[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6493 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6493

 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prevent certain alcohol 
                         and substance misuse.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 25, 2022

  Ms. Leger Fernandez (for herself, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. 
   Trone, Mr. Guest, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, and Mrs. 
   McBath) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prevent certain alcohol 
                         and substance misuse.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Campus Prevention and Recovery 
Services for Students Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE PREVENTION.

    Section 120 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1011i) 
is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``drug and alcohol 
        abuse'' and inserting ``alcohol and substance misuse'';
            (2) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``a program to prevent the use of illicit 
                drugs and the abuse of alcohol by students and 
                employees that,'' and inserting ``an evidence-based 
                program to prevent alcohol and substance misuse by 
                students and employees that,'';
                    (B) by amending paragraph (1)(D) to read as 
                follows:
                    ``(D) a description of any alcohol or substance 
                misuse counseling, treatment, rehabilitation, recovery, 
                re-entry, or recovery support programs provided by the 
                institution (including in partnership with a community-
                based organization) that are available to employees or 
                students; and''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (1)(E), by striking ``that the 
                institution will impose'' and inserting ``of the 
                policies of the institution regarding'';
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``and'' at the end of 
                        subparagraph (A);
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 
                        period and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) compliance assistance to assist institutions 
                in complying with the requirements of this section.'';
                    (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph 
                (4); and
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) Interagency agreement.--Not later than 180 days after 
        the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall 
        enter into an interagency agreement with the Secretary of 
        Health and Human Services to--
                    ``(A) determine criteria that satisfy the 
                requirement under subsection (a) that an institution of 
                higher education has adopted and has implemented an 
                evidence-based program described in such subsection;
                    ``(B) establish a process for disseminating the 
                best practices for adopting and implementing such an 
                evidence-based program; and
                    ``(C) establish a process that promotes 
                coordination and collaboration between institutions of 
                higher education and the respective State agencies that 
                administer the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
                Block Grants pursuant to subpart II of part B of title 
                XIX of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x-
                21).
            ``(3) Guidance.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        the enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall, in 
        coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
        issue guidance with respect to the criteria described in 
        paragraph (2)(A).''; and
            (4) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``drug 
                abuse'' in the heading and inserting ``substance 
                misuse'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``other organizations'' and 
                        inserting ``community-based organizations that 
                        partner with institutions of higher 
                        education'';
                            (ii) by striking ``programs of prevention, 
                        and education (including treatment-referral) to 
                        reduce and eliminate the illegal use of drugs 
                        and alcohol and the violence associated with 
                        such use'' and inserting ``evidence-based 
                        programs of alcohol and substance misuse 
                        prevention and education (including programs to 
                        improve access to treatment, referral for 
                        treatment services, or crisis intervention 
                        services) to eliminate illegal substance use, 
                        decrease substance misuse, and improve public 
                        health and safety''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``alcohol and drug 
                        abuse'' and inserting ``substance use 
                        disorder'';
                    (C) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as 
                paragraphs (3) through (6), respectively; and
                    (D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) Additional uses.--In addition to the activities 
        described in paragraph (1), a grant or contract awarded under 
        paragraph (1) may be used to carry out one or more of the 
        following evidence-based programs or activities:
                    ``(A) Providing programs for recovery support 
                services, and peer-to-peer support services and 
                counseling for students with a substance use disorder.
                    ``(B) Promoting integration and collaboration in 
                campus-based health services between primary care, 
                substance use disorder services, and mental health 
                services.
                    ``(C) Promoting integrated care services for 
                students related to screening, diagnosis, prevention, 
                and treatment of mental, behavioral, and substance use 
                disorders.
                    ``(D) Providing re-entry assistance for students on 
                academic probation due to their substance use disorder.
                    ``(E) Preventing fatal and nonfatal overdoses.
                    ``(F) Providing education to students, faculty, or 
                other personnel on--
                            ``(i) recognizing the signs and symptoms of 
                        substance use disorder, and how to engage and 
                        support a person in a crisis situation;
                            ``(ii) resources available in the 
                        community, within the institution of higher 
                        education, and other relevant resources for 
                        individuals with a substance use disorder; and
                            ``(iii) safely de-escalating crisis 
                        situations involving individuals with a 
                        substance use disorder.''; and
                    (E) by amending paragraph (6), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (C), to read as follows:
            ``(6) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
        authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
        $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2023 and each of the 5 succeeding 
        fiscal years.''.

SEC. 3. PROGRAM PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS.

    Section 487(a)(10) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1094(a)(10)) is amended by striking ``a drug abuse prevention program'' 
and inserting ``an alcohol and substance misuse prevention program in 
accordance with section 120''.

SEC. 4. APPLICABILITY.

    The amendments made by section 2(2) shall apply to institutions of 
higher education beginning on the date that is 2 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act.
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