,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cabf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ai1 
#bjai,ms4 ,smith 7for herself1 ,mr4     
,udall1 ,mr4 ,tester1 ,ms4 ,cortez      
,masto1 and ,ms4 ,warren7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on       
,indian ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend  
the ,public ,health ,service ,act to    
authorize a special behavioral health   
program for ,indians4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the ,native  
,behavioral ,health ,access ,improvement
 ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,special behavioral
 health program for ,indians ,part ,a of
 title ,v of the ,public ,health        
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bij;aa et 
seq47 is amended by adding at the end   
the following3  #ejf;,b4 ,special       
behavioral health program for ,indians  
7a7 ,in general ,the ,director of the   
,indian ,health ,service1 in            
coordination with the ,assistant        
,secretary for ,mental ,health and      

,substance ,use1 shall award grants for 
providing services in accordance with   
subsection 7b7 for the prevention and   
treatment of mental health and substance
 use disorders4  7b7 ,services through  
,indian health facilities ,for purposes 
of subsection 7a71 services are provided
 in accordance with this subsection if  
the services are provided through any of
 the following entities3  7#a7 ,the     
,indian ,health ,service4  7#b7 ,an     
,indian health program operated by an   
,indian tribe or tribal organization    
pursuant to a contract1 grant1          
cooperative agreement1 or compact with  
the ,indian ,health ,service pursuant to
 the ,indian ,self-,determination and   
,education ,assistance ,act 7#be        
,u4,s4,c4 #ecja et seq474  7#c7 ,an     
urban ,indian health program operated by
 an urban ,indian organization pursuant 
to a grant or contract with the ,indian 
,health ,service pursuant to title ,v of
 the ,indian ,health ,care ,improvement 
,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #afea et seq474  7c7

 ,reports ,each grantee under this      
section shall submit reports at such    
time1 in such manner1 and containing    
such information as the ,director of the
 ,indian ,health ,service may require4  
7d7 ,technical assistance center  7#a7  
,establishment ,the ,director of the    
,indian ,health ,service1 in            
coordination with the ,assistant        
,secretary for ,mental ,health and      
,substance ,use1 shall establish a      
technical assistance center 7directly or
 by contract or cooperative agreement7--
  7,a7 to provide technical assistance  
to grantees under this section2 and     
7,b7 to collect and evaluate information
 on the program carried out under this  
section4  7#b7 ,consultation ,the       
technical assistance center shall       
consult with grantees under this section
 for purposes of developing evaluation  
measures and data submission            
requirements for purposes of the        
collection and evaluation of information
 under paragraph 7#a77;,b74  7#c7 ,data 

submission ,as a condition on receipt of
 a grant under this section1 an         
applicant shall agree to submit data    
consistent with the data submission     
requirements developed under paragraph  
7#b74  7e7 ,funding  7#a7 ,in general   
,for the purpose of making grants under 
this section1 there is authorized to be 
appropriated1 and there is appropriated1
 out of any money in the ,treasury not  
otherwise appropriated1 #aej1jjj1jjj for
 each of fiscal years #bjba through     
#bjbe4  7#b7 ,technical assistance      
center ,of the amount made available to 
carry out this section for each of      
fiscal years #bjba through #bjbe1 the   
,director of the ,indian ,health        
,service shall allocate a percentage of 
such amount1 to be determined by the    
,director in consultation with ,indian  
tribes1 for the technical assistance    
center under subsection 7d74  7f7       
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,indian health program ,the term ,indian
 health program has the meaning given   

that term in section #d of the ,indian  
,health ,care ,improvement ,act 7#be    
,u4,s4,c4 #afjc74  7#b7 ,indian tribe   
,the term ,indian tribe has the meaning 
given that term in section #d of the    
,indian ,health ,care ,improvement ,act 
7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #afjc74  7#c7 ,tribal    
organization ,the term tribal           
organization has the meaning given that 
term in section #d of the ,indian       
,self-,determination and ,education     
,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74 
7#d7 ,urban ,indian organization ,the   
term urban ,indian organization has the 
meaning given the term ,urban ,indian   
organization in section #d of the       
,indian ,health ,care ,improvement ,act 
7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #afjc74  4