,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gcaf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bd1 #bjbj,mr4  
,rose ( ,new ,york introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !
 ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act to provide 
= ! e/abli%m5t or op]ation ( a c5t] to  
be kn[n z ! ,em]g5cy ,m5tal ,heal? &    
,sub/ance ,use ,tra9+ & ,te*nical       
,assi/ance ,c5t]4  #a4 ,em]g5cy m5tal   
heal? & sub/ance use tra9+ & te*nical   
assi/ance c5t] ,subp>t #c ( "p ,b (     
title ,v ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bij;bb-#ca et seq47 is 
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #ebj;,a    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bij;bb-#cb7 ! foll[+3   
#ebj;,b4 ,em]g5cy m5tal heal? & sub/ance
 use tra9+ & te*nical assi/ance c5t]    
7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh
 ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y1 %all e/abli% or 
op]ate a c5t] to be kn[n z ! ,em]g5cy   
,m5tal ,heal? & ,sub/ance ,use ,tra9+ & 
,te*nical ,assi/ance ,c5t] 7ref]r$ to 9 
?is section z ! ,c5t]7 to provide       

te*nical assi/ance & support-- 7#a7 to  
public or nonpr(it entities seek+ to    
e/abli% or exp& access to m5tal heal? & 
sub/ance use prev5tion1 treatm5t1 &     
recov]y support s]vices1 & increase     
aw>5ess ( su* s]vices2 &  7#b7 to public
 heal? pr(essionals1 heal? c>e          
pr(essionals & support /aff1 ess5tial   
work]s 7z def9$ by a ,/ate1 ,tribe1     
locality1 or t]ritory71 & memb]s ( !    
public to address ! trauma1 /ress1 &    
m5tal heal? ne$s associat$ ) an em]g5cy 
p]iod4  7b7 ,assi/ance & support ,!     
assi/ance & support provid$ "u          
subsection 7a7 %all include assi/ance & 
support ) respect to-- 7#a7 tra9+ on    
id5tify+ signs ( trauma1 /ress1 & m5tal 
heal? ne$s2  7#b7 provid+ accessible    
res\rces to assi/ individuals & families
 exp]i5c+ trauma1 /ress1 or o!r m5tal   
heal? ne$s dur+ & aft] an em]g5cy p]iod2
  7#c7 provid+ res\rces = sub/ance use  
disord] prev5tion1 treatm5t1 & recov]y  
design$ to assi/ individuals & families 
dur+ & aft] an em]g5cy p]iod2  7#d7 !   

provision ( language access s]vices1    
includ+ translation s]vices1            
int]pretation1 or o!r su* s]vices =     
individuals ) limit$ ,engli% speak+     
pr(ici5cy or individuals ) disabilities2
 &  7#e7 evaluation & improvem5t1 z     
necess>y1 ( ! effectiv5ess ( su* s]vices
 provid$ by public or nonpr(it entities4
  7c7 ,be/ practices ,! ,c5t] %all      
p]iodically issue be/ practices = use by
 organizations seek+ to provide m5tal   
heal? s]vices or sub/ance use disord]   
prev5tion1 treatm5t1 or recov]y s]vices1
 includ+ be/ practices = ! foll[+       
special populations3 7#a7 ,inc>c]at$    
individuals4  7#b7 ,*ildr54  7#c7       
,pregnant wom54  7#d7 ,und]s]v$         
populations4  7#e7 ,communities ( color4
  7#f7 ,heal? c>e provid]s & ess5tial   
work]s4  7d7 ,em]g5cy p]iod ,9 ?is      
section1 ! t]m em]g5cy p]iod has ! mean+
 giv5 su* t]m 9 section                 
#aace7;g77#a77;,a7 ( ! ,social ,security
 ,act4  7e7 ,au?orization (             
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   

appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section     
#bj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbj & 
#bjba4  4