Ravi Thackurdeen Safe Students Study Abroad Act
This bill (1) applies campus-security reporting requirements to study-abroad programs of institutions of higher education that participate in federal student-aid programs, and (2) requires such institutions to implement specified policies to protect students participating in study-abroad programs.
[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7215 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7215
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require additional
reporting on crime and harm that occurs during student participation in
programs of study abroad, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 24, 2022
Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York 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 additional
reporting on crime and harm that occurs during student participation in
programs of study abroad, 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 ``Ravi Thackurdeen Safe Students Study
Abroad Act''.
SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF CLERY ACT TO PROGRAMS OF STUDY ABROAD.
(a) Reporting of Crime Statistics.--Paragraph (12) of section
485(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)) is
amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (C);
(2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D)
and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(E) while a student is participating in a program of
study abroad approved for credit by an institution of higher
education, distinguished by whether the criminal offense
occurred at a location described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C),
or (D), or at another location, without regard to whether the
institution owns or controls a building or property at such
location.''.
(b) Additional Reporting for Programs of Study Abroad.--Section
485(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1092(f)) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (18) as paragraph (19); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (17), the following new
paragraph:
``(18)(A) Each institution of higher education participating in any
program under this title, other than a foreign institution of higher
education, shall develop and distribute as part of the report described
in paragraph (1), a statement that the institution has adopted and
implemented a program to protect students participating in a program of
study abroad approved for credit by the institution from crime and harm
while participating in such program of study abroad that, at a minimum,
includes the following:
``(i) A biennial review by the institution of the programs
of study abroad approved for credit by the institution to
determine--
``(I) the effectiveness of the programs at
protecting students from crime and harm, and whether
changes to the programs are needed (based on the most
recent guidance or other assistance from the Secretary)
and will be implemented;
``(II) for the 10 years preceding the date of the
report, the number (in the aggregate for all programs
of study abroad approved for credit by the institution)
of--
``(aa) deaths of program participants
occurring during program participation or
during any other activities during the study
abroad period;
``(bb) accidents and illnesses occurring
during program participation that resulted in
hospitalization;
``(cc) sexual assaults against program
participants occurring during program
participation; and
``(dd) incidents involving program
participants during the program participation
that resulted in police involvement or a police
report; and
``(III) with respect to the incidents described in
items (aa) through (dd) of subclause (II), whether the
incidents occurred--
``(aa) on campus;
``(bb) in or on a noncampus building or
property;
``(cc) on public property;
``(dd) in dormitories or other residential
facilities for students; or
``(ee) at a location not described in items
(aa) through (dd) of this subclause, without
regard to whether the institution owns or
controls a building or property at the
location.
``(ii) The crime statistics described in paragraph (12)(E).
``(B) An institution of higher education described in subparagraph
(A) shall--
``(i) provide each student who is interested in
participating in a program of study abroad approved for credit
by the institution, with a pre-trip orientation session and
advising that includes--
``(I) a list of countries in which such programs of
study abroad are located;
``(II) all current travel information, including
all travel warnings and travel alerts, issued by the
Bureau of Consular Affairs of the Department of State
for such countries; and
``(III) the information described in clauses (i)
and (ii) of subparagraph (A), provided specifically for
each program of study abroad approved for credit by the
institution in which the student is considering
participation; and
``(ii) provide each student who returns from such a program
of study abroad with a post-trip orientation session, including
an exit interview that assists the institution in carrying out
subparagraph (A) and clause (i) of this subparagraph.
``(C) An institution of higher education shall not disaggregate or
otherwise distinguish information for purposes of subparagraph (A) or
(B) in a case in which the number of students in a category is
insufficient to yield statistically reliable information or the results
would reveal personally identifiable information about an individual
student.
``(D) The Secretary shall periodically review a representative
sample of the programs described in subparagraph (A) that have been
adopted and implemented by institutions of higher education to protect
students participating in a program of study abroad described in
subparagraph (A) from crime and harm while participating in such
program of study abroad.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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