,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #afae  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ah1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,mc,kinley 7for himself and ,ms4   
,kaptur7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
provide for a study by the ,institute of
 ,medicine on gaps in mental health     
services and how these gaps can increase
 the risk of violent acts4  #a4 ,short  
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,examining ,america's ,mental ,health   
,services ,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,study on 
gaps in mental health services  7a7     
,study ,the ,secretary of ,health and   
,human ,services 7in this section       
referred to as the ,secretary7 shall    
enter into an agreement with the        
,institute of ,medicine 7or1 if the     
,institute declines to enter into such  
an arrangement1 another appropriate     
entity7 to conduct a comprehensive study
 on--  7#a7 gaps in mental health       
services1 including treatment services1 

whether publicly or privately funded2   
and  7#b7 how these gaps can increase   
the risk of violent acts4  7b7          
,considerations ,the study under        
subsection 7a7 shall include            
consideration of--  7#a7 gaps in mental 
health treatment services for adults and
 children with severe and persistent    
mental illness2  7#b7 barriers to       
receiving mental health services that   
result in high rates of untreated mental
 illness2 and  7#c7 the availability of 
interventions such as assisted          
outpatient treatment designed to reach  
individuals with untreated severe mental
 illness4  7c7 ,report ,the ,secretary  
shall ensure that1 not later than #ab   
months after the date of enactment of   
this ,act--  7#a7 the study under       
subsection 7a7 is completed2 and  7#b7 a
 report on the findings and conclusions 
of such study is submitted to the       
,congress4