119-hr406

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 406 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 406

 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of 
 higher education, as a condition of participation in programs under 
 title IV of such Act, to include a prohibition of antisemitic conduct 
 in all documents relating to student or employee conduct.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 January 15, 2025

Mr. Yakym (for himself and Ms. Scholten) 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 require institutions of 
 higher education, as a condition of participation in programs under 
 title IV of such Act, to include a prohibition of antisemitic conduct 
 in all documents relating to student or employee conduct.

 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 ``Promote Restoring Order To End 
Campus Targeting of Jewish Students and Faculty Act'' or the ``PROTECT 
Jewish Student and Faculty Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF ANTISEMITIC CONDUCT.

 

Section 487

    (a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1094

    (a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
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    (30) The institution will include, in all documents and 
 other resources relating to student or employee conduct on 
 campus--
 ``
        (A) a definition of antisemitism which states 
 that--
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            (i) antisemitism is a certain perception 
 of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred 
 toward Jews; and
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            (ii) rhetorical and physical 
 manifestations of antisemitism may be directed 
 toward--
 ``
            (I) Jewish or non-Jewish 
 individuals, including the property of 
 such individuals; and
 ``
            (II) Jewish community 
 institutions and religious facilities; 
 and
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        (B) a statement that antisemitic conduct is 
 prohibited on campus, and that such conduct--
 ``
            (i) by a student may result in the 
 expulsion of the student from the institution; 
 and
 ``
            (ii) by an employee may result in the 
 termination of the employee's employment at the 
 institution.''.
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