requirements as they relate to sexual violence. (7) In responding to requests for technical assistance, OCR determined that schools would benefit from additional guidance concerning their obligations under title IX to address sexual violence as a form of sexual harassment, and issued the Questions and Answers on Title IX and Sexual Violence on April 29, 2014 (2014 Q&A), to further clarify the legal requirements and guidance articulated in the 2011 DCL and the 2001 Guidance. The 2014 Q&A included examples of proactive efforts schools can take to prevent sexual violence and remedies schools may use to end such conduct, prevent its recurrence, and address its effects. (8) On September 7, 2017, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced that OCR would be opening up a formal notice and comment period to replace the 2011 DCL. (9) On September 22, 2017, OCR rescinded both the 2011 DCL and the 2014 Q&A, and released a new interim Q&A (2017 Interim Guidance) for schools on how to investigate and adjudicate allegations of campus sexual misconduct under Federal law. (10) Although it is Congress’s view that title IX already requires the elements laid out in the amendment made by this Act, OCR’s recent actions allow schools to discriminate against survivors of sexual harassment and violence, contradicts the longstanding 2001 Guidance, and has already caused confusion for schools and students. (11) Therefore Congress has decided to reiterate and codify portions of the 2001 Guidance, the 2011 DCL, and the 2014 Q&A to provide clarity for schools and students regarding what is required under title IX with regard to sexual harassment, including sexual violence. 3. Definitions For purposes of this Act: (1) The term 2001 Guidance means the Revised Sexual Harassment Guidance: Harassment of Students by School Employees, Other Students, or Third Parties , issued January 19, 2001, by the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Education, as in effect on January 1, 2017. (2) The term 2011 DCL means the Dear Colleague letter