,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gbee  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ah1 #bjbj,mr4  
,kri%namoor?i 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,katko1 &
 ,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a     
,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,secret>y (      
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to aw>d grants 
to heal? c>e provid]s to e/abli% or exp&
 programs d$icat$ to promot+ m5tal      
wellness among _! heal? c>e work]s1     
includ+ contractors1 on ! front l9es ( !
 ,,s>s-,co,v-#b p&emic1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,coronavirus ,heal? ,c>e   
,work] ,wellness ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4     
,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds z foll[s3 7#a7 
,heal? c>e work]s on ! front l9es ( !   
,,s>s-,co,v-#b p&emic exp]i5ce          
extraord9>y levels ( /ress t may impact 
_! imm$iate & long-t]m wellbe+4  7#b7   
,heal? c>e work]s exp]i5c$ high rates ( 
burn\t & m5tal heal? disord]s be=e !    
,,s>s-,co,v-#b p&emic4  #c4 ,s5se (     

,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ! ,congress t--
 7#a7 heal? c>e work]s on ! front l9es (
 ! ,,s>s-,co,v-#b p&emic des]ve access  
to res\rces t promote m5tal wellness    
dur+ ! p&emic & 9 its aft]ma?2 &  7#b7 !
 ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t has an int]e/ 9       
improv+ ! ov]all m5tal heal? &          
pr(essional satisfaction ( ! ,nation's  
heal? c>e work=ce4  #d4 ,grants = heal? 
c>e provid]s to promote m5tal wellness  
among _! work]s  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!        
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 79 
?is ,act ref]r$ to z ! ,secret>y71 act+ 
?r\gh ! ,director ( ! ,ag5cy = ,heal?c>e
 ,rese>* & ,quality1 9 collaboration )  
"o or m national m$ical pr(essional     
organizations1 %all aw>d grants to heal?
 c>e provid]s to e/abli% or exp&        
programs d$icat$ to promot+ m5tal       
wellness among _! heal? c>e work]s1     
includ+ contractors1 on ! front l9es ( !
 ,,s>s-,co,v-#b p&emic4  7b7 ,process   
7#a7 ,application availability ,n lat]  
?an #cj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all make         

available ! application =m & ann\nce !  
process = apply+ = a grant "u ?is       
section4  7#b7 ,application submission  
,to seek a grant "u ?is section1 an     
applicant %all submit an application to 
! ,secret>y at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &   
conta9+ su* in=mation & assurances z !  
,secret>y may require4  7#c7            
,availability ( funds ,n lat] ?an #cj   
days aft] approv+ an application = a    
grant "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all  
make ! grant funds available to !       
grantee4  7c7 ,au?orization (           
appropriations ,to c>ry out ?is section1
 !re are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ su* 
sums z may be necess>y = ! p]iod (      
fiscal ye>s #bjba & #bjbb4  #e4         
,compreh5sive /udy on heal? c>e work]   
m5tal heal? & burn\t  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( !   
,ag5cy = ,heal?c>e ,rese>* & ,quality1 9
 collaboration ) "o or m national m$ical
 pr(essional organizations1 %all        
commission a compreh5sive /udy on heal? 
c>e work] m5tal heal? & burn\t4  7b7    

,focus areas ,! /udy "u subsection 7a7  
%all focus on id5tify+-- 7#a7 ! factors 
t contribute to poor m5tal heal? &      
burn\t among heal? c>e work]s2  7#b7 !  
b>ri]s to heal? c>e work]s seek+ &      
access+ m5tal heal? treatm5t2  7#c7 !   
implications ( poor m5tal heal? & burn\t
 among heal? c>e work]s = ! heal? c>e   
sy/em & pati5t outcomes2  7#d7 ! be/    
ways to prev5t & address ! problems     
describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#c72   
7#e7 ! impact ( ! ,,s>s-,co,v-#b p&emic 
on ! m5tal heal? ( heal? c>e work]s &   
relat$ prep>$ness /rategies = future    
heal? em]g5cies2 &  7#f7 ! efficacy (   
programs fund$ pursuant to section #d4  
7c7 ,completion2 report ,! ,secret>y    
%all-- 7#a7 ensure t ! /udy commission$ 
"u subsection 7a7 is complet$ n lat] ?an
 ! day t is #a ye> aft] ! date ( on :i* 
! ,secret>y makes ! f9al exp5diture (   
funds = su* /udy2 &  7#b7 submit a      
report to ! ,congress n lat] ?an su* day
 on ! f9d+s & conclusions ( su* /udy1   
includ+ recomm5dations = address+ heal? 

c>e work] m5tal heal? & burn\t4  7d7    
,au?orization ( appropriations ,to c>ry 
out ?is section1 !re are au?oriz$ to be 
appropriat$ su* sums z may be necess>y =
 ! p]iod ( fiscal ye>s #bjba ?r\gh      
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