117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6493 

AN ACT 

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, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

3 and Recovery Services for Students Act of 2022’’. 

4 SEC. 2. ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE PREVENTION. 

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

6 U.S.C. 1011i) is amended— 

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

8 AND ALCOHOL ABUSE’’ and inserting ‘‘ALCOHOL

9 AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE’’; 

10 (2) in subsection (a)— 

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

12 by striking ‘‘a program to prevent the use of il13 licit drugs and the abuse of alcohol by students 

14 and employees that,’’ and inserting ‘‘an evi15 dence-based program to prevent alcohol and 

16 substance misuse by students and employees 

17 that,’’; 

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

19 as follows: 

20 ‘‘(D) a description of any alcohol or sub21 stance misuse counseling, treatment, rehabilita22 tion, recovery, re-entry, or recovery support 

23 programs provided by the institution (including 

24 in partnership with a community-based organi25 zation) that are available to employees or stu26 dents; and’’; and 
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1 (C) in paragraph (1)(E), by striking ‘‘that 

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

3 the policies of the institution regarding’’; 

4 (3) in subsection (c)— 

5 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

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

7 subparagraph (A); 

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

9 the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

10 (iii) by adding at the end the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘(C) compliance assistance to assist insti13 tutions in complying with the requirements of 

14 this section.’’; 

15 (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 

16 paragraph (4); and 

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

18 following: 

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

20 than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 

21 paragraph, the Secretary shall enter into an inter22 agency agreement with the Secretary of Health and 

23 Human Services to— 

24 ‘‘(A) develop best practices that inform cri25 teria which satisfy the requirement under sub-
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1 section (a) that an institution of higher edu2 cation has adopted and has implemented an evi3 dence-based program described in such sub4 section; 

5 ‘‘(B) establish a process for disseminating 

6 the best practices for adopting and imple7 menting such an evidence-based program; and 

8 ‘‘(C) establish a process that promotes co9 ordination and collaboration between institu10 tions of higher education and the respective 

11 State agencies that administer the Substance 

12 Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grants 

13 pursuant to subpart II of part B of title XIX 

14 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 

15 300x–21). 

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

17 the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the 

18 Secretary shall, in coordination with the Secretary of 

19 Health and Human Services, issue guidance with re20 spect to the criteria described in paragraph (2)(A).’’; 

21 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, 

15 or crisis intervention services) to eliminate 

16 illegal substance use, decrease substance 

17 misuse, and improve public health and 

18 safety’’; 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 

2 following: 

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 evidence7 based 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 

11 use disorder. 

12 ‘‘(B) Promoting integration and collabora13 tion in campus-based health services between 

14 primary care, substance use disorder services, 

15 and mental health services. 

16 ‘‘(C) Promoting integrated care services 

17 for students related to screening, diagnosis, pre18 vention, and treatment of mental, behavioral, 

19 and 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 
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1 a natural disaster or public health emergency 

2 declared by the Secretary of Health and 

3 Human Services under section 319 of the Pub4 lic Health 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 com12 munity, within the institution of higher 

13 education, and other relevant resources for 

14 individuals 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 redes20 ignated by subparagraph (C), to read as fol21 lows: 

22 ‘‘(6) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

23 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

24 this section $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2023 and 

25 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— 

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 know13 ing 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 Rep18 resentatives 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 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 

7 this Act. 

Passed the House of Representatives June 23, 2022. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6493 

AN ACT 

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to 

prevent certain alcohol and substance misuse.