Sec. 1. Deferment for victims of sex-based harassment
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Section 455(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e(f) ) is amended— in paragraph (2)— by striking or at the end of subparagraph (C); by striking the period at the end of subparagraph
(D)and inserting ; or ; and by adding at the end the following: not in excess of 3 years (for 1 or more periods of not less than 3 months and not more than 12 months), beginning on the date on which the borrower— ceases to carry at least one-half the normal full-time work load for the course of study that the borrower is pursuing, as determined by the eligible institution (as such term is defined in section 435(a)) the borrower is attending; and submits documentation to the Secretary showing that the borrower reported to a covered individual that the borrower was a victim of sex-based harassment (regardless of whether institutional findings were made regarding that harassment). ; and by adding at the end the following: For purposes of paragraph (2)(E)— the term covered individual means— the title IX coordinator at the institution (within the meaning of section 106.8 of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations, or successor regulations); another title IX official or administrator at the institution; or a health care provider; and the term sex-based harassment means— sexual harassment, as defined in paragraph
(1)or
(2)of section 106.30(a) of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on September 30, 2023); dating violence, domestic violence, or stalking, as those terms are defined in section 485(f)(6)(A)(i); or sexual assault, as that term is defined in section 485(f)(6)(A)(v). .
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