Text of US HB 5307 (2016)

I 114TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 5307 To amend title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 to define the term ‘‘sex’’ for purposes of such title. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 23, 2016 Mr. ABRAHAM (for himself, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, and Mr. ROGERS of Alabama) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com- mittee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 to define the term ‘‘sex’’ for purposes of such title. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Title IX Clarification 4 Act of 2016’’. 5 SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS. 6 Section 901(c) of the Education Amendments of 7 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681(c)) is amended— 8 (1) by striking ‘‘title an educational institution’’ 9 and inserting the following: 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:10 May 24, 2016 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5307.IH H5307 sradovich on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 5307 IH ‘‘title— 1 ‘‘(1) the term ‘educational institution’ means’’, 2 (2) by striking the period at the end and insert- 3 ing ‘‘; and’’, and 4 (3) by adding at the end the following: 5 ‘‘(2) the term ‘sex’ means with respect to an in- 6 dividual the biological sex of such individual.’’. 7 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:10 May 24, 2016 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H5307.IH H5307 sradovich on DSK3TPTVN1PROD with BILLS