,,ii #aagth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cgjd ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #ag1 #bjbb,mr4 ,warnock 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,ms4 ,stabenow1 and ,mr4 ,booker7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,finance ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,public ,health ,service ,act to authorize the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services to award grants1 contracts1 or cooperative agreements to schools and school-based health centers to increase the number of behavioral health care providers in such schools and health centers1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,advancing ,student ,services ,in ,schools ,today ,act or the ,,assist ,act4 #b4 ,program to increase mental health and substance use disorder care providers in schools and school-based health centers ,subpart ,i of part ,d of title ,,iii of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bed;b et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #ccj,o4 ,program to increase mental health and substance use disorder care providers in schools and school-based health centers 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #c months after the date of enactment of this section1 the ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,education1 shall award grants1 contracts1 or cooperative agreements to eligible entities to increase the number of mental health and substance use disorder care providers in schools and health centers served by such entities4 7b7 ,application ,an eligible entity seeking an award under this section shall submit an application to the ,secretary at such time1 in such manner1 and containing such information as the ,secretary may require1 including a description of-- 7#a7 the mental health and substance use disorder needs of the student population served by the eligible entity2 and 7#b7 with respect to the student population served by the eligible entity1 how the eligible entity will ensure that the mental health and substance use disorder care providers supported by the eligible entity1 and the services administered by such providers1 are culturally competent and linguistically appropriate4 7c7 ,reporting 7#a7 ,eligible entity reporting ,eligible entities receiving an award under this section shall submit an annual report to the ,secretary accompanied by such information as the ,secretary may require1 including-- 7,a7 the number of mental health and substance use disorder care providers working at the schools or health centers served by the eligible entity1 and the number of such providers supported through the award2 7,b7 the types of services provided by the mental health and substance use disorder care providers and the efficacy of such services2 7,c7 the practices used by the schools or health centers served by the eligible entity to recruit and retain mental health and substance use disorder care providers2 and 7,d7 the rates of retention of mental health and substance use disorder care providers at the school or health center4 7#b7 ,secretary ,not later than #ah months after the date of enactment of this section1 and annually thereafter1 the ,secretary shall submit to ,congress a report on the effectiveness of the awards under this section4 7d7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,eligible entity ,the term eligible entity means-- 7,a7 a local educational agency1 as defined in section #haja of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife2 7,b7 an institution of higher education 7as defined in section #aja of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife72 7,c7 a school operated by the ,bureau of ,indian ,affairs2 or 7,d7 a school-based health center1 as defined in section #cii,z-#a7;a77#c74 7#b7 ,mental health and substance use disorder care provider ,the term behavioral health care provider means an individual who is licensed to provide mental and behavioral health services1 including-- 7,a7 a school counselor2 7,b7 a school psychologist or any other psychologist2 7,c7 a psychiatrist who specializes in child or adolescent psychiatry2 7,d7 a school social worker2 and 7,e7 other providers1 as the ,secretary determines appropriate4 4 #c4 ,increasing the applicable ,,fmap for ,state expenditures attributable to certain behavioral health services ,section #aije of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;d7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b71 by striking and 7ii7 and inserting 7ii71 and 7jj72 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7jj7 7#a7 ,notwithstanding any preceding provision of this section1 with respect to ,state expenditures for medical assistance consisting of services provided by a behavioral care provider and furnished at a school 7as defined in section #ccj,o7d7 of the ,public ,health ,service ,act7 or at a school-based health center 7as defined in section #cii,z-#a7;a77#c7 of such ,act7 on or after the date that is #c months after the date of the enactment of this subsection1 the ,federal medical assistance percentage otherwise determined under subsection 7b7 shall1 subject to paragraph 7#b71 be equal to #ij percent4 7#b7 ,paragraph 7#a7 shall not apply in the case of ,state expenditures described in such paragraph if application of such paragraph would result in a lower ,federal medical assistance percentage for such expenditures than would otherwise apply without application of such paragraph4 4