[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 561 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 561
To amend the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and
Campus Crime Statistics Act to provide further clarity for institutions
of higher education, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 6, 2013
Mr. Meehan (for himself, Mr. Carney, Mr. Poe of Texas, Ms. Castor of
Florida, Mr. Issa, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, and Mr. King of New York)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Education and the Workforce
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A BILL
To amend the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and
Campus Crime Statistics Act to provide further clarity for institutions
of higher education, 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 ``Protecting Victims on Campus Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF CAMPUS SECURITY POLICY AND CAMPUS CRIME
STATISTICS.
Section 485(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1092(f)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting before the
semicolon the following: ``, and making available to
students and employees a list of the titles, in each
department of the institution, of each individual who
is a campus security authority to whom students and
employees should report the criminal offenses described
in subparagraph (F)''; and
(B) in subparagraph (F)(i)--
(i) by striking ``and'' at the end of
subclause (VIII); and
(ii) by adding the following at the end:
``(X) criminal offenses involving
minors; and'';
(2) by repealing paragraph (2);
(3) in paragraph (3)--
(A) by striking ``Each'' and inserting ``(A)
Each'';
(B) by inserting ``, that keeps confidential the
personally identifiable information of victims,'' after
``that is timely''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) In carrying out the requirements of
subparagraph (A), an institution shall--
``(i) designate an individual who is
familiar with the requirements of this
subsection to serve as a campus security
authority coordinator to--
``(I) oversee campus security
authorities;
``(II) solicit and compile the
crimes described in subparagraph (F) of
paragraph (1) reported to such
authorities for the purpose of
including such information in the
timely reports required under this
paragraph; and
``(III) ensure that when a crime of
violence (as defined in section 16 of
title 18, United States Codes) is
reported to a campus security
authority, the authority reports the
crime to local law police agencies;
``(ii) establish policies or procedures for
training campus security authorities and the
campus security authority coordinator; and
``(iii) employ or designate an individual
or other entity to conduct such training using
the policies or procedures established under
clause (ii), upon receiving approval from the
Secretary for such individual or other entity
to conduct such training.'';
(4) in paragraph (13)--
(A) by striking ``Upon'' and inserting ``(A)
Upon'';
(B) by inserting ``which distinguishes between
institutional neglect and intentional misrepresentation
or withholding of information,'' after ``this
subsection,'';
(C) by inserting ``, except that the Secretary
shall impose a larger civil penalty in the case of an
institution of higher education determined to have
intentionally violated this subsection, as compared to
an institution of higher education that violated this
subsection as a result of institutional neglect. An
intentional violation of this subsection by an
institution of higher education shall be subject to
criminal prosecution'' after ``under section
487(c)(3)(B)''; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) Prior to making a determination described in
subparagraph (A) with respect to an institution of
higher education, the Secretary shall--
``(i) conduct an investigation with respect
to the institution; and
``(ii) provide the institution with a
timeline of the investigation and a preliminary
report that includes the reasons for conducting
such investigation.''; and
(5) in paragraph (17), before the period insert the
following: ``or any individual because such individual provided
information or made a complaint to a law enforcement agency
relating to the implementation of any provision of this
subsection, provided that the individual acted in good faith
when providing such information or making such complaint''.
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