,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #djei  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bd1 #bjbj ,ms4  
,smi? 7= h]self & ,ms4 ,murk[ski7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (     
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to aw>d grants 
to ,/ates1 political subdivisions (     
,/ates1 ,indian ,tribes & ,tribal       
organizations1 community-bas$ entities1 
& prim>y c>e & behavioral heal?         
organizations to address behavioral     
heal? ne$s caus$ by ! public heal?      
em]g5cy decl>$ ) respect to ,,covid-#ai4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,,covid-#ai ,behavioral ,heal?      
,support ,act4  #b4 ,grants to support  
increas$ behavioral heal? ne$s due to   
,,covid-#ai  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 
act+ ?r\gh ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y (      
,m5tal ,heal? & ,sub/ance ,use1 %all    
aw>d grants to ,/ates1 political        
subdivisions ( ,/ates1 ,indian ,tribes &

 ,tribal organizations1 community-bas$  
entities1 & prim>y c>e & behavioral     
heal? organizations to address          
behavioral heal? ne$s caus$ by ! public 
heal? em]g5cy decl>$ pursuant to section
 #cai ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d7 ) respect to     
,,covid-#ai4  7b7 ,use ( funds ,an      
entity t receives a grant "u subsection 
7a7 may use funds receiv$ ?r\gh su*     
grant to-- 7#a7 increase behavioral     
heal? treatm5t & prev5tion capacity1    
includ+ to--  7,a7 promote coord9ation  
among local entities2  7,b7 tra9 !      
behavioral heal? work=ce1 relevant      
/akehold]s1 & community memb]s2  7,c7   
upgrade te*nology to support effective  
deliv]y ( heal? c>e s]vices ?r\gh       
teleheal? modalities1 includ+ ! pur*ase 
( teleheal? equipm5t2  7,d7 pur*ase     
m$ical supplies & equipm5t = behavioral 
heal? treatm5t entities1 provid]s1 &    
pati5ts2  7,e7 address & support surge  
capacity = behavioral heal? ne$s 7su* z 
?r\gh mobile units71 includ+ ! pur*as+ (

 supplies & equipm5t2  7,f7 promote     
collaboration betwe5 prim>y c>e & m5tal 
heal? provid]s2 &  7,g7 cov] ov]head    
co/s1 includ+ r5t & utility co/s2 &     
7#b7 support or enhance behavioral heal?
 s]vices1 includ+--  7,a7 em]g5cy crisis
 int]v5tion1 includ+ mobile crisis      
units1 #bd_/g crisis call c5t]s1 &      
m$ically /aff$ crisis /abilization      
programs2  7,b7 scre5+1 assessm5t1      
diagnosis1 & treatm5t2  7,c7 m5tal heal?
 aw>5ess tra9+s2  7,d7 evid5ce-bas$     
suicide prev5tion2  7,e7 evid5ce-bas$   
integrat$ c>e models2  7,f7 community   
recov]y & pe] supports2  7,g7 outrea* to
 und]s]v$ & m9ority communities2 &  7,h7
 support = front l9e heal? c>e work]s4  
7c7 ,priority ,! ,secret>y %all give    
priority to applicants t are-- 7#a7     
culturally specific organizations1      
,tribal behavioral heal? & sub/ance use 
disord] provid]s1 or organizations t are
 int5tional ab\t s]v+ populations :]e   
,,covid-#ai has _h ! mo/ impact2 or     
7#b7 propos+ to s]ve areas ) a high     

numb] ( ,,covid-#ai cases4  7d7         
,evaluation ,an entity t receives a     
grant "u ?is section %all prep>e &      
submit an evaluation to ! ,secret>y at  
su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su*      
in=mation z ! ,secret>y may reasonably  
require1 includ+--  7#a7 an evaluation (
 activities c>ri$ out ) funds receiv$   
?r\gh ! grant2 &  7#b7 a process &      
outcome evaluation4  7e7 ,au?orization (
 appropriations ,to c>ry out ?is        
section1 !re is au?oriz$ to be          
appropriat$ #ge1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal  
ye>s #bjbj & #bjba1 to rema9 available  
until exp5d$4