Text of Senate Amendment 6218

On 2026-06-24, Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6218" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 6218

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S3389-S3390] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6218. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place in title X, insert the following: SEC. ___. ADDING SUICIDE PREVENTION CONTACT INFORMATION TO SCHOOL IDENTIFICATION CARDS. (a) In General.--Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(30)(A) In the case of an institution that creates and distributes-- ``(i) physical student identification cards for students at any time after the effective date of this paragraph, such institution shall include phone contact information of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline on each such card and may print, on one side of such card, a contact number for-- ``(I)(aa) the Crisis Text Line; or ``(bb) another nonprofit organization that-- ``(AA) is dedicated to suicide prevention; ``(BB) has mobile messaging capabilities; and ``(CC) has demonstrated the capacity to provide mental health support; or ``(II) a campus mental health center or local program, as determined by the institution; and ``(ii) digital student identification cards for students at any time after the effective date of this paragraph, such institution shall include phone contact information of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline on each such card and may include a contact number for-- ``(I)(aa) the Crisis Text Line; or ``(bb) another nonprofit organization that-- ``(AA) is dedicated to suicide prevention; ``(BB) has mobile messaging capabilities; and ``(CC) has demonstrated the capacity to provide mental health support; or ``(II) a campus mental health center or local program, as determined by the institution. ``(B) In the case of an institution that does not create and distribute identification cards for students at any time after the effective date of this paragraph, such institution shall [[Page S3390]] publish the suicide prevention contact information specified in subparagraph (A)(i) on the website of such institution. ``(C) In this paragraph-- ``(i) the term `digital student identification card' means a digital identification, digital wallet, mobile identification, or similar application or representation issued by an institution of higher education to identify and authenticate the status or information of a student at the institution of higher education; and ``(ii) the term `physical student identification card' means a tangible, nondigital card or document issued by an institution of higher education to identify and authenticate the status or information of a student at the institution of higher education.''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect beginning on the day that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act. (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in the amendment made by subsection (a) shall be construed to require an institution of higher education to reissue an unexpired physical student identification card or a digital student identification card issued to a student of the institution of higher education prior to the effective date of such subsection. ______