To increase the transparency of colleges and universities in carrying out their civil rights responsibilities, and for other purposes.

the complaint. (v)The contact information and necessary steps for reporting such complaints to the institution. (vi)The contact information and necessary steps for reporting a complaint related to an alleged violation of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) to the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Education, including the hyperlink to the electronic complaint form of the Office for Civil Rights for an alleged violation of such title; and (C)With respect to public awareness campaign materials created and distributed by the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Education relating to protections for individuals under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), display and publish such materials, as applicable— (i)not later than 30 days after such materials are distributed; (ii)for not less than 1 year or until new such materials are distributed, whichever is later; (iii)in high traffic, public places on the campus of the institution; and (iv)on a publicly available website of the institution. (2)EnforcementAn institution of higher education that fails to comply with the provisions of subsection (a)(30) for two consecutive award years shall be ineligible to participate in the programs authorized by this title for a period of not less than the first two subsequent award years. To regain eligibility to participate in the programs authorized by this title, an institution of higher education shall demonstrate compliance with paragraph (1) prior to the completion of the period during which the institution is ineligible due to failure to comply with such paragraph.. (b)Effective dateThe amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the first day of the first award year (as such term is defined in section 481 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1088)) beginning after the date of enactment of this Act. 3.Office for Civil Rights requirements (a)Congressional briefings (1)In generalBeginning not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act and ending 2 years after such date of enactment, the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights of the Department of Education (or the designee of such Assistant Secretary) shall provide a briefing, on a bimonthly basis, to the authorizing committees about complaints alleging discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin in violation of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) that have been received by the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Education in the preceding month— (A)in a manner that— (i)protects personally identifiable information; and (ii)disaggregates information by the basis of such alleged discrimination (including shared ancestry); and (B)that includes— (i)the number of such complaints; (ii)a description of— (I)how the Office has addressed or plans to address such complaints; and (II)the investigations being carried out in response to such complaints, as applicable; and (iii)data about the length of such investigations. (2)ReportNot later than 48 hours prior to each briefing required under paragraph (1), the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights of the Department of Education (or the designee of such Assistant Secretary) shall submit to the authorizing committees a written report that contains the information that will be presented at such briefing and that complies with the requirements of paragraph (1)(A). (3)DefinitionsFor purposes of this subsection: (A)Authorizing committeesThe term authorizing committees means the Committee on Education and Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. (B)OfficeThe term Office means the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Education. (b)OCR process reforms (1)DismissalsThe Office may not close or dismiss any complaint regarding discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin in violation of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) due to the filing of a complaint involving the same allegations against the same recipient— (A)by an individual other than the complainant with another Federal, State, or local agency, a court, or the recipient, unless the Office determines that— (i)a court has certified a class action with respect to the alleged violation of such other individual’s complaint; (ii)such other individual is a member of such class; and (iii)the complainant is a member of such class; or (B)by the complainant with another Federal, State, or local agency, a court, or the recipient. (2)InvestigationsThe Office may not delay an investigation of a complaint due to the filing of a complaint involving the same allegations against the same recipient with another Federal, State, or local agency or the recipient. (3)Recipient definedFor purposes of this subsection, the term recipient means an institution of higher education (as such term is defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)) that receives funds under an applicable program (as such term is defined in section 400 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1221)).