,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gbee  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ah1 #bjbj,mr4 
,krishnamoorthi 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,katko1 and ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize 
the ,secretary of ,health and ,human    
,services to award grants to health care
 providers to establish or expand       
programs dedicated to promoting mental  
wellness among their health care        
workers1 including contractors1 on the  
front lines of the ,,sars-,co,v-#b      
pandemic1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,coronavirus ,health ,care ,worker  
,wellness ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,findings 
,the ,congress finds as follows3 7#a7   
,health care workers on the front lines 
of the ,,sars-,co,v-#b pandemic         
experience extraordinary levels of      
stress that may impact their immediate  
and long-term wellbeing4  7#b7 ,health  

care workers experienced high rates of  
burnout and mental health disorders     
before the ,,sars-,co,v-#b pandemic4    
#c4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense
 of the ,congress that-- 7#a7 health    
care workers on the front lines of the  
,,sars-,co,v-#b pandemic deserve access 
to resources that promote mental        
wellness during the pandemic and in its 
aftermath2 and  7#b7 the ,federal       
,government has an interest in improving
 the overall mental health and          
professional satisfaction of the        
,nation's health care workforce4  #d4   
,grants for health care providers to    
promote mental wellness among their     
workers  7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary
 of ,health and ,human ,services 7in    
this ,act referred to as the            
,secretary71 acting through the         
,director of the ,agency for ,healthcare
 ,research and ,quality1 in             
collaboration with one or more national 
medical professional organizations1     
shall award grants to health care       

providers to establish or expand        
programs dedicated to promoting mental  
wellness among their health care        
workers1 including contractors1 on the  
front lines of the ,,sars-,co,v-#b      
pandemic4  7b7 ,process  7#a7           
,application availability ,not later    
than #cj days after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall make available the application    
form and announce the process for       
applying for a grant under this section4
  7#b7 ,application submission ,to seek 
a grant under this section1 an applicant
 shall submit an application to the     
,secretary at such time1 in such manner1
 and containing such information and    
assurances as the ,secretary may        
require4  7#c7 ,availability of funds   
,not later than #cj days after approving
 an application for a grant under this  
section1 the ,secretary shall make the  
grant funds available to the grantee4   
7c7 ,authorization of appropriations ,to
 carry out this section1 there are      

authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary for the period of   
fiscal years #bjba and #bjbb4  #e4      
,comprehensive study on health care     
worker mental health and burnout  7a7   
,in general ,the ,secretary1 acting     
through the ,director of the ,agency for
 ,healthcare ,research and ,quality1 in 
collaboration with one or more national 
medical professional organizations1     
shall commission a comprehensive study  
on health care worker mental health and 
burnout4  7b7 ,focus areas ,the study   
under subsection 7a7 shall focus on     
identifying-- 7#a7 the factors that     
contribute to poor mental health and    
burnout among health care workers2  7#b7
 the barriers to health care workers    
seeking and accessing mental health     
treatment2  7#c7 the implications of    
poor mental health and burnout among    
health care workers for the health care 
system and patient outcomes2  7#d7 the  
best ways to prevent and address the    
problems described in paragraphs 7#a7   

through 7#c72  7#e7 the impact of the   
,,sars-,co,v-#b pandemic on the mental  
health of health care workers and       
related preparedness strategies for     
future health emergencies2 and  7#f7 the
 efficacy of programs funded pursuant to
 section #d4  7c7 ,completion2 report   
,the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7 ensure that
 the study commissioned under subsection
 7a7 is completed not later than the day
 that is #a year after the date of on   
which the ,secretary makes the final    
expenditure of funds for such study2 and
  7#b7 submit a report to the ,congress 
not later than such day on the findings 
and conclusions of such study1 including
 recommendations for addressing health  
care worker mental health and burnout4  
7d7 ,authorization of appropriations ,to
 carry out this section1 there are      
authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary for the period of   
fiscal years #bjba through #bjbe4