Clery Compliance Officer Designation Act of 2020

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 6031 To require eligible institutions under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to designate a Clery Compliance Officer to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 28, 2020 Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire (for herself and Mr. STAUBER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To require eligible institutions under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to designate a Clery Compliance Officer to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Clery Compliance Offi- 4 cer Designation Act of 2020’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:39 Mar 04, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6031.IH H6031 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 6031 IH SEC. 2. CLERY COMPLIANCE OFFICER REQUIRED. 1 Section 485(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 2 (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)), is amended— 3 (1) by redesignating paragraph (18) as para- 4 graph (19); and 5 (2) by inserting after paragraph (17) the fol- 6 lowing: 7 ‘‘(18) Each eligible institution participating in any 8 program under this title, other than a foreign institution 9 of higher education, shall, beginning on January 1, 2022, 10 and each year thereafter, designate at least one Clery 11 Compliance Officer who shall— 12 ‘‘(A) carry out the responsibilities associated 13 with the information collection requirements of this 14 subsection; and 15 ‘‘(B) in accordance with paragraph (5), submit 16 to the Secretary a copy of the statistics required to 17 be made available under paragraph (1)(F).’’. 18 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:39 Mar 04, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H6031.IH H6031 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS