,,ii #aadth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #adid ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #c1 #bjae,mrs4 ,murray introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,public ,health ,service ,act to reauthorize and update the ,national ,child ,traumatic ,stress ,initiative for grants to address the problems of individuals who experience trauma and violence related stress4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,children's ,recovery from ,trauma ,act4 #b4 ,grants to address the problems of individuals who experience trauma and violence related stress ,section #ehb of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bij;hh-#a7 is amended to read as follows3 #ehb4 ,grants to address the problems of individuals who experience trauma and violence related stress 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall award grants1 contracts or cooperative agreements to public and nonprofit private entities1 as well as to ,indian tribes and tribal organizations1 for the purpose of developing and maintaining programs that provide for-- 7#a7 the continued operation of the ,national ,child ,traumatic ,stress ,initiative 7referred to in this section as the ,,nctsi7 and focus on the mental1 behavioral1 and biological aspects of psychological trauma response2 and 7#b7 the development of knowledge with regard to evidence-based practices for identifying and treating mental1 behavioral1 and biological disorders of children and youth resulting from witnessing or experiencing a traumatic event4 7b7 ,priorities ,in awarding grants1 contracts or cooperative agreements under subsection 7a77#b7 7related to the development of knowledge on evidence-based practices for treating mental1 behavioral1 and biological disorders associated with psychological trauma71 the ,secretary shall give priority to universities1 hospitals1 mental health agencies1 and other community-based child-serving programs that have established clinical and research experience in the field of trauma-related mental disorders4 7c7 ,coordinating center ,in carrying out subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall award one cooperative agreement to a comprehensive national coordinating center to oversee ,,nctsi activities 7in this section referred to as the ,,nctsi coordinating center74 7d7 ,child outcome data ,the ,,nctsi coordinating center shall collect1 analyze1 and report ,,nctsi-wide child outcome and process data for the purpose of establishing the effectiveness1 implementation1 and clinical utility of early identification and delivery of evidence-based treatment and services delivered to children and families served by the ,,nctsi grantees4 7e7 ,training ,the ,,nctsi coordinating center shall oversee the continuum of interprofessional training initiatives in evidence-based and trauma-informed treatments1 interventions1 and practices offered to ,,nctsi grantees and providers in all child-serving systems4 7f7 ,prevention ,the ,,nctsi coordinating center shall include a focus on the development of prevention services and resources as they relate to the prevention of exposure to traumatic events and to early intervention programs focused on the prevention of the long term consequences of child trauma4 7g7 ,research ,the ,,nctsi coordinating center shall establish an ongoing collaboration with ,federal research institutions1 including at the ,national ,institutes of ,health and the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention1 for the purpose of sharing ,,nctsi expertise and evaluation data1 conducting joint evaluation projects1 and informing national research priorities related to child trauma4 7h7 ,dissemination ,the ,,nctsi coordinating center shall collaborate with the ,secretary in the dissemination of evidence-based and trauma-informed interventions1 treatments1 products1 and other resources to all child-serving systems1 collaborating ,federal agencies1 and policymakers4 7i7 ,review ,the ,secretary shall establish consensus-driven1 in-person or teleconference review of ,,nctsi applications by child trauma experts and review criteria related to expertise and experience related to child trauma and evidence-based practices4 7j7 ,geographical distribution ,the ,secretary shall ensure that grants1 contracts or cooperative agreements under subsection 7a7 are distributed equitably among the regions of the ,united ,states and among urban and rural areas4 ,notwithstanding the previous sentence1 expertise and experience in the field of trauma-related disorders shall be prioritized in the awarding of such grants as required under subsection 7b74 7k7 ,evaluation ,the ,secretary1 as part of the application process1 shall require that each applicant for a grant1 contract or cooperative agreement under subsection 7a7 submit a plan for the rigorous evaluation of the activities funded under the grant1 contract or agreement1 including both process and outcome evaluation1 and the submission of an evaluation at the end of the project period4 7l7 ,duration of awards ,with respect to a grant1 contract or cooperative agreement under subsection 7a71 the period during which payments under such an award will be made to the recipient shall be #f years4 ,such grants1 contracts1 or cooperative agreements may be renewed4 ,expertise and experience in the field of trauma-related disorders shall be a priority for new and continuing awards4 7m7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section1 #ej1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjaf through #bjbj4 4