113 HR 561 IH: Protecting Victims on Campus Act of 2013
U.S. House of Representatives
2013-02-06
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1.This Act may be cited as the
Protecting Victims on Campus Act of
2013
.
2.Disclosure of
campus security policy and campus crime statisticsSection
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
.