,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #hbd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #ad1         
#bjai,ms4 ,stabenow 7for herself1 ,mr4  
,blunt1 ,mr4 ,schumer1 ,ms4 ,ernst1 ,mr4
 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,gardner1 ,mr4            
,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 ,ms4       
,klobuchar1 and ,mr4 ,tillis7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was read     
twice and referred to the ,committee on 
,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to increase the   
number of ,states that may conduct      
,medicaid demonstration programs to     
improve access to community mental      
health services4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,excellence in
 ,mental ,health and ,addiction         
,treatment ,expansion ,act4  #b4        
,community mental health services       
demonstration program ,section #bbc7;d7 
of the ,protecting ,access to ,medicare 
,act of #bjad 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;a    
note7 is amended--  7#a7 in paragraph   
7#c7-- 7,a7 by striking ,not more than  
and inserting ,subject to paragraph     

7#h71 not more than2 and  7,b7 by       
striking #b-year and inserting #d-year2 
and  7#b7 by adding at the end the      
following new paragraph3  7#h7          
,additional programs ,in addition to the
 #h ,states selected under paragraph    
7#a71 the ,secretary shall1 not later   
than #a year after the date of enactment
 of the ,excellence in ,mental ,health  
and ,addiction ,treatment ,expansion    
,act1 select #aa ,states 7which shall   
not include any ,states selected under  
paragraph 7#a77 to participate in       
#b-year demonstration programs that meet
 the requirements of this subsection and
 represent a diverse selection of       
geographic areas1 including rural and   
underserved areas4  4