,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bbbf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bd1     
#bjba,ms4 ,smith 7for herself1 ,mr4     
,cramer1 ,mr4 ,tester1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 ,ms4 
,warren1 and ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto7       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,indian ,affairs  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend the ,indian ,health   
,care ,improvement ,act to authorize a  
special behavioral health program for   
,indians1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,native ,behavioral ,health ,access 
,improvement ,act of #bjba4  #b4        
,special behavioral health program for  
,indians  7a7 ,in general ,subtitle ,a  
of title ,,vii of the ,indian ,health   
,care ,improvement ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4  
#affe et seq47 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #gaf4 ,special  
behavioral health program for ,indians  
7a7 ,definition of eligible entity ,in  
this section1 the term eligible entity  

means-- 7#a7 any health program         
administered directly by the ,service2  
7#b7 a ,tribal health program2 and  7#c7
 an urban ,indian health program        
operated by an urban ,indian            
organization pursuant to a grant or     
contract with the ,service under title  
,v4  7b7 ,formula grants  7#a7 ,in      
general ,the ,director of the ,service  
7referred to in this section as the     
,director7 shall award grants to        
eligible entities1 in amounts determined
 pursuant to the formula described in   
paragraph 7#b71 to be used by the       
eligible entity to provide services for 
the prevention of1 treatment of1 and    
recovery from mental health and         
substance use disorders4  7#b7 ,formula 
described ,the ,director1 in            
consultation with ,indian ,tribes and   
urban ,indian organizations1 shall      
develop a formula to determine the      
amount of a grant under paragraph 7#a74 
7c7 ,technical assistance and program   
evaluation  7#a7 ,in general ,the       

,director shall-- 7,a7 provide technical
 assistance to grantees under this      
section2 and  7,b7 collect and evaluate 
information on the program carried out  
under this section4  7#b7 ,consultation 
,the ,director shall consult with       
eligible entities for purposes of       
developing evaluation measures and data 
submission and reporting requirements   
for purposes of the collection and      
evaluation of information under         
paragraph 7#a77;,b74  7#c7 ,data        
submission and reporting ,as a condition
 on receipt of a grant under this       
section1 an applicant shall agree to    
submit data and reports consistent with 
the data submission and reporting       
requirements developed under paragraph  
7#b74  7d7 ,funding ,for the purpose of 
making grants under this section1 there 
is authorized to be appropriated1 and   
there is appropriated1 out of any money 
in the ,treasury not otherwise          
appropriated1 #bjj1jjj1jjj for each of  
fiscal years #bjbb through #bjbf4  4    

7b7 ,technical amendment ,section #d7bf7
 of the ,indian ,health ,care           
,improvement ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4        
#afjc7bf77 is amended by striking 7#be  
,u4,s4,c4 #dej;b7 and inserting 7#be    
,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74