tion, referral, or treatment of students and employ-
ees shall not jeopardize the matriculation status of
the students or the employment of the employees.’’;
and
(3) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘(a)(1)(E)’’
and inserting ‘‘(a)(1)(I)’’.
(b) STUDENT AND EMPLOYEE INVOLVEMENT.—Sec-
tion 1213(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1145g(b)) is amended by adding at the end the
following: ‘‘Such items shall be developed and adopted
with student and employee participation.’’.
(c) WAIVER OF SANCTIONS.—Section 1213(c) of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1145g(c)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) Upon application by an institution of higher edu-
cation, the Secretary shall grant a waiver of sanctions au-
thorized by subsection (a)(1)(I) to any institution of high-
er education which demonstrates that it is in the process
of developing and implementing a plan required by sub-
section (a) for up to one year from the date of the enact-
ment of this paragraph.’’.
SEC. 3. GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.
(a) GRANT
AND CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—Section
1213 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1145g) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(e)(1) The Secretary may make grants to institu-
tions of higher education or consortia of such institutions
and contracts with such institutions and other organiza-
tions to develop, implement, operate, improve, and dis-
seminate programs of prevention, and education (includ-
ing treatment-referral) to reduce and eliminate the illegal
use of drugs and alcohol and their associated violence.
Such contracts may also be used for the support of a high-
er education center for alcohol and drug abuse prevention
which will provide training, technical assistance, evalua-
tion, dissemination and associated services and assistance
to the higher education community as defined by the Sec-
retary and the institutions of higher education.
‘‘(2) Grants and contracts shall be made available
under paragraph (1) on a competitive basis. An institution
of higher education, a consortium of such institutions, or
other organizations which desire to receive a grant or con-
tract under paragraph (1) shall submit an application to
the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and contain-
ing or accompanied by such information as the Secretary
may reasonably require by regulation.
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall make every effort to en-
sure—
‘‘(A) the equitable participation of private and
public institutions of higher education (including
community and junior colleges), and
‘‘(B) the equitable geographic participation of
such institutions,
in grants and contracts under paragraph (1). In the award
of such grants and contracts, the Secretary shall give ap-
propriate consideration to institutions of higher education
with limited enrollment.’’.
(b) REPEAL.—Section 4122 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7132) is re-
pealed.
SEC. 4. NATIONAL RECOGNITION AWARDS.
(a) AWARDS.—For the purpose of providing models
of alcohol and drug abuse prevention and education (in-
cluding treatment-referral) programs in higher education
and to focus national attention on exemplary alcohol and
drug abuse prevention efforts, the Secretary of Education
shall, on an annual basis, make 10 National Recognition
Awards to institutions of higher education that have devel-
oped and implemented effective alcohol and drug abuse
prevention and education programs. Such awards shall be
made at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. and a document
describing the programs of those who receive the awards
shall be distributed nationally.
(b) APPLICATION.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—A national recognition
award shall be made under subsection (a) to institu-
tions of higher education which have applied for
such award. Such an application shall contain—
(A) a clear description of the goals and ob-
jectives of the alcohol and drug abuse programs
of the institution applying,
(B) a description of program activities that
focus on alcohol and other drug policy issues,
policy development, modification, or refinement,
policy dissemination and implementation, and
policy enforcement;
(C) a description of activities that encour-
age student and employee participation and in-
volvement in both activity development and im-
plementation;
(D) the objective criteria used to determine
the effectiveness of the methods used in such
programs and the means used to evaluate and
improve the program efforts,
(E) a description of special initiatives used
to reduce high-risk behavior or increase low risk
behavior, or both, and
(F) a description of coordination and
networking efforts that exist in the community
in which the institution is located for purposes
of such programs.
(2) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.—All institutions of
higher education which are two- and four-year col-
leges and universities that have established a drug
and alcohol prevention and education program are
eligible to apply for a National Recognition Award.
To receive such an Award an institution of higher
education must be nominated to receive it. An insti-
tution of higher education may nominate itself or be
nominated by others such as professional associa-
tions or student organizations.
(3) APPLICATION
REVIEW.—The Secretary of
Education shall appoint a committee to review appli-
cations submitted under paragraph (1). The commit-
tee may include representatives of Federal depart-
ments or agencies whose programs include alcohol
and drug abuse prevention and education efforts, di-
rectors or heads (or their representatives) of profes-
sional associations that focus on prevention efforts,
and non-Federal scientists who have backgrounds in
social science evaluation and research methodology
and in education. Decisions of the committee shall
be made directly to the Secretary without review by
any other entity in the Department of Education.
(4) REVIEW CRITERIA.—Specific review criteria
shall be developed by the Secretary in conjunction
with the appropriate experts. In reviewing applica-
tions under paragraph (3) the committee shall con-
sider—
(A) measures of effectiveness of the pro-
gram of the applicant that should include
changes in the campus alcohol and other drug
environment or climate and changes in alcohol
and other drug use before and after the initi-
ation of the program; and
(B) measures of program institutionaliza-
tion, including an assessment of needs of the
institution, the institution’s alcohol and drug
policies, staff and faculty development activities,
drug prevention criteria, student, faculty, and
campus community involvement, and a continu-
ation of the program after the cessation of ex-
ternal funding.
(c) AUTHORIZATION.—For the implementation of the
awards program under this section, there are authorized
to be appropriated $25,000 for fiscal year 1998, $66,000