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,r4 #aihb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #f1 #bjag,ms4  
,jackson ,lee introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committees
 on ! ,judici>y1 & ,ways & ,means1 = a  
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
au?orize fund+ to increase access to    
m5tal heal? c>e treatm5t to r$uce gun   
viol5ce4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,m5tal ,heal? ,access & ,gun
 ,viol5ce ,prev5tion ,act ( #bjag4  #b4 
,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds z foll[s3  7#a7
 ,suicide is ! lead+ cause ( gun relat$ 
dea?s 9 ,am]ica4 ,m ?an #fj p]c5t (     
dea?s by guns 9 ! c\ntry are ! result ( 
individuals us+ ^! weapons z a means to 
commit suicide4 ,"s ( ^! dea?s might h  
be5 prev5t$ if !re 7 adequate backgr\nd 
*ecks4  7#b7 ,victims ( dome/ic abuse   
are m likely to become victims (        

homicide :5 a gun is pres5t4 ,fur!r1    
individuals :o suff] f m5tal illnesses  
are m likely to be victims r ?an        
p]petrators ( viol5ce4  7#c7            
,approximately #a 9 #d ,am]ican adults h
 a m5tal illness & ne>ly half ( all     
adults 9 ,am]ica w develop at lea/ "o   
m5tal illness dur+ _! lifetime4  7#d7   
,less ?an half ( *ildr5 & adults )      
diagnosable m5tal heal? problems receive
 ! treatm5t !y ne$4  #c4 ,au?orization (
 fund+ to increase access to m5tal heal?
 c>e treatm5t to r$uce gun viol5ce ,!re 
is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !      
,attorney ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 !   
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 & 
! ,commission] ( ,social ,security      
#ejj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjah to c>ry 
out programs & activities au?oriz$ by   
provisions ( law o!r ?an ?is ,act--     
7#a7 to increase access to m5tal heal?  
c>e treatm5t & s]vices2 &  7#b7 to      
enc\rage & assi/ ! report+ ( relevant   
disqualify+ m5tal heal? in=mation to !  
,national ,in/ant ,crim9al ,backgr\nd   

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