process, including any possible 
                                        sanctions for complainants, 
                                        such as laws regarding false 
                                        reporting, in a victim-centered 
                                        and trauma-informed manner;
                                            ``(gg) 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;
                                            ``(hh) any limitations on 
                                        the ability of the sexual and 
                                        interpersonal violence 
                                        specialist to provide privacy 
                                        or confidentiality to the 
                                        complainant under the policies 
                                        of the institution of higher 
                                        education, Federal law, or 
                                        State law;
                                            ``(ii) of a list of local 
                                        rape crisis centers, victim 
                                        advocacy centers, sexual and 
                                        interpersonal violence teams, 
                                        title IX offices, or similar 
                                        groups that are based on or 
                                        near campus and can reasonably 
                                        be expected to act as a 
                                        resource for the student; and
                                            ``(jj) the potential risk 
                                        of re-traumatization in 
                                        repeating the events of a 
                                        reported crime and available 
                                        campus resources for related 
                                        support services.
                                    ``(VI) The sexual and interpersonal 
                                violence specialist may, as 
                                appropriate--
                                            ``(aa) serve as a liaison 
                                        between a complainant and a 
                                        higher education responsible 
                                        employee or law enforcement, 
                                        provided the sexual and 
                                        interpersonal violence 
                                        specialist has obtained written 
                                        consent from the complainant 
                                        who has been fully and 
                                        accurately informed about what 
                                        procedures shall occur if 
                                        information is shared; and
                                            ``(bb) assist a complainant 
                                        in contacting and reporting to 
                                        a higher education responsible 
                                        employee or law enforcement.
                                    ``(VII) The sexual and 
                                interpersonal violence specialist shall 
                                be authorized by the institution to 
                                liaise with appropriate staff at the 
                                institution to arrange reasonable 
                                accommodations through the institution 
                                to allow the complainant to change 
                                living or academic arrangements or 
                                class schedules, obtain accessibility 
                                services (including transportation and 
                                language services), or arrange other 
                                accommodations for the complainant. The 
                                institution may not require that the 
                                complainant report to a law enforcement 
                                agency as a condition to grant such 
                                accommodations.
                                    ``(VIII) The sexual and 
                                interpersonal violence specialist shall 
                                not be obligated to identify a 
                                complainant or respondent, unless 
                                otherwise required to do so by State or 
                                local law. The sexual and interpersonal 
                                violence specialist shall, to the 
                                extent authorized under State law, 
                                provide confidential services.
                                    ``(IX) The institution shall 
                                designate as a sexual and interpersonal 
                                violence specialist an individual who 
                                has victim advocate privilege under 
                                State law (including receipt of any 
                                applicable State-required training for 
                                that purpose) if there is such an 
                                individual employed by the institution. 
                                The institution may partner through a 
                                formal agreement with an outside 
                                organization with the experience 
                                described in subclause (I)(cc), such as 
                                a community-based rape crisis center or 
                                other community-based sexual assault 
                                service provider, to provide the 
                                services described in this clause.
                                    ``(X) The sexual and interpersonal 
                                violence specialist shall collect and 
                                report anonymized statistics, on an 
                                annual basis, unless prohibited by 
                                State law. The sexual and interpersonal 
                                violence specialist shall ensure that 
                                such reports do not include identifying 
                                information and that the 
                                confidentiality of a complainant or 
                                respondent is not jeopardized through 
                                the reporting of such statistics. Any 
                                requests for accommodations, as 
                                described in subclause (VII), made by a 
                                sexual and interpersonal violence 
                                specialist shall not trigger an 
                                investigation by the institution, even 
                                if the sexual and interpersonal 
                                violence specialist deals only with 
                                matters relating to domestic violence, 
                                dating violence, sexual assault, sexual 
                                harassment, and stalking.
                                    ``(XI) The institution shall 
                                appoint an adequate number of sexual 
                                and interpersonal violence specialists 
                                not later than the earlier of--
                                            ``(aa) 1 year after the 
                                        Secretary determines through a 
                                        negotiated rulemaking process 
                                        what an adequate number of 
                                        sexual and interpersonal 
                                        violence specialists is for an 
                                        institution based on its size; 
                                        or
                                            ``(bb) 3 years after the 
                                        date of enactment of the Campus 
                                        Accountability and Safety Act.
                                    ``(XII) As part of the negotiated 
                                rulemaking process described in 
                                subclause (XI)(aa), the Secretary shall 
                                determine a process to allow 
                                institutions that enroll fewer than 
                                1,000 students to partner with another 
                                institution of higher education in 
                                their region or State to provide the 
                                services described in this clause while 
                                ensuring that students continue to have 
                                adequate access to the services and 
                                support provided by a sexual and 
                                interpersonal violence specialist.
                                    ``(XIII) The institution shall not 
                                discipline, penalize, or otherwise 
                                retaliate against an individual who 
                                reports, in good faith, domestic 
                                violence, dating violence, sexual 
                                assault, sexual harassment, or stalking 
                                to the sexual and interpersonal 
                                violence specialist.
                                    ``(XIV) Each employee of an 
                                institution who receives a report of 
                                domestic violence, dating violence, 
                                sexual assault, sexual harassment, or 
                                stalking shall notify the reporting 
                                individual of the existence of, contact 
                                information for, and services provided 
                                by sexual and interpersonal violence 
                                specialist of the institution.
                            ``(ii) Information on the institution's 
                        website.--The institution shall list on its 
                        website--
                                    ``(I) the name and contact 
                                information for the sexual and 
                                interpersonal violence specialist;
                                    ``(II) reporting options, including 
                                confidential options, for complainants 
                                of domestic violence, dating violence, 
                                sexual assault, sexual harassment, or 
                                stalking;
                                    ``(III) the process of 
                                investigation and disciplinary 
                                proceedings of the institution;
                                    ``(IV) the process of investigation 
                                and adjudication of the criminal 
                                justice system;
                                    ``(V) potential reasonable 
                                accommodations that the institution may 
                                provide to a complainant, as described 
                                in clause (i)(VII);
                                    ``(VI) the telephone number and 
                                website address for a local, State, or 
                                national hotline providing information 
                                to complainants (which shall be clearly 
                                communicated on the website and shall 
                                be updated on a timely basis);
                                    ``(VII) the name and location of 
                                the nearest medical facility where an 
                                individual may have a medical forensic 
                                examination administered by a trained 
                                sexual assault medical professional, 
                                including information on transportation 
                                options and available reimbursement for 
                                a visit to such facility;
                                    ``(VIII) the institution's amnesty 
                                and retaliation policies; and
                                    ``(IX) a list of local rape crisis 
                                centers, victim advocacy centers, 
                                sexual assault response teams, title IX 
                                offices, or similar groups that are 
                                based on or near campus and can 
                                reasonably be expected to act as a 
                                resource for the student.
                            ``(iii) 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, if 
                        they choose to do so, 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 
                        and interpersonal violence specialist and any 
                        other appropriate on- or off-campus resource.
                            ``(iv) Amnesty policy.--
                                    ``(I) In general.--The institution 
                                may, to the extent practicable, provide 
                                an amnesty policy for any student who 
                                reports, in good faith, domestic 
                                violence, dating violence, sexual 
                                assault, sexual harassment, 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--
                                            ``(aa) physical violence or 
                                        assault as a defense against 
                                        domestic violence, dating 
                                        violence, sexual assault, 
                                        sexual harassment, or stalking; 
                                        or
                                            ``(bb) 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, 
                                        sexual harassment, or stalking.
                                    ``(II) Good faith.--A determination 
                                of whether a report is made in good 
                                faith--
                                            ``(aa) shall be made in 
                                        accordance with regulations 
                                        established by the Secretary 
                                        through a negotiated rulemaking 
                                        process; and
                                            ``(bb) shall not include a 
                                        presumptive finding that a 
                                        student did not act in good 
                                        faith based solely on the 
                                        institution not initiating a 
                                        disciplinary proceeding based 
                                        on the student's report.
                                    ``(III) No preemption.--The 
                                requirement under subclause (I) 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.
                                    ``(IV) Provision of information.--
                                The institution shall provide 
                                information about the amnesty policy of 
                                the institution on the website of the 
                                institution.
                            ``(v) Training.--
                                    ``(I) 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 an 
                                evidence-informed training program, 
                                which may include online training 
                                modules, for training--
                                            ``(aa) 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, sexual harassment, or 
                                        stalking; and
                                            ``(bb) each employee of an 
                                        institution of higher education 
                                        who has responsibility for 
                                        conducting an interview with a 
                                        complainant of domestic 
                                        violence, dating violence, 
                                        sexual assault, sexual 
                                        harassment, or stalking.
                                    ``(II) Contents.--Such training 
                                shall include--
                                            ``(aa) information on 
                                        working with and interviewing 
                                        persons subjected to domestic 
                                        violence, dating violence, 
                                        sexual assault, sexual 
                                        harassment, or stalking that 
                                        utilizes victim-centered, 
                                        trauma-informed interview 
                                        techniques;
                                            ``(bb) information on 
                                        particular types of conduct 
                                        that would constitute domestic 
                                        violence, dating violence, 
                                        sexual assault, sexual 
                                        harassment, or stalking, 
                                        regardless of gender, including 
                                        same-sex incidents of domestic 
                                        violence, dating violence, 
                                        sexual assault, sexual 
                                        harassment, or stalking;
                                            ``(cc) information on 
                                        consent and what factors, 
                                        including power dynamics, may 
                                        impact whether consent is 
                                        voluntarily given, including 
                                        the ways drugs or alcohol may 
                                        affect an individual's ability 
                                        to consent and information on 
                                        consent for victims with 
                                        disabilities or victims who may 
                                        be neurodivergent;
                                            ``(dd) the effects of 
                                        trauma, including the 
                                        neurobiology of trauma;
                                            ``(ee) cultural specific 
                                        and responsiveness training 
                                        regarding how domestic 
                                        violence, dating violence, 
                                        sexual assault, sexual 
                                        harassment, and stalking may 
                                        impact students of underserved 
                                        communities differently 
                                        depending on their cultural 
                                        background; and
                                            ``(ff) information on 
                                        sexual assault dynamics, sexual 
                                        assault perpetrator behavior, 
                                        and barriers to reporting.
                                    ``(III) Institutional training.--
                                Each institution of higher education 
                                shall ensure that the individuals and 
                                employees described in subclause (I) 
                                receive the training described in this 
                                clause not later than the July 15 that 
                                is 1 year after the date that the 
                                training program has been developed by 
                                the Secretary in accordance with 
                                subclause (I).
                            ``(vi) Uniform campus-wide process for 
                        student disciplinary proceeding relating to 
                        claim of domestic violence, dating violence, 
                        sexual assault, sexual harassment, or 
                        stalking.--Each institution of higher education 
                        that receives funds under this Act--
                                    ``(I) 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, sexual 
                                harassment, or stalking against a 
                                student who attends the institution;
                                    ``(II) shall not carry out a 
                                different disciplinary process on the 
                                same campus for domestic violence, 
                                dating violence, sexual assault, sexual 
                                harassment, or stalking, or alter the 
                                uniform process described in subclause 
                                (I), 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; and
                                    ``(III) may not, as a condition of 
                                student participation in a disciplinary 
                                proceeding--
                                            ``(aa) automatically notify 
                                        a law enforcement agency of--

                                                    ``(AA) a receipt of 
                                                a report of domestic 
                                                violence, dating 
                                                violence, sexual 
                                                assault, sexual 
                                                harassment, or 
                                                stalking; or

                                                    ``(BB) the 
                                                initiation of a campus 
                                                disciplinary 
                                                proceeding; or

                                            ``(bb) require cooperation 
                                        with a law enforcement agency.
                            ``(vii) Information about the title ix 
                        coordinator and sexual and interpersonal 
                        violence specialist.--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 and the sexual and 
                        interpersonal violence specialist, including a 
                        brief description of the role of the 
                        coordinator and specialist and the roles of 
                        other officials who may be contacted to discuss 
                        or report domestic violence, dating violence, 
                        sexual assault, sexual harassment, or stalking, 
                        and documentation of training received by the 
                        title IX coordinator and the sexual and 
                        interpersonal violence specialist. 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. The Secretary shall make the 
                        information described in this clause publicly 
                        available.
                            ``(viii) Written notice of institutional 
                        disciplinary process.--The institution shall 
                        provide both the complainant and respondent 
                        with written notice of the institution's 
                        decision to proceed with an institutional 
                        disciplinary process regarding an allegation of 
                        domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
                        assault, sexual harassment, or stalking within 
                        24 hours of such decision, and sufficiently in 
                        advance of a disciplinary hearing to provide 
                        both the complainant and respondent 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:
                                    ``(I) 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.
                                    ``(II) A description of the process 
                                for the disciplinary proceeding, 
                                including the estimated timeline from 
                                initiation to final disposition.
                                    ``(III) A description of the rights 
                                and protections available to the 
                                complainant and respondent, including 
                                those described in paragraph (8)(B)(iv) 
                                and any other rights or protections 
                                that the complainant and respondent may 
                                have under the institution's policies.
                                    ``(IV) A copy of the institution's 
                                applicable policies, and, if available, 
                                related published informational 
                                materials.
                    ``(C) Penalties.--
                            ``(i) Penalty relating to sexual and 
                        interpersonal violence specialists.--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 this paragraph 
                        following the effective date described in 
                        section 4(b)(1) of the Campus Accountability 
                        and Safety Act.
                            ``(ii) 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 this paragraph following the 
                        effective date described in section 4(b)(2) of 
                        the Campus Accountability and Safety Act.
                            ``(iii) Voluntary resolution.--
                        Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
                        paragraph, the Secretary may enter into a 
                        voluntary resolution with an institution of 
                        higher education that is subject to a penalty 
                        under this subparagraph.
                            ``(iv) Adjustment to penalties.--Any civil 
                        penalty under this subparagraph 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 and interpersonal violence specialist.--Clause 
        (i) of section 487(f)(20)(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 and interpersonal violence 
                specialists 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.--Clauses (ii) through (viii) of 
        section 487(f)(20)(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. GRANTS TO COMBAT VIOLENT CRIMES ON CAMPUS.

    Section 304 of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice 
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 U.S.C. 20125) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ``sexual 
        harassment,'' after ``sexual assault,'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``sexual 
                harassment,'' after ``sexual assault,'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2). by inserting ``sexual 
                harassment,'' after ``sexual assault,'';
                    (C) in paragraph (3), in the first sentence, by 
                inserting ``sexual harassment,'' after ``sexual 
                assault,'';
                    (D) in paragraph (4), in the first sentence, by 
                inserting ``sexual harassment,'' after ``sexual 
                assault,'';
                    (E) in paragraph (6), by inserting ``sexual 
                harassment,'' after ``sexual assault,'';
                    (F) in paragraph (7), by inserting ``sexual 
                harassment,'' after ``sexual assault,'';
                    (G) in paragraph (8), by inserting ``sexual 
                harassment,'' after ``sexual assault,'';
                    (H) in paragraph (9), by inserting ``sexual 
                harassment, sexual assault,'' after ``sexual 
                violence,'';
                    (I) in paragraph (10), by inserting ``sexual 
                harassment,'' after ``sexual assault,'';
                    (J) in paragraph (11), by inserting ``sexual 
                harassment,'' after ``sexual assault,''; and
                    (K) in paragraph (12), in the first sentence, by 
                inserting ``sexual harassment,'' after ``sexual 
                assault,'';
            (3) in subsection (c)(2)(B), by inserting ``sexual 
        harassment'' after ``sexual assault,''; and
            (4) in subsection (d)(3)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``sexual 
                harassment,'' after ``sexual assault,'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``sexual 
                harassment,'' after ``sexual assault,''; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``sexual 
                harassment,'' after ``sexual assault,''.

SEC. 6. GAO REPORT.

    The Comptroller General of the United States shall--
            (1) conduct a study on the effectiveness and efficiency of 
        the grants to combat domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
        assault, sexual harassment, and stalking on campuses under 
        section 304 of the Violence Against Women and Department of 
        Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 U.S.C. 20125); and
            (2) 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 the Workforce 
        of the House of Representatives.
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