H.R. 1877 — Reported in House

IB Union Calendar No. 614 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 1877 [Report No. 114–786] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 16, 2015 Ms. Jenkins of Kansas (for herself and Ms. Matsui) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce September 26, 2016 Additional sponsors: Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Schiff, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Polis, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. Esty, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Nolan, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. Ashford, Mr. Yarmuth, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Coffman, Ms. Lee, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Jolly, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Engel, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Gibson, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Heck of Nevada, Mr. Katko, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Costello of Pennsylvania, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Yoder, and Mr. Kilmer September 26, 2016 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 16, 2015 A BILL To amend section 520J of the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants for mental health first aid training programs. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mental Health First Aid Act of 2016. 2. Mental health awareness training grants Section 520J of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–41) is amended— (1) in the section heading, by inserting Mental health awareness before Training; and (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in the subsection heading, by striking illness and inserting health; (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting , veterans, law enforcement, and other categories of individuals, as determined by the Secretary, after emergency services personnel; (C) in paragraph (5)— (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking to and inserting for evidence-based programs that provide education to teachers, personnel, and other categories of individuals described in paragraph (1) on at least; and (ii) by striking subparagraphs (A) through (C) and inserting the following: (A) recognizing the signs and symptoms of mental illness; and (B) either— (i) resources available in the community for individuals with a mental illness and other relevant resources; or (ii) the safe de-escalation of crisis situations involving individuals with a mental illness. ; and (D) in paragraph (7), by striking , $25,000,000 and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting $14,963,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021.. September 26, 2016 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed