Sec. 115. Programs on drug and alcohol abuse prevention
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Section 118 (as so redesignated) is amended to read as follows: Each institution of higher education participating in any program under this Act shall adopt and implement an evidence-based program to prevent substance abuse by students and employees that, at a minimum, includes the annual distribution to each student and employee of— institutional standards of conduct and sanctions that clearly prohibit and address the unlawful possession, use, or distribution of illicit drugs and alcohol by students and employees; and the description of any drug or alcohol counseling, treatment, rehabilitation, or re-entry programs that are available to students or employees, including information on opioid abuse prevention, harm reduction, and recovery.
Each institution of higher education described in subsection
(a)shall, upon request, make available to the Secretary and to the public a copy of the institutional standards described under subsection (a)(1) and information regarding any programs described in subsection (a)(2). The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and outside experts in the field of substance use prevention and recovery support, shall— share best practices for institutions of higher education to— address and prevent substance use; and support students in substance use recovery; and if requested by an institution of higher education, provide technical assistance to such institution to implement a practice under paragraph (1). .