,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gjhj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #a1 #bjbj,ms4  
,porter 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,van ,drew1  
,mr4 ,bishop of ,georgia1 ,mrs4         
,mc,bath1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1
 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,lynch1 ,mr4   
,trone1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,ms4 ,craig1 ,mr4
 ,ryan1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,ms4 ,blunt    
,rochester1 ,mr4 ,perlmutter1 ,mr4      
,soto1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mrs4 ,davis of    
,california1 ,mr4 ,crow1 ,mr4 ,sean     
,patrick ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,ms4   
,underwood1 and ,mr4 ,young7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the    
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services to award grants to ,states1   
political subdivisions of ,states1      
,indian ,tribes and ,tribal             
organizations1 community-based entities1
 and primary care and behavioral health 
organizations to address behavioral     
health needs caused by the public health

 emergency declared with respect to     
,,covid-#ai4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,stopping the  
,mental ,health ,pandemic ,act4  #a4    
,grants to support increased behavioral 
health needs due to ,,covid-#ai  7a7 ,in
 general ,the ,secretary1 acting through
 the ,assistant ,secretary of ,mental   
,health and ,substance ,use1 shall award
 grants to ,states1 political           
subdivisions of ,states1 ,indian ,tribes
 and ,tribal organizations1             
community-based entities1 and primary   
care and behavioral health organizations
 to address behavioral health needs     
caused by the public health emergency   
declared pursuant to section #cai of the
 ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d7 with respect to       
,,covid-#ai4  7b7 ,use of funds ,an     
entity that receives a grant under      
subsection 7a7 may use funds received   
through such grant to-- 7#a7 increase   
behavioral health treatment and         
prevention capacity1 including to-- 7,a7

 promote coordination among local       
entities2  7,b7 train the behavioral    
health workforce1 relevant stakeholders1
 and community members2  7,c7 upgrade   
technology to support effective delivery
 of health care services through        
telehealth modalities2  7,d7 purchase   
medical supplies and equipment for      
behavioral health treatment entities and
 providers2  7,e7 address surge capacity
 for behavioral health needs such as    
through mobile units2 and  7,f7 promote 
collaboration between primary care and  
mental health providers2 and  7#b7      
support or enhance behavioral health    
services1 including-- 7,a7 emergency    
crisis intervention1 including mobile   
crisis units1 #bd_/g crisis call        
centers1 and medically staffed crisis   
stabilization programs2  7,b7 screening1
 assessment1 diagnosis1 and treatment2  
7,c7 mental health awareness trainings2 
7,d7 evidence-based suicide prevention2 
7,e7 evidence-based integrated care     
models2  7,f7 community recovery and    

peer supports2  7,g7 outreach to        
underserved and minority communities2   
and  7,h7 for front line health care    
workers4  7c7 ,priority ,the ,secretary 
shall give priority to applicants       
proposing to serve areas with a high    
number of ,,covid-#ai cases4  7d7       
,evaluation ,an entity that receives a  
grant under this section shall prepare  
and submit an evaluation to the         
,secretary at such time1 in such manner1
 and containing such information as the 
,secretary may reasonably require1      
including-- 7#a7 an evaluation of       
activities carried out with funds       
received through the grant2 and  7#b7 a 
process and outcome evaluation4  7e7    
,authorization of appropriations ,to    
carry out this section1 there is        
authorized to be appropriated           
#ej1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjbj and #bjba1 to remain available    
until expended4