,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hada  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #a1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,crd5as 7= himself & ,ms4     
,johnson ( ,texas7 introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !
 ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act to r$uce   
heal? inequities exp]i5c$ by individuals
 :o are memb]s ( hi/orically racial &   
e?nic m9ority gr\ps "u ,/ate plans "u ! 
community m5tal heal? s]vices block     
grant program1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,/r5g!n+ ,m5tal ,heal? ,supports =      
,,bipoc ,communities ,act4  #b4 ,r$uc+  
heal? inequities exp]i5c$ by hi/orically
 racial & e?nic m9orities "u ,/ate plans
 "u community m5tal heal? s]vices block 
grant program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section    
#aidb7;a7 ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjx-#eb7;a77 is   
am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#b7
 z p>agraph 7#e72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]
 p>agraph 7#a7 ! foll[+3  7#b7 s]vices  

provid$ by ! ,/ate to adults ) a s]i\s  
m5tal illness & *ildr5 ) a s]i\s        
emotional di/urbance :o are memb]s (    
hi/orically racial & e?nic m9ority      
gr\ps1 includ+-- 7,a7 ! ext5t to :i* su*
 s]vices are provid$ to su* adults &    
*ildr52 &  7,b7 ! outcomes exp]i5c$ by  
su* adults & *ildr5 z a result ( !      
provision ( su* s]vices1 includ+ )      
respect to-- 7i7 div]sions f            
hospitalization & crim9al ju/ice sy/em  
involvem5t2  7ii7 treatm5t = fir/       
episode psy*osis or undef9$ psy*osis2   
7iii7 r$uctions 9 suicide & increas$    
utilization ( appropriate treatm5ts &   
int]v5tions = suicidal ideation2  7iv7  
response ?r\gh crisis s]vices1 includ+  
mobile crisis s]vices2  7v7 treatm5t (  
individuals :o are exp]i5c+ homelessness
 or h\s+ insecurity & individuals resid+
 9 rural communities2 &  7vi7 increas$  
pati5t family &_/or c>egiv] engagem5t & 
education on s]i\s m5tal illness to     
r$uce social /igma & promote heal?y     
social support = pati5ts2  7#c7 any     

outrea* by ! ,/ate to1 & ! hir+ (1      
provid]s f multiple discipl9es 7su* z a 
psy*ologi/1 psy*iatri/1 pe] support     
provid]1 social work]7 ( m5tal heal?    
s]vices :o are memb]s ( hi/orically     
racial & e?nic m9ority gr\ps2  7#d7 any 
outrea* by ! ,/ate to provid]s f        
multiple discipl9es ( m5tal heal?       
s]vices-- 7,a7 to provide tra9+ on      
culturally effective1 culturally        
affirm+1 & l+ui/ically compet5t s]vices2
 &  7,b7 to increase aw>5ess (          
community-def9$ practices by            
practition]s ( hi/orically racial &     
e?nic m9ority gr\ps2 &  4  7b7          
,applicability ,! am5dm5ts made by      
subsection 7a7 %all apply ) respect to  
fund+ agreem5ts ent]$ into "u section   
#aiaa or #aiba ( ! ,public ,heal?       
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjx2 #db  
,u4,s4,c4 #cjjx-#ba7 on or aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4