,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abha  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #b1       
#bjai,mr4 ,tester 7for himself1 ,mrs4   
,capito1 and ,ms4 ,hassan7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the     
,higher ,education ,act of #aife to     
provide grants for institutions of      
higher education to prevent substance   
misuse1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,healthier ,students for ,stronger  
,campuses ,act4  #b4 ,substance misuse  
prevention and treatment grants for     
institutions of higher education        
,section #abj7;e7 of the ,higher        
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#ajaa;i7e77 is amended to read as       
follows3  7e7 ,substance misuse         
,prevention and ,treatment ,grants for  
,institutions of ,higher ,education     
7#a7 ,purposes ,the purposes of this    

grant program are to-- 7,a7 address the 
effect of substance misuse on students  
enrolled in higher education2  7,b7     
prevent students enrolled in higher     
education from developing a substance   
use disorder2  7,c7 educate faculty and 
other staff about the warning signs of  
substance use disorders and how to help 
students who are affected by such       
disorders2 and  7,d7 identify and       
promote evidence-based and promising    
practices for helping to prevent and    
address substance use disorders among   
students enrolled in higher education4  
7#b7 ,definitions ,in this subsection3  
7,a7 ,evidence-based ,the term          
evidence-based1 when used with respect  
to a program or practice1 means a       
program or practice that--  7i7 is      
demonstrated to be effective when       
implemented with fidelity2  7ii7 is     
based on a clearly articulated and      
empirically supported theory2  7iii7 has
 measurable outcomes relevant to        
substance use disorder prevention1      

treatment1 and recovery1 including a    
detailed description of the outcomes    
produced in a particular population2    
7iv7 has been scientifically tested and 
proven effective through randomized     
control studies or comparison group     
studies2 and  7v7 has the ability to    
replicate and scale4  7,b7 ,promising   
,the term promising1 when used with     
respect to a program or practice1 means 
a program or practice that--  7i7 is    
demonstrated to be effective based on   
positive outcomes relevant to substance 
use disorder prevention or treatment    
from one or more objective1 independent1
 and scientifically valid evaluations1  
as documented in writing to the         
,secretaries2 and  7ii7 will be         
evaluated through a well-designed and   
rigorous study1 as described in         
subparagraph 7,a77iv74  7,c7            
,secretaries ,the term ,secretaries     
means the ,secretary of ,education and  
the ,secretary of ,health and ,human    
,services 7acting through the ,assistant

 ,secretary for ,mental ,health and     
,substance ,use74  7,d7 ,substance use  
,the term substance use may include the 
misuse or abuse of alcohol1 prescription
 opioids1 methamphetamine1 or other     
legal or illegal substances4  7#c7      
,program authorized  7,a7 ,in general   
,the ,secretaries1 in accordance with   
the interagency agreement described in  
paragraph 7#d71 may award1 on a         
competitive basis1 grants to            
institutions of higher education1 or    
consortia of institutions of higher     
education1 with regional high incidences
 of substance use disorders1 overdoses1 
and deaths1 in order to prevent and     
address the effects of substance use on 
the campuses of the institutions of     
higher education4  7,b7 ,duration ,a    
grant under this subsection shall be for
 a period of not more than #e years1 and
 may be renewed for an additional #b    
years if satisfactory progress is made  
in preventing and reducing substance use
 disorders as described in paragraph    

7#e77;,a74  7,c7 ,reservation for ,rural
 ,areas ,the ,secretaries shall ensure  
that at least #be percent of funds are  
awarded to rural-serving institutions of
 higher education1 as defined in section
 #hfa4  7#d7 ,interagency agreement ,the
 ,secretary of ,education and the       
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services1 acting through the ,assistant
 ,secretary of ,mental ,health and      
,substance ,use1 shall jointly          
administer the program under this       
subsection in accordance with such terms
 as the ,secretaries set forth in an    
interagency agreement4 ,such interagency
 agreement shall include a description  
of the respective roles and             
responsibilities of the ,secretaries    
7both jointly and separately74  7#e7    
,application ,an institution of higher  
education1 or consortium of institutions
 of higher education1 desiring a grant  
under paragraph 7#c77;,a7 shall submit  
an application at such time and in such 
manner as the ,secretaries may require4 

,such application shall include--  7,a7 
a description of the impact of substance
 use disorders on students enrolled in  
each participating institution of higher
 education1 including--  7i7 the number 
of overdoses in the past year2  7ii7 the
 number of deaths related to substance  
use in the past year2  7iii7 the degree 
to which students have substance use    
disorders1 if such information is       
available2 and  7iv7 other indicators or
 information related to the most        
prevalent substance use in the region   
that such institution feels is necessary
 to fully describe the impact of the    
substance use on students2  7,b7 an     
assurance that the institution of higher
 education1 or consortia of             
institutions1 has convened a taskforce  
to address the impact of the most       
prevalent substance use in the region on
 students1 which shall include--  7i7   
faculty and other staff2  7ii7 current  
and former students1 including students 
impacted by substance use disorders2    

7iii7 staff from campus health centers1 
if the institution operates campus      
health centers2  7iv7 representatives   
from campus disability support services 
offices and student access support      
offices1 if such offices exist at the   
institution2  7v7 representatives from  
fraternities and sororities1 if such    
organizations exist at the institution2 
7vi7 area local educational agencies2   
7vii7 local nonprofit organizations     
specializing in substance use treatment 
and prevention1 including drug-free     
communities grantees under chapter #b of
 subtitle ,a of title ,i of the         
,anti-,drug ,abuse ,act of #aihh 7#ba   
,u4,s4,c4 #aeba et seq472  7viii7 local 
hospitals1 physicians1 or other medical 
professionals2  7ix7 local or campus law
 enforcement entities2 and  7x7 other   
stakeholders that the institution or    
consortium chooses to include2  7,c7 a  
plan developed by the taskforce         
described in subparagraph 7,b7 to use   
funds in accordance with paragraph 7#f7 

to address the impact of substance use  
on students enrolled in higher          
education1 which shall include a        
description of--  7i7 the goals of the  
project1 which shall include decreasing 
the number of students with substance   
use disorders2 and  7ii7 how the        
institution or consortium will-- 7,i7   
use funds in accordance with paragraph  
7#f71 including the evidence base for   
proposed activities2  7,,ii7 coordinate 
funds with other programs designed to   
prevent and address substance use       
disorders among students2 and  7,,iii7  
sustain grant activities beyond the     
grant period1 including methods for     
continuous improvement of grant         
activities2 and  7,d7 an assurance that 
the institution or consortium will      
continue to convene the taskforce       
described in subparagraph 7,b7          
periodically to improve institutional   
programming and policy related to       
substance use disorders4  7#f7 ,uses of 
funds  7,a7 ,required ,activities ,an   

institution of higher education1 or     
consortium of institutions of higher    
education1 receiving a grant under      
paragraph 7#c7 shall use grant funds for
 evidence-based or promising            
interventions designed to address and   
prevent substance use disorders among   
students enrolled in higher education4  
7,b7 ,allowable activities ,the         
activities described in subparagraph    
7,a7 may include-- 7i7 education efforts
 to provide students enrolled in higher 
education with information on the impact
 of substance use disorders2  7ii7      
recovery services for such students with
 substance use disorders1 which may     
include recovery dorms that offer sober 
living along with substance use         
treatment services2  7iii7 treatment or 
referrals to treatment for such students
 with substance use disorders2  7iv7    
institution-wide prevention efforts1    
which may include public service        
announcements2  7v7 efforts to identify 
programs targeting populations of       

students1 such as student athletes1     
fraternity members1 sorority members1   
and others enrolled in higher education1
 with an increased risk for substance   
use disorders2  7vi7 mental or          
behavioral health counseling or academic
 counseling services for students       
enrolled in higher education who are    
affected by substance use disorders2 and
  7vii7 other programs designed to      
address or prevent substance use        
disorders among students enrolled in    
higher education4  7#g7 ,supplement not 
supplant ,funds made available under    
this subsection shall be used to        
supplement and not supplant other       
,federal1 ,state1 and local funds       
available to the institution to carry   
out the activities described in         
paragraph 7#f74  7#h7 ,matching         
requirement ,an institution of higher   
education1 or consortium of institutions
 of higher education1 receiving a grant 
under paragraph 7#c7 shall provide1 from
 non-,federal sources1 not less than #bj

 percent of matching funds1 which may be
 in cash or in-kind contributions4  7#i7
 ,national ,activities  7,a7 ,in general
 ,the ,secretaries may reserve not more 
than #e percent of funds made available 
under paragraph 7#aj7 to--  7i7 conduct 
a rigorous1 independent evaluation of   
each grant funded under this ,act1      
particularly its impact on the          
indicators described in paragraph       
7#e77;,a72  7ii7 disseminate and promote
 the utilization of evidence-based or   
promising practices regarding substance 
use disorder prevention and treatment   
for students enrolled in higher         
education2 and  7iii7 provide technical 
assistance to institutions of higher    
education or consortia receiving a grant
 under paragraph 7#c74  7,b7 ,role for  
,,ies ,director ,the ,director of the   
,institute of ,education ,sciences shall
 carry out the roles and                
responsibilities under this paragraph   
that are assigned to the ,secretary of  
,education in accordance with the       

interagency agreement under paragraph   
7#d74  7#aj7 ,authorizations of         
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this       
subsection #ajj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year 
#bjbj and each of the #e succeeding     
fiscal years4  4