,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hcea  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bc1      
#bjbj,ms4 ,dean 7for herself and ,ms4   
,blunt ,rochester7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title ,,iii of the 
,public ,health ,service ,act to        
authorize the ,secretary of ,health and 
,human ,services to award grants to     
,federally qualified health centers for 
purposes of conducting mental and       
behavioral health screenings1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,community     
,health ,center ,mental ,health         
,screening ,act 4  #b4 ,grants to       
,federally qualified health centers for 
mental and behavioral health screenings 
,section #ccj of the ,public ,health    
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bed;b7 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following new subsection3  7s7 ,mental  
and behavioral screening grants  7#a7   

,in general ,the ,secretary of ,health  
and ,human ,services may award grants to
 ,federally qualified health centers 7as
 defined in section #ahfa7;aa7 of the   
,social ,security ,act7 for purposes    
of-- 7,a7 purchasing equipment and      
supplies to conduct mental and          
behavioral health screenings or provide 
mental health services2  7,b7 hiring and
 training personnel to conduct such     
mental and behavioral health screenings 
or provide mental health services2 and  
7,c7 assisting patients with out of     
pocket costs associated with such mental
 and behavioral health screenings or    
mental health services4  7#b7           
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated to    
carry out this subsection1 in addition  
to any funds authorized to be           
appropriated or appropriated for health 
centers under any other subsection of   
this section1 #ej1jjj1jjj for each of   
fiscal years #bjba through #bjbf4  4