,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #high  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ba1 #bjbf,mr4  
,mannion 7for himself and ,mr4          
,fitzpatrick7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,education and ,workforce 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,higher        
,education ,act of #aife to promote     
comprehensive campus mental health and  
suicide prevention plans1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,enhancing ,mental  
,health and ,suicide ,prevention        
,through ,campus ,planning ,act4  #b4   
,encouraging campus comprehensive mental
 health and suicide prevention plans    
,part ,l of title ,,viii of the ,higher 
,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 
#aafal et seq47 is amended--  7#a7 by   
redesignating section #hbf as section   
#hbg2 and  7#b7 by inserting after      
section #hbe the following new section3 
#hbf4 ,encouraging campus comprehensive 
mental health and suicide prevention    

plans  7a7 ,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 plans4 ,such         
efforts-- 7#a7 shall be conducted in    
coordination with the ,secretary of     
,health and ,human ,services 7acting    
through the ,assistant ,secretary for   
,mental ,health and ,substance ,use72   
7#b7 shall align with-- 7,a7 the efforts
 and approaches recommended by the      
,suicide ,prevention ,resource ,center2 
and  7,b7 the programs authorized       
under-- 7i7 section #ijcb of the #bast  
,century ,cures ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#bij;bb-#cf;b note2 ,public ,law        
#aad-bee72  7ii7 section #ebj;,c of the 
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bij;bb-#cd72  7iii7 section  
#ebj;,e of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#bij;bb-#cf72  7iv7 section #ebj;,e-#a  
of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4             
#bij;bb-#cf;a72  7v7 section #ebj;,e-#b 

of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4             
#bij;bb-#cf;b72 and  7vi7 section #edi  
of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bij;ee-#d72
  7#c7 shall take into consideration    
existing ,federal and ,state efforts to 
address mental health and suicide       
prevention at institutions of higher    
education2 and  7#d7 may be carried out 
in collaboration with nonprofit         
organizations1 community-based          
organizations that partner with         
institutions of higher education1 and   
other experts and stakeholders in the   
field of campus mental health and       
suicide prevention4  7b7 ,reports ,the  
,secretary shall report to the          
,committee on ,education and ,workforce 
of the ,house of ,representatives and   
the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1  
,labor1 and ,pensions of the ,senate on 
the efforts of the ,secretary carried   
out under this section--  7#a7 not later
 than one year after the date of        
enactment of the ,enhancing ,mental     
,health and ,suicide ,prevention        

,through ,campus ,planning ,act2 and    
7#b7 three years after the date of      
enactment of such ,act4  7c7            
,construction ,nothing in this section  
shall be construed as creating new      
statutory requirements for institutions 
of higher education or granting the     
,secretary new regulatory authority4  4