EDUCATE Act

The EDUCATE Act (S 4115) restricts federal funding for graduate medical schools that require students, faculty, or staff to adopt specific beliefs about race, sex, or other identity categories. It prohibits institutions from mandating statements or courses promoting ideas like "systemic racism" or collective guilt based on identity, banning diversity statements as admission/employment requirements, and eliminating diversity, equity, and inclusion offices. However, it allows medical schools to teach about health disparities tied to identity (e.g., racial differences in disease prevalence) and collect demographic data for informational purposes. The bill applies exclusively to federally funded graduate medical education programs and requires accrediting bodies to verify compliance.