; or (2) with respect to a deficiency identified under paragraph (1), certify to the Special Inspector General and the appropriate committees of Congress that no action is necessary or appropriate. (k) Rule of construction Nothing in this section may be construed as limiting the authority of the Inspector General of the Department. (l) Sunset The Office of the Special Inspector General for Unlawful Discrimination in Higher Education, established under this section, shall terminate on the date that is 12 years after the date of enactment of the College Admissions Accountability Act of 2023 . . (b) Table of contents The table of contents in section 1 of the Department of Education Organization Act ( 20 U.S.C. 3401 note) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 220 the following new item: Sec. 221. Special Inspector General for Unlawful Discrimination in Higher Education. . (c) Higher Education Act of 1965 Part B of title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1011 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 124. Ineligibility due to discrimination on the basis of race in violation of Equal Protection Clause or title VI Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no institution of higher education shall be eligible to receive funds from Federal student assistance or Federal institutional aid under this Act if the Secretary determines that the institution had an admissions decision, policy, or practice, or financial aid determination or academic program, that discriminated on the basis of race in violation of— (1) the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, pursuant to the holding in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College, 143 S. Ct. 2141 (2023); or (2) title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq. ). .