,,ii #aag? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cfhh ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,febru>y #ag1 #bjbb ,mr4 ,w>nock 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,/ab5[1 & ,mr4 ,padilla7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions ,a ,,bill ,to au?orize ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( ! ,c5t] = ,m5tal ,heal? ,s]vices ( ! ,sub/ance ,abuse & ,m5tal ,heal? ,s]vices ,adm9i/ration1 to aw>d grants1 contracts1 or coop]ative agreem5ts to facilitate ! fund+ ( community-bas$ m5tal heal? & sub/ance use disord] s]vices & pe] support programs1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,improv+ ,access to ,tele-,behavioral ,heal? ,s]vices ,act4 #b4 ,aw>ds = community-bas$ m5tal heal? & sub/ance use disord] s]vices & pe] support programs 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z ! ,secret>y71 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( ! ,c5t] = ,m5tal ,heal? ,s]vices ( ! ,sub/ance ,abuse & ,m5tal ,heal? ,s]vices ,adm9i/ration1 %all e/abli% a program 79 ?is ,act ref]r$ to z ! ,program7 to facilitate ! fund+ ( community-bas$ m5tal heal? & sub/ance use disord] s]vices & pe] support programs1 includ+ s]vices provid$ virtually4 7b7 ,aw>d au?ority ,9 c>ry+ out ! ,program1 ! ,secret>y %all aw>d grants1 contracts1 or coop]ative agreem5ts 9 accordance ) ?is section4 7c7 ,eligible recipi5ts ,! ,secret>y may make an aw>d "u ! ,program to an eligible recipi5t det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y to be au?oriz$ & capable ( c>ry+ out a project describ$ 9 subsection 7d74 7d7 ,use ( funds ,funds aw>d$ "u ! ,program may be us$ to-- 7#a7 id5tify & coord9ate c>e betwe5 programs t provide access to community-bas$ m5tal heal? & sub/ance use disord] s]vices = juv5iles & assi/ 9 ! coord9ation ( su* s]vices2 7#b7 id5tify & coord9ate c>e betwe5 programs t provide access to community-bas$ m5tal heal? & sub/ance use disord] s]vices = adults & assi/ 9 ! coord9ation ( su* s]vices2 7#c7 obta9 te*nology requir$ to provide community-bas$ m5tal heal? & sub/ance use disord] s]vices virtually1 ?r\gh audio or video teleheal? s]vices2 7#d7 comp5sate a heal? c>e provid] or a pe] speciali/ = ! provision ( community-bas$ m5tal heal? & sub/ance use disord] s]vices1 includ+ s]vices provid$ virtually2 7#e7 provide education assi/ance to an individual seek+ c]tification z a pe] speciali/2 7#f7 provide = work=ce developm5t1 recruitm5t1 & ret5tion activities1 to tra91 recruit1 & reta9 pe] speciali/s2 7#g7 support ! provision ( pe] speciali/-facilitat$ m5tal heal? & sub/ance use disord] support s]vices on a virtual plat=m by an entity t1 prior to ! aw>d1 0 provid+ su* s]vices 9-p]son2 or 7#h7 exp& or improve virtual1 pe] speciali/-facilitat$ m5tal heal? & sub/ance use disord] support s]vices c>ri$ out by ! entity prior to ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4 7e7 ,applications ,to be eligible = an aw>d "u ! ,program1 an eligible recipi5t %all submit to ! ,secret>y an application 9 su* =m1 at su* "t1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y det]m9es to be appropriate4 7f7 ,guidance ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all issue guidance on ! requirem5ts an eligible recipi5t %all take to provide community-bas$ m5tal heal? & sub/ance use disord] s]vices4 7g7 ,supplem5t n supplant ,f$]al funds aw>d$ to an eligible recipi5t pursuant to ! ,program %all be us$ to supplem5t1 b n supplant1 any o!r ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local funds available to su* eligible recipi5t4 7h7 ,report 7#a7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date on :i* funds are di/ribut$ "u ! ,program1 & annually !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to ,congress a report on ! ,program t includes-- 7,a7 ! numb] ( aw>ds made "u ! ,program2 7,b7 ! physical location ( ea* aw>dee select$ "u ! ,program2 7,c7 ! am\nt reque/$ & am\nt aw>d$ = ea* aw>d "u ! ,program2 & 7,d7 :e!r funds 7 us$ dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai public heal? em]g5cy4 7#b7 ,publication requirem5t ,on ! date on :i* a report is submitt$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 or 7#b71 ! ,secret>y %all publi% su* report on ! website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices4 7i7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out ! ,program #e1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbc ?r\gh #bjbg4 7j7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,,covid-#ai public heal? em]g5cy ,! t]m ,,covid-#ai public heal? em]g5cy means ! public heal? em]g5cy decl>$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices "u section #cai ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d7 on ,janu>y #bg1 #bjbj1 ) respect to ,,covid-#ai4 7#b7 ,eligible recipi5t ,! t]m eligible recipi5t means-- 7,a7 a dep>tm5t ( heal? or a dep>tm5t ( public heal?1 9 coord9ation ) a ,/ate2 7,b7 a nonpr(it heal? program t prim>ily s]ves individuals ) m5tal heal? or sub/ance abuse disord]s2 7,c7 community-bas$ nonpr(it entity1 t is a consum]-controll$ & is c]tifi$ 9 accordance ) applicable ,/ate law to deliv] pe] speciali/ support s]vices at a ,/ate or local level2 7,d7 an in/itution ( high] education 7z def9$ 9 section #aja ( ! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja771 provid+ s]vice le>n+ & civic-engagem5t c\rses = pe] speciali/ tra9+2 7,e7 a ,/ate or local law en=cem5t ag5cy or o!r ,/ate fir/ respond] ag5cy2 or 7,f7 an ,indian ,tribe or ,tribal organization4 7#c7 ,heal? c>e provid] ,! t]m heal? c>e provid] means a c]tifi$ provid] :o provides m5tal heal? & sub/ance use disord] s]vices4 7#d7 ,indian ,tribe2 ,tribal organization ,! t]ms ,indian ,tribe & ,tribal organization h ! mean+s giv5 ! t]ms ,indian tribe & tribal organization 9 section #d ( ! ,indian ,self-,det]m9ation & ,education ,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74 7#e7 ,pe] speciali/ ,! t]m pe] speciali/ includes-- 7,a7 a c]tifi$ pe] speciali/2 7,b7 a pe] recov]y speciali/2 & 7,c7 a recov]y coa*4 7#f7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate means a ,/ate ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 or any commonweal?1 t]ritory1 or possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 or an ,indian ,tribe4