PUBLIC LAW 105-244—OCT. 7, 1998 112 STAT. 1819 SEC. 827. STUDY OF INSTITUTIONAL PROCEDURES TO REPORT SEXUAL 20 USC 1152 ASSAULTS. ^° ^- (a) IN GENERAL.— The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall provide for a national study to examine procedures undertaken after an institution of higher education receives a report of sexual assault. (b) REPORT.— The study required by subsection (a) shall include an analysis of— (1) the existence and publication of the institution of higher education's and State's definition of sexual assault; (2) the existence and publication of the institution's policy for campus sexual assaults; (3) the individuals to whom reports of sexual assault are given most often and— (A) how the individuals are trained to respond to the reports; and (B) the extent to which the individuals are trained; (4) the reporting options that are articulated to the victim or victims of the sexual assault regarding— (A) on-campus reporting and procedure options; and (B) off-campus reporting and procedure options; (5) the resources available for victims' safety, support, medical health, and confidentiality, including— (A) how well the resources are articulated both specifically to the victim of sexual assault and generally to the campus at large; and (B) the security of the resources in terms of confidentiality or reputation; (6) policies and practices that may prevent or discourage the reporting of campus sexual assaults to local crime authorities, or that may otherwise obstruct justice or interfere with the prosecution of perpetrators of campus sexual assaults; (7) policies and practices found successful in aiding the report and any ensuing investigation or prosecution of a campus sexual assault; (8) the on-campus procedures for investigation and disciplining the perpetrator of a sexual assault, including— (A) the format for collecting evidence; and (B) the format of the investigation and disciplinary proceeding, including the faculty responsible for running the disciplinary procedure and the persons allowed to attend the disciplinary procedure; and (9) types of punishment for offenders, including— (A) whether the case is directed outside the institution for further punishment; and (B) how the institution punishes perpetrators. (c) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.— The report required by subsection (b) shall be submitted to Congress not later than September 1, 2000. (d) DEFINITION.— For purposes of this section, the term "campus sexual assaults" means sexual assaults occurring at institutions of higher education and sexual assaults committed against or by students or employees of such institutions. (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.
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