,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ebea  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ad1 #bjbb,mr4
 ,m>key 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 &   
,mr4 ,m]kley7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act to direct 
! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 
act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( ! ,c5t]s =     
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1 to      
promote m5tal wellness & resili5ce &    
heal m5tal heal?1 behavioral heal?1 &   
psy*osocial problems ?r\gh age &        
culturally appropriate community        
programs1 & aw>d grants = ! purpose (   
e/abli%+1 op]at+1 or exp&+              
community-bas$ m5tal wellness &         
resili5ce programs1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,community ,m5tal ,wellness &         
,resili5ce ,act ( #bjbb4  #b4 ,grant    
program = community m5tal wellness &    
resili5ce programs ,title ,,iii ( !     

,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act is am5d$ by 
ins]t+ aft] section #cag,u 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;b-#bc7 ! foll[+3  #cag,v4
 ,grant program = community wellness &  
resili5ce programs  7a7 ,grants  7#a7   
,program grants  7,a7 ,aw>ds ,!         
,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( !   
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1
 9 coord9ation ) ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y =
 ,m5tal ,heal? & ,sub/ance ,use & !     
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,heal? ,res\rces &     
,s]vices ,adm9i/ration1 %all c>ry out a 
program ( aw>d+ grants to eligible      
entities1 on a competitive basis1 = !   
purpose ( e/abli%+1 op]at+1 or exp&+    
community m5tal wellness & resili5ce    
programs4  7,b7 ,am\nt ,! am\nt ( a     
grant "u subp>agraph 7,a7 %all n exce$  
#d1jjj1jjj4  7#b7 ,plann+ grants  7,a7  
,aw>ds ,! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh !       
,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control
 & ,prev5tion1 9 coord9ation ) !        
,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,m5tal ,heal? &   
,sub/ance ,use & ! ,adm9i/rator ( !     
,heal? ,res\rces & ,s]vices             

,adm9i/ration1 %all aw>d grants to      
entities-- 7i7 to organize a consortium 
t meets ! requirem5ts ( subsection 7c72 
7ii7 to p]=m assessm5ts ( ne$ ) respect 
to community m5tal wellness & resili5ce2
 &  7iii7 to prep>e an application = a  
grant "u p>agraph 7#a74  7,b7 ,am\nt ,! 
am\nt ( a grant "u subp>agraph 7,a71 )  
respect to any consortium to be organiz$
 = apply+ = a grant "u p>agraph 7#a71   
%all n exce$ #ae1jjj4  7b7 ,program     
requirem5ts ,a community m5tal wellness 
& resili5ce program fund$ pursuant to a 
grant "u subsection 7a77#a7 %all take a 
public heal? approa* to m5tal heal? to  
/r5g!n ! entire community's psy*ological
 & emotional wellness & resili5ce1      
includ+ by-- 7#a7 collect+ & analyz+    
in=mation f resid5ts1 z well z          
quantitative data1 to id5tify-- 7,a7    
protective factors t enhance & su/a9 !  
community's capacity = m5tal wellness & 
resili5ce2 &  7,b7 risk factors t       
und]m9e su* capacity2  7#b7 /r5g!n+ su* 
protective factors & address+ su* risk  

factors2  7#c7 build+ aw>5ess1 skills1  
tools1 & lead]%ip 9 ! community to--    
7,a7 facilitate us+ a public heal?      
approa* to m5tal heal?2 &  7,b7 heal    
m5tal heal? & psy*osocial problems among
 all adults & y\?2 &  7#d7 develop+1    
implem5t+1 & cont9ually evaluat+ &      
improv+ a compreh5sive /rategic plan =  
c>ry+ out ! activities describ$ 9       
p>agraphs 7#a71 7#b7 & 7#c7 t includes--
 7,a7 evid5ce-bas$ or promis+ be/       
practices =-- 7i7 enhanc+ local economic
 & environm5tal conditions &            
environm5tal resili5ce1 includ+ )       
respect to ! built environm5t2  7ii7    
becom+ trauma-in=m$ & le>n+ simple      
self-adm9i/rable m5tal wellness &       
resili5ce skills2  7iii7 engag+ 9       
community activities t /r5g!n m5tal     
wellness & resili5ce2  7iv7 p>tak+ 9    
noncl9ical gr\p & community-m9d$ recov]y
 & heal+ programs2 &  7v7 o!r activities
 to promote m5tal wellness & resili5ce1 
combat climate anxiety1 & heal          
individual & community traumas2 &  7,b7 

age-appropriate & culturally appropriate
 me?ods to engage p 9 build+ social     
connections4  7c7 ,eligible entities    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,to be eligible to receive
 a grant "u subsection 7a77#a71 an      
applicant %all be a nonpr(it or         
community organization t has ent]$ into1
 or w use plann+ fund+ aw>d$ "u         
subsection 7a77#b7 to ent] into1 a      
consortium ) entities f at lea/ #e ( !  
categories li/$ 9 p>agraph 7#b74  7#b7  
,categories ,! categories li/$ 9 ?is    
p>agraph are ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,grassroots 
gr\ps1 neighborhood associations1 &     
volunte] civic organizations4  7,b7     
,elem5t>y & second>y s*ools1 in/itutions
 ( high] education includ+ community    
colleges1 job-tra9+ programs1 & o!r     
education or tra9+ ag5cies or           
organizations4  7,c7 ,y\? aft]-s*ool &  
summ] programs4  7,d7 ,family & e>ly    
*ildhood education programs4  7,e7 ,fai?
 & spirituality organizations4  7,f7    
,s5ior c>e organizations4  7,g7 ,climate
 *ange mitigation & adaptation1 &       

environm5tal cons]vation1 gr\ps &       
organizations4  7,h7 ,social &          
environm5tal ju/ice gr\ps &             
organizations4  7,i7 ,disa/] prep>$ness 
& response gr\ps & organizations4  7,j7 
,bus9esses & bus9ess associations4  7,k7
 ,ag5cies & organizations involv$ )     
community safety4  7,l7 ,social "w1     
m5tal heal?1 behavioral heal?1 sub/ance 
use1 physical heal?1 & public heal?     
pr(essionals2 public heal? ag5cies &    
in/itutions2 & m5tal heal?1 behavioral  
heal?1 social "w1 & o!r pr(essionals1   
gr\ps1 organizations1 ag5cies1 &        
in/itutions 9 ! heal? & human s]vices   
fields4  7,m7 ,! g5]al public1 includ+  
individuals :o h exp]i5c$ m5tal heal? or
 psy*osocial problems :o c repres5t &   
engage ) populations relevant to !      
community4  7d7 ,priority ,9 aw>d+ a    
grant "u subsection 7a77#a7 or 7a77#b71 
! ,secret>y %all give priority to       
applicants propos+ to c>ry out a        
community m5tal wellness & resili5ce    
program t uses a public heal? approa* to

 m5tal heal? to develop1 implem5t1 &    
cont9ually evaluate & improve age &     
culturally appropriate education1 skills
 tra9+1 & o!r s]vices t use a /r5g?-bas$
 approa* to enhance ! capacity = m5tal  
wellness & resili5ce = all types ( toxic
 /resses & traumas among all adults &   
y\? 9 ! community4  7e7 ,report  7#a7   
,submission ,n lat] ?an ! end ( cal5d>  
ye> #bjbh1 ! ,secret>y %all submit a    
report to ! ,congress on ! results ( !  
grants "u subsection 7a77#a74  7#b7     
,cont5ts ,su* report %all include a     
summ>y ( ! be/ practices us$ by grantees
 9 e/abli%+1 op]at+1 or exp&+ community 
m5tal wellness & resili5ce programs4    
7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! 
t]m public heal? approa* to m5tal heal? 
ref]s to me?ods t-- 7,a7 take a         
population-level approa* to promote     
m5tal wellness & resili5ce to prev5t    
problems be=e !y em]ge & heal !m :5 !y d
 appe>1 n m]ely treat+ individuals "o at
 a "t aft] symptoms ( pa?ology appe>2 & 
7,b7 address m5tal heal? & psy*osocial  

problems by-- 7i7 id5tify+ & /r5g!n+    
exi/+ protective factors1 & =m+ new     
ones1 t buff] p f & enhance _! capacity 
= psy*ological & emotional resili5ce2 & 
7ii7 tak+ a holi/ic sy/ems p]spective t 
recognizes t mo/ m5tal heal? &          
psy*osocial problems result f num]\s    
int]relat$ p]sonal1 family1 social1     
economic1 & environm5tal factors t      
require multiprong$ community-bas$      
int]v5tions4  7#b7 ,! t]m community     
means p1 gr\ps1 & organizations t reside
 9 or "w )9 a specific geographic area1 
su* z a city1 neighborhood1 subdivision1
 urban1 suburban1 or rural locale4  7#c7
 ,! t]m community trauma means a bl[ to 
! basic fabric ( social life t damages !
 bonds atta*+ p toge!r1 impairs _!      
prevail+ s5se ( community1 und]m9es _!  
fundam5tal s5se ( safety1 ju/ice1       
equity1 & security1 & height5s          
individual & collective fe>s & feel+s ( 
vuln]ability4  7#d7 ,! t]m protective   
factors means /r5g?s1 skills1 res\rces1 
& *>act]i/ics t-- 7,a7 are associat$ ) a

 l[] likelihood ( negative outcomes (   
adv]sities2 or  7,b7 r$uce ! impact on p
 ( toxic /resses or a traumatic         
exp]i5ce4  7#e7 ,! t]m m5tal wellness   
means a /ate ( well-be+ 9 :i* an        
individual c-- 7,a7 realize _! own      
pot5tial2  7,b7 con/ructively cope ) !  
/resses ( life2  7,c7 "w productively & 
fruitfully2 &  7,d7 make a contribution 
to _! community4  7#f7 ,! t]m           
psy*osocial problem ref]s to h[ an      
individual's m5tal heal? or behavioral  
heal? problem di/urbs o!rs su* z *ildr51
 families1 communities1 or society4     
7#g7 ,! t]m resili5ce means t p develop 
cognitive1 psy*ological1 emotional      
capabilities & social connections t     
enable !m to calm _! body1 m9d1         
emotions1 & behaviors dur+ toxic /resses
 or traumatic exp]i5ces 9 ways t enable 
!m to-- 7,a7 respond )\t negative       
consequ5ces = !mselves or o!rs2 &  7,b7 
use ! exp]i5ces z cataly/s to develop a 
con/ructive new s5se ( mean+1 purpose1 &
 hope4  7#h7 ,! t]m toxic /ress means   

exposure to a p]si/5t ov]:elm+ traumatic
 & /ressful situations4  7g7            
,au?orization ( appropriations ,to c>ry 
out ?is section1 !re is au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ #cj1jjj1jjj = ! p]iod (     
fiscal ye>s #bjbd ?r\gh #bjbh4  4