,,ii #aag? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,s4 #bhgc ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,septemb] #bh1 #bjba,mr4 ,coons 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,book]1 & ,mr4 ,durb97 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions ,a ,,bill ,to require ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to aw>d grants to e/abli% or exp& programs & activities to increase access to high-quality culturally compet5t trauma support & m5tal heal? c>e1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,prev5t+ & ,address+ ,trauma ) ,heal? ,s]vices ,act or ! ,,pa?s ,act4 #b4 ,grants = high-quality culturally compet5t trauma support & m5tal heal? s]vices ,"p ,d ( title ,v ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bij;dd et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 #eec4 ,grants = high-quality culturally compet5t trauma support & m5tal heal? s]vices 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y & 9 consultation ) ! heads ( o!r relevant ,f$]al ag5cies1 %all aw>d grants to eligible entities to e/abli% or exp& programs & activities = ! purpose ( increas+ access to high-quality culturally compet5t trauma support & m5tal heal? c>e = cov]$ individuals 9 cov]$ communities4 7b7 ,eligible entities ,to be eligible = a grant "u ?is section1 an entity %all be-- 7#a7 a nonpr(it or community-bas$ program or organization t-- 7,a7 provides or has develop$ plans to provide culturally compet5t programs & res\rces t are align$ ) evid5ce-bas$ or evid5ce-in=m$ practices = trauma-in=m$ m5tal heal? c>e2 & 7,b7 has demon/rat$ exp]tise 9 s]v+ cov]$ communities2 7#b7 a ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local ag5cy1 su* z a public heal?1 m5tal heal?1 law en=cem5t1 or social s]vices ag5cy1 t conducts activities 7:i* may be ?r\gh p>tn]+ ) a nonpr(it or community-bas$ organization7 to1 9 a cov]$ community1 scre5 individuals = m5tal heal? ne$s1 assess su* ne$s1 & provide m5tal heal? s]vices or ref]rals to su* s]vices2 or 7#c7 a hospital1 heal? c>e cl9ic1 or o!r heal? c>e in/itution t provides to a cov]$ community culturally compet5t programs1 m5tal heal? s]vices1 & res\rces t are align$ ) evid5ce-bas$ or evid5ce-in=m$ practices = trauma-in=m$ m5tal heal? c>e4 7c7 ,applications2 pref]5ce2 p]iod 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,an eligible entity desir+ a grant "u ?is section %all submit to ! ,secret>y an application at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may reasonably require4 7#b7 ,pref]5ce ,9 select+ applicants = a grant "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y may give pref]5ce to eligible entities t-- 7,a7 demon/rate !y h e/abli%$ a p>tn]%ip ) ano!r eligible entity or s]vice provid] 9 a cov]$ community2 or 7,b7 are community heal? c5t]s or f$]ally qualifi$ heal? c5t]s4 7#c7 ,p]iod ,ea* grant aw>d$ "u ?is section %all be = a p]iod ( #e ye>s1 ) equal am\nts aw>d$ to ! recipi5t ?r\gh ! grant = ea* ( su* #e ye>s4 7d7 ,use ( funds ,an eligible entity t receives a grant "u subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 %all use ! funds to increase access to or provide evid5ce-bas$ or evid5ce-in=m$1 trauma-in=m$ m5tal heal? s]vices to cov]$ individuals 9 a cov]$ community2 & 7#b7 may use ! grant funds to-- 7,a7 e/abli% & ma9ta9 programm+ to provide culturally compet5t m5tal heal? s]vices2 7,b7 hire & reta9 m5tal heal? c>e provid]s2 7,c7 tra9 m5tal heal? c>e provid]s on culturally compet5t trauma-in=m$ c>e /rategies2 7,d7 develop /rategies & projects to enhance access to trauma-in=m$ c>e & res\rces = cov]$ individuals 9 a cov]$ community2 7,e7 e/abli% p>tn]%ips ) o!r eligible entities to develop & enhance effective /rategies to provide trauma-in=m$ m5tal heal? s]vices to cov]$ individuals 9 a cov]$ community2 7,f7 develop /rategies & tra9+ = law en=cem5t (fic]s or o!r fir/ respond]s to provide ref]ral s]vices to cov]$ individuals 9 a cov]$ community to trauma-in=m$ m5tal heal? s]vices2 7,g7 build public aw>5ess & education ab\t trauma-in=m$ m5tal heal? s]vices 9 a cov]$ community2 & 7,h7 build public aw>5ess & education 9 a cov]$ community ab\t ! importance ( address+ trauma result+ f gun viol5ce4 7e7 ,evaluation 7#a7 ,grant recipi5t requirem5ts ,an eligible entity t receives a grant "u ?is section %all-- 7,a7 develop metrics & key p]=mance indicators to assess outcomes a*iev$ by programs or activities fund$ ?r\gh su* grant2 & 7,b7 n lat] ?an ! date t is #b ye>s aft] ! day on :i* ! entity receives su* grant1 & #a ye> aft] su* date1 submit to ! ,secret>y a report t details-- 7i7 ! metrics & key p]=mance indicators us$ to assess outcomes a*iev$ by su* programs or activities2 7ii7 ! process us$ to id5tify & develop su* metrics & key p]=mance indicators2 & 7iii7 an assessm5t ( ! outcomes a*iev$ by su* programs or activities4 7#b7 ,report to ,congress ,n lat] ?an ! date t is #c ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is section1 & ea* ye> !reaft] ?r\gh fiscal ye> #bjbf1 ! ,secret>y %all conduct an evaluation ( ! programs or activities fund$ by a grant "u ?is section & submit a report ( ! results ( su* evaluation to ,congress4 7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ community ,! t]m cov]$ community means a community t has an age-adju/$ rate ( viol5ce-relat$ 7or int5tional7 injury dea?s t is above ! national av]age1 z det]m9$ by ! ,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion4 7#b7 ,cov]$ individual ,! t]m cov]$ individual means an individual :o has be5 injur$1 has witness$1 has be5 ?reat5$1 has be5 expos$ to1 or has be5 o!rwise impact$ by gun viol5ce )9 ! #e ye>s prec$+ ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is section4 7g7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,to c>ry out ?is section1 !re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ #ajj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbb ?r\gh #bjbf4 4