Introduced in House

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5553 Introduced in House (IH)] 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5553 To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure area career and technical education schools are eligible for mental health and substance use disorder service grants. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 23, 2025 Mr. Langworthy (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, and Ms. Bonamici) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure area career and technical education schools are eligible for mental health and substance use disorder service grants. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``CTE Student Mental Health and Wellness Act''.

SEC. 2. MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES FOR STUDENTS

SEC. 2. MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES FOR STUDENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION.

Section 520E-2 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-

Section 520E-2 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb- 36b) is amended-- (1) in subsections (a) through (f)-- (A) by striking ``an institution of higher education'' each place it appears and inserting ``a covered institution''; (B) by striking ``the institution of higher education'' each place it appears and inserting ``the covered institution''; and (C) by striking ``institutions of higher education'' each place it appears and inserting ``covered institutions''; (2) in subsection (c)-- (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``Any institution of higher education'' and inserting ``Any covered institution''; and (B) in paragraph (5), by striking ``institution of higher education supported'' and inserting ``covered institution-supported''; and (3) by amending subsection (g) to read as follows: ``(g) Covered Institution Defined.--In this section, the term `covered institution' means-- ``(1) an area career and technical education school (as defined in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006); and ``(2) an institution of higher education (as defined in

section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965).''.

section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965).''.