,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dhdc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ah1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,scott of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4       
,murphy1 and ,mr4 ,bennet7 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     
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 ,model plans  7#a7 ,in ,general     
,beginning not later than #a year after 
the date of enactment of this section1  
the ,secretary1 in coordination with the
 ,secretary of ,health and ,human       
,services 7acting through the           
,administrator of the ,substance ,abuse 
and ,mental ,health ,services           
,administration7 shall develop and      
disseminate #a or more evidence-based   
model mental health and suicide         
prevention action plans to serve as     
models for institutions of higher       
education that want to implement such   
plans4 ,the ,secretary shall ensure that
 those model plans are aligned with the 
evidence-based suicide prevention       
programs of the ,substance ,abuse and   
,mental ,health ,services               
,administration4  7#b7 ,updates ,not    
less frequently than once every #e      
years1 the ,secretary shall update the  

model plans described in paragraph 7#a74
  7b7 ,technical assistance ,after      
developing and disseminating the model  
plans described in subsection 7a71 the  
,secretary1 in coordination with the    
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services 7acting through the           
,administrator of the ,substance ,abuse 
and ,mental ,health ,services           
,administration71 shall provide         
technical assistance to institutions of 
higher education that want to implement 
comprehensive mental health and suicide 
prevention plans modeled after the model
 plans described in subsection 7a74 ,in 
providing such technical assistance1 the
 ,secretary-- 7#a7 shall take into      
consideration existing ,state efforts to
 address mental health and suicide      
prevention at institutions of higher    
education2 and  7#b7 may collaborate    
with nonprofit organizations1           
community-based organizations1 student  
organizations1 or other experts and     
stakeholders in the field of mental     

health and suicide prevention at        
institutions of higher education4  7c7  
,reports ,the ,secretary1 or a designee 
of the ,secretary1 shall submit a report
 to the ,committee on ,health1          
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions of the
 ,senate1 the ,energy and ,commerce     
,committee of the ,house of             
,representatives1 and the ,education and
 ,workforce ,committee of the ,house of 
,representatives on the activities of   
the ,secretary carried out under this   
section-- 7#a7 not later than #a year   
after the developing the first model    
plan described in subsection 7a77#a72   
and  7#b7 not later than #a year after  
each update described in subsection     
7a77#b74  7d7 ,rule of ,construction    
,nothing in this section shall be       
construed as creating new legal         
requirements for institutions of higher 
education4  4