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,%ahe57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,june #h1 #bjba,report$ by ,mrs4        
,murray1 ) an amendment,strike out all  
aft] ! enact+ clause & ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 
9 italic  ,a ,,bill  ,to address        
behavioral heal? & well-be+ among heal? 
c>e pr(essionals4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,dr4 ,lorna ,bre5  
,heal? ,c>e ,provid] ,protection ,act4  
#b4 ,behavioral heal? & well-be+ tra9+ =

 heal? c>e pr(essionals ,subp>t #a ( "p 
,e ( title ,,vii ( ! ,public ,heal?     
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bidn et    
seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  #gfd4 ,behavioral heal? &      
well-be+ tra9+ = heal? c>e pr(essionals 
7a7 ,grant program ,! ,secret>y %all    
e/abli% a program to aw>d grants to     
heal? pr(essions s*ools1 academic heal? 
c5t]s1 ,/ate or local gov]nm5ts1 or o!r 
appropriate public or private nonpr(it  
entities = fund+ & p>ticipation 9 heal? 
pr(essions & nurs+ tra9+ activities = ! 
tra9+ ( heal? c>e /ud5ts1 resid5ts1 or  
pr(essionals 9 evid5ce-in=m$ /rategies  
to r$uce & prev5t suicide1 burn\t1      
behavioral heal? conditions1 includ+    
m5tal heal? conditions & sub/ance use   
disord]s1 among heal? c>e pr(essionals1 
& 9 evid5ce-in=m$ /rategies to improve  
heal? c>e pr(essionals' well-be+ & job  
satisfaction4  7b7 ,eligibility ,to be  
eligible = a grant "u subsection 7a71 an
 entity describ$ 9 su* subsection %all  
submit to ! ,secret>y an application at 

su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su*      
in=mation z ! ,secret>y may require4    
7c7 ,report+ requirem5t ,ea* entity     
aw>d$ a grant "u ?is section %all       
p]iodically submit to ! ,secret>y a     
report evaluat+ ! activities support$ by
 ! grant4  7d7 ,be/ practices ,!        
,secret>y may id5tify & dissem9ate      
evid5ce-in=m$ be/ practices = r$uc+ &   
prev5t+ suicide & burn\t among heal? c>e
 pr(essionals1 & tra9+ heal? c>e        
pr(essionals 9 appropriate /rategies &  
promot+ _! m5tal & behavioral heal? &   
job satisfaction4 ,su* be/ practices    
%all include specific recomm5dations =  
r$uc+ & prev5t+ suicide1 burn\t1 & o!r  
m5tal & behavioral heal? conc]ns among  
heal? c>e pr(essionals dur+ or 9 !      
aft]ma? ( a p&emic1 natural disa/]1 or  
o!r crisis4  7e7 ,au?orization (        
appropriations ,to c>ry out ?is section1
 !re are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ su* 
sums z may be necess>y = ea* ( fiscal   
ye>s #bjbb ?r\gh #bjbf4  4  #c4         
,education & aw>5ess campaign enc\rag+  

use ( m5tal & behavioral heal? s]vices  
by heal? c>e pr(essionals  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z ! ,secret>y71
 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( ! ,c5t]s =    
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1 & 9     
consultation ) ! m$ical pr(essional     
community1 %all e/abli% a national      
evid5ce-bas$ education & aw>5ess        
campaign t>get+ heal? c>e pr(essionals  
to enc\rage su* pr(essionals to seek    
support & treatm5t = _! own m5tal &     
behavioral heal? conc]ns1 help su*      
pr(essionals id5tify risk factors 9     
!mselves & o!rs & le>n h[ be/ to respond
 to su* risks1 ) ! goal ( r$uc+ or      
prev5t+ suicide1 burn\t1 & m5tal &      
behavioral heal? conditions1 & to       
address /igma associat$ ) seek+ m5tal & 
behavioral heal? support & treatm5t4    
7b7 ,report+ ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! 
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y 
%all provide an update on ! campaign's  
progress1 includ+ a plan = evaluation t 
includes quantitative & qualitative     

metrics1 & a m$ia & dissem9ation plan1  
to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1  
,labor1 & ,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate & !       
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7c7           
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section #aj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal  
ye>s #bjbb ?r\gh #bjbf4  #d4 ,grants =  
heal? c>e provid]s to promote m5tal &   
behavioral heal? among _! heal?         
pr(essional work=ce ,subp>t #a ( "p ,e (
 title ,,vii ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bidn et seq471 z   
am5d$ by section #b1 is fur!r am5d$ by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #gfd;,a4       
,grants = heal? c>e provid]s to promote 
m5tal & behavioral heal? among _! heal? 
pr(essional work=ce  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!    
,secret>y %all aw>d grants to heal? c>e 
provid]s1 includ+ m$ical pr(essional    
associations1 to e/abli% or exp&        
evid5ce-in=m$ programs d$icat$ to       
promot+ m5tal & behavioral heal? among  
_! employees 7includ+ contractors7 or   

memb]s :o are work+ on ! front l9es ( ! 
,,s>s-,co,v-#b p&emic4  7b7 ,use ( grant
 funds ,a heal? c>e provid] aw>d$ a     
grant "u subsection 7a7 %all use am\nts 
"u ! grant to implem5t a new program or 
protocol or exp& an exi/+ program or    
protocol to promote m5tal & behavioral  
heal? among employees 7includ+          
contractors7 or memb]s :o h previ\sly   
treat$ or o!rwise s]v$1 or are curr5tly 
treat+ or o!rwise s]v+1 pati5ts diagnos$
 ) ,,covid-#ai1 :i* may include any ( ! 
foll[+3 7#a7 ,educat+ employees1 includ+
 contractors1 or memb]%ip ab\t risk     
factors = & signs ( self-h>m & suicide &
 m5tal & behavioral heal? conditions 9  
accordance ) evid5ce-bas$ practices &   
/&>ds4  7#b7 ,e/abli%+ new or enhanc+   
exi/+ evid5ce-bas$ programs or protocols
 = prev5t+ m5tal & behavioral heal?     
conditions1 suicide1 or self-h>m4  7#c7 
,e/abli%+ new or enhanc+ exi/+          
pe]-support programs among employees    
7includ+ contractors7 or memb]s4  7#d7  
,m5tal & behavioral heal? treatm5t1     

foll[ up s]vices & c>e1 or ref]ral = su*
 s]vices id5tifi$ z appropriate z a     
result ( ! scre5+s or prev5tion programs
 & protocol describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a7 & 
7#b74  7c7 ,grant ,t]ms ,a grant aw>d$  
"u subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 %all be = a    
p]iod ( #c ye>s2 &  7#b7 may be r5ew$   
subject to ! requirem5ts ( ?is section4 
7d7 ,application submission ,a heal? c>e
 provid] seek+ a grant "u subsection 7a7
 %all submit an application to !        
,secret>y at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &     
accompani$ by su* in=mation z !         
,secret>y may require4  7e7 ,priority   
,priority %all be giv5 to applications f
 heal? c>e provid]s locat$ 9 curr5t or  
=m] ,,covid-#ai hotspots1 z det]m9$ by !
 ,secret>y or heal? c>e provid]s :i* h  
diagnos$ or treat$ a high] %>e (        
,,covid-#ai pati5ts1 z det]m9$ by !     
,secret>y4  7f7 ,report+ ,a heal? c>e   
provid] aw>d$ a grant "u subsection 7a7 
%all p]iodically submit to ! ,secret>y a
 report evaluat+ ! activities support$  
by ! grant4  7g7 ,au?orization (        

appropriations ,to c>ry out ?is section1
 !re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$      
#ej1jjj1jjj = ! p]iod ( fiscal ye>s     
#bjbb ?r\gh #bjbd4  4  #e4 ,compreh5sive
 /udy on heal? c>e pr(essional m5tal &  
behavioral heal? & burn\t ,subp>t #a (  
"p ,e ( title ,,vii ( ! ,public ,heal?  
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bidn et    
seq471 z am5d$ by section #d1 is fur!r  
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3        
#gfd;,b4 ,compreh5sive /udy on heal? c>e
 pr(essional m5tal & behavioral heal? & 
burn\t  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 9    
consultation ) /akehold]s1 %all conduct 
a review & submit recomm5dations to     
,congress on policies to improve heal?  
c>e pr(essional m5tal heal? & prev5t    
burn\t4  7b7 ,consid]ations ,! /udy "u  
subsection 7a7 %all focus on id5tify+-- 
7#a7 ! factors t contribute to m5tal &  
behavioral heal? conditions & burn\t    
among heal? c>e pr(essionals2  7#b7 !   
b>ri]s to seek+ & access+ m5tal &       
behavioral heal? treatm5t = heal? c>e   
pr(essionals1 includ+ /igma & conc]ns   

ab\t lic5s+ & cr$5tial+2  7#c7 !        
implications ( poor m5tal & behavioral  
heal? & burn\t among heal? c>e          
pr(essionals = ! heal? c>e sy/em1 !     
heal? c>e work=ce1 & pati5t outcomes2   
7#d7 ! impact ( ! ,,s>s-,co,v-#b p&emic 
on ! m5tal & behavioral heal? ( heal?   
c>e pr(essionals & relat$ prep>$ness    
/rategies = future heal? em]g5cies2     
7#e7 ! factors t promote m5tal &        
behavioral heal? & resili5cy among heal?
 c>e pr(essionals1 includ+ programs or  
protocols t /r5g!n m5tal & behavioral   
heal? or prev5t burn\t among heal? c>e  
pr(essionals2 &  7#f7 ! efficacy ( heal?
 pr(essional tra9+ programs t promote   
resili5cy & improve m5tal heal?4  7c7   
,recomm5dations ,! /udy requir$ "u      
subsection 7a7 %all include             
recomm5dations relat$ to-- 7#a7 improv+ 
m5tal & behavioral heal? & prev5t+      
burn\t among heal? c>e pr(essionals2    
7#b7 remov+ b>ri]s to m5tal & behavioral
 heal? c>e = heal? c>e pr(essionals2 &  
7#c7 /rategies to promote resili5cy     

among heal? c>e pr(essionals & o!r      
employees & contractors 9 heal? c>e     
sett+s4  7d7 ,completion ,! ,secret>y   
%all ensure t ! /udy "u subsection 7a7  
is complet$ & submitt$ to ,congress &   
made publicly available n lat] ?an #c   
ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is       
section4  7e7 ,au?orization (           
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section     
#c1jjj1jjj = ! p]iod ( fiscal ye>s #bjbb
 ?r\gh #bjbd4  4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,dr4 ,lorna ,bre5  
,heal? ,c>e ,provid] ,protection ,act4  
#b4 ,dissem9ation ( be/ practices ,!    
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices    
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act z ! ,secret>y7    
%all id5tify & dissem9ate evid5ce-bas$  
or evid5ce-in=m$ be/ practices = prev5t+
 suicide & improv+ m5tal heal? &        
resili5cy among heal? c>e pr(essionals1 
& = tra9+ heal? c>e pr(essionals 9      
appropriate /rategies to promote _!     
m5tal heal?4 ,su* be/ practices %all    
include recomm5dations relat$ to prev5t+

 suicide & improv+ m5tal heal? &        
resili5cy among heal? c>e pr(essionals4 
#c4 ,education & aw>5ess initiative     
enc\rag+ use ( m5tal heal? & sub/ance   
use disord] s]vices by heal? c>e        
pr(essionals  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1
 9 consultation ) relevant /akehold]s1  
includ+ m$ical pr(essional associations1
 %all e/abli% a national evid5ce-bas$ or
 evid5ce-in=m$ education & aw>5ess      
initiative to enc\rage heal? c>e        
pr(essionals to seek support & c>e = _! 
m5tal heal? or sub/ance use conc]ns1 to 
help su* pr(essionals id5tify risk      
factors associat$ ) suicide & m5tal     
heal? conditions1 & to help su*         
pr(essionals le>n h[ be/ to respond to  
su* risks1 ) ! goal ( prev5t+ suicide1  
m5tal heal? conditions1 & sub/ance use  
disord]s1 & to address /igma associat$ )
 seek+ m5tal heal? & sub/ance use       
disord] s]vices4  7b7 ,report+ ,n lat]  
?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all provide to !    
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       

,labor1 & ,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate & !       
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives an update on !  
activities & outcomes ( ! initiative "u 
subsection 7a71 includ+ a description ( 
quantitative & qualitative metrics us$  
to evaluate su* activities & outcomes4  
7c7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,to  
c>ry out ?is section1 !re are au?oriz$  
to be appropriat$ #aj1jjj1jjj = ea* (   
fiscal ye>s #bjbb ?r\gh #bjbd4  #d4     
,grants to promote m5tal heal? among !  
heal? pr(essional work=ce ,subp>t ,i (  
"p ,e ( title ,,vii ( ! ,public ,heal?  
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c44 #bidn et   
seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  #gfd4 ,grants to promote m5tal 
heal? among ! heal? pr(essional work=ce 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all aw>d     
grants relat$ to improv+ m5tal heal? &  
resili5cy among heal? c>e pr(essionals4 
7b7 ,grants to promote m5tal heal? among
 heal? c>e pr(essionals  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,! ,secret>y %all aw>d grants to heal?  
c>e entities1 includ+ entities t provide

 heal? c>e s]vices1 su* z hospitals1    
community heal? c5t]s1 & rural heal?    
cl9ics1 or to m$ical pr(essional        
associations1 to e/abli% or enhance     
evid5ce-bas$ or evid5ce-in=m$ programs  
d$icat$ to improv+ m5tal heal? &        
resili5cy = heal? c>e pr(essionals4     
7#b7 ,use ( funds ,an eligible entity   
receiv+ a grant "u ?is subsection %all  
use am\nts "u ! grant to implem5t a new 
program or enhance an exi/+ program to  
promote m5tal heal? among heal? c>e     
pr(essionals1 :i* may include-- 7,a7    
improv+ aw>5ess among heal? c>e         
pr(essionals ab\t risk factors =1 &     
signs (1 suicide & m5tal heal? or       
sub/ance use disord]s1 9 accordance )   
evid5ce-bas$ or evid5ce-in=m$ practices2
  7,b7 e/abli%+ new1 or enhanc+ exi/+1  
evid5ce-bas$ or evid5ce-in=m$ programs =
 prev5t+ suicide & improv+ m5tal heal? &
 resili5cy among heal? c>e pr(essionals2
  7,c7 e/abli%+ new1 or enhanc+ exi/+1  
pe]-support programs among heal? c>e    
pr(essionals2 or  7,d7 provid+ m5tal    

heal? c>e1 foll[-up s]vices & c>e1 or   
ref]ral = su* s]vices & c>e1 z          
appropriate4  7#c7 ,priority ,9 aw>d+   
grants "u ?is subsection1 ! ,secret>y   
%all give priority to eligible entities 
9 heal? pr(essional %ortage areas or    
rural areas4  7c7 ,tra9+ grants ,!      
,secret>y may e/abli% a program to aw>d 
grants to heal? pr(essions s*ools1      
academic heal? c5t]s1 ,/ate or local    
gov]nm5ts1 ,indian ,tribes or ,tribal   
organizations1 or o!r appropriate public
 or private nonpr(it entities 7or       
consortia ( entities1 includ+ entities  
promot+ multidiscipl9>y approa*es7 to   
support ! tra9+ ( heal? c>e /ud5ts1     
resid5ts1 or heal? c>e pr(essionals 9   
evid5ce-bas$ or evid5ce-in=m$ /rategies 
to address m5tal & sub/ance use disord]s
 & improve m5tal heal? & resili5cy among
 heal? c>e pr(essionals4  7d7 ,grant    
t]ms ,a grant aw>d$ "u subsection 7b7 or
 7c7 %all be = a p]iod ( #c ye>s4  7e7  
,application submission ,an entity seek+
 a grant "u subsection 7b7 or 7c7 %all  

submit an application to ! ,secret>y at 
su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & accompani$ by su*
 in=mation z ! ,secret>y may require4   
7f7 ,report+ ,an entity aw>d$ a grant "u
 subsection 7b7 or 7c7 %all p]iodically 
submit to ! ,secret>y a report evaluat+ 
! activities support$ by ! grant4  7g7  
,au?orization ( appropriations ,to c>ry 
out ?is section & section #e ( ! ,dr4   
,lorna ,bre5 ,heal? ,c>e ,provid]       
,protection ,act1 !re are au?oriz$ to be
 appropriat$ #ce1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal 
ye>s #bjbb ?r\gh #bjbd4  4  #e4 ,review 
) respect to heal? c>e pr(essional m5tal
 heal? & resili5cy  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!     
,secret>y1 9 consultation ) relevant    
/akehold]s1 %all conduct a review &1 n  
lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t 
( ?is ,act1 submit a report to ,congress
 relat$ to improv+ heal? c>e pr(essional
 m5tal heal? & resili5cy & ! outcomes ( 
programs au?oriz$ "u ?is ,act4  7b7     
,consid]ations ,! review "u subsection  
7a7 %all take into acc\nt-- 7#a7 factors
 t contribute to m5tal heal? conditions2

  7#b7 b>ri]s to seek+ & access+ m5tal  
heal? c>e = heal? c>e pr(essionals1 :i* 
may include consid]ation ( /igma &      
lic5s+ conc]ns1 & actions tak5 by ,/ate 
lic5s+ bo>ds1 s*ools = heal?            
pr(essionals1 heal? c>e pr(essional     
tra9+ associations1 hospital            
associations1 or o!r organizations1 z   
appropriate1 to address su* b>ri]s2     
7#c7 ! impact ( ! ,,covid-#ai public    
heal? em]g5cy on ! m5tal heal? ( heal?  
c>e pr(essionals & lessons le>n$ =      
future public heal? em]g5cies2  7#d7    
factors t promote m5tal heal? &         
resili5cy among heal? c>e pr(essionals1 
includ+ programs or /rategies to /r5g!n 
m5tal heal? & resili5cy among heal? c>e 
pr(essionals2 &  7#e7 ! efficacy ( heal?
 pr(essional tra9+ programs t promote   
resili5cy & improve m5tal heal?4  7c7   
,recomm5dations ,! review "u subsection 
7a71 z appropriate1 %all id5tify be/    
practices relat$ to1 & make             
recomm5dations to address-- 7#a7 improv+
 m5tal heal? & resili5cy among heal? c>e

 pr(essionals2  7#b7 remov+ b>ri]s to   
m5tal heal? c>e = heal? c>e             
pr(essionals2 &  7#c7 /rategies to      
promote resili5cy among heal? c>e       
pr(essionals 9 heal? c>e sett+s4  ,june 
#h1 #bjba,report$ ) an am5dm5t