,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dedc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bg1      
#bjai,mrs4 ,napolitano 7for herself1    
,mr4 ,castro of ,texas1 ,ms4            
,mucarsel-,powell1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 
,cisneros1 ,ms4 ,garcia of ,texas1 ,mr4 
,soto1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1 ,mr4       
,correa1 ,mr4 ,vargas1 ,ms4 ,escobar1   
,mr4 ,crdenas1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4     
,aguilar1 ,mr4 ,carbajal1 ,mr4 ,ruiz1   
and ,ms4 ,snchez7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,public ,health
 ,service ,act to provide for a         
behavioral and mental health outreach   
and education strategy to reduce stigma 
associated with mental health among the 
,hispanic and ,latino population1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,reducing
 ,mental ,health ,stigma in the         
,hispanic ,community ,act of #bjai4  #b4
 ,hispanic and ,latino behavioral and   

mental health outreach and education    
strategy ,part ,d of title ,v of the    
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bij;dd et seq47 is amended by
 adding at the end the following new    
section3  #eec4 ,behavioral and mental  
health outreach and education strategy  
7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary1 acting 
through the ,assistant ,secretary1      
shall1 in coordination with advocacy and
 behavioral and mental health           
organizations serving populations of    
,hispanic and ,latino individuals or    
communities1 develop and implement an   
outreach and education strategy to      
promote behavioral and mental health and
 reduce stigma associated with mental   
health conditions and substance abuse   
among the ,hispanic and ,latino         
populations4 ,such strategy shall--     
7#a7 be designed to-- 7,a7 meet the     
diverse cultural and language needs of  
the various ,hispanic and ,latino       
populations2 and  7,b7 be               
developmentally and age-appropriate2    

7#b7 increase awareness of symptoms of  
mental illnesses common among such      
populations1 taking into account        
differences within subgroups1 such as   
gender1 gender identity1 age1 sexual    
orientation1 or ethnicity1 of such      
populations2  7#c7 provide information  
on evidence-based1 culturally and       
linguistically appropriate and adapted  
interventions and treatments2  7#d7     
ensure full participation of1 and       
engage1 both consumers and community    
members in the development and          
implementation of materials2 and  7#e7  
seek to broaden the perspective among   
both individuals in these communities   
and stakeholders serving these          
communities to use a comprehensive      
public health approach to promoting     
behavioral health that addresses a      
holistic view of health by focusing on  
the intersection between behavioral and 
physical health4  7b7 ,reports          
,beginning not later than #a year after 
the date of the enactment of this       

section and annually thereafter1 the    
,secretary1 acting through the          
,assistant ,secretary1 shall submit to  
,congress1 and make publicly available1 
a report on the extent to which the     
strategy developed and implemented under
 subsection 7a7 increased behavioral and
 mental health outcomes associated with 
mental health conditions and substance  
abuse among ,hispanic and ,latino       
populations4  7c7 ,authorization of     
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to carry out this       
section #a1jjj1jjj for fiscal year      
#bjbj4  4