To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit graduate medical schools from receiving Federal financial assistance if such schools adopt certain policies and requirements relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

This bill ties federal money and access to federal student loans to new rules for graduate medical schools. To keep this funding, a medical school could not force students, faculty, or staff to say certain beliefs about oppression, blame for past actions, or that America is systemically racist. It also could not run a DEI office, require “diversity statements” for admission or hiring, or treat students differently by race, ethnicity, color, or national origin. Schools would have to certify they follow existing civil rights laws to remain eligible for federal support and student loan programs .

The bill says it does not stop schools from teaching about health needs related to sex or race, collecting student demographic data, or allowing free speech, academic instruction, research, student groups, or guest speakers. It also tells the groups that accredit medical schools not to require policies that go against these rules as a condition for accreditation.

• Who is affected: Graduate medical schools, medical students and staff, and accrediting groups .
• What changes: To keep federal funds and student loan access, schools must not compel certain political or social beliefs, must not treat students differently by race, must not run DEI offices or require diversity statements, and must follow civil rights laws .
• Clarifications: Teaching about medical needs tied to sex or race, collecting demographics, free speech, academic teaching, research, student groups, guest speakers, and obeying anti-discrimination laws are allowed under this bill.