Sec. 9. Countering antisemitic discrimination in higher education
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In this section: The term covered institution means a college, university, or other postsecondary institution, or a public system of higher education that receives Federal funds. The term Secretary means the Secretary of Education. It is the sense of Congress that the Department of Education should expeditiously issue a proposed rule pursuant to Executive Order 13899 (84 Fed. Reg. 68779; relating to Combating Anti-Semitism). Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall designate a senior officer or senior employee of the Office for Civil Rights (in this section referred to as the Designee ).
The Designee shall— serve as the Secretary's primary advisor on the Department of Education's efforts to counter antisemitic discrimination at covered institutions; oversee the Department of Education's efforts to increase awareness of antisemitic discrimination at covered institutions, including by proactively providing information to students at covered institutions about how to file complaints of discrimination with the Department of Education; remind covered institutions of their legal responsibility under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq. ) to provide all students, including those who are or are perceived to be Jewish or Israeli, a school environment free from discrimination based on race, color, or national origin, including shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics; ensure that students at covered institutions who have experienced discrimination based on national origin (including shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics) and desire to file a complaint of discrimination with the Department of Education have the information and resources to do so; and make recommendations to the Secretary on the Department of Education's efforts to counter antisemitic discrimination in higher education.
Beginning not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act and every year thereafter for a period of 10 years, the Designee shall submit a report to Congress containing information about each complaint received by the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Education that— concerns discrimination under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq. ) on the basis of national origin (including shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics) at a covered institution; and is outstanding as of the date of completion of the report and was received 6 months before such date or earlier.
Each report described in paragraph
(1)shall include— with respect to each complaint, the status of the complaint, including— the reasons the complaint has not been resolved; and an estimated timeframe for the resolution of the complaint; and the Designee’s activities to— increase awareness of antisemitic discrimination at covered institutions; and provide information to students at covered institutions on how to file complaints of discrimination with the Department of Education. Each report described in paragraph
(1)shall be made available to the National Coordinator to Counter Antisemitism and the Interagency Task Force to Counter Antisemitism.
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Sec. 9
Countering antisemitic discrimination in higher education
Fed. Reg.84 FR 68779
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