The bill would require the Department of Education to consider the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of antisemitism, including its contemporary examples, when assessing whether discrimination investigated under Title VI was motivated by antisemitic intent. It applies to cases involving a person’s actual or perceived shared Jewish ancestry or Jewish ethnic characteristics. The bill says it would not expand the department’s authority, change its standards for deciding whether harassment is actionable discrimination, or limit First Amendment rights.
For people involved in a Title VI discrimination review concerning Jewish ancestry or ethnic characteristics, the Department of Education would consider the IHRA definition as part of its assessment. The bill does not change the existing standards for determining whether harassment amounts to actionable discrimination.
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The bill states that the IHRA definition can help people understand and identify different forms of antisemitism. It also states that consistent use of the definition can support enforcement against prohibited discrimination rooted in antisemitism.
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