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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. 

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. CHERFILUSMCCORMICK

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] 


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A BILL 

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prevent 

certain alcohol and substance misuse. 


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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 and 

5 Recovery Services for Students Act of 2022’’. 

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— 

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

10 AND ALCOHOL ABUSE’’ and inserting ‘‘ALCOHOL

11 AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE’’; 

12 (2) in subsection (a)— 

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

14 by striking ‘‘a program to prevent the use of il15 licit drugs and the abuse of alcohol by students 

16 and employees that,’’ and inserting ‘‘an evi17 dence-based program to prevent alcohol and sub18 stance misuse by students and employees that,’’; 

19 (B) by amending paragraph (1)(D) to read 

20 as follows: 

21 ‘‘(D) a description of any alcohol or sub22 stance misuse counseling, treatment, rehabilita23 tion, recovery, re-entry, or recovery support pro24 grams provided by the institution (including in 

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1 tion) that are available to employees or students; 

2 and’’; and 

3 (C) in paragraph (1)(E), by striking ‘‘that 

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

5 the policies of the institution regarding’’; 

6 (3) in subsection (c)— 

7 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

8 (i) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub9 paragraph (A); 

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

11 the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

12 (iii) by adding at the end the fol13 lowing: 

14 ‘‘(C) compliance assistance to assist institu15 tions in complying with the requirements of this 

16 section.’’; 

17 (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 

18 paragraph (4); and 

19 (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol20 lowing: 

21 ‘‘(2) INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT.—Not later than 

22 180 days after the date of enactment of this para23 graph, the Secretary shall enter into an interagency 

24 agreement with the Secretary of Health and Human 

25 Services to— 


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1 ‘‘(A) develop best practices that inform cri2 teria which satisfy the requirement under sub3 section (a) that an institution of higher edu4 cation has adopted and has implemented an evi5 dence-based program described in such sub6 section; 

7 ‘‘(B) establish a process for disseminating 

8 the best practices for adopting and implementing 

9 such an evidence-based program; and 

10 ‘‘(C) establish a process that promotes co11 ordination and collaboration between institu12 tions of higher education and the respective State 

13 agencies that administer the Substance Abuse 

14 Prevention and Treatment Block Grants pursu15 ant to subpart II of part B of title XIX of the 

16 Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x–21). 

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

18 date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary 

19 shall, in coordination with the Secretary of Health 

20 and Human Services, issue guidance with respect to 

21 the criteria described in paragraph (2)(A).’’; and 

22 (4) in subsection (e)— 

23 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

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

25 ‘‘SUBSTANCE MISUSE’’; 


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1 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

2 (i) by striking ‘‘other organizations’’ 

3 and inserting ‘‘community-based organiza4 tions that partner with institutions of high5 er education’’; 

6 (ii) by striking ‘‘programs of preven7 tion, and education (including treatment8 referral) to reduce and eliminate the illegal 

9 use of drugs and alcohol and the violence 

10 associated with such use’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘evidence-based programs of alcohol and 

12 substance misuse prevention and education 

13 (including programs to improve access to 

14 treatment, referral for treatment services, or 

15 crisis intervention services) to eliminate il16 legal substance use, decrease substance mis17 use, and improve public health and safety’’; 

18 and 

19 (iii) by striking ‘‘alcohol and drug 

20 abuse’’ and inserting ‘‘substance use dis21 order’’; 

22 (C) by redesignating paragraphs (2) 

23 through (5) as paragraphs (3) through (6), re24 spectively; and 


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1 (D) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL USES.—In addition to the ac4 tivities described in paragraph (1), a grant or con5 tract awarded under paragraph (1) may be used to 

6 carry out one or more of the following evidence-based 

7 programs or activities: 

8 ‘‘(A) Providing programs for recovery sup9 port services, and peer-to-peer support services 

10 and counseling for students with a substance use 

11 disorder. 

12 ‘‘(B) Promoting integration and collabora13 tion in campus-based health services between pri14 mary care, substance use disorder services, and 

15 mental health services. 

16 ‘‘(C) Promoting integrated care services for 

17 students related to screening, diagnosis, preven18 tion, and treatment of mental, behavioral, and 

19 substance use disorders. 

20 ‘‘(D) Providing re-entry assistance for stu21 dents on academic probation due to their sub22 stance use disorder. 

23 ‘‘(E) Preventing fatal and nonfatal 

24 overdoses, including restoring existing mental 

25 health and substance use disorder services after a 


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1 natural disaster or public health emergency de2 clared by the Secretary of Health and Human 

3 Services under section 319 of the Public Health 

4 Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d). 

5 ‘‘(F) Providing education to students, fac6 ulty, or other personnel on— 

7 ‘‘(i) recognizing the signs and symp8 toms of substance use disorder, and how to 

9 engage and support a person in a crisis sit10 uation; 

11 ‘‘(ii) resources available in the commu12 nity, within the institution of higher edu13 cation, and other relevant resources for in14 dividuals with a substance use disorder; 

15 and 

16 ‘‘(iii) safely de-escalating crisis situa17 tions involving individuals with a substance 

18 use disorder.’’; and 

19 (E) by amending paragraph (6), as redesig20 nated by subparagraph (C), to read as follows: 

21 ‘‘(6) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

22 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

23 this section $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2023 and each 

24 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— 

4 (1) by striking ‘‘(10)’’ and inserting ‘‘(10)(A)’’; 

5 (2) by striking ‘‘a drug abuse prevention pro6 gram’’ and inserting ‘‘an alcohol and substance mis7 use prevention program in accordance with section 

8 120’’; and 

9 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

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 knowing 

13 and willfully did not implement a prevention pro14 gram described in such subparagraph.’’. 

15 SEC. 4. REPORT. 

16 The Secretary of Education shall report to the Com17 mittee on Education and Labor of the House of Representa18 tives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 

19 Pensions of the Senate on the efforts of the Secretary carried 

20 out under the amendments made by this Act, and best prac21 tices from institutions receiving a grant under section 

22 120(e) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 

23 1011i(e)), as amended by section 2 of this Act— 

24 (1) not later than one year after the date of en25 actment of this Act; and 


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

2 Act. 

3 SEC. 5. APPLICABILITY. 

4 The amendments made by sections 2(2) and 3 shall 

5 apply to institutions of higher education beginning on the 

6 date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this 

7 Act. 


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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 Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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