[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2525 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2525
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of
higher education to disclose hazing incidents, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 14, 2021
Mrs. McBath (for herself, Mr. Lowenthal, and Mr. Duncan) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and
Labor
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A BILL
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of
higher education to disclose hazing incidents, 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 ``Report and Educate About Campus
Hazing Act'' or the ``REACH Act''.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF HAZING INCIDENTS IN ANNUAL SECURITY REPORTS.
Section 485(f)(1)(F) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1092(f)(1)(F)) is amended--
(1) in clause (i)(IX), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(2) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(3) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; and''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(iv) of hazing incidents that were reported to
campus security authorities or local police
agencies.''.
SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF HAZING.
Section 485(f)(6)(A) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1092(f)(6)(A)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating clauses (iii) through (v) as clauses
(iv) through (vi), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
``(iii) The term `hazing' means any intentional,
knowing, or reckless act committed by a student, or a
former student, of an institution of higher education,
whether individually or in concert with other persons,
against another student (regardless of that student's
willingness to participate), that--
``(I) was committed in connection with an
initiation into, an affiliation with, or the
maintenance of membership in, any organization
that is affiliated with such institution of
higher education (including any athletic team
affiliated with that institution); and
``(II) contributes to a substantial risk of
physical injury, mental harm, or degradation or
causes physical injury, mental harm, or
personal degradation.''.
SEC. 4. RECORDING OF HAZING INCIDENTS.
Section 485(f)(7) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1092(f)(7)) is amended by inserting after the second sentence the
following: ``For hazing incidents, such statistics shall be compiled in
accordance with the definition of that term in paragraph
(6)(A)(iii).''.
SEC. 5. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ON HAZING.
Section 485(f)(8)(B)(i) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1092(f)(8)(B)(i)) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking
``and stalking'' and inserting ``stalking, and hazing'';
(2) in subclause (I)(ff), by striking ``and'' after the
semicolon;
(3) in subclause (II), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
``(III) a comprehensive program to prevent
hazing that shall--
``(aa) be a campus-wide program for
students, staff, faculty, and other
campus stakeholders (such as alumni and
families of students);
``(bb) be a research-based program;
``(cc) be designed and implemented
in partnership with a broad coalition
of campus stakeholders, including
leadership of the institution, faculty,
staff, students, alumni, and families
of students;
``(dd) include information on
hazing awareness, hazing prevention,
the institution's policies on hazing,
how to report hazing, and the process
used to investigate hazing; and
``(ee) include skill building for
bystander intervention, information
about ethical leadership, and the
promotion of strategies for building
group cohesion without hazing.''.
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