S.Amdt. 2310

SA 2310. Mr. STEVENS (for himself and Mrs. Murray) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3010, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

1. At the appropriate place insert the following:

SEC. --. PROHIBITION OF THE USE OF FUNDS FOR RELIANCE ON STUDENT INTEREST SURVEYS IN DETERMINING COMPLIANCE WITH TITLE IX.

None of the funds provided under this Act shall be used--

(1) for any educational, compliance, or enforcement activities that are based on the Department of Education's March 17, 2005 policy guidance entitled “Additional Clarification of Intercollegiate Athletics Policy: Three Part Test--Part Three,” or on the principles governing the interpretation of surveys set forth in that guidance, regarding compliance with the Patsy Takemoto Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) (commonly referred to as “title IX”); or

(2) to rely on the results of any survey of student interest as a basis for presuming that an educational institution has complied with such title IX.