To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit institutions of higher education from requiring ideological oaths or similar statements, and for other purposes.

Summary

Prohibits colleges and other institutions that take federal student aid from compelling students, employees, contractors, or applicants to endorse, provide, or submit statements that promote an ideology calling for differential treatment of people based on race, color, or ethnicity. The rule includes limits on giving preferential consideration based on such statements and lists several exceptions for academic research, coursework, voluntary disclosures, and routine requirements like certifying compliance with anti‑discrimination laws.

• Bars institutions receiving federal student aid from forcing students, staff, applicants, or contractors to endorse ideologies that call for differential treatment by race, color, or ethnicity.
• Prohibits requiring statements of support or giving preferential treatment based on such statements.
• Contains explicit exceptions for academic research, coursework, and voluntary statements separate from institutional requirements.
• Permits institutions to require disclosure of research/artistic work and certification of compliance with anti‑discrimination laws.
• Applies as a condition of participation in federal student aid programs, so noncompliance could affect eligibility for federal aid.
• Language in the source is partially broken/ambiguous, which could affect interpretation and enforcement.
• Likely to prompt higher education institutions to revise admissions, hiring, and contracting forms and policies to avoid potential penalties.
• Focuses on institutional requirements, not on prohibiting private or voluntary individual speech or classroom instruction.
• Could produce legal challenges over free speech, academic freedom, and definitions of compelled speech or protected conduct.