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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5740 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to promote comprehensive 
campus mental health and suicide prevention plans, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023 
Ms. WILD (for herself, Mr. FITZPATRICK, and Mr. TRONE) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to promote 
comprehensive campus mental health and suicide preven-
tion plans, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Enhancing Mental 
Health and Suicide Prevention Through Campus Planning 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ENCOURAGING CAMPUS COMPREHENSIVE MENTAL 
HEALTH AND SUICIDE PREVENTION PLANS. 
Part L of title VIII of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1161l et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 826 as section 827; 
and 
(2) by inserting after section 825 the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 826. ENCOURAGING CAMPUS COMPREHENSIVE MEN-
TAL 
HEALTH 
AND 
SUICIDE 
PREVENTION 
PLANS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make efforts 
to encourage institutions of higher education to develop 
and implement evidence-based comprehensive campus 
mental health and suicide prevention plans. Such efforts— 
‘‘(1) shall be conducted in coordination with the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services (acting 
through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health 
and Substance Use); 
‘‘(2) shall align with— 
‘‘(A) the efforts and approaches rec-
ommended by the Suicide Prevention Resource 
Center; 
‘‘(B) the programs authorized under sec-
tion 9032 of the 21st Century Cures Act (42 
U.S.C. 290bb–36b note; Public Law 114–255), 
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the amendments made by section 9031 of such 
Act to section 520E–2 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–36b), and the 
amendment made by section 9033 of such Act 
to part D of title V of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 290dd et seq.); and 
‘‘(C) the programs authorized under the 
Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act (42 U.S.C. 
201 note; Public Law 108–355); 
‘‘(3) shall take into consideration existing Fed-
eral and State efforts to address mental health and 
suicide prevention at institutions of higher edu-
cation; and 
‘‘(4) may be carried out in collaboration with 
nonprofit organizations, community-based organiza-
tions that partner with institutions of higher edu-
cation, and other experts and stakeholders in the 
field of campus mental health and suicide preven-
tion. 
‘‘(b) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall report to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate on the efforts 
of the Secretary carried out under this section— 
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‘‘(1) not later than one year after the date of 
enactment of the Enhancing Mental Health and Sui-
cide Prevention Through Campus Planning Act; and 
‘‘(2) three years after the date of enactment of 
such Act. 
‘‘(c) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall 
be construed as creating new statutory requirements for 
institutions of higher education or granting the Secretary 
new regulatory authority.’’. 
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