HR 6359 — Pregnant Students’ Rights Act

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 HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965

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 TITLE IV--STUDENT ASSISTANCE

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 Part G--General Provisions Relating to Student 
 Assistance Programs

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SEC. 485. INSTITUTIONAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE INFORMATION FOR 
 STUDENTS.

 (a) Information Dissemination Activities.--(1) Each eligible 
institution participating in any program under this title shall 
carry out information dissemination activities for prospective 
and enrolled students (including those attending or planning to 
attend less than full time) regarding the institution and all 
financial assistance under this title. The information required 
by this section shall be produced and be made readily available 
upon request, through appropriate publications, mailings, and 
electronic media, to an enrolled student and to any prospective 
student. Each eligible institution shall, on an annual basis, 
provide to all enrolled students a list of the information that 
is required to be provided by institutions to students by this 
section and section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act 
(commonly known as the ``Family Educational Rights and Privacy 
Act of 1974''), together with a statement of the procedures 
required to obtain such information. The information required 
by this section shall accurately describe--
 (A) the student financial assistance programs 
 available to students who enroll at such institution;
 (B) the methods by which such assistance is 
 distributed among student recipients who enroll at such 
 institution;
 (C) any means, including forms, by which application 
 for student financial assistance is made and 
 requirements for accurately preparing such application;
 (D) the rights and responsibilities of students 
 receiving financial assistance under this title;
 (E) the cost of attending the institution, including 
 (i) tuition and fees, (ii) books and supplies, (iii) 
 estimates of typical student room and board costs or 
 typical commuting costs, and (iv) any additional cost 
 of the program in which the student is enrolled or 
 expresses a specific interest;
 (F) a statement of--
 (i) the requirements of any refund policy 
 with which the institution is required to 
 comply;
 (ii) the requirements under section 484B for 
 the return of grant or loan assistance provided 
 under this title; and
 (iii) the requirements for officially 
 withdrawing from the institution;
 (G) the academic program of the institution, 
 including (i) the current degree programs and other 
 educational and training programs, (ii) the 
 instructional, laboratory, and other physical plant 
 facilities which relate to the academic program, (iii) 
 the faculty and other instructional personnel, and (iv) 
 any plans by the institution for improving the academic 
 program of the institution;
 (H) each person designated under subsection (c) of 
 this section, and the methods by which and locations in 
 which any person so designated may be contacted by 
 students and prospective students who are seeking 
 information required by this subsection;
 (I) special facilities and services available to 
 students with disabilities;
 (J) the names of associations, agencies, or 
 governmental bodies which accredit, approve, or license 
 the institution and its programs, and the procedures 
 under which any current or prospective student may 
 obtain or review upon request a copy of the documents 
 describing the institution's accreditation, approval, 
 or licensing;
 (K) the standards which the student must maintain in 
 order to be considered to be making satisfactory 
 progress, pursuant to section 484(a)(2);
 (L) the completion or graduation rate of certificate- 
 or degree-seeking, full-time, undergraduate students 
 entering such institutions;
 (M) the terms and conditions of the loans 
 that students receive under parts B, D, and E;
 (N) that enrollment in a program of study abroad 
 approved for credit by the home institution may be 
 considered enrollment in the home institution for 
 purposes of applying for Federal student financial 
 assistance;
 (O) the campus crime report prepared by the 
 institution pursuant to subsection (f), including all 
 required reporting categories;
 (P) institutional policies and sanctions 
 related to copyright infringement, including--
 (i) an annual disclosure that 
 explicitly informs students that 
 unauthorized distribution of 
 copyrighted material, including 
 unauthorized peer-to-peer file sharing, 
 may subject the students to civil and 
 criminal liabilities;
 (ii) a summary of the penalties for 
 violation of Federal copyright laws; 
 and
 (iii) a description of the 
 institution's policies with respect to 
 unauthorized peer-to-peer file sharing, 
 including disciplinary actions that are 
 taken against students who engage in 
 unauthorized distribution of 
 copyrighted materials using the 
 institution's information technology 
 system;
 (Q) student body diversity at the 
 institution, including information on the 
 percentage of enrolled, full-time students 
 who--
 (i) are male;
 (ii) are female;
 (iii) receive a Federal Pell Grant; 
 and
 (iv) are a self-identified member of 
 a major racial or ethnic group;
 (R) the placement in employment of, and types 
 of employment obtained by, graduates of the 
 institution's degree or certificate programs, 
 gathered from such sources as alumni surveys, 
 student satisfaction surveys, the National 
 Survey of Student Engagement, the Community 
 College Survey of Student Engagement, State 
 data systems, or other relevant sources;
 (S) the types of graduate and professional 
 education in which graduates of the 
 institution's four-year degree programs 
 enrolled, gathered from such sources as alumni 
 surveys, student satisfaction surveys, the 
 National Survey of Student Engagement, State 
 data systems, or other relevant sources;
 (T) the fire safety report prepared by the 
 institution pursuant to subsection (i);
 (U) the retention rate of certificate- or 
 degree-seeking, first-time, full-time, 
 undergraduate students entering such 
 institution; and
 (V) institutional policies regarding 
 vaccinations.
 (2) For the purpose of this section, the term ``prospective 
student'' means any individual who has contacted an eligible 
institution requesting information concerning admission to that 
institution.
 (3) In calculating the completion or graduation rate under 
subparagraph (L) of paragraph (1) of this subsection or under 
subsection (e), a student shall be counted as a completion or 
graduation if, within 150 percent of the normal time for 
completion of or graduation from the program, the student has 
completed or graduated from the program, or enrolled in any 
program of an eligible institution for which the prior program 
provides substantial preparation. The information required to 
be disclosed under such subparagraph--
 (A) shall be made available by July 1 each year to 
 enrolled students and prospective students prior to the 
 students enrolling or entering into any financial 
 obligation; and
 (B) shall cover the one-year period ending on August 
 31 of the preceding year.
 (4) For purposes of this section, institutions may--
 (A) exclude from the information disclosed in 
 accordance with subparagraph (L) of paragraph 
 (1) the completion or graduation rates of 
 students who leave school to serve in the Armed 
 Forces, on official church missions, or with a 
 recognized foreign aid service of the Federal 
 Government; or
 (B) in cases where the students described in 
 subparagraph (A) represent 20 percent or more 
 of the certificate- or degree-seeking, full-
 time, undergraduate students at the 
 institution, recalculate the completion or 
 graduation rates of such students by excluding 
 from the calculation described in paragraph (3) 
 the time period during which such students were 
 not enrolled due to their service in the Armed 
 Forces, on official church missions, or with a 
 recognized foreign aid service of the Federal 
 Government.
 (5) The Secretary shall permit any institution of higher 
education that is a member of an athletic association or 
athletic conference that has voluntarily published completion 
or graduation rate data or has agreed to publish data that, in 
the opinion of the Secretary, is substantially comparable to 
the information required under this subsection, to use such 
data to satisfy the requirements of this subsection; and
 (6) Each institution may provide supplemental information to 
enrolled and prospective students showing the completion or 
graduation rate for students described in paragraph (4) or for 
students transferring into the institution or information 
showing the rate at which students transfer out of the 
institution.
 (7)(A)(i) Subject to clause (ii), the information 
 disseminated under paragraph (1)(L), or reported under 
 subsection (e), shall be disaggregated by gender, by 
 each major racial and ethnic subgroup, by recipients of 
 a Federal Pell Grant, by recipients of a loan made 
 under part B or D (other than a loan made under section 
 428H or a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan) 
 who did not receive a Federal Pell Grant, and by 
 recipients of neither a Federal Pell Grant nor a loan 
 made under part B or D (other than a loan made under 
 section 428H or a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford 
 Loan), if the number of students in such subgroup or 
 with such status is sufficient to yield statistically 
 reliable information and reporting will not reveal 
 personally identifiable information about an individual 
 student. If such number is not sufficient for such 
 purposes, then the institution shall note that the 
 institution enrolled too few of such students to so 
 disclose or report with confidence and confidentiality.
 (ii) The requirements of clause (i) shall not apply 
 to two-year, degree-granting institutions of higher 
 education until academic year 2011-2012.
 (B)(i) In order to assist two-year degree-granting 
 institutions of higher education in meeting the 
 requirements of paragraph (1)(L) and subsection (e), 
 the Secretary, in consultation with the Commissioner 
 for Education Statistics, shall, not later than 90 days 
 after the date of enactment of the Higher Education 
 Opportunity Act, convene a group of representatives 
 from diverse institutions of higher education, experts 
 in the field of higher education policy, state higher 
 education officials, students, and other stakeholders 
 in the higher education community, to develop 
 recommendations regarding the accurate calculation and 
 reporting of the information required to be 
 disseminated or reported under paragraph (1)(L) and 
 subsection (e) by two-year, degree-granting 
 institutions of higher education. In developing such 
 recommendations, the group of representatives shall 
 consider the mission and role of two-year degree-
 granting institutions of higher education, and may 
 recommend additional or alternative measures of student 
 success for such institutions in light of the mission 
 and role of such institutions.
 (ii) The Secretary shall widely disseminate the 
 recommendations required under this subparagraph to 
 two-year, degree-granting institutions of higher 
 education, the public, and the authorizing committees 
 not later than 18 months after the first meeting of the 
 group of representatives convened under clause (i).
 (iii) The Secretary shall use the recommendations 
 from the group of representatives convened under clause 
 (i) to provide technical assistance to two-year, 
 degree-granting institutions of higher education in 
 meeting the requirements of paragraph (1)(L) and 
 subsection (e).
 (iv) The Secretary may modify the information 
 required to be disseminated or reported under paragraph 
 (1)(L) or subsection (e) by a two-year, degree-granting 
 institution of higher education--
 (I) based on the recommendations received 
 under this subparagraph from the group of 
 representatives convened under clause (i);
 (II) to include additional or alternative 
 measures of student success if the goals of the 
 provisions of paragraph (1)(L) and subsection 
 (e) can be met through additional means or 
 comparable alternatives; and
 (III) during the period beginning on the date 
 of enactment of the Higher Education 
 Opportunity Act, and ending on June 30, 2011.
 (b) Exit Counseling for Borrowers.--(1)(A) Each eligible 
institution shall, through financial aid offices or otherwise, 
provide counseling to borrowers of loans that are made, 
insured, or guaranteed under part B (other than loans made 
pursuant to section 428C or loans under section 428B made on 
behalf of a student) or made under part D (other than Federal 
Direct Consolidation Loans or Federal Direct PLUS Loans made on 
behalf of a student) or made under part E of this title prior 
to the completion of the course of study for which the borrower 
enrolled at the institution or at the time of departure from 
such institution. The counseling required by this subsection 
shall include--
 (i) information on the repayment plans available, 
 including a description of the different features of 
 each plan and sample information showing the average 
 anticipated monthly payments, and the difference in 
 interest paid and total payments, under each plan;
 (ii) debt management strategies that are designed to 
 facilitate the repayment of such indebtedness;
 (iii) an explanation that the borrower has the 
 options to prepay each loan, pay each loan on a shorter 
 schedule, and change repayment plans;
 (iv) for any loan forgiveness or cancellation 
 provision of this title, a general description of the 
 terms and conditions under which the borrower may 
 obtain full or partial forgiveness or cancellation of 
 the principal and interest, and a copy of the 
 information provided by the Secretary under section 
 485(d);
 (v) for any forbearance provision of this title, a 
 general description of the terms and conditions under 
 which the borrower may defer repayment of principal or 
 interest or be granted forbearance, and a copy of the 
 information provided by the Secretary under section 
 485(d);
 (vi) the consequences of defaulting on a loan, 
 including adverse credit reports, delinquent debt 
 collection procedures under Federal law, and 
 litigation;
 (vii) information on the effects of using a 
 consolidation loan under section 428C or a Federal 
 Direct Consolidation Loan to discharge the borrower's 
 loans under parts B, D, and E, including at a minimum--
 (I) the effects of consolidation on total 
 interest to be paid, fees to be paid, and 
 length of repayment;
 (II) the effects of consolidation on a 
 borrower's underlying loan benefits, including 
 grace periods, loan forgiveness, cancellation, 
 and deferment opportunities;
 (III) the option of the borrower to prepay 
 the loan or to change repayment plans; and
 (IV) that borrower benefit programs may vary 
 among different lenders;
 (viii) a general description of the types of tax 
 benefits that may be available to borrowers;
 (ix) a notice to borrowers about the availability of 
 the National Student Loan Data System and how the 
 system can be used by a borrower to obtain information 
 on the status of the borrower's loans; and
 (x) an explanation that--
 (I) the borrower may be 
 contacted during the repayment 
 period by third-party student 
 debt relief companies;
 (II) the borrower should use 
 caution when dealing with those 
 companies; and
 (III) the services that those 
 companies typically provide are 
 already offered to borrowers 
 free of charge through the 
 Department or the borrower's 
 servicer; and
 (B) In the case of borrower who leaves an institution without 
the prior knowledge of the institution, the institution shall 
attempt to provide the information described in subparagraph 
(A) to the student in writing.
 (2)(A) Each eligible institution shall require that the 
borrower of a loan made under part B, D, or E submit to the 
institution, during the exit interview required by this 
subsection--
 (i) the borrower's expected permanent address after 
 leaving the institution (regardless of the reason for 
 leaving);
 (ii) the name and address of the borrower's expected 
 employer after leaving the institution;
 (iii) the address of the borrower's next of kin; and
 (iv) any corrections in the institution's records 
 relating the borrower's name, address, social security 
 number, references, and driver's license number.
 (B) The institution shall, within 60 days after the 
interview, forward any corrected or completed information 
received from the borrower to the guaranty agency indicated on 
the borrower's student aid records.
 (C) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit 
an institution of higher education from utilizing electronic 
means to provide personalized exit counseling.
 (c) Financial Assistance Information Personnel.--Each 
eligible institution shall designate an employee or group of 
employees who shall be available on a full-time basis to assist 
students or potential students in obtaining information as 
specified in subsection (a). The Secretary may, by regulation, 
waive the requirement that an employee or employees be 
available on a full-time basis for carrying out 
responsibilities required under this section whenever an 
institution in which the total enrollment, or the portion of 
the enrollment participating in programs under this title at 
that institution, is too small to necessitate such employee or 
employees being available on a full-time basis. No such waiver 
may include permission to exempt any such institution from 
designating a specific individual or a group of individuals to 
carry out the provisions of this section.
 (d) Departmental Publication of Descriptions of Assistance 
Programs.--(1) The Secretary shall make available to eligible 
institutions, eligible lenders, and secondary schools 
descriptions of Federal student assistance programs including 
the rights and responsibilities of student and institutional 
participants, in order to (A) assist students in gaining 
information through institutional sources, and (B) assist 
institutions in carrying out the provisions of this section, so 
that individual and institutional participants will be fully 
aware of their rights and responsibilities under such programs. 
In particular, such information shall include information to 
enable students and prospective students to assess the debt 
burden and monthly and total repayment obligations that will be 
incurred as a result of receiving loans of varying amounts 
under this title. Such information shall also include 
information on the various payment options available for 
student loans, including income-sensitive and income-based 
repayment plans for loans made, insured, or guaranteed under 
part B and income-contingent and income-based repayment plans 
for loans made under part D. In addition, such information 
shall include information to enable borrowers to assess the 
practical consequences of loan consolidation, including 
differences in deferment eligibility, interest rates, monthly 
payments, and finance charges, and samples of loan 
consolidation profiles to illustrate such consequences. The 
Secretary shall provide information concerning the specific 
terms and conditions under which students may obtain partial or 
total cancellation or defer repayment of loans for service, 
shall indicate (in terms of the Federal minimum wage) the 
maximum level of compensation and allowances that a student 
borrower may receive from a tax-exempt organization to qualify 
for a deferment, and shall explicitly state that students may 
qualify for such partial cancellations or deferments when they 
serve as a paid employee of a tax-exempt organization. The 
Secretary shall also provide information on loan forbearance, 
including the increase in debt that results from capitalization 
of interest. Such information shall be provided by eligible 
institutions and eligible lenders at any time that information 
regarding loan availability is provided to any student.
 (2) The Secretary, to the extent the information is 
available, shall compile information describing State and other 
prepaid tuition programs and savings programs and disseminate 
such information to States, eligible institutions, students, 
and parents in departmental publications.
 (3) The Secretary, to the extent practicable, shall update 
the Department's Internet site to include direct links to 
databases that contain information on public and private 
financial assistance programs. The Secretary shall only provide 
direct links to databases that can be accessed without charge 
and shall make reasonable efforts to verify that the databases 
included in a direct link are not providing fraudulent 
information. The Secretary shall prominently display adjacent 
to any such direct link a disclaimer indicating that a direct 
link to a database does not constitute an endorsement or 
recommendation of the database, the provider of the database, 
or any services or products of such provider. The Secretary 
shall provide additional direct links to information resources 
from which students may obtain information about fraudulent and 
deceptive practices in the provision of services related to 
student financial aid.
 (4) The Secretary shall widely publicize the location of the 
information described in paragraph (1) among the public, 
eligible institutions, and eligible lenders, and promote the 
use of such information by prospective students, enrolled 
students, families of prospective and enrolled students, and 
borrowers.
 (e) Disclosures Required With Respect to Athletically Related 
Student Aid.--(1) Each institution of higher education which 
participates in any program under this title and is attended by 
students receiving athletically related student aid shall 
annually submit a report to the Secretary which contains--
 (A) the number of students at the institution of 
 higher education who received athletically related 
 student aid broken down by race and sex in the 
 following sports: basketball, football, baseball, cross 
 country/track, and all other sports combined;
 (B) the number of students at the institution of 
 higher education, broken down by race and sex;
 (C) the completion or graduation rate for students at 
 the institution of higher education who received 
 athletically related student aid broken down by race 
 and sex in the following sports: basketball, football, 
 baseball, cross country/track and all other sports 
 combined;
 (D) the completion or graduation rate for students at 
 the institution of higher education, broken down by 
 race and sex;
 (E) the average completion or graduation rate for the 
 4 most recent completing or graduating classes of 
 students at the institution of higher education who 
 received athletically related student aid broken down 
 by race and sex in the following categories: 
 basketball, football, baseball, cross country/track, 
 and all other sports combined; and
 (F) the average completion or graduation rate for the 
 4 most recent completing or graduating classes of 
 students at the institution of higher education broken 
 down by race and sex.
 (2) When an institution described in paragraph (1) of this 
subsection offers a potential student athlete athletically 
related student aid, such institution shall provide to the 
student and the student's parents, guidance counselor, and 
coach the information contained in the report submitted by such 
institution pursuant to paragraph (1). If the institution is a 
member of a national collegiate athletic association that 
compiles graduation rate data on behalf of the association's 
member institutions that the Secretary determines is 
substantially comparable to the information described in 
paragraph (1), the distribution of the compilation of such data 
to all secondary schools in the United States shall fulfill the 
responsibility of the institution to provide information to a 
prospective student athlete's guidance counselor and coach.
 (3) For purposes of this subsection, institutions 
 may--
 (A) exclude from the reporting requirements 
 under paragraphs (1) and (2) the completion or 
 graduation rates of students and student 
 athletes who leave school to serve in the Armed 
 Forces, on official church missions, or with a 
 recognized foreign aid service of the Federal 
 Government; or
 (B) in cases where the students described in 
 subparagraph (A) represent 20 percent or more 
 of the certificate- or degree-seeking, full-
 time, undergraduate students at the 
 institution, calculate the completion or 
 graduation rates of such students by excluding 
 from the calculations described in paragraph 
 (1) the time period during which such students 
 were not enrolled due to their service in the 
 Armed Forces, on official church missions, or 
 with a recognized foreign aid service of the 
 Federal Government.
 (4) Each institution of higher education described in 
paragraph (1) may provide supplemental information to students 
and the Secretary showing the completion or graduation rate 
when such completion or graduation rate includes students 
transferring into and out of such institution.
 (5) The Secretary, using the reports submitted under this 
subsection, shall compile and publish a report containing the 
information required under paragraph (1) broken down by--
 (A) individual institutions of higher education; and
 (B) athletic conferences recognized by the National 
 Collegiate Athletic Association and the National 
 Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
 (6) The Secretary shall waive the requirements of this 
subsection for any institution of higher education that is a 
member of an athletic association or athletic conference that 
has voluntarily published completion or graduation rate data or 
has agreed to publish data that, in the opinion of the 
Secretary, is substantially comparable to the information 
required under this subsection.
 (7) The Secretary, in conjunction with the National Junior 
College Athletic Association, shall develop and obtain data on 
completion or graduation rates from two-year colleges that 
award athletically related student aid. Such data shall, to the 
extent practicable, be consistent with the reporting 
requirements set forth in this section.
 (8) For purposes of this subsection, the term ``athletically 
related student aid'' means any scholarship, grant, or other 
form of financial assistance the terms of which require the 
recipient to participate in a program of intercollegiate 
athletics at an institution of higher education in order to be 
eligible to receive such assistance.
 (9) The reports required by this subsection shall be due each 
July 1 and shall cover the 1-year period ending August 31 of 
the preceding year.
 (f) Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime 
Statistics.--(1) Each eligible institution participating in any 
program under this title, other than a foreign institution of 
higher education, shall on August 1, 1991, begin to collect the 
following information with respect to campus crime statistics 
and campus security policies of that institution, and beginning 
September 1, 1992, and each year thereafter, prepare, publish, 
and distribute, through appropriate publications or mailings, 
to all current students and employees, and to any applicant for 
enrollment or employment upon request, an annual security 
report containing at least the following information with 
respect to the campus security policies and campus crime 
statistics of that institution:
 (A) A statement of current campus policies regarding 
 procedures and facilities for students and others to 
 report criminal actions or other emergencies occurring 
 on campus and policies concerning the institution's 
 response to such reports.
 (B) A statement of current policies concerning 
 security and access to campus facilities, including 
 campus residences, and security considerations used in 
 the maintenance of campus facilities.
 (C) A statement of current policies concerning campus 
 law enforcement, including--
 (i) the law enforcement authority of campus 
 security personnel;
 (ii) the working relationship of campus 
 security personnel with State and local law 
 enforcement agencies, including whether the 
 institution has agreements with such agencies, 
 such as written memoranda of understanding, for 
 the investigation of alleged criminal offenses; 
 and
 (iii) policies which encourage accurate and 
 prompt reporting of all crimes to the campus 
 police and the appropriate law enforcement 
 agencies, when the victim of such crime elects 
 or is unable to make such a report.
 (D) A description of the type and frequency of 
 programs designed to inform students and employees 
 about campus security procedures and practices and to 
 encourage students and employees to be responsible for 
 their own security and the security of others.
 (E) A description of programs designed to inform 
 students and employees about the prevention of crimes.
 (F) Statistics concerning the occurrence on campus, 
 in or on noncampus buildings or property, and on public 
 property during the most recent calendar year, and 
 during the 2 preceding calendar years for which data 
 are available--
 (i) of the following criminal offenses 
 reported to campus security authorities or 
 local police agencies:
 (I) murder;
 (II) sex offenses, forcible or 
 nonforcible;
 (III) robbery;
 (IV) aggravated assault;
 (V) burglary;
 (VI) motor vehicle theft;
 (VII) manslaughter;
 (VIII) arson;
 (IX) arrests or persons referred for 
 campus disciplinary action for liquor 
 law violations, drug-related 
 violations, and weapons possession;
 (ii) of the crimes described in subclauses 
 (I) through (VIII) of clause (i), of larceny-
 theft, simple assault, intimidation, and 
 destruction, damage, or vandalism of property, 
 and of other crimes involving bodily injury to 
 any person, in which the victim is 
 intentionally selected because of the actual or 
 perceived race, gender, religion, national 
 origin, sexual orientation, gender identity,, 
 ethnicity, or disability of the victim that are 
 reported to campus security authorities or 
 local police agencies, which data shall be 
 collected and reported according to category of 
 prejudice;
 (iii) of domestic violence, dating violence, 
 and stalking incidents that were reported to 
 campus security authorities or local police 
 agencies; and
 (iv) of hazing incidents that were reported 
 to campus security authorities or local police 
 agencies.
 (G) A statement of policy concerning the monitoring 
 and recording through local police agencies of criminal 
 activity at off-campus student organizations which are 
 recognized by the institution and that are engaged in 
 by students attending the institution, including those 
 student organizations with off-campus housing 
 facilities.
 (H) A statement of policy regarding the possession, 
 use, and sale of alcoholic beverages and enforcement of 
 State underage drinking laws and a statement of policy 
 regarding the possession, use, and sale of illegal 
 drugs and enforcement of Federal and State drug laws 
 and a description of any drug or alcohol abuse 
 education programs as required under section 120 of 
 this Act.
 (I) A statement advising the campus community where 
 law enforcement agency information provided by a State 
 under section 170101(j) of the Violent Crime Control 
 and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14071(j)), 
 concerning registered sex offenders may be obtained, 
 such as the law enforcement office of the institution, 
 a local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction for 
 the campus, or a computer network address.
 (J) A statement of current campus policies 
 regarding immediate emergency response and 
 evacuation procedures, including the use of 
 electronic and cellular communication (if 
 appropriate), which policies shall include 
 procedures to--
 (i) immediately notify the campus 
 community upon the confirmation of a 
 significant emergency or dangerous 
 situation involving an immediate threat 
 to the health or safety of students or 
 staff occurring on the campus, as 
 defined in paragraph (6), unless 
 issuing a notification will compromise 
 efforts to contain the emergency;
 (ii) publicize emergency response and 
 evacuation procedures on an annual 
 basis in a manner designed to reach 
 students and staff; and
 (iii) test emergency response and 
 evacuation procedures on an annual 
 basis.
 (K) A statement of current policies relating to 
 hazing (as defined by the institution), how to report 
 incidents of such hazing, and the process used to 
 investigate such incidents of hazing, and information 
 on applicable local, State, and Tribal laws on hazing 
 (as defined by such local, State, and Tribal laws).
 (L) A statement of policy regarding prevention and 
 awareness programs related to hazing (as defined by the 
 institution) that includes a description of research-
 informed campus-wide prevention programs designed to 
 reach students, staff, and faculty, which includes--
 (i) the information referred to in 
 subparagraph (K); and
 (ii) primary prevention strategies intended 
 to stop hazing before hazing occurs, which may 
 include skill building for bystander 
 intervention, information about ethical 
 leadership, and the promotion of strategies for 
 building group cohesion without hazing.
 (2) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 
authorize the Secretary to require particular policies, 
procedures, or practices by institutions of higher education 
with respect to campus crimes or campus security.
 (3) Each institution participating in any program under this 
title, other than a foreign institution of higher education, 
shall make timely reports to the campus community on crimes 
considered to be a threat to other students and employees 
described in paragraph (1)(F) that are reported to campus 
security or local law police agencies. Such reports shall be 
provided to students and employees in a manner that is timely, 
that withholds the names of victims as confidential, and that 
will aid in the prevention of similar occurrences.
 (4)(A) Each institution participating in any program under 
this title, other than a foreign institution of higher 
education, that maintains a police or security department of 
any kind shall make, keep, and maintain a daily log, written in 
a form that can be easily understood, recording all crimes 
reported to such police or security department, including--
 (i) the nature, date, time, and general location of 
 each crime; and
 (ii) the disposition of the complaint, if known.
 (B)(i) All entries that are required pursuant to this 
paragraph shall, except where disclosure of such information is 
prohibited by law or such disclosure would jeopardize the 
confidentiality of the victim, be open to public inspection 
within two business days of the initial report being made to 
the department or a campus security authority.
 (ii) If new information about an entry into a log becomes 
available to a police or security department, then the new 
information shall be recorded in the log not later than two 
business days after the information becomes available to the 
police or security department.
 (iii) If there is clear and convincing evidence that the 
release of such information would jeopardize an ongoing 
criminal investigation or the safety of an individual, cause a 
suspect to flee or evade detection, or result in the 
destruction of evidence, such information may be withheld until 
that damage is no longer likely to occur from the release of 
such information.
 (5) On an annual basis, each institution participating in any 
program under this title, other than a foreign institution of 
higher education, shall submit to the Secretary a copy of the 
statistics required to be made available under paragraph 
(1)(F). The Secretary shall--
 (A) review such statistics and report to the 
 authorizing committees on campus crime statistics by 
 September 1, 2000;
 (B) make copies of the statistics submitted to the 
 Secretary available to the public; and
 (C) in coordination with representatives of 
 institutions of higher education, identify exemplary 
 campus security policies, procedures, and practices and 
 disseminate information concerning those policies, 
 procedures, and practices that have proven effective in 
 the reduction of campus crime.
 (6)(A) In this subsection:
 (i) The terms ``dating violence'', ``domestic 
 violence'', and ``stalking'' have the meaning given 
 such terms in section 40002(a) of the Violence Against 
 Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13925(a)).
 (ii) The term ``campus'' means--
 (I) any building or property owned or 
 controlled by an institution of higher 
 education within the same reasonably contiguous 
 geographic area of the institution and used by 
 the institution in direct support of, or in a 
 manner related to, the institution's 
 educational purposes, including residence 
 halls; and
 (II) property within the same reasonably 
 contiguous geographic area of the institution 
 that is owned by the institution but controlled 
 by another person, is used by students, and 
 supports institutional purposes (such as a food 
 or other retail vendor).
 (iii) The term ``noncampus building or property'' 
 means--
 (I) any building or property owned or 
 controlled by a student organization recognized 
 by the institution; and
 (II) any building or property (other than a 
 branch campus) owned or controlled by an 
 institution of higher education that is used in 
 direct support of, or in relation to, the 
 institution's educational purposes, is used by 
 students, and is not within the same reasonably 
 contiguous geographic area of the institution.
 (iv) The term ``public property'' means all public 
 property that is within the same reasonably contiguous 
 geographic area of the institution, such as a sidewalk, 
 a street, other thoroughfare, or parking facility, and 
 is adjacent to a facility owned or controlled by the 
 institution if the facility is used by the institution 
 in direct support of, or in a manner related to the 
 institution's educational purposes.
 (v) The term ``sexual assault'' means an offense 
 classified as a forcible or nonforcible sex offense 
 under the uniform crime reporting system of the Federal 
 Bureau of Investigation.
 (vi) The term ``hazing'', for purposes of reporting 
 statistics on hazing incidents under paragraph 
 (1)(F)(iv), means any intentional, knowing, or reckless 
 act committed by a person (whether individually or in 
 concert with other persons) against another person or 
 persons regardless of the willingness of such other 
 person or persons to participate, that--
 (I) is committed in the course of an 
 initiation into, an affiliation with, or the 
 maintenance of membership in, a student 
 organization; and
 (II) causes or creates a risk, above the 
 reasonable risk encountered in the course of 
 participation in the institution of higher 
 education or the organization (such as the 
 physical preparation necessary for 
 participation in an athletic team), of physical 
 or psychological injury including--
 (aa) whipping, beating, striking, 
 electronic shocking, placing of a 
 harmful substance on someone's body, or 
 similar activity;
 (bb) causing, coercing, or otherwise 
 inducing sleep deprivation, exposure to 
 the elements, confinement in a small 
 space, extreme calisthenics, or other 
 similar activity;
 (cc) causing, coercing, or otherwise 
 inducing another person to consume 
 food, liquid, alcohol, drugs, or other 
 substances;
 (dd) causing, coercing, or otherwise 
 inducing another person to perform 
 sexual acts;
 (ee) any activity that places another 
 person in reasonable fear of bodily 
 harm through the use of threatening 
 words or conduct;
 (ff) any activity against another 
 person that includes a criminal 
 violation of local, State, Tribal, or 
 Federal law; and
 (gg) any activity that induces, 
 causes, or requires another person to 
 perform a duty or task that involves a 
 criminal violation of local, State, 
 Tribal, or Federal law.
 (vii) The term ``student organization'', for purposes 
 of reporting under paragraph (1)(F)(iv) and paragraph 
 (9)(A), means an organization at an institution of 
 higher education (such as a club, society, association, 
 varsity or junior varsity athletic team, club sports 
 team, fraternity, sorority, band, or student 
 government) in which two or more of the members are 
 students enrolled at the institution of higher 
 education, whether or not the organization is 
 established or recognized by the institution.
 (B) In cases where branch campuses of an institution of 
higher education, schools within an institution of higher 
education, or administrative divisions within an institution 
are not within a reasonably contiguous geographic area, such 
entities shall be considered separate campuses for purposes of 
the reporting requirements of this section.
 (7) The statistics described in clauses (i) and (ii) of 
paragraph (1)(F) shall be compiled in accordance with the 
definitions used in the uniform crime reporting system of the 
Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the 
modifications in such definitions as implemented pursuant to 
the Hate Crime Statistics Act. 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 (42 U.S.C. 
13925(a)). For hazing incidents referred to in clause (iv) of 
paragraph (1)(F), such statistics shall be compiled per each 
single hazing incident and in accordance with the definition of 
the term "hazing" in paragraph (6)(A)(vi), and if the same 
person or persons commit more than one hazing act, and the time 
and place intervals separating each such act are insignificant, 
such acts shall be reported as a single hazing incident. Such 
statistics shall not identify victims of crimes or persons 
accused of crimes.
 (8)(A) Each institution of higher education participating in 
any program under this title and title IV of the Economic 
Opportunity Act of 1964, other than a foreign institution of 
higher education, shall develop and distribute as part of the 
report described in paragraph (1) a statement of policy 
regarding--
 (i) such institution's programs to prevent domestic 
 violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and 
 stalking; and
 (ii) the procedures that such institution will follow 
 once an incident of domestic violence, dating violence, 
 sexual assault, or stalking has been reported, 
 including a statement of the standard of evidence that 
 will be used during any institutional conduct 
 proceeding arising from such a report.
 (B) The policy described in subparagraph (A) shall address 
the following areas:
 (i) Education programs to promote the awareness of 
 rape, acquaintance rape, domestic violence, dating 
 violence, sexual assault, and stalking, which shall 
 include--
 (I) primary prevention and awareness programs 
 for all incoming students and new employees, 
 which shall include--
 (aa) a statement that the institution 
 of higher education prohibits the 
 offenses of domestic violence, dating 
 violence, sexual assault, and stalking;
 (bb) the definition of domestic 
 violence, dating violence, sexual 
 assault, and stalking in the applicable 
 jurisdiction;
 (cc) the definition of consent, in 
 reference to sexual activity, in the 
 applicable jurisdiction;
 (dd) safe and positive options for 
 bystander intervention that may be 
 carried out by an individual to prevent 
 harm or intervene when there is a risk 
 of domestic violence, dating violence, 
 sexual assault, or stalking against a 
 person other than such individual;
 (ee) information on risk reduction to 
 recognize warning signs of abusive 
 behavior and how to avoid potential 
 attacks; and
 (ff) the information described in 
 clauses (ii) through (vii); and
 (II) ongoing prevention and awareness 
 campaigns for students and faculty, including 
 information described in items (aa) through 
 (ff) of subclause (I).
 (ii) Possible sanctions or protective measures that 
 such institution may impose following a final 
 determination of an institutional disciplinary 
 procedure regarding rape, acquaintance rape, domestic 
 violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
 (iii) Procedures victims should follow if a sex 
 offense, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
 assault, or stalking has occurred, including 
 information in writing about--
 (I) the importance of preserving evidence as 
 may be necessary to the proof of criminal 
 domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
 assault, or stalking, or in obtaining a 
 protection order;
 (II) to whom the alleged offense should be 
 reported;
 (III) options regarding law enforcement and 
 campus authorities, including notification of 
 the victim's option to--
 (aa) notify proper law enforcement 
 authorities, including on-campus and 
 local police;
 (bb) be assisted by campus 
 authorities in notifying law 
 enforcement authorities if the victim 
 so chooses; and
 (cc) decline to notify such 
 authorities; and
 (IV) where applicable, the rights of victims 
 and the institution's responsibilities 
 regarding orders of protection, no contact 
 orders, restraining orders, or similar lawful 
 orders issued by a criminal, civil, or tribal 
 court.
 (iv) Procedures for institutional disciplinary action 
 in cases of alleged domestic violence, dating violence, 
 sexual assault, or stalking, which shall include a 
 clear statement that--
 (I) such proceedings shall--
 (aa) provide a prompt, fair, and 
 impartial investigation and resolution; 
 and
 (bb) be conducted by officials who 
 receive annual training on the issues 
 related to domestic violence, dating 
 violence, sexual assault, and stalking 
 and how to conduct an investigation and 
 hearing process that protects the 
 safety of victims and promotes 
 accountability;
 (II) the accuser and the accused are entitled 
 to the same opportunities to have others 
 present during an institutional disciplinary 
 proceeding, including the opportunity to be 
 accompanied to any related meeting or 
 proceeding by an advisor of their choice; and
 (III) both the accuser and the accused shall 
 be simultaneously informed, in writing, of--
 (aa) the outcome of any institutional 
 disciplinary proceeding that arises 
 from an allegation of domestic 
 violence, dating violence, sexual 
 assault, or stalking;
 (bb) the institution's procedures for 
 the accused and the victim to appeal 
 the results of the institutional 
 disciplinary proceeding;
 (cc) of any change to the results 
 that occurs prior to the time that such 
 results become final; and
 (dd) when such results become final.
 (v) Information about how the institution will 
 protect the confidentiality of victims, including how 
 publicly-available recordkeeping will be accomplished 
 without the inclusion of identifying information about 
 the victim, to the extent permissible by law.
 (vi) Written notification of students and employees 
 about existing counseling, health, mental health, 
 victim advocacy, legal assistance, and other services 
 available for victims both on-campus and in the 
 community.
 (vii) Written notification of victims about options 
 for, and available assistance in, changing academic, 
 living, transportation, and working situations, if so 
 requested by the victim and if such accommodations are 
 reasonably available, regardless of whether the victim 
 chooses to report the crime to campus police or local 
 law enforcement.
 (C) A student or employee who reports to an institution of 
higher education that the student or employee has been a victim 
of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or 
stalking, whether the offense occurred on or off campus, shall 
be provided with a written explanation of the student or 
employee's rights and options, as described in clauses (ii) 
through (vii) of subparagraph (B).
 (9)(A) Each institution participating in any program under 
this title, other than a foreign institution of higher 
education, shall develop, in accordance with the institution's 
statement of policy relating to hazing under paragraph (1)(K), 
a report (which shall be referred to as the ``Campus Hazing 
Transparency Report'') summarizing findings concerning any 
student organization (except that this shall only apply to 
student organizations that are established or recognized by the 
institution) found to be in violation of an institution's 
standards of conduct relating to hazing, as defined by the 
institution, (hereinafter referred to in this paragraph as a 
``hazing violation'') that requires the institution to--
 (i) beginning July 1, 2025, collect information with 
 respect to hazing incidents at the institution;
 (ii) not later than 12 months after the date of the 
 enactment of the Stop Campus Hazing Act, make the 
 Campus Hazing Transparency Report publicly available on 
 the public website of the institution; and
 (iii) not less frequently than 2 times each year, 
 update the Campus Hazing Transparency Report to 
 include, for the period beginning on the date on which 
 the Report was last published and ending on the date on 
 which such update is submitted, each incident involving 
 a student organization for which a finding of 
 responsibility is issued relating to a hazing 
 violation, including--
 (I) the name of such student organization;
 (II) a general description of the violation 
 that resulted in a finding of responsibility, 
 including whether the violation involved the 
 abuse or illegal use of alcohol or drugs, the 
 findings of the institution, and any sanctions 
 placed on the student organization by the 
 institution, as applicable; and
 (III) the dates on which--
 (aa) the incident was alleged to have 
 occurred;
 (bb) the investigation into the 
 incident was initiated;
 (cc) the investigation ended with a 
 finding that a hazing violation 
 occurred; and
 (dd) the institution provided notice 
 to the student organization that the 
 incident resulted in a hazing 
 violation.
 (B) The Campus Hazing Transparency Report may include--
 (i) to satisfy the requirements of this paragraph, 
 information that--
 (I) is included as part of a report published 
 by the institution; and
 (II) meets the requirements of the Campus 
 Hazing Transparency Report; and
 (ii) any additional information--
 (I) determined by the institution to be 
 necessary; or
 (II) reported as required by State law.
 (C) The Campus Hazing Transparency Report shall not include 
any personally identifiable information, including any 
information that would reveal personally identifiable 
information, about any individual student in accordance with 
section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (commonly 
known as the ``Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 
1974'').
 (D) The institution shall publish, in a prominent location on 
the public website of the institution, the Campus Hazing 
Transparency Report, including--
 (i) a statement notifying the public of the annual 
 availability of statistics on hazing pursuant to the 
 report required under paragraph (1)(F), including a 
 link to such report;
 (ii) information about the institution's policies 
 relating to hazing under paragraph (1)(K) and 
 applicable local, State, and Tribal laws on hazing; and
 (iii) the information included in each update 
 required under subparagraph (A)(iii), which shall be 
 maintained for a period of 5 calendar years from the 
 date of publication of such update.
 (E) The institution may include, as part of the publication 
of the Campus Hazing Transparency Report under subparagraph 
(D), a description of the purposes of, and differences 
between--
 (i) the report required under paragraph (1)(F); and
 (ii) the Campus Hazing Transparency Report required 
 under this paragraph.
 (F) For purposes of this paragraph, the definition of 
``campus'' under paragraph (6)(A)(ii) shall not apply.
 (G) An institution described in subparagraph (A) is not 
required to--
 (i) develop the Campus Hazing Transparency Report 
 under this subsection until such institution has a 
 finding of a hazing violation; or
 (ii) update the Campus Hazing Transparency Report in 
 accordance with clause (iii) of subparagraph (A) for a 
 period described in such clause if such institution 
 does not have a finding of a hazing violation for such 
 period.
 (10) The Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General 
of the United States, shall provide technical assistance in 
complying with the provisions of this section to an institution 
of higher education who requests such assistance.
 (11) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require 
the reporting or disclosure of privileged information.
 (12) The Secretary shall report to the appropriate committees 
of Congress each institution of higher education that the 
Secretary determines is not in compliance with the reporting 
requirements of this subsection.
 (13) For purposes of reporting the statistics with respect to 
crimes described in paragraph (1)(F), an institution of higher 
education shall distinguish, by means of separate categories, 
any criminal offenses that occur--
 (A) on campus;
 (B) in or on a noncampus building or property;
 (C) on public property; and
 (D) in dormitories or other residential facilities 
 for students on campus.
 (14) Upon a determination pursuant to section 487(c)(3)(B) 
that an institution of higher education has substantially 
misrepresented the number, location, or nature of the crimes 
required to be reported under this subsection, the Secretary 
shall impose a civil penalty upon the institution in the same 
amount and pursuant to the same procedures as a civil penalty 
is imposed under section 487(c)(3)(B).
 (15)(A) Nothing in this subsection may be construed to--
 (i) create a cause of action against any institution 
 of higher education or any employee of such an 
 institution for any civil liability; or
 (ii) establish any standard of care.
 (B) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, evidence 
regarding compliance or noncompliance with this subsection 
shall not be admissible as evidence in any proceeding of any 
court, agency, board, or other entity, except with respect to 
an action to enforce this subsection.
 (16) The Secretary shall annually report to the 
 authorizing committees regarding compliance with this 
 subsection by institutions of higher education, 
 including an up-to-date report on the Secretary's 
 monitoring of such compliance.
 (17)(A) The Secretary shall seek the advice and counsel of 
the Attorney General of the United States concerning the 
development, and dissemination to institutions of higher 
education, of best practices information about campus safety 
and emergencies.
 (B) The Secretary shall seek the advice and counsel of the 
Attorney General of the United States and the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services concerning the development, and 
dissemination to institutions of higher education, of best 
practices information about preventing and responding to 
incidents of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, and stalking, including elements of institutional 
policies that have proven successful based on evidence-based 
outcome measurements.
 (18) No officer, employee, or agent of an institution 
participating in any program under this title shall retaliate, 
intimidate, threaten, coerce, or otherwise discriminate against 
any individual for exercising their rights or responsibilities 
under any provision of this subsection.
 (19) This subsection may be cited as the ``Jeanne Clery 
Campus Safety Act''.
 (g) Data Required.--
 (1) In general.--Each coeducational institution of 
 higher education that participates in any program under 
 this title, and has an intercollegiate athletic 
 program, shall annually, for the immediately preceding 
 academic year, prepare a report that contains the 
 following information regarding intercollegiate 
 athletics:
 (A) The number of male and female full-time 
 undergraduates that attended the institution.
 (B) A listing of the varsity teams that 
 competed in intercollegiate athletic 
 competition and for each such team the 
 following data:
 (i) The total number of participants, 
 by team, as of the day of the first 
 scheduled contest for the team.
 (ii) Total operating expenses 
 attributable to such teams, except that 
 an institution may also report such 
 expenses on a per capita basis for each 
 team and expenditures attributable to 
 closely related teams such as track and 
 field or swimming and diving, may be 
 reported together, although such 
 combinations shall be reported 
 separately for men's and women's teams.
 (iii) Whether the head coach is male 
 or female and whether the head coach is 
 assigned to that team on a full-time or 
 part-time basis. Graduate assistants 
 and volunteers who serve as head 
 coaches shall be considered to be head 
 coaches for the purposes of this 
 clause.
 (iv) The number of assistant coaches 
 who are male and the number of 
 assistant coaches who are female for 
 each team and whether a particular 
 coach is assigned to that team on a 
 full-time or part-time basis. Graduate 
 assistants and volunteers who serve as 
 assistant coaches shall be considered 
 to be assistant coaches for the 
 purposes of this clause.
 (C) The total amount of money spent on 
 athletically related student aid, including the 
 value of waivers of educational expenses, 
 separately for men's and women's teams overall.
 (D) The ratio of athletically related student 
 aid awarded male athletes to athletically 
 related student aid awarded female athletes.
 (E) The total amount of expenditures on 
 recruiting, separately for men's and women's 
 teams overall.
 (F) The total annual revenues generated 
 across all men's teams and across all women's 
 teams, except that an institution may also 
 report such revenues by individual team.
 (G) The average annual institutional salary 
 of the head coaches of men's teams, across all 
 offered sports, and the average annual 
 institutional salary of the head coaches of 
 women's teams, across all offered sports.
 (H) The average annual institutional salary 
 of the assistant coaches of men's teams, across 
 all offered sports, and the average annual 
 institutional salary of the assistant coaches 
 of women's teams, across all offered sports.
 (I)(i) The total revenues, and the revenues 
 from football, men's basketball, women's 
 basketball, all other men's sports combined and 
 all other women's sports combined, derived by 
 the institution from the institution's 
 intercollegiate athletics activities.
 (ii) For the purpose of clause (i), revenues 
 from intercollegiate athletics activities 
 allocable to a sport shall include (without 
 limitation) gate receipts, broadcast revenues, 
 appearance guarantees and options, concessions, 
 and advertising, but revenues such as student 
 activities fees or alumni contributions not so 
 allocable shall be included in the calculation 
 of total revenues only.
 (J)(i) The total expenses, and the expenses 
 attributable to football, men's basketball, 
 women's basketball, all other men's sports 
 combined, and all other women's sports 
 combined, made by the institution for the 
 institution's intercollegiate athletics 
 activities.
 (ii) For the purpose of clause (i), expenses 
 for intercollegiate athletics activities 
 allocable to a sport shall include (without 
 limitation) grants-in-aid, salaries, travel, 
 equipment, and supplies, but expenses such as 
 general and administrative overhead not so 
 allocable shall be included in the calculation 
 of total expenses only.
 (2) Special rule.--For the purposes of paragraph 
 (1)(G), if a coach has responsibilities for more than 
 one team and the institution does not allocate such 
 coach's salary by team, the institution should divide 
 the salary by the number of teams for which the coach 
 has responsibility and allocate the salary among the 
 teams on a basis consistent with the coach's 
 responsibilities for the different teams.
 (3) Disclosure of information to students and 
 public.--An institution of higher education described 
 in paragraph (1) shall make available to students and 
 potential students, upon request, and to the public, 
 the information contained in the report described in 
 paragraph (1), except that all students shall be 
 informed of their right to request such information.
 (4) Submission; report; information availability.--
 (A) On an annual basis, each institution of higher 
 education described in paragraph (1) shall provide to 
 the Secretary, within 15 days of the date that the 
 institution makes available the report under paragraph 
 (1), the information contained in the report.
 (B) The Secretary shall ensure that the reports 
 described in subparagraph (A) are made available to the 
 public within a reasonable period of time.
 (C) Not later than 180 days after the date of 
 enactment of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998, 
 the Secretary shall notify all secondary schools in all 
 States regarding the availability of the information 
 made available under paragraph (1), and how such 
 information may be accessed.
 (5) Definition.--For the purposes of this subsection, 
 the term ``operating expenses'' means expenditures on 
 lodging and meals, transportation, officials, uniforms 
 and equipment.
 (h) Transfer of Credit Policies.--
 (1) Disclosure.--Each institution of higher education 
 participating in any program under this title shall 
 publicly disclose, in a readable and comprehensible 
 manner, the transfer of credit policies established by 
 the institution which shall include a statement of the 
 institution's current transfer of credit policies that 
 includes, at a minimum--
 (A) any established criteria the institution 
 uses regarding the transfer of credit earned at 
 another institution of higher education; and
 (B) a list of institutions of higher 
 education with which the institution has 
 established an articulation agreement.
 (2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection 
 shall be construed to--
 (A) authorize the Secretary or the National 
 Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and 
 Integrity to require particular policies, 
 procedures, or practices by institutions of 
 higher education with respect to transfer of 
 credit;
 (B) authorize an officer or employee of the 
 Department to exercise any direction, 
 supervision, or control over the curriculum, 
 program of instruction, administration, or 
 personnel of any institution of higher 
 education, or over any accrediting agency or 
 association;
 (C) limit the application of the General 
 Education Provisions Act; or
 (D) create any legally enforceable right on 
 the part of a student to require an institution 
 of higher education to accept a transfer of 
 credit from another institution.
 (i) Disclosure of Fire Safety Standards and Measures.--
 (1) Annual fire safety reports on student housing 
 required.--Each eligible institution participating in 
 any program under this title that maintains on-campus 
 student housing facilities shall, on an annual basis, 
 publish a fire safety report, which shall contain 
 information with respect to the campus fire safety 
 practices and standards of that institution, 
 including--
 (A) statistics concerning the following in 
 each on-campus student housing facility during 
 the most recent calendar years for which data 
 are available:
 (i) the number of fires and the cause 
 of each fire;
 (ii) the number of injuries related 
 to a fire that result in treatment at a 
 medical facility;
 (iii) the number of deaths related to 
 a fire; and
 (iv) the value of property damage 
 caused by a fire;
 (B) a description of each on-campus student 
 housing facility fire safety system, including 
 the fire sprinkler system;
 (C) the number of regular mandatory 
 supervised fire drills;
 (D) policies or rules on portable electrical 
 appliances, smoking, and open flames (such as 
 candles), procedures for evacuation, and 
 policies regarding fire safety education and 
 training programs provided to students, 
 faculty, and staff; and
 (E) plans for future improvements in fire 
 safety, if determined necessary by such 
 institution.
 (2) Report to the secretary.--Each institution 
 described in paragraph (1) shall, on an annual basis, 
 submit to the Secretary a copy of the statistics 
 required to be made available under paragraph (1)(A).
 (3) Current information to campus community.--Each 
 institution described in paragraph (1) shall--
 (A) make, keep, and maintain a log, recording 
 all fires in on-campus student housing 
 facilities, including the nature, date, time, 
 and general location of each fire; and
 (B) make annual reports to the campus 
 community on such fires.
 (4) Responsibilities of the secretary.--The Secretary 
 shall--
 (A) make the statistics submitted under 
 paragraph (1)(A) to the Secretary available to 
 the public; and
 (B) in coordination with nationally 
 recognized fire organizations and 
 representatives of institutions of higher 
 education, representatives of associations of 
 institutions of higher education, and other 
 organizations that represent and house a 
 significant number of students--
 (i) identify exemplary fire safety 
 policies, procedures, programs, and 
 practices, including the installation, 
 to the technical standards of the 
 National Fire Protection Association, 
 of fire detection, prevention, and 
 protection technologies in student 
 housing, dormitories, and other 
 buildings;
 (ii) disseminate the exemplary 
 policies, procedures, programs and 
 practices described in clause (i) to 
 the Administrator of the United States 
 Fire Administration;
 (iii) make available to the public 
 information concerning those policies, 
 procedures, programs, and practices 
 that have proven effective in the 
 reduction of fires; and
 (iv) develop a protocol for 
 institutions to review the status of 
 their fire safety systems.
 (5) Rules of construction.--Nothing in this 
 subsection shall be construed to--
 (A) authorize the Secretary to require 
 particular policies, procedures, programs, or 
 practices by institutions of higher education 
 with respect to fire safety, other than with 
 respect to the collection, reporting, and 
 dissemination of information required by this 
 subsection;
 (B) affect section 444 of the General 
 Education Provisions Act (commonly known as the 
 ``Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 
 1974'') or the regulations issued under section 
 264 of the Health Insurance Portability and 
 Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 1320d-2 
 note);
 (C) create a cause of action against any 
 institution of higher education or any employee 
 of such an institution for any civil liability; 
 or
 (D) establish any standard of care.
 (6) Compliance report.--The Secretary shall annually 
 report to the authorizing committees regarding 
 compliance with this subsection by institutions of 
 higher education, including an up-to-date report on the 
 Secretary's monitoring of such compliance.
 (7) Evidence.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
 law, evidence regarding compliance or noncompliance 
 with this subsection shall not be admissible as 
 evidence in any proceeding of any court, agency, board, 
 or other entity, except with respect to an action to 
 enforce this subsection.
 (j) Missing Person Procedures.--
 (1) Option and procedures.--Each institution of 
 higher education that provides on-campus housing and 
 participates in any program under this title shall--
 (A) establish a missing student notification 
 policy for students who reside in on-campus 
 housing that--
 (i) informs each such student that 
 such student has the option to identify 
 an individual to be contacted by the 
 institution not later than 24 hours 
 after the time that the student is 
 determined missing in accordance with 
 official notification procedures 
 established by the institution under 
 subparagraph (B);
 (ii) provides each such student a 
 means to register confidential contact 
 information in the event that the 
 student is determined to be missing for 
 a period of more than 24 hours;
 (iii) advises each such student who 
 is under 18 years of age, and not an 
 emancipated individual, that the 
 institution is required to notify a 
 custodial parent or guardian not later 
 24 hours after the time that the 
 student is determined to be missing in 
 accordance with such procedures;
 (iv) informs each such residing 
 student that the institution will 
 notify the appropriate law enforcement 
 agency not later than 24 hours after 
 the time that the student is determined 
 missing in accordance with such 
 procedures; and
 (v) requires, if the campus security 
 or law enforcement personnel has been 
 notified and makes a determination that 
 a student who is the subject of a 
 missing person report has been missing 
 for more than 24 hours and has not 
 returned to the campus, the institution 
 to initiate the emergency contact 
 procedures in accordance with the 
 student's designation; and
 (B) establish official notification 
 procedures for a missing student who resides in 
 on-campus housing that--
 (i) includes procedures for official 
 notification of appropriate individuals 
 at the institution that such student 
 has been missing for more than 24 
 hours;
 (ii) requires any official missing 
 person report relating to such student 
 be referred immediately to the 
 institution's police or campus security 
 department; and
 (iii) if, on investigation of the 
 official report, such department 
 determines that the missing student has 
 been missing for more than 24 hours, 
 requires--
 (I) such department to 
 contact the individual 
 identified by such student 
 under subparagraph (A)(i);
 (II) if such student is under 
 18 years of age, and not an 
 emancipated individual, the 
 institution to immediately 
 contact the custodial parent or 
 legal guardian of such student; 
 and
 (III) if subclauses (I) or 
 (II) do not apply to a student 
 determined to be a missing 
 person, inform the appropriate 
 law enforcement agency.
 (2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection 
 shall be construed--
 (A) to provide a private right of action to 
 any person to enforce any provision of this 
 subsection; or
 (B) to create a cause of action against any 
 institution of higher education or any employee 
 of the institution for any civil liability.
 (l) Entrance Counseling for Borrowers.--
 (1) Disclosure required prior to disbursement.--
 (A) In general.--Each eligible institution 
 shall, at or prior to the time of a 
 disbursement to a first-time borrower of a loan 
 made, insured, or guaranteed under part B 
 (other than a loan made pursuant to section 
 428C or a loan made on behalf of a student 
 pursuant to section 428B) or made under part D 
 (other than a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan 
 or a Federal Direct PLUS loan made on behalf of 
 a student), ensure that the borrower receives 
 comprehensive information on the terms and 
 conditions of the loan and of the 
 responsibilities the borrower has with respect 
 to such loan in accordance with paragraph (2). 
 Such information--
 (i) shall be provided in a simple and 
 understandable manner; and
 (ii) may be provided--
 (I) during an entrance 
 counseling session conduction 
 in person;
 (II) on a separate written 
 form provided to the borrower 
 that the borrower signs and 
 returns to the institution; or
 (III) online, with the 
 borrower acknowledging receipt 
 of the information.
 (B) Use of interactive programs.--The 
 Secretary shall encourage institutions to carry 
 out the requirements of subparagraph (A) 
 through the use of interactive programs that 
 test the borrower's understanding of the terms 
 and conditions of the borrower's loans under 
 part B or D, using simple and understandable 
 language and clear formatting.
 (2) Information to be provided.--The information to 
 be provided to the borrower under paragraph (1)(A) 
 shall include the following:
 (A) To the extent practicable, the effect of 
 accepting the loan to be disbursed on the 
 eligibility of the borrower for other forms of 
 student financial assistance.
 (B) An explanation of the use of the master 
 promissory note.
 (C) Information on how interest accrues and 
 is capitalized during periods when the interest 
 is not paid by either the borrower or the 
 Secretary.
 (D) In the case of a loan made under section 
 428B or 428H, a Federal Direct PLUS Loan, or a 
 Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, the 
 option of the borrower to pay the interest 
 while the borrower is in school.
 (E) The definition of half-time enrollment at 
 the institution, during regular terms and 
 summer school, if applicable, and the 
 consequences of not maintaining half-time 
 enrollment.
 (F) An explanation of the importance of 
 contacting the appropriate offices at the 
 institution of higher education if the borrower 
 withdraws prior to completing the borrower's 
 program of study so that the institution can 
 provide exit counseling, including information 
 regarding the borrower's repayment options and 
 loan consolidation.
 (G) Sample monthly repayment amounts based 
 on--
 (i) a range of levels of indebtedness 
 of--
 (I) borrowers of loans under 
 section 428 or 428H; and
 (II) as appropriate, graduate 
 borrowers of loans under 
 section 428, 428B, or 428H; or
 (ii) the average cumulative 
 indebtedness of other borrowers in the 
 same program as the borrower at the 
 same institution.
 (H) The obligation of the borrower to repay 
 the full amount of the loan, regardless of 
 whether the borrower completes or does not 
 complete the program in which the borrower is 
 enrolled within the regular time for program 
 completion.
 (I) The likely consequences of default on the 
 loan, including adverse credit reports, 
 delinquent debt collection procedures under 
 Federal law, and litigation.
 (J) Information on the National Student Loan 
 Data System and how the borrower can access the 
 borrower's records.
 (K) The name of and contact information for 
 the individual the borrower may contact if the 
 borrower has any questions about the borrower's 
 rights and responsibilities or the terms and 
 conditions of the loan.
 (m) Disclosures of Reimbursements for Service on Advisory 
Boards.--
 (1) Disclosure.--Each institution of higher education 
 participating in any program under this title shall 
 report, on an annual basis, to the Secretary, any 
 reasonable expenses paid or provided under section 
 140(d) of the Truth in Lending Act to any employee who 
 is employed in the financial aid office of the 
 institution, or who otherwise has responsibilities with 
 respect to education loans or other financial aid of 
 the institution. Such reports shall include--
 (A) the amount for each specific instance of 
 reasonable expenses paid or provided;
 (B) the name of the financial aid official, 
 other employee, or agent to whom the expenses 
 were paid or provided;
 (C) the dates of the activity for which the 
 expenses were paid or provided; and
 (D) a brief description of the activity for 
 which the expenses were paid or provided.
 (2) Report to congress.--The Secretary shall 
 summarize the information received from institutions of 
 higher education under paragraph (1) in a report and 
 transmit such report annually to the authorizing 
 committees.
 (n) Pregnant Students' Rights, Accommodations, and 
Resources.--
 (1) In general.--Each institution of higher education 
 participating in any program under this title shall 
 carry out the information dissemination activities 
 described in paragraph (3) for prospective and enrolled 
 students (including those attending or planning to 
 attend less than full time) regarding the information 
 described in paragraph (2) on the rights of, and 
 resources (including protections and accommodations) 
 for, pregnant students to carry a baby to term and 
 students who may become pregnant while enrolled at such 
 institution of higher education to carry a baby to 
 term.
 (2) Information content.--The information described 
 in this paragraph is the following:
 (A) A list of resources on campus and in the 
 community that exist to help a pregnant student 
 in carrying the baby to term and caring for the 
 baby after birth.
 (B) Information about the accommodations 
 available to help a pregnant student carry the 
 baby to term and parent the baby after birth.
 (C) Information on how to file a complaint 
 with--
 (i) the Department of Education, if a 
 student believes there was a violation 
 by the institution of title IX of the 
 Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 
 1681 et seq.) on account of such 
 student's determination to carry a baby 
 to term; and
 (ii) the institution, if a student 
 believes the student has been 
 discriminated against in violation of 
 such title IX on account of the 
 student's determination to carry a baby 
 to term.
 (3) Information dissemination activities.--The 
 information dissemination activities described in this 
 paragraph shall include--
 (A) an email to each enrolled student at 
 least once each academic year; and
 (B) the provision of information--
 (i) in student handbooks, if any;
 (ii) at each orientation for enrolled 
 students;
 (iii) at student health or counseling 
 centers, if any; and
 (iv) on the publicly available 
 website of the institution of higher 
 education.
 (4) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection 
 shall be construed to authorize the Secretary to 
 require the dissemination of additional information, or 
 establish additional rights, beyond the information and 
 rights included in this subsection.

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