H.R. 5553

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

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 · Sponsor: Mr. Langworthy · Committee: Committee on Energy and Commerce

Table of contents

• H.R. 5553
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Mental health and substance use disorder services for students in higher education

SEC. 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 in higher education

• Section 520E–2 of the Public Health Service Act () is amended— 42 U.S.C. 290bb–36b
  • in subsections (a) through (f)—
    • by striking each place it appears and inserting a covered institution;
    • by striking each place it appears and inserting the covered institution; and
    • by striking each place it appears and inserting covered institutions;
  • in subsection (c)—
    • in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking Any institution of higher educationand inserting Any covered institution; and
    • in paragraph (5), by striking institution of higher education supportedand inserting covered institution–supported; and
  • by amending subsection (g) to read as follows:
    • (g) Covered institution defined
      • In this section, the term covered institution means—
        • 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
        • an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965).