Enhancing Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Through Campus Planning Act
Bill: H.R.5407 | Sponsor: Rep. Wild, Susan (D-PA)
Policy area: Education

Summary:
Enhancing Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Through Campus Planning Act
This bill requires the Department of Education to encourage institutions of higher education to develop and implement evidence-based comprehensive campus mental health and suicide prevention plans.

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to promote comprehensive 
   campus mental health and suicide prevention plans, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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''.

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 MENTAL 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 recommended by the 
                Suicide Prevention Resource Center;
                    ``(B) the programs authorized under section 9032 of 
                the 21st Century Cures Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-36b note; 
                Public Law 114-255), 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 Federal and 
        State efforts to address mental health and suicide prevention 
        at institutions of higher education; and
            ``(4) may be carried out in collaboration with nonprofit 
        organizations, community-based organizations that partner with 
        institutions of higher education, and other experts and 
        stakeholders in the field of campus mental health and suicide 
        prevention.
    ``(b) Reports.--The Secretary shall report to the Committee on 
Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate on the efforts 
of the Secretary carried out under this section--
            ``(1) not later than one year after the date of enactment 
        of the Enhancing Mental Health and Suicide 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.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 23, 2022.

            Attest:

                                             CHERYL L. JOHNSON,

                                                                 Clerk.

                               By Lisa Grant,

                                                          Deputy Clerk.