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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 2990

 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.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 October 8, 2025

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

_______________________________________________________________________

 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:
 ``
            (M) 
            (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:
 ``
            (viii) 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.
 ``
            (ix) 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.
 ``
            (x) 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.
 ``
            (xi) 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

    (21)
        (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:
 ``

    (20) 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:
 ``

    (21) 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)

    (21)
        (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)

    (21)
        (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 Workforce of 
 the House of Representatives.
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