,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ghei  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #cj1 #bjbj,mr4 
,crdenas 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,carter of  
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,mr4           
,fitzpatrick1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4   
,bilirakis1 ,mr4 ,trone1 and ,mr4 ,joyce
 of ,pennsylvania7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,public ,health
 ,service ,act to establish in the      
,substance ,abuse and ,mental ,health   
,services ,administration a ,center for 
,school ,behavioral ,health ,technical  
,assistance1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,strengthening ,behavioral      
,health ,supports for ,schools ,act of  
#bjbj4  #b4 ,center for ,school         
,behavioral ,health ,technical          
,assistance ,the ,public ,health        
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bja et    
seq47 is amended by inserting after     
section #ebj;,a of such ,act 7#db       

,u4,s4,c4 #bij;bb-#cb7 the following3   
#ebj;,b4 ,center for ,school ,behavioral
 ,health ,technical ,assistance  7a7    
,establishment ,there is established in 
the ,administration a ,center for       
,school ,behavioral ,health ,technical  
,assistance 7in this section referred to
 as the ,center74  7b7 ,school          
,behavioral ,health ,program ,the       
,center shall carry out a program1 to be
 known as the ,school ,behavioral       
,health ,program1 to provide technical  
assistance and support to schools and   
school systems with respect to mental   
health and substance use disorders1     
including by-- 7#a7 providing direct    
technical assistance and training on--  
7,a7 the implementation of              
evidence-based1 culturally competent1   
and trauma-informed mental health and   
substance use disorder services in      
schools and school systems1 including   
processes for suicide prevention and    
trauma-informed care2  7,b7 the         
importance of evidence-based mental     

health and substance use disorder       
services in schools and linkages and    
referral to such services where direct  
care is not possible2 and  7,c7         
translation services1 interpretation1 or
 other such services for individuals in 
schools and school systems with limited 
,english speaking proficiency2 and  7#b7
 disseminating information related to   
evidence-based models of school-based   
mental health and substance use disorder
 services1 including ways in which these
 models can be implemented and          
incorporating student literacy on mental
 and behavioral health4  7c7 ,data      
collection ,the ,center shall collect   
data to support research with respect to
 prevention and treatment for mental    
health and substance use disorders in   
schools and school systems4  7d7 ,best  
practices ,the ,center shall annually   
issue evidence-based best practices with
 respect to mental health and substance 
use disorders for use by schools and    
school systems4  7e7 ,coordination ,in  

carrying out this section1 the ,center  
shall coordinate with-- 7#a7 the        
,department of ,education1 the          
,department of ,justice1 and other      
agencies within the ,department of      
,health and ,human ,services1 as        
appropriate2  7#b7 the ,national ,child 
,traumatic ,stress ,initiative under    
section #ehb2 and  7#c7 other programs  
of the ,administration that disseminate 
and implement evidence-based practices  
for the continuum of prevention and     
treatment for mental health and         
substance use disorders4  7f7           
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to     
carry out this section #be1jjj1jjj for  
each of fiscal years #bjba through      
#bjbe4  4