,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aajj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ab1 #bjac ,ms4  
,s*ak[sky 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,ru%1 ,mr4    
,polis1 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 
,mr4 ,g>am5di1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,ms4    
,roybal-,all>d1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 ,mr4     
,tonko1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 & ,mr4   
,holt7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,education & ! ,work=ce1 = a p]iod to
 be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 
ea* case = consid]ation ( su* provisions
 z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee 
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public  
,heal? ,s]vice ,act to improve m5tal &  
behavioral heal? s]vices on college     
campuses4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,m5tal ,heal? on ,campus   
,improvem5t ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress 
makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3  7#a7 ,! #bjaa    
,association ( ,univ]sity & ,college    
,c\nsel+ ,c5t] ,directors ,survey f\nd t
 ! av]age ratio ( c\nselors to /ud5ts on

 campus is ne>ly #a to #a1hgi & is (t5  
f> high] on l>ge campuses4 ,!           
,int]national ,association ( ,c\nsel+   
,s]vices accr$itation /&>ds recomm5ds #a
 c\nselor p] #a1jjj to #a1ejj /ud5ts4   
7#b7 ,college ,c\nselors report t #aj4h 
p]c5t ( enroll$ /ud5ts s\ght c\nsel+ 9 !
 pa/ ye>1 total+ an e/imat$ #b1jjj1jjj  
/ud5ts4  7#c7 ,ov] #ij p]c5t ( c\nsel+  
directors believe !re is an increase 9 !
 numb] ( /ud5ts com+ to campus ) sev]e  
psy*ological problems2 today1 #dd p]c5t 
( ! /ud5ts :o visit campus c\nsel+ c5t]s
 are deal+ ) sev]e m5tal illness1 up f  
#af p]c5t 9 #bjjj1 & #bd p]c5t are on   
psy*iatric m$ication1 up f #ag p]c5t 9  
#bjjj4  7#d7 ,! majority ( campus       
c\nsel+ directors report t ! dem& =     
s]vices & ! sev]ity ( /ud5t ne$s are    
gr[+ )\t an increase 9 res\rces4  7#e7  
,_m /ud5ts :o ne$ help nev] receive x4  
,only #ae p]c5t ( college /ud5ts :o     
commit suicide receiv$ campus c\nsel+4  
,( /ud5ts :o s]i\sly consid] suicide ea*
 ye>1 only #eb ( !m seek any pr(essional

 help at all4  7#f7 ,a #bjab ,am]ican   
,college ,heal? ,association 7,,a*a7    
survey ( m ?an #ih1jjj college &        
univ]sity /ud5ts reveal$ t1 )9 ! la/ #ab
 mon?s1 #ea p]c5t ( /ud5ts report hav+  
felt ov]:elm+ anxiety1 #ca p]c5t felt s 
depress$ x 0 difficult to function1 &   
#df p]c5t felt hopeless4 ,! ,,a*a survey
 f\nd t #g4e p]c5t ( /ud5ts h s]i\sly   
consid]$ suicide 9 ! pa/ #ab mon?s4     
7#g7 ,! ,national ,rese>* ,consortium ( 
,c\nsel+ ,c5t]s 9 ,high] ,education f\nd
 t #f p]c5t ( /ud5ts h s]i\sly consid]$ 
suicide 9 ! pa/ #ab mon?s4 ,! ,rese>*   
,consortium f\nd t ( ^? :o h s]i\sly    
consid]$ suicide 9 ! pa/ #ab mon?s1 #eb 
p]c5t s\ght no pref]r$ help & only #ed  
p]c5t told anyone t !y 7 consid]+       
suicide4  7#h7 ,rese>* conduct$ betwe5  
#aiig & #bjji1 & pres5t$ at ! #aah?     
annual conv5tion ( ! ,am]ican           
,psy*ological ,association f\nd t m     
/ud5ts are grappl+ ) depression &       
anxiety disord]s ?an did a decade ago4  
,! /udy f\nd t ( /ud5ts :o s\ght college

 c\nsel+1 #da p]c5t _h mod]ate to sev]e 
depression 9 #bjji1 t numb] 0 #cd p]c5t 
9 #aiig4  7#i7 ,a survey conduct$ by !  
,univ]sity ( ,idaho ,/ud5t ,c\nsel+     
,c5t] 9 #bjjj f\nd t #gg p]c5t ( /ud5ts 
:o respond$ report$ t !y 7 m likely to  
/ay 9 s*ool because ( c\nsel+ & t _!    
s*ool p]=mance w\ld h decl9$ )\t        
c\nsel+4  7#aj7 ,/ud5ts ) psy*ological  
issues (t5 /ruggle academically & are at
 risk = dropp+ out ( s*ool4 ,c\nsel+ has
 be5 %[n to address ^! issues :ile hav+ 
a positive impact on /ud5ts rema9+ 9    
s*ool4 ,a #f-ye> longitud9al /udy f\nd  
college /ud5ts receiv+ c\nsel+ to h an  
#aa4d p]c5t high] ret5tion rate ?an !   
g5]al univ]sity population 7,turn]      
,b]ry1 #bjjj74  7#aa7 ,a national survey
 ( college /ud5ts liv+ ) m5tal heal?    
conditions1 conduct$ by ! ,national     
,alliance on ,m5tal ,heal?1 f\nd t #fd  
p]c5t ( /ud5ts :o exp]i5ce m5tal heal?  
problems 9 college & )draw f s*ool d s  
because ( _! m5tal heal? issues4 ,!     
survey also f\nd t #ej p]c5t ( t gr\p   

nev] access$ m5tal heal? s]vices &      
supports4  #c4 ,improv+ m5tal &         
behavioral heal? on college campuses    
,title ,v ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice    
,act is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section    
#ebj;,e-#b 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bij;bb-#cf;b7
 ! foll[+3  #ebj;,e-#c4 ,grants to      
improve m5tal & behavioral heal? on     
college campuses  7a7 ,purpose ,x is !  
purpose ( ?is section1 ) respect to     
college & univ]sity sett+s1 to--  7#a7  
increase access to m5tal & behavioral   
heal? s]vices2  7#b7 fo/] & improve !   
prev5tion ( m5tal & behavioral heal?    
disord]s1 & ! promotion ( m5tal heal?2  
7#c7 improve ! id5tification & treatm5t 
= /ud5ts at risk2  7#d7 improve         
collaboration & ! developm5t (          
appropriate levels ( m5tal & behavioral 
heal? c>e2  7#e7 r$uce ! /igma = /ud5ts 
) m5tal heal? disord]s & enhance _!     
access to m5tal heal? s]vices2 &  7#f7  
improve ! efficacy ( outrea* ef=ts4  7b7
 ,grants ,! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh !     
,adm9i/rator & 9 consultation ) !       

,secret>y ( ,education1 %all aw>d       
competitive grants to eligible entities 
to improve m5tal & behavioral heal?     
s]vices & outrea* on college & univ]sity
 campuses4  7c7 ,eligibility ,to be     
eligible to receive a grant "u          
subsection 7b71 an entity %all--  7#a7  
be an in/itution ( high] education 7z   
def9$ 9 section #aja ( ! ,high]         
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajja772 &  7#b7 submit to ! ,secret>y  
an application at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &
 conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may
 require1 includ+ ! in=mation requir$ "u
 subsection 7d74  7d7 ,application ,an  
application = a grant "u ?is section    
%all include--  7#a7 a description ( !  
population to be t>get$ by ! program    
c>ri$ out "u ! grant1 ! p>ticul> m5tal &
 behavioral heal? ne$s ( ! /ud5ts       
involv$2  7#b7 a description ( ! ,f$]al1
 ,/ate1 local1 private1 & in/itutional  
res\rces available = meet+ ! ne$s ( su* 
/ud5ts at ! "t ! application is         
submitt$2  7#c7 an outl9e ( ! objectives

 ( ! program c>ri$ out "u ! grant2  7#d7
 a description ( activities1 s]vices1 & 
tra9+ to be provid$ "u ! program1       
includ+ plann$ outrea* /rategies to rea*
 /ud5ts n curr5tly seek+ s]vices2  7#e7 
a plan to seek input f community m5tal  
heal? provid]s1 :5 available1 community 
gr\ps1 & o!r public & private entities 9
 c>ry+ out ! program2  7#f7 a plan1 :5  
applicable1 to meet ! specific m5tal &  
behavioral heal? ne$s ( vet]ans att5d+  
in/itutions ( high] education2  7#g7 a  
description ( ! me?ods to be us$ to     
evaluate ! outcomes & effectiv5ess ( !  
program2 &  7#h7 an assurance t grant   
funds w be us$ to supplem5t1 & n        
supplant1 any o!r ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or     
local funds available to c>ry out       
activities ( ! type c>ri$ out "u !      
grant4  7e7 ,special consid]ations ,9   
aw>d+ grants "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y
 %all give special consid]ation to      
applications t describe programs to be  
c>ri$ out "u ! grant t--  7#a7          
demon/rate ! greate/ ne$ = new or       

additional m5tal & behavioral heal?     
s]vices1 9 "p by provid+ in=mation on   
curr5t ratios ( /ud5ts to m5tal &       
behavioral heal? pr(essionals2  7#b7    
propose effective approa*es = initiat+  
or exp&+ campus s]vices & supports us+  
evid5ce-bas$ practices2  7#c7 t>get     
traditionally und]s]v$ populations &    
populations mo/ at risk2  7#d7 :]e      
possible1 demon/rate an aw>5ess (1 & a  
will+ness to1 coord9ate ) a community   
m5tal heal? c5t] or o!r m5tal heal?     
res\rce 9 ! community1 to support scre5+
 & ref]ral ( /ud5ts requir+ int5sive    
s]vices2  7#e7 id5tify h[ ! college or  
univ]sity w address psy*iatric          
em]g5cies1 includ+ h[ in=mation w be    
communicat$ ) families or o!r           
appropriate p>ties2 &  7#f7 demon/rate !
 greate/ pot5tial = replication &       
dissem9ation4  7f7 ,use ( funds ,am\nts 
receiv$ "u a grant "u ?is section may be
 us$ to--  7#a7 provide m5tal &         
behavioral heal? s]vices to /ud5ts1     
includ+ prev5tion1 promotion ( m5tal    

heal?1 volunt>y scre5+1 e>ly int]v5tion1
 volunt>y assessm5t1 treatm5t1          
managem5t1 & education s]vices relat+ to
 ! m5tal & behavioral heal? ( /ud5ts2   
7#b7 provide outrea* s]vices to notify  
/ud5ts ab\t ! exi/5ce ( m5tal &         
behavioral heal? s]vices2  7#c7 educate 
/ud5ts1 families1 faculty1 /aff1 &      
communities to increase aw>5ess ( m5tal 
heal? issues2  7#d7 support /ud5t gr\ps 
on campus t engage 9 activities to      
educate /ud5ts1 includ+ activities to   
r$uce /igma surr\nd+ m5tal & behavioral 
disord]s1 & promote m5tal heal?         
wellness2  7#e7 employ appropriately    
tra9$ /aff2  7#f7 provide tra9+ to      
/ud5ts1 faculty1 & /aff to respond      
effectively to /ud5ts ) m5tal &         
behavioral heal? issues2  7#g7 exp&     
m5tal heal? tra9+ ?r\gh int]n%ip1       
po/-doctorate1 & resid5cy programs2     
7#h7 develop & support evid5ce-bas$ &   
em]g+ be/ practices1 includ+ a focus on 
culturally & l+ui/ically appropriate be/
 practices2 &  7#i7 evaluate &          

dissem9ate be/ practices to o!r colleges
 & univ]sities4  7g7 ,duration ( grants 
,a grant "u ?is section %all be aw>d$ = 
a p]iod n to exce$ #c ye>s4  7h7        
,evaluation & report+  7#a7 ,evaluation 
,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft] ! date on :i*
 a grant is receiv$ "u ?is section1 !   
eligible entity involv$ %all submit to !
 ,secret>y ! results ( an evaluation to 
be conduct$ by ! entity conc]n+ !       
effectiv5ess ( ! activities c>ri$ out "u
 ! grant & plans = ! su/a9ability ( su* 
ef=ts4  7#b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s
 aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is section1 !
 ,secret>y %all submit to ! appropriate 
committees ( ,congress a report conc]n+ 
! results (--  7,a7 ! evaluations       
conduct$ "u p>agraph 7#a72 &  7,b7 an   
evaluation conduct$ by ! ,secret>y to   
analyze ! effectiv5ess & efficacy ( !   
activities conduct$ ) grants "u ?is     
section4  7i7 ,te*nical assi/ance ,!    
,secret>y may provide te*nical assi/ance
 to grantees 9 c>ry+ out ?is section4   
7j7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re 

are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ su* sums 
z may be necess>y to c>ry out ?is       
section4  #ebj;,e-#d4 ,m5tal &          
behavioral heal? outrea* & education on 
college campuses  7a7 ,purpose ,x is !  
purpose ( ?is section to increase access
 to1 & r$uce ! /igma associat$ )1 m5tal 
heal? s]vices s z to ensure t college   
/ud5ts h ! support necess>y to          
successfully complete _! /udies4  7b7   
,national ,public ,education ,campaign  
,! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator 
& 9 collaboration ) ! ,director ( !     
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1
 %all conv5e an int]ag5cy1              
public-private sector work+ gr\p to     
plan1 e/abli%1 & beg9 coord9at+ &       
evaluat+ a t>get$ public education      
campaign t is design$ to focus on m5tal 
& behavioral heal? on college campuses4 
,su* campaign %all be design$ to--  7#a7
 improve ! g5]al und]/&+ ( m5tal heal? &
 m5tal heal? disord]s2  7#b7 enc\rage   
help-seek+ behaviors relat+ to !        
promotion ( m5tal heal?1 prev5tion (    

m5tal heal? disord]s1 & treatm5t ( su*  
disord]s2  7#c7 make ! connection betwe5
 m5tal & behavioral heal? & academic    
success2 &  7#d7 assi/ ! g5]al public 9 
id5tify+ ! e>ly w>n+ signs & r$uc+ !    
/igma ( m5tal illness4  7c7 ,composition
 ,! work+ gr\p "u subsection 7b7 %all   
include--  7#a7 m5tal heal? consum]s1   
includ+ /ud5ts & family memb]s2  7#b7   
repres5tatives ( colleges & univ]sities2
  7#c7 repres5tatives ( national m5tal &
 behavioral heal? & college             
associations2  7#d7 repres5tatives (    
college heal? promotion & prev5tion     
organizations2  7#e7 repres5tatives (   
m5tal heal? provid]s1 includ+ community 
m5tal heal? c5t]s2 &  7#f7              
repres5tatives ( private- &             
public-sector gr\ps ) exp]i5ce 9 !      
developm5t ( effective public heal?     
education campaigns4  7d7 ,plan ,! work+
 gr\p "u subsection 7b7 %all develop a  
plan t %all--  7#a7 t>get promotional & 
educational ef=ts to ! college age      
population & individuals :o are employ$ 

9 college & univ]sity sett+s1 includ+ ! 
use ( r\ndtables2  7#b7 develop &       
propose ! implem5tation ( rese>*-bas$   
public heal? messages & activities2     
7#c7 provide support = local ef=ts to   
r$uce /igma by us+ ! ,national ,m5tal   
,heal? ,in=mation ,c5t] z a prim>y po9t 
( contact = in=mation1 publications1 &  
s]vice program ref]rals2 &  7#d7 develop
 & propose ! implem5tation ( a social   
m>ket+ campaign t is t>get$ at ! college
 population & individuals :o are employ$
 9 college & univ]sity sett+s4  7e7     
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ su* sums z   
may be necess>y to c>ry out ?is section4
  4  #d4 ,int]ag5cy ,work+ ,gr\p on     
,college ,m5tal ,heal?  7a7 ,purpose ,x 
is ! purpose ( ?is section1 pursuant to 
,executive ,ord] #acbfc 7& !            
recomm5dations issu$ "u section #f7;b7 (
 su* ,ord]71 to provide = ! e/abli%m5t (
 a ,college ,campus ,task ,=ce "u !     
,f$]al ,executive ,/e]+ ,committee on   
,m5tal ,heal?1 to discuss m5tal &       

behavioral heal? conc]ns on college &   
univ]sity campuses4  7b7 ,e/abli%m5t ,! 
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices    
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z ! ,secret>y7 
%all e/abli% a ,college ,campus ,task   
,=ce 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z ! ,task 
,=ce71 "u ! ,f$]al ,executive ,/e]+     
,committee on ,m5tal ,heal?1 to discuss 
m5tal & behavioral heal? conc]ns on     
college & univ]sity campuses4  7c7      
,memb]%ip ,! ,task ,=ce %all be compos$ 
( a repres5tative f ea* ,f$]al ag5cy 7z 
appo9t$ by ! head ( ! ag5cy7 t has      
jurisdiction ov]1 or is affect$ by1     
m5tal heal? & education policies &      
projects1 includ+--  7#a7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,education2  7#b7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? &
 ,human ,s]vices2  7#c7 ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,vet]ans ,affairs2 &  7#d7 su* o!r      
,f$]al ag5cies z ! ,adm9i/rator ( !     
,sub/ance ,abuse & ,m5tal ,heal?        
,s]vices ,adm9i/ration & ! ,secret>y    
jo9tly det]m9e to be appropriate4  7d7  
,duties ,! ,task ,=ce %all--  7#a7 s]ve 
z a c5traliz$ me*anism to coord9ate a   

national ef=t--  7,a7 to discuss &      
evaluate evid5ce & k on m5tal &         
behavioral heal? s]vices available to1 &
 ! preval5ce ( m5tal heal? illness      
among1 ! college age population ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates2  7,b7 to det]m9e ! range 
( effective1 feasible1 & compreh5sive   
actions to improve m5tal & behavioral   
heal? on college & univ]sity campuses2  
7,c7 to exam9e & bett] address ! ne$s ( 
! college age population deal+ ) m5tal  
illness2  7,d7 to survey ,f$]al ag5cies 
to det]m9e :i* policies are effective 9 
enc\rag+1 & h[ be/ to facilitate outrea*
 )\t duplicat+1 ef=ts relat+ to m5tal & 
behavioral heal? promotion2  7,e7 to    
e/abli% specific goals )9 & across      
,f$]al ag5cies = m5tal heal? promotion1 
includ+ det]m9ations ( acc\ntability =  
rea*+ ^? goals2  7,f7 to develop a      
/rategy = allocat+ responsibilities &   
ensur+ p>ticipation 9 m5tal & behavioral
 heal? promotions1 p>ticul>ly 9 ! case (
 compet+ ag5cy priorities2  7,g7 to     
coord9ate plans to communicate rese>*   

results relat+ to m5tal & behavioral    
heal? among/ ! college age population to
 enable report+ & outrea* activities to 
produce m useful & timely in=mation2    
7,h7 to provide a description (         
evid5ce-bas$ be/ practices1 model       
programs1 effective guidel9es1 & o!r    
/rategies = promot+ m5tal & behavioral  
heal? on college & univ]sity campuses2  
7,i7 to make recomm5dations to improve  
,f$]al ef=ts relat+ to m5tal &          
behavioral heal? promotion on college   
campuses & to ensure ,f$]al ef=ts are   
consi/5t ) available /&>ds & evid5ce &  
o!r programs 9 exi/5ce z ( ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 &  7,j7 to monitor 
,f$]al progress 9 meet+ specific m5tal &
 behavioral heal? promotion goals z !y  
relate to college & univ]sity sett+s2   
7#b7 consult ) national organizations ) 
exp]tise 9 m5tal & behavioral heal?1    
especially ^? organizations work+ ) !   
college age population2 &  7#c7 consult 
) & seek input f m5tal heal?            
pr(essionals work+ on college &         

univ]sity campuses z appropriate4  7e7  
,meet+s  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,task ,=ce    
%all meet at lea/ #c times ea* ye>4     
7#b7 ,annual conf]5ce ,! ,secret>y %all 
sponsor an annual conf]5ce on m5tal &   
behavioral heal? 9 college & univ]sity  
sett+s to enhance coord9ation1 build    
p>tn]%ips1 & %>e be/ practices 9 m5tal &
 behavioral heal? promotion1 data       
collection1 analysis1 & s]vices4  7f7   
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ su* sums z   
may be necess>y to c>ry out ?is section4