,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ijg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #h1 #bjba,ms4
 ,blunt ,ro*e/] 7= h]self1 ,mrs4 ,watson
 ,coleman1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4     
,crd5as1 & ,ms4 ,pressley7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a     
,,bill  ,to address ! psy*ological1     
social1 & emotional ne$s ( racial &     
e?nic m9orities :o exp]i5ce trauma      
associat$ ) law en=cem5t viol5ce1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,inve/+ 9 ,community   
,heal+ ,act ( #bjba4  #b4 ,f9d+s        
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,accord+  
to ! ,bureau ( ,ju/ice ,/ati/ics1       
,african ,am]icans are m likely to h    
face-to-face contact ) law en=cem5t &   
are #b4e times m likely to exp]i5ce a   
?reat or use ( nonfatal =ce by police4  
7#b7 ,rese>* %[s t "y m5 :o h exp]i5c$  
^! law en=cem5t practices display high] 
levels ( /ress1 anxiety1 & trauma       
associat$ ) ! int]action4  7#c7         

,witness+ or exp]i5c+ invasive enc\nt]s 
) law en=cem5t c also be an ev]yday     
/ressor = racial & e?nic m9orities1     
lead+ to physiological & psy*ological   
/ra94  7#d7 ,racial & e?nic m9orities   
face inequities 9 access+ m5tal heal?   
s]vices4  7#e7 ,address+ ! /igma 9 "s   
communities ( color associat$ ) receiv+ 
m5tal heal? s]vices & in=m+ individuals 
ab\t available treatm5t c enc\rage bett]
 utilization ( ^! s]vices4  #c4 ,s5se ( 
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ! ,congress t x
 is imp]ative t a compreh5sive public   
heal? approa* to address+ trauma & m5tal
 heal? c>e be focus$ on c>e deliv]y t is
 culturally s5sitive & compet5t4  #d4   
,rese>* on adv]se heal? effects         
associat$ ) int]actions ) law en=cem5t  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &    
,human ,s]vices 79 ?is ,act ref]r$ to z 
! ,secret>y71 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( !
 ,(fice ( ,m9ority ,heal? ( ! ,c5t]s =  
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion 7e/abli%$
 pursuant to section #agjg;,a ( !       
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        

,u4,s4,c4 #cjju-#f;a771 %all conduct    
rese>* on ! adv]se heal? effects        
associat$ ) int]actions ) law en=cem5t4 
7b7 ,effects among racial & e?nic       
m9orities ,! rese>* "u subsection 7a7   
%all include rese>* on-- 7#a7 ! heal?   
consequ5ces1 bo? individual &           
community-wide1 ( trauma relat$ to      
viol5ce committ$ by law en=cem5t among  
racial & e?nic m9orities2 &  7#b7 !     
disproportionate burd5 ( morbidity &    
mortality associat$ ) su* trauma4  7c7  
,report ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all--
 7#a7 complete ! rese>* "u ?is section2 
&  7#b7 submit to ! ,congress a report  
on ! f9d+s1 conclusions1 &              
recomm5dations result+ f su* rese>*4    
#e4 ,grants = increas+ racial & e?nic   
m9ority access to high-quality trauma   
support s]vices & m5tal heal? c>e  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh !     
,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,m5tal ,heal? &   
,sub/ance ,use1 %all aw>d grants to     
eligible entities to e/abli% or exp&    

programs = ! purpose ( increas+ racial &
 e?nic m9ority access to high-quality   
trauma support s]vices & m5tal heal?    
c>e4  7b7 ,eligible entities ,to seek a 
grant "u ?is section1 an entity %all be 
a community-bas$ program or organization
 t-- 7#a7 provides culturally compet5t  
programs & res\rces t are align$ )      
evid5ce-bas$ practices = trauma-in=m$   
c>e2 &  7#b7 has demon/rat$ exp]tise 9  
s]v+ communities ( color or c p>tn] ) a 
program t has su* demon/rat$ exp]tise4  
7c7 ,use ( funds ,z a condition on      
receipt ( a grant "u ?is section1 a     
grantee %all agree to use ! grant to    
increase racial & e?nic m9ority access  
to high-quality trauma support s]vices &
 m5tal heal? c>e1 su* z by-- 7#a7       
e/abli%+ & ma9ta9+ community-bas$       
programs provid+ evid5ce-bas$ s]vices 9 
trauma-in=m$ c>e & culturally specific  
s]vices & o!r res\rces2  7#b7 develop+  
innovative culturally specific /rategies
 & projects to enhance access to        
trauma-in=m$ c>e & res\rces = racial &  

e?nic m9orities :o face ob/acles to us+ 
m traditional s]vices & res\rces 7su* z 
ob/acles 9 geographic access to         
provid]s1 insurance cov]age1 & access to
 audio & video te*nologies72  7#c7 work+
 ) ,/ate & local gov]nm5ts & social     
s]vice ag5cies to develop & enhance     
effective /rategies to provide          
culturally specific s]vices to racial & 
e?nic m9orities2  7#d7 increas+         
communities' capacity to provide        
culturally specific res\rces & support =
 communities ( color2  7#e7 work+ 9     
coop]ation ) ! community to develop     
education & prev5tion /rategies         
highlight+ culturally specific issues & 
res\rces reg>d+ racial & e?nic          
m9orities2  7#f7 provid+ culturally     
specific programs = racial & e?nic      
m9orities expos$ to law en=cem5t        
viol5ce2 &  7#g7 exam9+ ! dynamics (    
culture & its impact on victimization & 
heal+4  7d7 ,priority ,9 aw>d+ grants "u
 ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all give     
priority to eligible entities propos+ to

 s]ve communities t h fac$ high rates ( 
community trauma1 includ+ f exposure to 
law en=cem5t viol5ce1 int]g5]ational    
pov]ty1 civil unre/1 discrim9ation1 or  
oppression4  7e7 ,grant p]iod ,! p]iod (
 a grant "u ?is section %all be #d ye>s4
  7f7 ,evaluation ,n lat] ?an #f mon?s  
aft] ! end ( ! p]iod ( all grants "u ?is
 section1 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7#a7       
conduct an evaluation ( ! programs fund$
 by a grant "u ?is section2  7#b7       
include 9 su* evaluation an assessm5t ( 
! outcomes ( ea* su* program2 &  7#c7   
submit a report on ! results ( su*      
evaluation to ! ,congress4  7g7         
,au?orization ( appropriations ,to c>ry 
out ?is section1 !re is au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ #bj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal  
ye>s #bjbb ?r\gh #bjbf4  #f4 ,behavioral
 & m5tal heal? outrea* education /rategy
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all1 9     
coord9ation ) advocacy & behavioral &   
m5tal heal? organizations s]v+ racial & 
e?nic m9ority gr\ps1 develop & implem5t 
an outrea* & education /rategy to       

promote behavioral & m5tal heal?1 &     
r$uce /igma associat$ ) m5tal heal?     
conditions1 among racial & e?nic        
m9orities4  7b7 ,design ,! /rategy "u   
?is section %all be design$ to-- 7#a7   
meet ! div]se cultural & language ne$s (
 racial & e?nic m9ority gr\ps2  7#b7    
provide in=mation on evid5ce-bas$1      
culturally & l+ui/ically appropriate &  
adapt$ int]v5tions & treatm5ts2  7#c7   
increase aw>5ess ( symptoms ( m5tal     
illness among racial & e?nic m9ority    
gr\ps2 &  7#d7 ensure full p>ticipation 
(1 & engage1 bo? consum]s & community   
memb]s 9 ! developm5t & implem5tation ( 
mat]ials4  7c7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #a   
ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !
 ,secret>y %all submit to ! ,congress1 &
 make publicly available1 a report      
detail+ ! outrea* & education /rategy t 
is develop$ & implem5t$ "u ?is section &
 ! results ( su* implem5tation4