,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gcaf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bd1 #bjbj,mr4 
,rose of ,new ,york 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 the       
establishment or operation of a center  
to be known as the ,emergency ,mental   
,health and ,substance ,use ,training   
and ,technical ,assistance ,center4  #a4
 ,emergency mental health and substance 
use training and technical assistance   
center ,subpart #c of part ,b of title  
,v of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bij;bb-#ca et seq47 is  
amended by inserting after section      
#ebj;,a 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bij;bb-#cb7 the 
following3  #ebj;,b4 ,emergency mental  
health and substance use training and   
technical assistance center  7a7        
,establishment ,the ,secretary1 acting  
through the ,assistant ,secretary1 shall
 establish or operate a center to be    

known as the ,emergency ,mental ,health 
and ,substance ,use ,training and       
,technical ,assistance ,center 7referred
 to in this section as the ,center7 to  
provide technical assistance and        
support-- 7#a7 to public or nonprofit   
entities seeking to establish or expand 
access to mental health and substance   
use prevention1 treatment1 and recovery 
support services1 and increase awareness
 of such services2 and  7#b7 to public  
health professionals1 health care       
professionals and support staff1        
essential workers 7as defined by a      
,state1 ,tribe1 locality1 or territory71
 and members of the public to address   
the trauma1 stress1 and mental health   
needs associated with an emergency      
period4  7b7 ,assistance and support    
,the assistance and support provided    
under subsection 7a7 shall include      
assistance and support with respect to--
 7#a7 training on identifying signs of  
trauma1 stress1 and mental health needs2
  7#b7 providing accessible resources to

 assist individuals and families        
experiencing trauma1 stress1 or other   
mental health needs during and after an 
emergency period2  7#c7 providing       
resources for substance use disorder    
prevention1 treatment1 and recovery     
designed to assist individuals and      
families during and after an emergency  
period2  7#d7 the provision of language 
access services1 including translation  
services1 interpretation1 or other such 
services for individuals with limited   
,english speaking proficiency or        
individuals with disabilities2 and  7#e7
 evaluation and improvement1 as         
necessary1 of the effectiveness of such 
services provided by public or nonprofit
 entities4  7c7 ,best practices ,the    
,center shall periodically issue best   
practices for use by organizations      
seeking to provide mental health        
services or substance use disorder      
prevention1 treatment1 or recovery      
services1 including best practices for  
the following special populations3 7#a7 

,incarcerated individuals4  7#b7        
,children4  7#c7 ,pregnant women4  7#d7 
,underserved populations4  7#e7         
,communities of color4  7#f7 ,health    
care providers and essential workers4   
7d7 ,emergency period ,in this section1 
the term emergency period has the       
meaning given such term in section      
#aace7;g77#a77;,a7 of the ,social       
,security ,act4  7e7 ,authorization of  
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to carry out this       
section #bj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal  
years #bjbj and #bjba4  4