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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6493 

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 

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 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— 


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

2 AND ALCOHOL ABUSE’’ and inserting ‘‘ALCOHOL

3 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 program to prevent alcohol and 

10 substance misuse by students and employees 

11 that,’’; 

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

13 as follows: 

14 ‘‘(D) a description of any alcohol or sub15 stance misuse counseling, treatment, rehabilita16 tion, recovery, re-entry, or recovery support 

17 programs provided by the institution (including 

18 in partnership with a community-based organi19 zation) that are available to employees or stu20 dents; and’’; and 

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

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

23 the policies of the institution regarding’’; 

24 (3) in subsection (c)— 

25 (A) in paragraph (1)— 


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

2 subparagraph (A); 

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

4 the period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

5 (iii) by adding at the end the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(C) compliance assistance to assist insti8 tutions in complying with the requirements of 

9 this section.’’; 

10 (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 

11 paragraph (4); and 

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

13 following: 

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

15 than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 

16 paragraph, the Secretary shall enter into an inter17 agency agreement with the Secretary of Health and 

18 Human Services to— 

19 ‘‘(A) determine criteria that satisfy the re20 quirement under subsection (a) that an institu21 tion of higher education has adopted and has 

22 implemented an evidence-based program de23 scribed in such subsection; 


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1 ‘‘(B) establish a process for disseminating 

2 the best practices for adopting and imple3 menting such an evidence-based program; and 

4 ‘‘(C) establish a process that promotes co5 ordination and collaboration between institu6 tions of higher education and the respective 

7 State agencies that administer the Substance 

8 Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grants 

9 pursuant to subpart II of part B of title XIX 

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

11 300x–21). 

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

13 the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the 

14 Secretary shall, in coordination with the Secretary of 

15 Health and Human Services, issue guidance with re16 spect to the criteria described in paragraph (2)(A).’’; 

17 and 

18 (4) in subsection (e)— 

19 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

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

21 ‘‘SUBSTANCE MISUSE’’; 

22 (B) in paragraph (1)— 

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1 tions that partner with institutions of high2 er education’’; 

3 (ii) by striking ‘‘programs of preven4 tion, and education (including treatment5 referral) to reduce and eliminate the illegal 

6 use of drugs and alcohol and the violence 

7 associated with such use’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘evidence-based programs of alcohol and 

9 substance misuse prevention and education 

10 (including programs to improve access to 

11 treatment, referral for treatment services, 

12 or crisis intervention services) to eliminate 

13 illegal substance use, decrease substance 

14 misuse, and improve public health and 

15 safety’’; and 

16 (iii) by striking ‘‘alcohol and drug 

17 abuse’’ and inserting ‘‘substance use dis18 order’’; 

19 (C) by redesignating paragraphs (2) 

20 through (5) as paragraphs (3) through (6), re21 spectively; and 

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

23 following: 

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1 tract awarded under paragraph (1) may be used to 

2 carry out one or more of the following evidence3 based programs or activities: 

4 ‘‘(A) Providing programs for recovery sup5 port services, and peer-to-peer support services 

6 and counseling for students with a substance 

7 use disorder. 

8 ‘‘(B) Promoting integration and collabora9 tion in campus-based health services between 

10 primary care, substance use disorder services, 

11 and mental health services. 

12 ‘‘(C) Promoting integrated care services 

13 for students related to screening, diagnosis, pre14 vention, and treatment of mental, behavioral, 

15 and substance use disorders. 

16 ‘‘(D) Providing re-entry assistance for stu17 dents on academic probation due to their sub18 stance use disorder. 

19 ‘‘(E) Preventing fatal and nonfatal overdo20 ses. 

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 


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1 engage and support a person in a crisis sit2 uation; 

3 ‘‘(ii) resources available in the com4 munity, within the institution of higher 

5 education, and other relevant resources for 

6 individuals with a substance use disorder; 

7 and 

8 ‘‘(iii) safely de-escalating crisis situa9 tions involving individuals with a substance 

10 use disorder.’’; and 

11 (E) by amending paragraph (6), as redes12 ignated by subparagraph (C), to read as fol13 lows: 

14 ‘‘(6) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

15 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

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

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

18 SEC. 3. PROGRAM PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS. 

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

20 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)(10)) is amended by striking ‘‘a 

21 drug abuse prevention program’’ and inserting ‘‘an alcohol 

22 and substance misuse prevention program in accordance 

23 with section 120’’. 


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1 SEC. 4. APPLICABILITY. 

2 The amendments made by section 2(2) shall apply 

3 to institutions of higher education beginning on the date 

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

5 Act. 

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