This bill, titled the Embracing Anti-Discrimination, Unbiased Curricula, and Advancing Truth in Education Act or the EDUCATE Act , seeks to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 by imposing new conditions on graduate medical schools receiving federal financial assistance. Under this legislation, a graduate medical school would be ineligible for federal funds, including participation in student loan programs, unless it certifies that it does not engage in specific diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices. These prohibited practices include compelling faculty, staff, or students to personally state or express certain tenets, such as that America is systemically racist or that individuals are inherently responsible for past actions based on their identity. Furthermore, schools would be barred from making distinctions or classifications of students based on race, ethnicity, color, or national origin, or from establishing, maintaining, or contracting with a DEI office. The bill also prohibits requiring or incentivizing diversity statements as a condition for admission or employment. Additionally, it mandates that accrediting agencies for graduate medical education demonstrate they do not require institutions to adopt policies that contravene these new restrictions. The bill clarifies that it does not prohibit instruction on unique medical needs related to demographics, collecting demographic data for informational purposes, or the exercise of First Amendment rights.