IV
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. RES. 321
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that college and univer-
sity administrators should adopt a code of principles to change the
culture of alcohol consumption on college campuses.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOVEMBER 9, 1997
Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts submitted the following resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that
college and university administrators should adopt a code
of principles to change the culture of alcohol consumption
on college campuses.
Whereas many college presidents rank alcohol abuse as the
number one problem on campus;
Whereas alcohol is a factor in the three leading causes of
death for 15–24 year olds (accidents, homicides, sui-
cides);
Whereas more than any other group, college students tend to
consume large numbers of drinks in rapid succession with
the intention of becoming drunk;
Whereas 84 percent of college students report drinking alco-
hol during the school year, with over half—44 percent—
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of all students qualifying as binge drinkers and 19 per-
cent as frequent binge drinkers;
Whereas alcohol is involved in a large percentage of all cam-
pus rapes, violent crimes, student suicides, and fraternity
‘‘hazing’’ accidents;
Whereas heavy alcohol consumption on college campuses can
result in drunk driving crashes, hospitalization for alcohol
overdoses, trouble with police, injury, missed classes, and
academic failure;
Whereas the prevalence of second-hand effects from students
drinking alcohol ranges from assault, property damage,
and unwanted sexual advances, to interruptions in study
or sleep or having to ‘‘babysit’’ another student who had
drunk too much; and
Whereas campus binge drinking can also lead to the death of
our young and promising students: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This resolution may be cited as ‘‘The Collegiate Ini-
tiative To Reduce Binge Drinking’’.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
It is the sense of the House of Representatives that,
in an effort to change the culture of alcohol consumption
on college campuses, all college and university administra-
tors should adopt the following code of principles:
(1) For an institution of higher education, the
president of the institution shall appoint a task force
consisting of school administrators, faculty, stu-
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dents, Greek system representatives, and others to
conduct a full examination of student and academic
life at the institution. The task force will make rec-
ommendations for a broad range of policy and pro-
gram changes that would serve to reduce alcohol and
other drug-related problems. The institution shall
provide resources to assist the task force in promot-
ing the campus policies and proposed environmental
changes that have been identified.
(2) The institution shall provide maximum op-
portunities for students to live in an alcohol-free en-
vironment and to engage in stimulating, alcohol-free
recreational and leisure activities.
(3) The institution shall enforce a ‘‘zero toler-
ance’’ policy on the illegal consumption of alcohol by
its students and will take steps to reduce the oppor-
tunities for students, faculty, staff, and alumni to le-
gally consume alcohol on campus.
(4) The institution shall vigorously enforce its
code of disciplinary sanctions for those who violate
campus alcohol policies. Students with alcohol or
other drug-related problems shall be referred to an
on-campus counseling program.
(5) The institution shall adopt a policy of elimi-
nating alcoholic beverage-related sponsorship of on-
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campus activities. It shall adopt policies limiting the
advertisement and promotion of alcoholic beverages
on campus.
(6) Recognizing that school-centered policies on
alcohol will be unsuccessful if local businesses sell al-
cohol to underage or intoxicated students, the insti-
tution shall form a ‘‘Town/Gown’’ alliance with com-
munity leaders. That alliance shall encourage local
commercial establishments that promote or sell alco-
holic beverages to curtail illegal student access to al-
cohol and adopt responsible alcohol marketing and
service practices.
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