119-hr3518

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3518 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 3518

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit graduate medical 
 schools from receiving Federal financial assistance if such schools 
adopt certain policies and requirements relating to diversity, equity, 
 and inclusion.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 May 20, 2025

 Mr. Murphy (for himself, Mr. Owens, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
Onder, Mr. Gosar, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Moore of North 
 Carolina, Mr. Jackson of Texas, Mr. Kennedy of Utah, Mrs. Miller of 
West Virginia, Mr. Begich, Ms. Van Duyne, and Mr. Crenshaw) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education 
 and Workforce

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 A BILL

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit graduate medical 
 schools from receiving Federal financial assistance if such schools 
adopt certain policies and requirements relating to diversity, equity, 
 and inclusion.

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

SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN GRADUATE 
 MEDICAL SCHOOLS.

 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. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN GRADUATE 
 MEDICAL SCHOOLS.

 ``

    (a) Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
graduate medical school at an institution of higher education shall be 
eligible to receive funds or any other form of financial assistance 
under any Federal program, including participation in any federally 
funded or guaranteed student loan program, unless the institution 
submits the following certifications to the Secretary:
 ``

    (1) A certification that the institution does not, and 
 will not, do any of the following:
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        (A) Direct or compel faculty, staff, or students 
 of the medical school to personally state, pledge, 
 recite, or otherwise express any of the following 
 tenets as a precondition of receiving any benefit, 
 program access, instruction, privilege, employment, 
 admission, or other such matter:
 ``
            (i) That any sex, race, ethnicity, 
 religion, color, or national origin makes an 
 individual a member of oppressed or oppressor 
 categories.
 ``
            (ii) That individuals should be adversely 
 treated on the basis of their sex, race, 
 ethnicity, religion, color, or national origin.
 ``
            (iii) That individuals, by virtue of sex, 
 race, ethnicity, religion, color, or national 
 origin, are inherently responsible for actions 
 committed in the past by other members of the 
 same sex, race, ethnicity, religion, color, or 
 national origin.
 ``
            (iv) That America is systemically, 
 structurally, or institutionally racist, or 
 that racism is weaved into the `ordinary 
 business of society', or that America is an 
 oppressive nation.
 ``
        (B) Take any action that would deprive or tend to 
 deprive a medical student of educational opportunities 
 or otherwise adversely affect their status as a 
 student, on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, or 
 national origin, including--
 ``
            (i) making a distinction or 
 classification of medical school students on 
 the basis of race, ethnicity, color, or 
 national origin;
 ``
            (ii) establishing a privilege or benefit 
 for students solely on the basis of race, 
 ethnicity, color, or national origin;
 ``
            (iii) providing a course of instruction 
 for students solely on the basis of race, 
 ethnicity, color, or national origin; or
 ``
            (iv) otherwise distinguising students by 
 race, ethnicity, color, or national origin.
 ``
            (C) Require a course of instruction or unit of 
 study at the medical school directing or otherwise 
 compelling students, faculty, or staff to personally 
 state, pledge, recite, assert, or otherwise adopt any 
 of the tenets specified in subparagraph
        (A) .
 ``
            (D) Establish, maintain, or contract with a 
 diversity, equity, and inclusion office, or any other 
 functional equivalent of such an office, to serve the 
 medical school.
 ``
        (E) Require or incentivize an individual to 
 complete a diversity statement professing or adhering 
 to diversity, equity, and inclusion as a condition of, 
 or benefit in, admission or employment at such school.
 ``

    (2) A certification that the institution will comply with 
 all applicable civil rights laws, including--
 ``
        (A) titles IV and VI of the Civil Rights Act of 
 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000c et seq.; 2000d et seq.);
 ``
        (B) title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 
 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.);
 ``
            (C) section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
 (29 U.S.C. 794);
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            (D) the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 
 6101 et seq.); and
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        (E) any regulations, guidelines, and standards 
 issued by the Department of Education under any 
 applicable civil rights laws.
 ``

    (b) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:
 ``

    (1) Diversity, equity, and inclusion office.--The term 
 `diversity, equity, and inclusion office' means any component 
 of an institution of higher education, including any division, 
 unit, or center of such an institution, that is responsible for 
 directing or compelling faculty, staff, or students to state, 
 pledge, recite, assert, or otherwise express ideas as a 
 precondition of receiving any benefit, program access, 
 instruction, privilege, employment, admission, or other such 
 matter in violation of title IV or title VI of the Civil Rights 
 Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000c et seq.; 2000d et seq.).
 ``

    (2) Diversity statement.--The term `diversity statement' 
 means any written or oral statement that--
 ``
        (A) asserts that individuals of any race, sex, 
 ethnicity, color, or national origin are inherently 
 superior or inferior;
 ``
        (B) asserts that individuals should be adversely 
 or advantageously treated on the basis of their race, 
 sex, ethnicity, color, or national origin; or
 ``
            (C) asserts that individuals, by virtue of race, 
 sex, ethnicity, color, or national origin, bear 
 collective guilt and are inherently responsible for 
 actions committed in the past by other members of the 
 same race, ethnicity, color, or national origin.
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    (3) Institution of higher education.--The term 
 `institution of higher education' has the meaning given that 
 term in 

section 102.''.

SEC. 2. CONFORMING REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCREDITING AGENCIES AND 
 ASSOCIATIONS.

 

Section 496

    (a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1099b

    (a) ) is amended--

    (1) in paragraph

    (7) , by striking ``and'' at the end;

    (2) in paragraph

    (8) , by striking the period at the end and 
 inserting ``; and''; and

    (3) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (9) if such agency or association has or seeks to include 
 within its scope of recognition the evaluation of the quality 
 of institutions or programs offering graduate medical 
 education, such agency or association shall, in addition to 
 meeting the other requirements of this subpart, demonstrate to 
 the Secretary that the agency or association does not require 
 an institution or program to adopt any policies or other 
 requirements in contravention of 

section 124 as a condition of 
 receiving accreditation from the agency or association.''.

SEC. 3. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.

 Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act shall be 
construed--

    (1) to prohibit a graduate medical school at an institution 
 of higher education from--
        (A) providing instruction about unique medical 
 needs or conditions that may be related to an 
 individual's sex, race, or other characteristics; or
        (B) collecting and maintaining demographic data on 
 students solely for informational purposes;

    (2) in the case of an institution with a religious mission, 
 to require or incentivize the institution to take any action 
 that is contrary to the tenets of such religion; or

    (3) to restrict or prohibit--
        (A) the exercise of First Amendment rights by 
 anyone lawfully present on the grounds of an 
 institution of higher education (as defined in 

section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
 1002));
        (B) academic instruction at such an institution, 
 except to the extent required under paragraphs

    (2)
            (C) and

    (3) of 

section 124

    (a) of the Higher Education Act 
 of 1965 (as added by 

section 2);
            (C) research operations at such an institution;
            (D) the operations of student organizations at such 
 an institution;
        (E) the invitation of lecturers and other guest 
 speakers to such an institution; or
        (F) the ability of an institution to comply with 
 Federal and State anti-discrimination laws.

SEC. 4. SEVERABILITY.

 If any provision of this Act or an amendment made by this Act is 
held invalid, the remainder of this Act and the amendments made by this 
Act shall not be affected thereby.
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