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Enhancing Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Through Campus Planning Act
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H. R. 5407 (Referred-in-Senate)


117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5407

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

July 11, 2022

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

AN ACT

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.