,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #daca  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #cj1 #bjai,ms4  
,matsui 7= h]self1 ,mrs4 ,brooks (      
,indiana1 ,mr4 ,o',hall]an1 ,ms4 ,ku/] (
 ,new ,hamp%ire1 & ,mr4 ,wittman7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 
addition to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y1
 = 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   
am5d ! ,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act to    
cl>ify ! eligibility ( c]ta9 community  
m5tal heal? c5t]s to regi/] = purposes (
 ! practice ( telem$ic9e1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,improv+ ,access to ,remote
 ,behavioral ,heal? ,treatm5t ,act (    
#bjai4  #b4 ,regi/ration ( qualifi$     
community m5tal heal? c5t]s  7a7        
,def9itions ,section #ajb ( ! ,controll$
 ,sub/ances ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hjb7 is
 am5d$--  7#a7 by /rik+ p>agraph        

7#ed77;,a77i7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7i7   
:ile ! pati5t is be+ treat$ by1 &       
physically locat$ 9--  7,i7 a hospital  
or cl9ic regi/]$ "u section #cjc7;f72 or
  7,,ii7 a qualifi$ community m5tal     
heal? c5t] regi/]$ "u section #cjc7l72 &
  2  7#b7 by r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#eh7 z
 p>agraph 7#ei72  7#c7 by r$esignat+ !  
second p>agraph 7#eg7 7z add$ by section
 #dja7;a7 ( ! ,fir/ ,/ep ,act ( #bjah   
7,public ,law #aae-cia77 z p>agraph     
7#eh72 &  7#d7 by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  7#fj7 ,! t]m qualifi$ community
 m5tal heal? c5t] means a facility t--  
7,a7  7i7 meets ! crit]ia specifi$ 9    
section #aiac7;c7 ( ! ,public ,heal?    
,s]vice ,act to be consid]$ a community 
m5tal heal? c5t]2 or  7ii7 meets !      
crit]ia specifi$ pursuant to section    
#bbc ( ! ,protect+ ,access to ,m$ic>e   
,act ( #bjad to be consid]$ a c]tifi$   
community behavioral heal? cl9ic2 &     
7,b7 is lic5s$1 op]at$1 au?oriz$1       
c]tifi$1 or o!rwise recogniz$ by a ,/ate
 gov]nm5t4  4  7b7 ,regi/ration ,section

 #cjc ( ! ,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act    
7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hbc7 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  7l7 ,qualifi$         
community m5tal heal? c5t]s  7#a7       
,regi/ration ,! ,attorney ,g5]al %all   
regi/] qualifi$ community m5tal heal?   
c5t]s to adm9i/] controll$ sub/ances    
?r\gh ! practice ( telem$ic9e4  7#b7    
,d5ial ( applications ,! ,attorney      
,g5]al may d5y an application =         
regi/ration "u p>agraph 7#a7 if !       
,attorney ,g5]al det]m9es t !           
regi/ration w\ld be inconsi/5t ) !      
public int]e/ aft] consid]+--  7,a7 any 
recomm5dation by ! lic5s+ bo>d or       
pr(essional discipl9>y au?ority ( !     
,/ate 9 :i* ! applicant is locat$2  7,b7
 ! exp]i5ce ( ! applicant 9 treat+      
pati5ts2  7,c7 any conviction ( an      
employee ( ! applicant "u ,f$]al or     
,/ate law relat+ to treatm5t ( pati5ts2 
7,d7 ! compliance ( ! applicant )       
applicable ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local laws 
relat+ to treatm5t ( pati5ts2 &  7,e7   
any o!r conduct by ! applicant t may    

?reat5 ! public's heal? & safety4  4    
7c7 ,report to ,congress ,n lat] ?an #fj
 days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 ! ,attorney ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
%all submit to ! ,congress a plan =     
implem5tation ( ! am5dm5ts made by      
subsections 7a7 & 7b74  7d7 ,delay$     
applicability ,! am5dm5ts made by       
subsections 7a7 & 7b7 apply beg9n+ on ! 
date t is #abj days aft] ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4