,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gadg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #aa1 #bjbj,mr4 
,latta introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,community ,mental ,health    
,service ,block ,grant to authorize a   
set-aside for crisis care services1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,creating
 ,resources to ,improve ,situations of  
,inherent ,severity ,act or the ,,crisis
 ,act4  #b4 ,set-aside for              
evidence-based crisis care services     
,section #aibj of the ,public ,health   
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjx-#i7  
is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by 
striking #ecb1ega1jjj for each of fiscal
 years #bjah through #bjbb and inserting
 #ecb1ega1jjj for each of fiscal years  
#bjah through #bjbj1 and #geh1jjj1jjj   
for each of fiscal years #bjba through  
#bjbb2 and  7#b7 by adding at the end   
the following3  7d7 ,crisis care  7#a7  

,in general ,except as provided in      
paragraph 7#c71 a ,state shall expend at
 least #e percent of the amount the     
,state receives pursuant to section     
#aiaa for each fiscal year to support   
evidenced-based programs that address   
the crisis care needs of individuals    
with serious mental disorders1 and      
children with serious mental and        
emotional disturbances4  7#b7 ,core     
elements ,at the discretion of the      
single ,state agency responsible for the
 administration of the program of the   
,state under a grant under section      
#aiaa1 funds expended pursuant to       
paragraph 7#a7 may be used to fund some 
or all of the core crisis care service  
components1 delivered according to      
evidence-based principles1 including the
 following3 7,a7 ,crisis call centers4  
7,b7 #bd_/g mobile crisis services4     
7,c7 ,crisis stabilization programs     
offering acute care or subacute care in 
a hospital or appropriately licensed    
facility1 as determined by the          

,substance ,abuse and ,mental ,health   
,services ,administration1 with         
referrals to inpatient or outpatient    
care4  7#c7 ,state flexibility ,in lieu 
of expending #e percent of the amount   
the ,state receives pursuant to section 
#aiaa for a fiscal year to support      
evidence-based programs as required by  
paragraph 7#a71 a ,state may elect to   
expend not less than #aj percent of such
 amount to support such programs by the 
end of two consecutive fiscal years4  4