Vaping Prevention on College Campuses Act of 2020

Vaping Prevention on College Campuses Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of Education to develop and publish resources (e.g., action plans and visual aids) to help institutions of higher education reduce the use of e-cigarettes by students on their campuses.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5886 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5886

 To direct the Secretary of Education to develop resources to reduce e-
    cigarette use by students on campuses of institutions of higher 
                   education, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 13, 2020

Mr. Engel (for himself, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mrs. Trahan, Mrs. Davis of 
   California, Ms. Norton, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Pressley, Mr. 
  Grijalva, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Scanlon, and Ms. Clarke of New 
    York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of Education to develop resources to reduce e-
    cigarette use by students on campuses of institutions of higher 
                   education, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Vaping Prevention on College 
Campuses Act of 2020''.

SEC. 2. RESOURCES FOR REDUCING E-CIGARETTE USE ON CAMPUSES OF 
              INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education (referred to in this 
section as the ``Secretary'') shall develop resources to assist 
institutions of higher education to reduce the use of e-cigarettes by 
students on campuses and improve the short-term and long-term health 
outcomes of such students.
    (b) Consultation.--In developing resources under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall consult with--
            (1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services;
            (2) institutions of higher education, including student 
        representatives thereof; and
            (3) public health organizations.
    (c) Contents.--Resources developed under subsection (a) may 
include--
            (1) action plans for ending e-cigarette use on campuses;
            (2) visual aids informing students of the dangers of e-
        cigarette use;
            (3) instructional materials designed to prevent student e-
        cigarette use; and
            (4) a directory of healthcare providers that specialize in 
        nicotine addiction treatment.
    (d) Availability.--The Secretary shall make the resources developed 
under subsection (a) available on a publicly accessible website of the 
Department of Education.
    (e) Institution of Higher Education Defined.--In this section, the 
term ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given such 
term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1002).
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