[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9214 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9214

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 30, 2024

   Ms. Leger Fernandez (for herself, Mr. Trone, Mrs. McBath, and Mr. 
   Pappas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

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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 2024''.

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 prevention'' 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 or 
                evidence-informed program to prevent alcohol and 
                substance misuse by students and employees that,'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ``the use of 
                illicit drugs and the abuse of alcohol'' and inserting 
                ``alcohol and substance misuse'';
                    (C) by amending paragraph (1)(D) to read as 
                follows:
                    ``(D) a description of any alcohol or substance 
                misuse counseling, treatment, rehabilitation, recovery, 
                reentry, or recovery support programs provided by the 
                institution (including in partnership with a community-
                based organization) that are available to employees or 
                students; and'';
                    (D) in paragraph (1)(E), by striking ``that the 
                institution will impose'' and inserting ``of the 
                policies of the institution regarding''; and
                    (E) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``, 
                        overdoses,'' after ``violations'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking 
                        ``and'' at the end and inserting ``or''; and
                            (iii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``, 
                        overdoses,'' after ``violations'';
            (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) assistance to institutions to comply 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, acting through the Assistant 
        Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, 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 or evidence-informed 
                program described in such subsection;
                    ``(B) establish a process for disseminating the 
                best practices for adopting and implementing such an 
                evidence-based or evidence-informed 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 Use Prevention, Treatment, and 
                Recovery Services 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, 
        acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and 
        Substance Use, 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 ``, and enter into 
                        contracts with such institutions, consortia, 
                        and'' and ``or contracts'';
                            (ii) by striking ``other organizations'' 
                        and inserting ``community-based organizations 
                        that partner with institutions of higher 
                        education, including with a collegiate recovery 
                        program of an institution,'';
                            (iii) 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 or 
                        evidence-informed programs of alcohol and 
                        substance misuse prevention and education 
                        (including programs to improve access to 
                        treatment, recovery support services, referral 
                        for treatment services, or crisis intervention 
                        services) to eliminate illegal substance use, 
                        decrease substance misuse, and improve public 
                        health and safety''; and
                            (iv) by striking ``alcohol and drug abuse'' 
                        and inserting ``substance use disorder'';
                    (C) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as 
                paragraphs (3) through (6), respectively;
                    (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 or evidence-informed programs or 
        activities:
                    ``(A) Providing programs for recovery support 
                services, 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 health 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;
                            ``(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 crises 
                        involving individuals with a substance use 
                        disorder.'';
                    (E) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (C), by striking ``and contracts'';
                    (F) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (C), by striking ``or contract'';
                    (G) in paragraph (5), as redesignated by 
                subparagraph (C), by striking ``and contracts'' each 
                place it appears; and
                    (H) 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 2025 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 to read as follows:
            ``(10)(A) The institution certifies that it has in 
        operation an alcohol and substance misuse prevention program in 
        accordance with section 120 that is determined by the 
        institution to be accessible to any officer, employee, or 
        student at the institution.
            ``(B) The institution shall be considered in compliance 
        with the requirements of subparagraph (A) unless there is a 
        showing that the institution knowingly 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 the Workforce 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 paragraph (2) of section 2 and the 
amendments made by section 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.
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