,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gghj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bd1 #bjbj,mr4  
,k5n$y 7= himself & ,mr4 ,crd5as7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,secret>y (      
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 act+ ?r\gh !  
,director ( ! ,c5t] = ,m5tal ,heal?     
,s]vices ( ! ,sub/ance ,abuse & ,m5tal  
,heal? ,s]vices ,adm9i/ration1 to aw>d  
grants to facilitate ! fund+ (          
community-bas$ m5tal heal? & sub/ance   
use disord] s]vices & pe] support       
programs1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,virtual
 ,community ,support ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 
,grant = community-bas$ m5tal heal? &   
sub/ance use disord] s]vices & pe]      
support programs  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat]  
?an #ae days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( 
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human 
,s]vices1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( !    
,c5t] = ,m5tal ,heal? ,s]vices ( !      
,sub/ance ,abuse & ,m5tal ,heal?        

,s]vices ,adm9i/ration1 %all e/abli% a  
program 79 ?is ,act ref]r$ to z !       
,program7 to facilitate ! fund+ (       
community-bas$ m5tal heal? & sub/ance   
use disord] s]vices & pe] support       
programs4  7b7 ,grant au?ority ,9 c>ry+ 
out ! ,program1 ! ,secret>y %all aw>d a 
grant 9 accordance ) ?is section4  7c7  
,eligible recipi5ts ,! ,secret>y may    
aw>d a grant "u ! ,program to an        
eligible recipi5t det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y
 to be au?oriz$ & capable ( c>ry+ out a 
project describ$ 9 subsection 7d74  7d7 
,eligible projects ,grant funds aw>d$ "u
 ! ,program may be us$ to-- 7#a7 id5tify
 & coord9ate c>e betwe5 programs t      
provide access to community-bas$ m5tal  
heal? & sub/ance use disord] s]vices =  
juv5iles & assi/ 9 ! coord9ation ( su*  
s]vices2  7#b7 id5tify & coord9ate c>e  
betwe5 programs t provide access to     
community-bas$ m5tal heal? & sub/ance   
use disord] s]vices = adults & assi/ 9 !
 coord9ation ( su* s]vices2  7#c7 obta9 
te*nology requir$ to provide a          

community-bas$ m5tal heal? & sub/ance   
use disord] s]vices virtually2  7#d7    
comp5sate a heal?c>e provid] or a pe]   
speciali/ = ! provision ( community-bas$
 m5tal heal? & sub/ance use disord]     
s]vices2  7#e7 provide education        
assi/ance to an individual seek+        
c]tification z a pe] speciali/2  7#f7   
provide = work=ce developm5t1           
recruitm5t1 & ret5tion activities1 to   
tra91 recruit1 & reta9 pe] speciali/s2  
7#g7 transition a network ( 9-p]son1 pe]
 speciali/ facilitat$ behavioral heal?  
support s]vices to a virtual plat=m =   
su* behavioral heal? support s]vices2 or
  7#h7 exp& or improve virtual1 pe]     
speciali/ facilitat$ behavioral heal?   
support s]vices c>ri$ out by ! entity   
prior to ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is        
section4  7e7 ,applications ,to be      
eligible = a grant "u ! ,program1 an    
eligible recipi5t %all submit to !      
,secret>y an application 9 su* =m1 at   
su* "t1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !     
,secret>y det]m9es to be appropriate4   

7f7 ,guidance ,n lat] ?an #ae days aft] 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !       
,secret>y %all issue guidance on !      
requirem5ts an eligible recipi5t %all   
take to provide community-bas$ m5tal    
heal? & sub/ance use disord] s]vices4   
7g7 ,supplem5t n supplant ,f$]al funds  
paid to an eligible recipi5t pursuant to
 ! ,program mu/ be us$ to supplem5t1 b n
 supplant1 any o!r ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or    
local funds available to su* eligible   
recipi5t4  7h7 ,report  7#a7 ,int]im    
report ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date 
on :i* funds are di/ribut$ "u !         
,program1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to    
,congress a report on ! ,program t      
includes-- 7,a7 ! numb] ( grants aw>d$  
"u ! ,program2  7,b7 ! location ( ea*   
grant aw>d$ "u ! ,program2 &  7,c7 !    
am\nt reque/$ & am\nt aw>d$ = ea* grant 
"u ! ,program4  7#b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an
 #cj days aft] ! end ( ! ,,covid-#ai    
em]g5cy p]iod1 ! ,secret>y %all submit  
to ,congress a report on ! ,program t   
includes-- 7,a7 ! numb] ( grants aw>d$  

"u ! ,program2  7,b7 ! location ( ea*   
grant aw>d$ "u ! ,program2 &  7,c7 !    
am\nt reque/$ & am\nt aw>d$ = ea* grant 
"u ! ,program4  7#c7 ,publication       
requirem5t ,on ! date on :i* a report is
 submitt$ "u p>agraphs 7#a7 or 7#b71 !  
,secret>y %all publi% su* report        
submitt$ on ! website ( ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices4  7i7          
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out !
 ,program-- 7#a7 dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai     
em]g5cy p]iod1 su* sums z may be        
necess>y = ea* ( ! fiscal ye>s su*      
em]g5cy p]iod is ongo+2 &  7#b7 aft] !  
,,covid-#ai em]g5cy p]iod1 #e1jjj1jjj = 
ea* ( ! five fiscal ye>s beg9n+ aft] !  
t]m9ation ( ! ,,covid-#ai em]g5cy p]iod4
  7j7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7  
,,covid-#ai em]g5cy p]iod ,! t]m        
,,covid-#ai em]g5cy p]iod means ! public
 heal? em]g5cy decl>$ by ! ,secret>y (  
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices on ,janu>y #bg1
 #bjbj1 ) respect to ! #bjai novel      
coronavirus4  7#b7 ,eligible ,recipi5t  

,! t]m eligible recipi5t means-- 7,a7 a 
dep>tm5t ( heal? or a dep>tm5t ( public 
heal?1 9 coord9ation ) a ,/ate2  7,b7 a 
behavioral heal? program t prim>ily     
s]ves individuals ) m5tal heal? or      
sub/ance abuse disord]s2  7,c7          
community-bas$ nonpr(it1 t is a         
consum]-controll$ & is c]tifi$ 9        
accordance ) applicable ,/ate law to    
deliv] pe] speciali/ support s]vices at 
a ,/ate or local level2 or  7,d7 an     
in/itution ( high] education provid+    
s]vice le>n+ & civic-engagem5t c\rses = 
pe] speciali/ tra9+4  7#c7 ,heal?c>e    
provid] ,! t]m heal?c>e provid] mean a  
c]tifi$ provid] :o provides behavioral  
heal? s]vices4  7#d7 ,pe] speciali/ ,!  
t]m pe] speciali/ includes-- 7,a7 a     
c]tifi$ pe] speciali/2  7,b7 a pe]      
recov]y support speciali/2 &  7,c7 a    
recov]y coa* = behavioral heal?4  7#e7  
,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate means a ,/ate ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1  
or any commonweal?1 t]ritory1 or        
possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 or an     

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