,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #higi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bb1      
#bjbb,mr4 ,smith of ,washington         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce1 and in addition to the   
,committees on ,financial ,services1 and
 the ,judiciary1 for a period to be     
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
,health and ,human ,services to award   
grants for the purpose of establishing1 
operating1 or expanding one-stop crisis 
facilities1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,behavioral ,health ,crisis ,care  
,centers ,act of #bjbb4  #b4 ,grant     
program for one-stop crisis facilities  
7a7 ,establishment ,the ,secretary of   
,health and ,human ,services 7in this   
section referred to as the ,secretary71 

in consultation with the ,secretary of  
,housing and ,urban ,development1 the   
,attorney ,general of the ,united       
,states1 the ,secretary of the          
,interior1 and the heads of any other   
relevant ,federal agencies1 shall award 
grants to eligible entities in the      
amounts determined pursuant to          
subsection 7d7 for the purpose of       
establishing1 operating1 or expanding   
one-stop crisis facilities4  7b7        
,eligible activities ,activities funded 
through a grant under this section for  
establishing1 operating1 or expanding a 
one-stop crisis facility may include--  
7#a7 acquiring1 constructing1 or        
developing facilities2  7#b7 acquiring  
supplies or equipment2  7#c7 training1  
hiring1 and retaining staff2  7#d7      
establishing1 operating1 or expanding   
services provided at a one-stop crisis  
facility1 including-- 7,a7 health care  
services1 including behavioral health   
and substance use disorder treatment2   
7,b7 counseling or case management      

services2  7,c7 housing assistance1     
including financial assistance for      
housing2  7,d7 legal services2 and  7,e7
 other wrap-around services provided as 
part of a one-stop crisis facility2     
7#e7 coordinating with governmental and 
nongovernmental partners1 including     
local crisis response1 law enforcement1 
health care entities1 workforce         
development programs1 aging1 disability1
 and senior services1 community-based   
organizations1 housing authorities1     
continuum of care programs1 immigrant   
and refugee assistance organizations1   
veteran service organizations1          
evidence-based diversion programs such  
as law enforcement-assisted diversion   
programs1 children and family           
organizations1 and other entities       
involved in the provision of wrap-around
 services2  7#f7 conducting outreach    
services to engage with vulnerable and  
high-need communities1 including        
individuals at public and federally     
assisted housing facilities1 youths1 and

 unhoused individuals2 and  7#g7        
planning system-wide coordination with  
other entities involved in crisis       
response4  7c7 ,subgrants ,a recipient  
of a grant under this section may use   
such grant to award subgrants to        
nongovernmental entities for the purpose
 of providing one-stop crisis facility  
services1 including those described in  
paragraphs 7#c71 7#d71 7#e71 and 7#f7 of
 subsection 7b74  7d7 ,determination of 
amounts  7#a7 ,metropolitan cities ,of  
the total amount made available for a   
fiscal year pursuant to subsection      
7g77#b77;,a71 the ,secretary shall award
 to each metropolitan city receiving a  
grant under this section an amount that 
bears the same proportion to such total 
amount as the population of such        
metropolitan city bears to the total    
population of all metropolitan cities   
receiving grants under this section4    
7#b7 ,nonentitlement units of local     
government ,of the total amount made    
available for a fiscal year pursuant to 

subsection 7g77#b77;,b71 the ,secretary 
shall award to each nonentitlement unit 
of local government receiving a grant   
under this section an amount that bears 
the same proportion to such total amount
 as the population of such              
nonentitlement unit of local government 
bears to the total population of all    
nonentitlement units of local government
 receiving grants under this section4   
7#c7 ,counties ,the ,secretary shall    
award to each county receiving a grant  
under this section-- 7,a7 of half of the
 amount made available for a fiscal year
 pursuant to subsection 7g77#b77;,c71 an
 amount that is equal for each such     
county2 and  7,b7 of the remaining half 
of the amount made available for a      
fiscal year pursuant to subsection      
7g77#b77;,c71 an amount that bears the  
same proportion to such remaining half  
as the population of such county bears  
to the total population of all counties 
receiving grants under this section4    
7#d7 ,states ,the ,secretary shall award

 to each ,state receiving a grant under 
this section-- 7,a7 of half of the      
amount made available for a fiscal year 
pursuant to subsection 7g77#b77;,d71 an 
amount that is equal for each such      
,state2 and  7,b7 of the remaining half 
of the amount made available for a      
fiscal year pursuant to subsection      
7g77#b77;,d71 an amount that bears the  
same proportion to such remaining half  
as the population of such ,state bears  
to the total population of all ,states  
receiving grants under this section4    
7#e7 ,indian ,tribes ,the ,secretary    
shall award to each ,indian ,tribe      
receiving a grant under this section--  
7,a7 of #be percent of the amount made  
available for a fiscal year pursuant to 
subsection 7g77#b77;,e71 an amount that 
is equal for each such ,indian ,tribe2  
and  7,b7 of #ge percent of the amount  
made available for a fiscal year        
pursuant to subsection 7g77#b77;,e71 an 
amount determined by the ,secretary of  
the ,interior4  7#f7 ,territories ,of   

the total amount made available for a   
fiscal year pursuant to subsection      
7g77#b77;,f71 the ,secretary shall award
 to each territory receiving a grant    
under this section an amount that bears 
the same proportion to such total amount
 as the population of such territory    
bears to the total population of all    
territories receiving grants under this 
section4  7e7 ,application  7#a7 ,in    
general ,to seek a grant under this     
section1 an eligible entity shall submit
 an application to the ,secretary at    
such time1 in such manner1 and          
accompanied by such information as the  
,secretary may require4  7#b7 ,plan     
,such an application shall include a    
plan for how the grant funds will be    
used1 including-- 7,a7 how such plan is 
informed by stakeholders in the         
community2  7,b7 how the recipient will 
collaborate with community-based        
organizations to connect individuals    
with appropriate services2  7,c7 how the
 recipient will establish a housing     

first policy strategy for adults        
experiencing chronic homeless and a     
transitional housing1 wrap around       
services strategy for youth in crisis2  
7,d7 how the recipient will prioritize  
equitable access for people with        
language1 cultural1 and other barriers1 
including how staff will be trained in  
cultural competency and trauma-informed 
care2  7,e7 how the recipient will work 
in conjunction with crisis response     
systems1 law enforcement1 and emergency 
departments to steer individuals        
experiencing a behavioral health or     
substance use crisis to the one-stop    
crisis facility2  7,f7 how the recipient
 will work in conjunction with continuum
 of care programs and housing providers 
to steer individuals at assisted housing
 facilities to the one-stop crisis      
facility to receive supportive services2
 and  7,g7 how the recipient intends to 
create programming and services specific
 to the needs of youth4  7f7            
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the

 terms county1 metropolitan city1 and   
nonentitlement unit of local government 
have the meanings given to such terms in
 section #fjc7;g7 of the ,social        
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hjc7;g774
  7#b7 ,the term eligible entity means a
 metropolitan city1 a nonentitlement    
unit of local government1 a county1 a   
,state1 an ,indian ,tribe1 or a         
territory4  7#c7 ,the term ,indian      
,tribe has the meaning given to the term
 ,indian tribe in section #ajb of the   
,federally ,recognized ,indian ,tribe   
,list ,act of #aiid 7#be ,u4,s4,c4      
#eacj74  7#d7 ,the term one-stop crisis 
facility means a facility that provides1
 at a single location-- 7,a7 on-site    
services for behavioral health and      
substance use disorder2  7,b7 housing   
services2 and  7,c7 coordination with   
health care services1 housing services1 
legal aid1 or other case management or  
wrap-around services available in the   
community4  7#e7 ,the term ,state means 
each ,state of the ,united ,states and  

the ,district of ,columbia4  7#f7 ,the  
term territory means the ,commonwealth  
of ,puerto ,rico1 the ,united ,states   
,virgin ,islands1 ,guam1 the            
,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana 
,islands1 and ,american ,samoa4  7g7    
,authorization of appropriations  7#a7  
,in general ,there is authorized to be  
appropriated to carry out this section  
#aa1ejj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years
 #bjbc through #bjbg4  7#b7 ,reservation
 ,of the amounts authorized to be       
appropriated by paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7   
#c1jjj1jjj1jjj shall be for grants to   
metropolitan cities2  7,b7              
#a1jjj1jjj1jjj shall be for grants to   
nonentitlement units of local           
government2  7,c7 #c1jjj1jjj1jjj shall  
be for grants to counties2  7,d7        
#b1jjj1jjj1jjj shall be for grants to   
,states2  7,e7 #b1jjj1jjj1jjj shall be  
for grants to ,indian ,tribes2 and  7,f7
 #ejj1jjj1jjj shall be for grants to    
territories4