,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aihb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #f1 #bjag,ms4 
,jackson ,lee introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and
 in addition to the ,committees on the  
,judiciary1 and ,ways and ,means1 for a 
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
authorize funding to increase access to 
mental health care treatment to reduce  
gun violence4  #a4 ,short title ,this   
,act may be cited as the ,mental ,health
 ,access and ,gun ,violence ,prevention 
,act of #bjag4  #b4 ,findings ,the      
,congress finds as follows3  7#a7       
,suicide is the leading cause of gun    
related deaths in ,america4 ,more than  
#fj percent of deaths by guns in the    
country are the result of individuals   
using these weapons as a means to commit

 suicide4 ,some of these deaths might   
have been prevented if there were       
adequate background checks4  7#b7       
,victims of domestic abuse are more     
likely to become victims of homicide    
when a gun is present4 ,further1        
individuals who suffer from mental      
illnesses are more likely to be victims 
rather than perpetrators of violence4   
7#c7 ,approximately #a in #d ,american  
adults have a mental illness and nearly 
half of all adults in ,america will     
develop at least one mental illness     
during their lifetime4  7#d7 ,less than 
half of children and adults with        
diagnosable mental health problems      
receive the treatment they need4  #c4   
,authorization of funding to increase   
access to mental health care treatment  
to reduce gun violence ,there is        
authorized to be appropriated to the    
,attorney ,general of the ,united       
,states1 the ,secretary of ,health and  
,human ,services1 and the ,commissioner 
of ,social ,security #ejj1jjj1jjj for   

fiscal year #bjah to carry out programs 
and activities authorized by provisions 
of law other than this ,act--  7#a7 to  
increase access to mental health care   
treatment and services2 and  7#b7 to    
encourage and assist the reporting of   
relevant disqualifying mental health    
information to the ,national ,instant   
,criminal ,background ,check ,system4