[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5740 Introduced in House (IH)]
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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.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 26, 2023
Ms. Wild (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Mr. Trone) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and
the Workforce
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A BILL
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 the Workforce 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.''.
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