,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hgfg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ag1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,smi? ( ,wa%+ton 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 !  
,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,m5tal ,heal? &   
,sub/ance ,use1 to aw>d grants to       
,/ates1 t]ritories1 political           
subdivisions ( ,/ates & t]ritories1     
,tribal gov]nm5ts1 & consortia ( ,tribal
 gov]nm5ts to e/abli% an un>m$ #iaa     
response program1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
#iaa ,div]sion to ,un>m$ ,p]sonnel ,act 
( #bjbj4  #b4 ,grants = un>m$ #iaa      
response programs ,"p ,d ( title ,v ( ! 
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act is am5d$ by 
ins]t+ aft] section #eeb 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#bij;ee-#g7 ! foll[+ new section3  #eec4
 ,grants = un>m$ #iaa response programs 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! 
,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,m5tal ,heal? &   

,sub/ance ,use1 may aw>d grants to      
,/ates1 t]ritories1 political           
subdivisions ( ,/ates & t]ritories1     
,tribal gov]nm5ts1 & consortia ( ,tribal
 gov]nm5ts to e/abli% an un>m$ #iaa     
response program "u :i* nonviol5t #iaa  
calls are ref]r$ to un>m$ pr(essional   
s]vice provid]s = response1 in/ead ( to 
a law en=cem5t ag5cy4  7b7 ,program     
requirem5ts ,an un>m$ #iaa response     
program fund$ "u ?is section %all-- 7#a7
 dispat* un>m$ pr(essional s]vice       
provid]s 9 gr\ps ( two or m 9 a timely  
mann]2  7#b7 be capable ( provid+       
scre5+1 assessm5t1 de-escalation1       
trauma-in=m$ s]vices1 ref]rals to       
treatm5t provid]s1 & transportation to  
imm$iately necess>y treatm5t2  7#c7 :5  
necess>y1 coord9ate ) heal? or social   
s]vices2  7#d7 n be subject to ov]sight 
( ,/ate or local law en=cem5t ag5cies2 &
  7#e7 cle>ly outl9e ! scope ( calls t  
mu/ or may be ref]r$ to ! un>m$ #iaa    
response program4  7c7 ,uses ( funds ,a 
grant "u ?is section may be us$ =-- 7#a7

 hir+ un>m$ pr(essional s]vice provid]s2
  7#b7 tra9+ un>m$ pr(essional s]vice   
provid]s to respond to #iaa calls by    
id5tify+1 und]/&+1 & respond+ to signs (
 m5tal illnesses & sub/ance use         
disord]s1 includ+ by means (-- 7,a7     
de-escalation2  7,b7 crisis int]v5tion2 
&  7,c7 connect+ individuals to local   
social s]vice provid]s1 heal? c>e       
provid]s1 community-bas$ organizations1 
& ! full range ( o!r available provid]s 
& res\rces2  7#c7 updat+ #iaa response  
sy/ems to enable triage betwe5 nonviol5t
 #iaa calls & ^? t require a response f 
law en=cem5t2  7#d7 tra9+ #iaa dispat*]s
 on call div]sion2 &  7#e7 build+ !     
capacity-- 7,a7 to coord9ate ) local    
social s]vice provid]s1 heal? c>e       
provid]s1 & community-bas$              
organizations2 &  7,b7 to provide       
multil+ual s]vices4  7d7 ,application   
,an applicant seek+ a grant "u ?is      
section %all submit to ! ,secret>y an   
application at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &   
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may 

reasonably require1 includ+ !           
applicant's plan to tra9 #iaa dispat*]s 
to det]m9e :5 a call %\ld be div]t$ to !
 un>m$ #iaa response program4  7e7      
,reports to ,secret>y ,a recipi5t ( a   
grant "u ?is section %all submit to !   
,secret>y1 on a biannual basis1 a report
 on ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! numb] ( calls     
plac$ to #iaa t 7 div]t$ to ! grantee's 
un>m$ #iaa response program4  7#b7      
,demographic in=mation on ! individuals 
s]v$ by ! grantee's un>m$ #iaa response 
program1 disaggregat$ by race1 e?nicity1
 age1 sex1 sexual ori5tation1 g5d]      
id5tity1 & location4  7#c7 ,! effects ( 
! grantee's un>m$ #iaa response program 
on em]g5cy room visits1                 
hospitalizations1 use ( ambulances1 &   
involvem5t ( law en=cem5t 9 m5tal heal? 
or sub/ance use disord] crises4  7#d7   
,an assessm5t ( ! types ( ev5ts & crises
 to :i* ! grantee's un>m$ #iaa response 
program respond$ & ! s]vices provid$1   
includ+-- 7,a7 ! numb] ( individuals to 
:om s]vices 7 provid$ :o 7 involunt>ily 

committ$ = treatm5t2  7,b7 ! numb] (    
individuals successfully transf]r$ to an
 alt]native de/9ation2  7,c7 ! "t betwe5
 notification by a #iaa dispat*] &      
arrival at ! sc5e by a provid]2 &  7,d7 
! "t sp5t by provid]s at sc5e4  7#e7 ,an
 assessm5t ( ! co/-effectiv5ess & sav+s 
associat$ ) ! grantee's un>m$ #iaa      
response program4  7f7 ,reports to      
,congress ,! ,secret>y %all submit to ! 
,congress1 on a biannual basis1 a report
 on ! program "u ?is section1 includ+ a 
summ>y ( ! reports submitt$ by grantees 
pursuant to subsection 7e74  7g7        
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m 
alt]native de/9ation-- 7,a7 means any   
s]vice- or c>e-provid+ site o!r ?an a   
hospital em]g5cy dep>tm5t or jail2 &    
7,b7 includes a cl9ic1 prim>y c>e (fice1
 crisis c5t]1 & free/&+ psy*iatric      
de/9ation4  7#b7 ,! t]m nonviol5t #iaa  
call means a #iaa call t-- 7,a7 relates 
to m5tal heal?1 homelessness1 addiction 
crises1 social s]vices1 truancy1 or     
public intoxication2 &  7,b7 does n     

involve-- 7i7 a weapon2  7ii7 obvi\s    
viol5t behavior2 or  7iii7 a subject :o 
has voic$ a desire or int5tion to commit
 viol5ce aga9/ !mselves or o!rs & a     
reasonable belief ( ! dispat*] t ! ?reat
 is imm95t4  7#c7 ,! t]m un>m$          
pr(essional s]vice provid] means a      
pr(essional 7:i* may include a nurse1   
social work]1 em]g5cy m$ical te*nician1 
c\nselor1 community heal? work]1        
trauma-in=m$ p]sonnel1 social s]vice    
provid]1 or pe] support speciali/7 :o-- 
7,a7 is tra9$ to deal ) m5tal heal? or  
sub/ance abuse crises2 &  7,b7 does n   
c>ry a fire>m4  4