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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. 

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 

A BILL 

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prevent 

certain alcohol and substance misuse. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Campus Prevention 

5 and Recovery Services for Students Act of 2024’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE PREVENTION. 

7 Section 120 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 

8 U.S.C. 1011i) is amended— 


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1 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘DRUG

2 AND ALCOHOL ABUSE PREVENTION’’ and insert3 ing ‘‘ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE’’; 

4 (2) in subsection (a)— 

5 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

6 by striking ‘‘a program to prevent the use of il7 licit drugs and the abuse of alcohol by students 

8 and employees that,’’ and inserting ‘‘an evi9 dence-based or evidence-informed program to 

10 prevent alcohol and substance misuse by stu11 dents and employees that,’’; 

12 (B) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ‘‘the 

13 use of illicit drugs and the abuse of alcohol’’ 

14 and inserting ‘‘alcohol and substance misuse’’; 

15 (C) by amending paragraph (1)(D) to read 

16 as follows: 

17 ‘‘(D) a description of any alcohol or sub18 stance misuse counseling, treatment, rehabilita19 tion, recovery, reentry, or recovery support pro20 grams provided by the institution (including in 

21 partnership with a community-based organiza22 tion) that are available to employees or stu23 dents; and’’; 


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1 (D) in paragraph (1)(E), by striking ‘‘that 

2 the institution will impose’’ and inserting ‘‘of 

3 the policies of the institution regarding’’; and 

4 (E) in paragraph (2)— 

5 (i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 

6 ‘‘, overdoses,’’ after ‘‘violations’’; 

7 (ii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by strik8 ing ‘‘and’’ at the end and inserting ‘‘or’’; 

9 and 

10 (iii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 

11 ‘‘, overdoses,’’ after ‘‘violations’’; 

12 (3) in subsection (c)— 

13 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

14 (i) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of 

15 subparagraph (A); 

16 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

17 the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

18 (iii) by adding at the end the fol19 lowing: 

20 ‘‘(C) assistance to institutions to comply 

21 with the requirements of this section.’’; 

22 (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 

23 paragraph (4); and 

24 (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

25 following: 


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1 ‘‘(2) INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT.—Not later 

2 than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 

3 paragraph, the Secretary shall enter into an inter4 agency agreement with the Secretary of Health and 

5 Human Services, acting through the Assistant Sec6 retary for Mental Health and Substance Use, to— 

7 ‘‘(A) develop best practices that inform cri8 teria which satisfy the requirement under sub9 section (a) that an institution of higher edu10 cation has adopted and has implemented an evi11 dence-based or evidence-informed program de12 scribed in such subsection; 

13 ‘‘(B) establish a process for disseminating 

14 the best practices for adopting and imple15 menting such an evidence-based or evidence-in16 formed program; and 

17 ‘‘(C) establish a process that promotes co18 ordination and collaboration between institu19 tions of higher education and the respective 

20 State agencies that administer the Substance 

21 Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Serv22 ices Block Grants pursuant to subpart II of 

23 part B of title XIX of the Public Health Service 

24 Act (42 U.S.C. 300x–21). 


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1 ‘‘(3) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 1 year after 

2 the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the 

3 Secretary shall, in coordination with the Secretary of 

4 Health and Human Services, acting through the As5 sistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance 

6 Use, issue guidance with respect to the criteria de7 scribed in paragraph (2)(A).’’; and 

8 (4) in subsection (e)— 

9 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

10 ‘‘DRUG ABUSE’’ in the heading and inserting 

11 ‘‘SUBSTANCE MISUSE’’; 

12 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

13 (i) by striking ‘‘, and enter into con14 tracts with such institutions, consortia, 

15 and’’ and ‘‘or contracts’’; 

16 (ii) by striking ‘‘other organizations’’ 

17 and inserting ‘‘community-based organiza18 tions that partner with institutions of high19 er education, including with a collegiate re20 covery program of an institution,’’; 

21 (iii) by striking ‘‘programs of preven22 tion, and education (including treatment23 referral) to reduce and eliminate the illegal 

24 use of drugs and alcohol and the violence 

25 associated with such use’’ and inserting 


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1 ‘‘evidence-based or evidence-informed pro2 grams of alcohol and substance misuse 

3 prevention and education (including pro4 grams to improve access to treatment, re5 covery support services, referral for treat6 ment services, or crisis intervention serv7 ices) to eliminate illegal substance use, de8 crease substance misuse, and improve pub9 lic health and safety’’; and 

10 (iv) by striking ‘‘alcohol and drug 

11 abuse’’ and inserting ‘‘substance use dis12 order’’; 

13 (C) by redesignating paragraphs (2) 

14 through (5) as paragraphs (3) through (6), re15 spectively; 

16 (D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 

17 following: 

18 ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL USES.—In addition to the ac19 tivities described in paragraph (1), a grant or con20 tract awarded under paragraph (1) may be used to 

21 carry out one or more of the following evidence22 based or evidence-informed programs or activities: 

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1 seling for students with a substance use dis2 order. 

3 ‘‘(B) Promoting integration and collabora4 tion in campus-based health services between 

5 primary care, substance use disorder services, 

6 and mental health services. 

7 ‘‘(C) Promoting integrated care services 

8 for students related to screening, diagnosis, pre9 vention, and treatment of mental health and 

10 substance use disorders. 

11 ‘‘(D) Providing re-entry assistance for stu12 dents on academic probation due to their sub13 stance use disorder. 

14 ‘‘(E) Preventing fatal and nonfatal 

15 overdoses, including restoring existing mental 

16 health and substance use disorder services after 

17 a natural disaster or public health emergency 

18 declared by the Secretary of Health and 

19 Human Services under section 319 of the Pub20 lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d). 

21 ‘‘(F) Providing education to students, fac22 ulty, or other personnel on— 

23 ‘‘(i) recognizing the signs and symp24 toms of substance use disorder and how to 

25 engage and support a person in a crisis; 


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1 ‘‘(ii) resources available in the com2 munity, within the institution of higher 

3 education, and other relevant resources for 

4 individuals with a substance use disorder; 

5 and 

6 ‘‘(iii) safely de-escalating crises involv7 ing individuals with a substance use dis8 order.’’; 

9 (E) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by 

10 subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and contracts’’; 

11 (F) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by 

12 subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘or contract’’; 

13 (G) in paragraph (5), as redesignated by 

14 subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and contracts’’ 

15 each place it appears; and 

16 (H) by amending paragraph (6), as redes17 ignated by subparagraph (C), to read as fol18 lows: 

19 ‘‘(6) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

20 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

21 this section $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and 

22 each of the 5 succeeding fiscal years.’’. 


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1 SEC. 3. PROGRAM PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS. 

2 Section 487(a)(10) of the Higher Education Act of 

3 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)(10)) is amended to read as fol4 lows: 

5 ‘‘(10)(A) The institution certifies that it has in 

6 operation an alcohol and substance misuse preven7 tion program in accordance with section 120 that is 

8 determined by the institution to be accessible to any 

9 officer, employee, or student at the institution. 

10 ‘‘(B) The institution shall be considered in com11 pliance with the requirements of subparagraph (A) 

12 unless there is a showing that the institution know13 ingly and willfully did not implement a prevention 

14 program described in such subparagraph.’’. 

15 SEC. 4. REPORT. 

16 The Secretary of Education shall report to the Com17 mittee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 

18 Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, 

19 Labor, and Pensions of the Senate on the efforts of the 

20 Secretary carried out under the amendments made by this 

21 Act, and best practices from institutions receiving a grant 

22 under section 120(e) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

23 (20 U.S.C. 1011i(e)), as amended by section 2 of this 

24 Act— 

25 (1) not later than one year after the date of en26 actment of this Act; and 


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1 (2) three years after the date of enactment of 

2 this Act. 

3 SEC. 5. APPLICABILITY. 

4 The amendments made by paragraph (2) of section 

5 2 and the amendments made by section 3 shall apply to 

6 institutions of higher education beginning on the date that 

7 is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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