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                                                 Union Calendar No. 294
117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6493

                          [Report No. 117-384]

 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

                             June 23, 2022

    Additional sponsors: Mr. Sablan, Mr. Casten, and Mrs. Cherfilus-
                               McCormick

                             June 23, 2022

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 
                               25, 2022]


_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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) develop best practices that inform criteria 
                which 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, 
                including restoring existing mental health and 
                substance use disorder services after a natural 
                disaster or public health emergency declared by the 
                Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 
                319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d).
                    ``(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--
            (1) by striking ``(10)'' and inserting ``(10)(A)'';
            (2) by striking ``a drug abuse prevention program'' and 
        inserting ``an alcohol and substance misuse prevention program 
        in accordance with section 120''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(B) The institution shall be considered in compliance 
        with the requirements of subparagraph (A) unless there is a 
        showing that the institution knowing and willfully did not 
        implement a prevention program described in such 
        subparagraph.''.

SEC. 4. REPORT.

    The Secretary of Education shall report to the Committee on 
Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate on the efforts 
of the Secretary carried out under the amendments made by this Act, and 
best practices from institutions receiving a grant under section 120(e) 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1011i(e)), as amended by 
section 2 of this Act--
            (1) not later than one year after the date of enactment of 
        this Act; and
            (2) three years after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 5. APPLICABILITY.

    The amendments made by sections 2(2) and 3 shall apply to 
institutions of higher education beginning on the date that is 2 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 294

117th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 6493

                          [Report No. 117-384]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                             June 23, 2022

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed