[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 64 (Wednesday, April 14, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S1946]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1423. Mr. COTTON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 937, to facilitate the expedited review of COVID-19 
hate crimes, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the end, add the following:

     SEC. 4. REVIEW OF ANTI-ASIAN DISCRIMINATION IN INSTITUTIONS 
                   OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Applicable period.--The term ``applicable period'' 
     means the 5-year period beginning on the date on which the 
     officer or employee is designated under subsection (b).
       (2) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given the 
     term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1002).
       (b) Designation.--Not later than 1 day after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall designate 
     an officer or employee of the Department of Justice whose 
     sole responsibility during the applicable period shall be to 
     review and investigate allegations of anti-Asian 
     discrimination in the admissions policies of institutions of 
     higher education in the United States.
       (c) Reports.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and once every 180 days thereafter 
     until the end of the applicable period, the Attorney General 
     shall submit a report to Congress on the allegations 
     described in subsection (b) reviewed during the reporting 
     period, which shall include--
       (1) a summary of each allegation received; and
       (2) information about the status of each allegation, 
     including whether the Department of Justice filed or declined 
     to file an action based on the allegation.
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