[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 75 (Friday, May 27, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E975]
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                  INTRODUCTION OF THE CAMPUS SAVE ACT

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 26, 2011

  Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, today I am proud to introduce important 
bipartisan legislation, the Campus Sexual Violence Elimination (SaVE) 
Act, which would close a serious gap in the law by requiring colleges 
and universities to clearly spell out their policies regarding domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking, and will 
increase awareness and prevention of these acts by requiring 
transparency of information, prevention programs and assistance for 
victims. Senator Bob Casey recently introduced the Senate companion 
bill (S. 834).
  Sexual violence and violence in dating relationships are a serious 
problem on college campuses across the country. More than one in five 
female undergraduates will be victims of sexual assault or attempted 
sexual assault during their time on a campus; only a fraction of 
incidents are reported and many victims go without adequate 
institutional support.
  The Campus SaVE Act would increase the transparency of reports of 
sexual violence by institutions to include in their annual security 
reports statistics on domestic violence, dating violence and stalking 
that were reported to campus police authorities or local police 
agencies; promote prevention and bystander responsibility by requiring 
colleges and universities to develop clear statements of policy 
regarding domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and 
stalking prevention programs; ensure victims get the help they need by 
requiring colleges and universities to provide clear statements 
regarding their procedures followed when a case of domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault or stalking is reported and provide 
victims an explanation of their rights in writing; and requires clear 
procedures for institutional disciplinary proceedings and provides 
assistance to institutions to implement these requirements.
  This legislation will help ensure our college campuses and 
universities are safe. I urge my colleagues to support it.

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