To provide for campus-based digital theft prevention.

1. Adds SEC. 802. CAMPUS-BASED DIGITAL THEFT PREVENTION at the end of the bill

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   In S. 1642 · Reported to Senate

   (f) Payments; Interest.--Section 7 of the Navajo Community College Act (25 U.S.C. 640c-3) is amended by striking "the Navajo Community College" each place it appears and inserting "Dine College".

   Inserted: SEC. 802. CAMPUS-BASED DIGITAL THEFT PREVENTION.

   Inserted: Part G of title IV (20 U.S.C. 1088 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

   Inserted: "SEC. 494. CAMPUS-BASED DIGITAL THEFT PREVENTION.

   Inserted: "(a) In General.--Each eligible institution participating in any program under this title which is among those identified during the prior calendar year by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (b)(2), shall--

   Inserted: "(1) provide evidence to the Secretary that the institution has notified students on its policies and procedures related to the illegal downloading and distribution of copyrighted materials by students as required under section 485(a)(1)(P);

   Inserted: "(2) undertake a review, which shall be submitted to the Secretary, of its procedures and plans related to preventing illegal downloading and distribution to determine the program's effectiveness and implement changes to the program if the changes are needed; and

   Inserted: "(3) provide evidence to the Secretary that the institution has developed a plan for implementing a technology-based deterrent to the illegal downloading or peer-to-peer distribution of intellectual property.

   Inserted: "(b) Identification.--For purposes of carrying out the requirements of subsection (a), the Secretary shall, on an annual basis, identify--

   Inserted: "(1) the 25 institutions of higher education participating in programs under this title, which have received during the previous calendar year the highest number of written notices from copyright owners, or persons authorized to act on behalf of copyright owners, alleging infringement of copyright by users of the institution's information technology systems, where such notices identify with specificity the works alleged to be infringed, or a representative list of works alleged to be infringed, the date and time of the alleged infringing conduct together with information sufficient to identify the infringing user, and information sufficient to contact the copyright owner or its authorized representative; and

   Inserted: "(2) from among the 25 institutions described in paragraph (1), those that have received during the previous calendar year not less than 100 notices alleging infringement of copyright by users of the institution's information technology systems, as described in paragraph (1).".

   Inserted: (c) The Secretary shall not find any of the 25 institutions of higher education described in paragraph (b)(1) to be ineligible for continued participation in a program authorized under this subchapter because of failure to comply with this section.

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