S.Amdt. 1423
What it does: Adds SEC. 4. REVIEW OF ANTI-ASIAN DISCRIMINATION IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION at the end of the bill
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR)What it changes
1 change to S. 937 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 4. REVIEW OF ANTI-ASIAN DISCRIMINATION IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION at the end of the bill
Adds a sectionIn S. 937 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(b) Guidance Relating to COVID-19 Pandemic.--The Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force and community-based organizations, shall issue guidance describing best practices to mitigate racially discriminatory language in describing the COVID-19 pandemic.
Inserted: SEC. 4. REVIEW OF ANTI-ASIAN DISCRIMINATION IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
Inserted: (a) Definitions.--In this section:
Inserted: (1) Applicable period.--The term "applicable period" means the 5-year period beginning on the date on which the officer or employee is designated under subsection (b).
Inserted: (2) Institution of higher education.--The term "institution of higher education" has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002).
Inserted: (b) Designation.--Not later than 1 day after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall designate an officer or employee of the Department of Justice whose sole responsibility during the applicable period shall be to review and investigate allegations of anti-Asian discrimination in the admissions policies of institutions of higher education in the United States.
Inserted: (c) Reports.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and once every 180 days thereafter until the end of the applicable period, the Attorney General shall submit a report to Congress on the allegations described in subsection (b) reviewed during the reporting period, which shall include--
Inserted: (1) a summary of each allegation received; and
Inserted: (2) information about the status of each allegation, including whether the Department of Justice filed or declined to file an action based on the allegation.
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SA 1423. Mr. COTTON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 937, to facilitate the expedited review of COVID-19 hate crimes, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end, add the following:
SEC. 4. REVIEW OF ANTI-ASIAN DISCRIMINATION IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Applicable period.--The term “applicable period” means the 5-year period beginning on the date on which the officer or employee is designated under subsection (b).
(2) Institution of higher education.--The term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002).
(b) Designation.--Not later than 1 day after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall designate an officer or employee of the Department of Justice whose sole responsibility during the applicable period shall be to review and investigate allegations of anti-Asian discrimination in the admissions policies of institutions of higher education in the United States.
(c) Reports.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and once every 180 days thereafter until the end of the applicable period, the Attorney General shall submit a report to Congress on the allegations described in subsection (b) reviewed during the reporting period, which shall include--
(1) a summary of each allegation received; and
(2) information about the status of each allegation, including whether the Department of Justice filed or declined to file an action based on the allegation.
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Senate amendment submitted
April 14, 2021