[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8883 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8883

 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of 
higher education to disclose campus policies relating to responding to 
    certain incidents of civil disturbance, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 28, 2024

Mr. Banks (for himself, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Williams of New 
York, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Collins, Mr. Guest, and Ms. Boebert) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education 
                           and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of 
higher education to disclose campus policies relating to responding to 
    certain incidents of civil disturbance, 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 ``No Tax Dollars for College 
Encampments Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. HEA AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime 
Statistics.--Section 485(f)(1)(J) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1092(f)(1)(J)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``A 
        statement'' and inserting ``(i) A statement'';
            (2) by redesignating clause (i) as subclause (I) and 
        adjusting the margins accordingly;
            (3) by inserting after subclause (I), as so redesignated, 
        the following:
                                    ``(II) respond to incidents of 
                                civil disturbance occurring on the 
                                campus, including with respect to 
                                coordination of such response with 
                                State, local, and campus law 
                                enforcement;'';
            (4) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as subclauses 
        (III) and (IV), respectively, and adjusting the margins 
        accordingly; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(ii) For purposes of this subparagraph, 
                        the term `incident of civil disturbance' means 
                        a civil unrest activity (including a 
                        demonstration, riot, or strike) that disrupts 
                        the community in which it is taking place and 
                        requires intervention to--
                                    ``(I) maintain public safety; and
                                    ``(II) prevent the disruption of 
                                learning, as applicable.''.
    (b) Accrediting Agency or Association Operating Procedures.--
Section 496(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1099b(c)) 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (8), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(10) monitors an institution's compliance with section 
        485(f)(1)(J).''.
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