,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #biac  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ae1 #bjag,mrs4 
,napolitano 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,katko7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public ,heal?       
,s]vice ,act to revise & ext5d projects 
relat+ to *ildr5 & viol5ce to provide   
access to s*ool-bas$ compreh5sive m5tal 
heal? programs4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,m5tal ,heal? 9    
,s*ools ,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,purposes ,x 
is ! purpose ( ?is ,act to--  7#a7      
revise1 increase fund+ =1 & exp& ! scope
 ( ! ,project ,,aw>e ,/ate ,educational 
,ag5cy ,grant ,program c>ri$ out by !   
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 9 
ord] to provide access to m compreh5sive
 s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? s]vices &       
supports2  7#b7 provide = compreh5sive  
/aff developm5t = s*ool & community     
s]vice p]sonnel work+ 9 ! s*ool2 &  7#c7
 provide = compreh5sive tra9+ = *ildr5 )
 m5tal heal? disord]s1 = p>5ts1 sibl+s1 

& o!r family memb]s ( su* *ildr51 & =   
conc]n$ memb]s ( ! community4  #c4      
,am5dm5ts to ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice   
,act  7a7 ,te*nical am5dm5ts ,! second  
"p ,g 7relat+ to s]vices provid$ ?r\gh  
religi\s organizations7 ( title ,v ( !  
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bijkk et seq47 is am5d$--    
7#a7 by r$esignat+ su* "p z "p ,j2 &    
7#b7 by r$esignat+ sections #eha ?r\gh  
#ehd z sections #eif ?r\gh #eif;,c1     
respectively4  7b7 ,s*ool-,bas$ m5tal   
heal? & *ildr5 & viol5ce ,section #eha (
 ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #bij;hh7 is am5d$ to read z   
foll[s3  #eha4 ,s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? &
 *ildr5 & viol5ce  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!      
,secret>y1 9 collaboration ) ! ,secret>y
 ( ,education & 9 consultation ) !      
,attorney ,g5]al1 %all1 directly or     
?r\gh grants1 contracts1 or coop]ative  
agreem5ts aw>d$ to eligible entities    
describ$ 9 subsection 7c71 assi/ local  
communities & s*ools 7includ+ s*ools    
fund$ by ! ,bureau ( ,indian ,education7

 9 apply+ a public heal? approa* to     
m5tal heal? s]vices bo? 9 s*ools & 9 !  
community4 ,su* approa* %\ld provide    
compreh5sive age appropriate s]vices &  
supports1 be l+ui/ically & culturally   
appropriate1 be trauma-in=m$1 &         
incorporate age appropriate /rategies ( 
positive behavioral int]v5tions &       
supports4 ,a compreh5sive s*ool m5tal   
heal? program fund$ "u ?is section %all 
assi/ *ildr5 9 deal+ ) trauma & viol5ce4
  7b7 ,activities ,"u ! program "u      
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y may-- 7#a7  
provide f9ancial support to enable local
 communities to implem5t a compreh5sive 
culturally & l+ui/ically appropriate1   
trauma-in=m$1 & age-appropriate1        
s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? program t--  7,a7
 builds aw>5ess ( trauma2  7,b7 tra9s   
appropriate /aff to id5tify signs (     
trauma or m5tal heal? disord]s2 &  7,c7 
incorporates positive behavioral        
int]v5tions1 family engagem5t1 /ud5t    
treatm5t1 & multi-g5]ational supports to
 fo/] ! heal? & developm5t ( *ildr52    

7#b7 provide te*nical assi/ance to local
 communities ) respect to ! developm5t (
 programs describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a72     
7#c7 provide assi/ance to local         
communities 9 ! developm5t ( policies to
 address *ild & adolesc5t trauma & m5tal
 heal? issues & viol5ce :5 & if x       
occurs2  7#d7 facilitate community      
p>tn]%ips among families1 /ud5ts1 law   
en=cem5t ag5cies1 education sy/ems1     
m5tal heal? & sub/ance use disord]      
s]vice sy/ems1 family-bas$ m5tal heal?  
s]vice sy/ems1 *ild welf>e ag5cies1     
heal? c>e s]vice sy/ems 7includ+ prim>y 
c>e physicians71 fai?-bas$ programs1    
trauma networks1 & o!r community-bas$   
sy/ems2 &  7#e7 e/abli% me*anisms =     
*ildr5 & adolesc5ts to report incid5ts (
 viol5ce or plans by o!r *ildr51        
adolesc5ts1 or adults to commit viol5ce4
  7c7 ,requirem5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,to be
 eligible = a grant1 contract1 or       
coop]ative agreem5t "u subsection 7a71  
an entity %all--  7,a7 be a p>tn]%ip t--
 7i7 %all include a ,/ate educational   

ag5cy & "o or m local educational       
ag5cies1 ) a local educational ag5cy    
s]v+ z ! lead p>tn]2 &  7ii7 may        
include1 9 accordance ) p>agraph        
7#b77;,a77i71 appropriate public or     
private entities t use evid5ce-bas$     
int]v5tions1 z def9$ 9 section #haja ( !
 ,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act (
 #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja72 &  7,b7   
submit an application1 t is endors$ by  
all memb]s ( ! p>tn]%ip1 t conta9s !    
assurances describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b74    
7#b7 ,requir$ assurances ,an application
 "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all conta9 assurances
 z foll[s3 7,a7 ,t ! eligible entity w  
ensure t1 9 c>ry+ out activities "u ?is 
section1 ! eligible entity w ent] into a
 memor&um ( und]/&+--  7i7 ) at lea/ #a 
public or private m5tal heal? entity1   
heal? c>e entity1 law en=cem5t or       
juv5ile ju/ice entity1 *ild welf>e      
ag5cy1 family-bas$ m5tal heal? entity1  
trauma network1 or o!r community-bas$   
entity2 &  7ii7 t cle>ly /ates-- 7,i7 ! 
responsibilities ( ea* p>tn] ) respect  

to ! activities to be c>ri$ out1 includ+
 h[ family engagem5t w be incorporat$ 9 
! activities2  7,,ii7 h[ s*ool-employ$ &
 s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? pr(essionals w  
be utiliz$ = c>ry+ out su*              
responsibilities2  7,,iii7 h[ ea* su*   
p>tn] w be acc\ntable = c>ry+ out su*   
responsibilities2 &  7,,iv7 ! am\nt (   
non-,f$]al fund+ or 9-k9d contributions 
t ea* su* p>tn] w contribute 9 ord] to  
su/a9 ! program4  7,b7 ,t ! compreh5sive
 s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? program c>ri$   
out "u ?is section supports ! flexible  
use ( funds to address--  7i7 !         
promotion ( ! social1 emotional1 &      
behavioral heal? ( all /ud5ts 9 an      
environm5t t is conducive to le>n+2     
7ii7 ! r$uction 9 ! likelihood ( at risk
 /ud5ts develop+ social1 emotional1     
behavioral heal? problems1 or sub/ance  
use disord]s2  7iii7 ! e>ly             
id5tification ( social1 emotional1      
behavioral problems1 or sub/ance use    
disord]s & ! provision ( e>ly int]v5tion
 s]vices2  7iv7 ! treatm5t or ref]ral = 

treatm5t ( /ud5ts ) exi/+ social1       
emotional1 behavioral heal? problems1 or
 sub/ance use disord]s2 &  7v7 !        
developm5t & implem5tation ( programs to
 assi/ *ildr5 9 deal+ ) trauma &        
viol5ce1 includ+ program curricula1     
s*ool supports1 & aft]-s*ool programs4  
7,c7 ,t ! compreh5sive s*ool-bas$ m5tal 
heal? program c>ri$ out "u ?is section w
 provide = 9-s]vice tra9+ ( all s*ool   
p]sonnel1 includ+ ancill>y /aff &       
volunte]s1 9--  7i7 ! te*niques &       
supports ne$$ to id5tify e>ly *ildr5 )  
trauma hi/ories & *ildr5 )1 or at risk  
(1 m5tal illness2  7ii7 ! use ( ref]ral 
me*anisms t effectively l9k su* *ildr5  
to appropriate treatm5t & int]v5tion    
s]vices 9 ! s*ool & 9 ! community & to  
foll[-up :5 s]vices are n available2    
7iii7 /rategies t promote a s*ool-wide  
positive environm5t2  7iv7 /rategies =  
promot+ ! social1 emotional1 m5tal1 &   
behavioral heal? ( all /ud5ts2 &  7v7   
/rategies to increase ! k & skills (    
s*ool & community lead]s ab\t ! impact (

 trauma & viol5ce & on ! application ( a
 public heal? approa* to compreh5sive   
s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? programs4  7,d7  
,t ! compreh5sive s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal?
 program c>ri$ out "u ?is section w     
include compreh5sive tra9+ = p>5ts1     
sibl+s1 & o!r family memb]s ( *ildr5 )  
m5tal heal? disord]s1 & = conc]n$ memb]s
 ( ! community 9--  7i7 ! te*niques &   
supports ne$$ to id5tify e>ly *ildr5 )  
trauma hi/ories1 & *ildr5 )1 or at risk 
(1 m5tal illness2  7ii7 ! use ( ref]ral 
me*anisms t effectively l9k su* *ildr5  
to appropriate treatm5t & int]v5tion    
s]vices 9 ! s*ool & 9 ! community &     
foll[-up :5 su* s]vices are n available2
 &  7iii7 /rategies t promote a         
s*ool-wide positive environm5t4  7,e7 ,t
 ! compreh5sive s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal?  
program c>ri$ out "u ?is section w      
demon/rate ! measures to be tak5 to     
su/a9 ! program aft] fund+ "u ?is       
section t]m9ates 7:i* may include seek+ 
fund+ = ! program "u a ,/ate ,m$icaid   
plan "u title ,,xix ( ! ,social         

,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif et  
seq47 or a waiv] ( su* a plan74  7,f7 ,t
 ! eligible entity is support$ by !     
,/ate ag5cy ) prim>y responsibility =   
behavioral heal? to ensure t !          
su/a9ability ( ! programs is e/abli%$   
aft] fund+ "u ?is section t]m9ates4     
7,g7 ,t ! compreh5sive s*ool-bas$ m5tal 
heal? program c>ri$ out "u ?is section w
 be bas$ on trauma-in=m$ & evid5ce-bas$ 
practices4  7,h7 ,t ! compreh5sive      
s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? program c>ri$ out
 "u ?is section w be coord9at$ ) e>ly   
int]v5+ activities c>ri$ out "u !       
,individuals ) ,disabilities ,education 
,act4  7,i7 ,t ! compreh5sive s*ool-bas$
 m5tal heal? program c>ri$ out "u ?is   
section w be trauma-in=m$ & culturally &
 l+ui/ically appropriate4  7,j7 ,t !    
compreh5sive s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal?     
program c>ri$ out "u ?is section w      
include a broad ne$s assessm5t ( y\? :o 
drop out ( s*ool due to policies ( z]o  
tol]ance ) respect to drugs1 alcohol1 or
 weapons & an inability to obta9        

appropriate s]vices4  7,k7 ,t ! m5tal   
heal? s]vices provid$ ?r\gh !           
compreh5sive s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal?     
program c>ri$ out "u ?is section w be   
provid$ by qualifi$ m5tal & behavioral  
heal? pr(essionals :o are c]tifi$ or    
lic5s$ by ! ,/ate involv$ & practic+ )9 
_! area ( exp]tise4  7#c7 ,coord9ator   
,any entity t is a memb] ( a p>tn]%ip   
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 may s]ve z
 ! coord9ator ( fund+ & activities "u ! 
grant if all memb]s ( ! p>tn]%ip agree4 
7#d7 ,compliance ) ,,hipaa ,a grantee "u
 ?is section %all be deem$ to be a cov]$
 entity = purposes ( compliance ) !     
regulations promulgat$ "u section       
#bfd7;c7 ( ! ,heal? ,insurance          
,portability & ,acc\ntability ,act (    
#aiif ) respect to any pati5t records   
develop$ ?r\gh activities "u ! grant4   
7d7 ,geographical di/ribution ,!        
,secret>y %all ensure t grants1         
contracts1 or coop]ative agreem5ts "u   
subsection 7a7 w be di/ribut$ equitably 
among ! regions ( ! c\ntry & among urban

 & rural areas4  7e7 ,duration ( aw>ds  
,) respect to a grant1 contract1 or     
coop]ative agreem5t "u subsection 7a71 !
 p]iod dur+ :i* paym5ts "u su* an aw>d w
 be made to ! recipi5t %all be #e ye>s4 
,an eligible entity describ$ 9          
subsection 7c7 may receive only "o aw>d 
"u ?is section1 except t an eligible    
entity t is provid+ s]vices & supports  
on a regional basis may receive         
additional fund+ aft] ! expiration ( !  
prec$+ grant p]iod4  7f7 ,evaluation &  
measures ( outcomes  7#a7 ,developm5t ( 
process ,! ,adm9i/rator %all develop a  
fiscally appropriate process = evaluat+ 
activities c>ri$ out "u ?is section4    
,su* process %all include--  7,a7 !     
developm5t ( guidel9es = ! submission ( 
program data by grant1 contract1 or     
coop]ative agreem5t recipi5ts2  7,b7 !  
developm5t ( measures ( outcomes 79     
accordance ) p>agraph 7#b77 to be appli$
 by su* recipi5ts 9 evaluat+ programs   
c>ri$ out "u ?is section2 &  7,c7 !     
submission ( annual reports by su*      

recipi5ts conc]n+ ! effectiv5ess (      
programs c>ri$ out "u ?is section4  7#b7
 ,measures ( outcomes  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! 
,adm9i/rator %all develop measures (    
outcomes to be appli$ by recipi5ts (    
assi/ance "u ?is section1 & !           
,adm9i/rator1 9 evaluat+ ! effectiv5ess 
( programs c>ri$ out "u ?is section4    
,su* measures %all include /ud5t &      
family measures z provid$ = 9           
subp>agraph 7,b7 & local educational    
measures z provid$ = "u subp>agraph     
7,c74  7,b7 ,/ud5t & family measures (  
outcomes ,! measures ( outcomes develop$
 "u p>agraph 7#a77;,b7 relat+ to /ud5ts 
& families %all1 ) respect to activities
 c>ri$ out "u a program "u ?is section1 
at a m9imum include provisions to       
evaluate :e!r ! program is effective 9--
  7i7 increas+ social & emotional       
compet5cy2  7ii7 increas+ academic      
compet5cy 7z def9$ by ! ,secret>y72     
7iii7 r$uc+ disruptive & aggressive     
behaviors2  7iv7 improv+ *ild function+2
  7v7 r$uc+ sub/ance use disord]s2  7vi7

 r$uc+ susp5sions1 truancy1 expulsions1 
& viol5ce2  7vii7 increas+ high s*ool   
graduation rates1 calculat$ us+ !       
f\r-ye> adju/$ cohort graduation rate or
 ! ext5d$-ye> adju/$ cohort graduation  
rate 7z su* t]ms are def9$ 9 section    
#haja ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y         
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ghja772 &  7viii7 improv+ access to c>e
 = m5tal heal? disord]s4  7,c7 ,local   
educational outcomes ,! outcome measures
 develop$ "u p>agraph 7#a77;,b7 relat+  
to local educational sy/ems %all1 )     
respect to activities c>ri$ out "u a    
program "u ?is section1 at a m9imum     
include provisions to evaluate--  7i7 ! 
effectiv5ess ( compreh5sive s*ool m5tal 
heal? programs e/abli%$ "u ?is section2 
7ii7 ! effectiv5ess ( =mal p>tn]%ip     
l9kages among *ild & family s]v+        
in/itutions1 community support sy/ems1 &
 ! educational sy/em2  7iii7 ! progress 
made 9 su/a9+ ! program once fund+ "u ! 
grant has expir$2  7iv7 ! effectiv5ess (
 tra9+ & pr(essional developm5t programs

 = all s*ool p]sonnel t incorporate     
indicators t measure cultural & l+ui/ic 
compet5cies "u ! program 9 a mann] t    
incorporates appropriate cultural &     
l+ui/ic tra9+2  7v7 ! improvem5t 9      
p]ception ( a safe & supportive le>n+   
environm5t among s*ool /aff1 /ud5ts1 &  
p>5ts2  7vi7 ! improvem5t 9 case-f9d+ ( 
/ud5ts 9 ne$ ( m int5sive s]vices &     
ref]ral ( id5tifi$ /ud5ts to e>ly       
int]v5tion & cl9ical s]vices2  7vii7 !  
improvem5t 9 ! imm$iate availability (  
cl9ical assessm5t & treatm5t s]vices )9 
! context ( ! local community to /ud5ts 
pos+ a dang] to !mselves or o!rs2       
7viii7 ! increas$ successful            
matriculation to po/second>y s*ool2 &   
7ix7 r$uc$ ref]rals to juv5ile ju/ice4  
7#c7 ,submission ( annual data ,an      
eligible entity describ$ 9 subsection   
7c7 t receives a grant1 contract1 or    
coop]ative agreem5t "u ?is section %all 
annually submit to ! ,adm9i/rator a     
report t includes data to evaluate !    
success ( ! program c>ri$ out by !      

entity bas$ on :e!r su* program is      
a*iev+ ! purposes ( ! program4 ,su*     
reports %all utilize ! measures (       
outcomes "u p>agraph 7#b7 9 a reasonable
 mann] to demon/rate ! progress ( !     
program 9 a*iev+ su* purposes4  7#d7    
,evaluation by ,adm9i/rator ,bas$ on !  
data submitt$ "u p>agraph 7#c71 !       
,adm9i/rator %all annually submit to    
,congress a report conc]n+ ! results &  
effectiv5ess ( ! programs c>ri$ out )   
assi/ance receiv$ "u ?is section4  7#e7 
,limitation ,an eligible entity %all use
 n m ?an #aj p]c5t ( am\nts receiv$ "u a
 grant "u ?is section to c>ry out       
evaluation activities "u ?is subsection4
  7g7 ,in=mation & education ,!         
,secret>y %all e/abli% compreh5sive     
in=mation & education programs to       
dissem9ate ! f9d+s ( ! k developm5t &   
application "u ?is section to ! g5]al   
public & to heal? c>e pr(essionals4  7h7
 ,am\nt ( grants & au?orization (       
appropriations  7#a7 ,am\nt ( grants ,a 
grant "u ?is section %all be 9 an am\nt 

t is n m ?an #b1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal  
ye>s #bjah ?r\gh #bjbb4 ,! ,secret>y    
%all det]m9e ! am\nt ( ea* su* grant    
bas$ on ! population ( *ildr5 up to age 
#ba ( ! area to be s]v$ "u ! grant4     
7#b7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re
 is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry  
out ?is section1 #bjj1jjj1jjj = ea* (   
fiscal ye>s #bjah ?r\gh #bjbb4  4  7c7  
,con=m+ am5dm5t ,"p ,g ( title ,v ( !   
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bij;hh et seq471 z am5d$ by  
?is section1 is fur!r am5d$ by /rik+ !  
"p head+ & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  ,g         
,s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal?  4