,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #didd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #f1 #bjba,ms4  
,blunt ,ro*e/] 7= h]self & ,mr4         
,fitzpatrick7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public
 ,heal? ,s]vice ,act to au?orize grants 
to support p$iatric behavioral heal? c>e
 integration & coord9ation1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,help+ ,kids ,cope ,act (  
#bjba4  #b4 ,grant programs to support  
p$iatric behavioral heal? c>e ,subp>t ,v
 ( "p ,d ( title ,,iii ( ! ,public      
,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bef7
 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3    
#cdj;,a-#a4 ,grants to support p$iatric 
behavioral heal? c>e integration &      
coord9ation  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 
act+ ?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,heal?    
,res\rces & ,s]vices ,adm9i/ration1 %all
 aw>d grants to eligible entities = !   
purpose ( support+ p$iatric behavioral  
heal? c>e integration & coord9ation )9  

communities to meet local community     
ne$s4  7b7 ,eligible entities ,entities 
eligible = grants "u subsection 7a7     
include-- 7#a7 p$iatricians2  7#b7      
*ildr5's hospitals2  7#c7 p$iatric      
behavioral heal? provid]s ) ! capacity  
to organize & implem5t activities work+ 
) community organizations & provid]s2 & 
7#d7 o!r entities z det]m9$ appropriate 
by ! ,secret>y4  7c7 ,prioritization ,9 
aw>d+ grants "u subsection 7a71 !       
,secret>y %all prioritize applicants t  
demon/rate ! highe/ ne$s at ! local     
level along ! c>e cont9uum = /r5g!n+    
*ildr5's behavioral heal? crisis c>e &  
access4  7d7 ,use ( funds ,activities t 
may be fund$ ?r\gh a grant "u subsection
 7a7 include-- 7#a7 ! recruitm5t &      
ret5tion ( community heal? work]s or    
navigators to coord9ate family access to
 p$iatric m5tal1 emotional1 & behavioral
 heal? s]vices2  7#b7 tra9+ ! p$iatric  
m5tal1 emotional1 & behavioral heal? c>e
 work=ce1 relevant /akehold]s1 &        
community memb]s2  7#c7 exp&+           

evid5ce-bas$1 integrat$ models ( c>e =  
p$iatric m5tal1 emotional1 & behavioral 
heal? s]vices2  7#d7 p$iatric practice  
integration = ! provision ( p$iatric    
m5tal1 emotional1 & behavioral heal?    
s]vices2  7#e7 address+ surge capacity =
 p$iatric m5tal1 emotional1 & behavioral
 heal? ne$s2  7#f7 provid+ p$iatric     
m5tal1 emotional1 & behavioral heal?    
s]vices to *ildr5 z deliv]$ by          
behavioral1 emotional1 & m5tal heal?    
pr(essionals utiliz+ teleheal? s]vices2 
7#g7 e/abli%+ or ma9ta9+ initiatives to 
decompress em]g5cy dep>tm5ts1 includ+   
p>tial hospitalization1 /ep d[n resid5cy
 programs1 & int5sive outpati5t         
programs2  7#h7 support+1 enhanc+1 or   
exp&+ p$iatric m5tal1 emotional1 &      
behavioral heal? prev5tive & crisis     
int]v5tion s]vices2  7#i7 e/abli%+ or   
ma9ta9+ p$iatric m5tal1 emotional1 &    
behavioral heal? urg5t c>e2  7#aj7      
e/abli%+ or ma9ta9+ community-bas$      
initiatives1 su* z s*ool-bas$ p>tn]%ips2
 &  7#aa7 address+ o!r access &         

coord9ation gaps to m5tal1 emotional1 & 
behavioral heal? s]vices 9 ! community =
 *ildr54  7e7 ,fund+ ,to c>ry out ?is   
section1 !re is h]eby appropriat$1 out (
 am\nts 9 ! ,treasury n o!rwise         
obligat$1 #ejj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal   
ye>s #bjbb ?r\gh #bjbf4  #cdj;,a-#b4    
,p$iatric behavioral heal? work=ce tra9+
 program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1    
act+ ?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,heal?    
,res\rces & ,s]vices ,adm9i/ration1 %all
 aw>d grants to eligible entities = !   
purpose ( support+ evid5ce-bas$ p$iatric
 behavioral heal? work=ce tra9+4  7b7   
,eligible entities ,entities eligible = 
grants "u subsection 7a7 include-- 7#a7 
*ildr5's hospitals2 &  7#b7 o!r p$iatric
 heal? c>e provid]s z det]m9$           
appropriate by ! ,secret>y4  7c7 ,use ( 
funds ,! tra9+ t may be support$ ?r\gh a
 grant "u subsection 7a7 includes exp&$ 
tra9+ 9 p$iatric behavioral heal? =     
physicians & nonphysician practition]s1 
includ+ ! foll[+ practition] types3 7#a7
 ,*ild & adolesc5t psy*iatri/s4  7#b7   

,psy*iatric nurses4  7#c7 ,psy*ologi/s4 
7#d7 ,advanc$ practice nurses4  7#e7    
,family !rapi/s4  7#f7 ,social work]s4  
7#g7 ,m5tal heal? c\nselors4  7#h7 ,o!r 
practition] types z det]m9$ appropriate 
by ! ,secret>y4  7d7 ,fund+ ,to c>ry out
 ?is section1 !re is h]eby appropriat$1 
out ( am\nts 9 ! ,treasury n o!rwise    
obligat$1 #ajj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal   
ye>s #bjbb ?r\gh #bjbf4  4