,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #gjh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #aa1 #bjba,mr4    
,kelly 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,capito7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (     
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to conv5e a    
task =ce to advise ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y
 = ,m5tal ,heal? & ,sub/ance ,use on a  
national /rategy = prev5t+ m5tal heal? &
 sub/ance use crises dur+ a public heal?
 em]g5cy1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,prev5t+
 ,m5tal ,heal? & ,sub/ance ,use ,crises 
,dur+ ,em]g5cies ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s  7a7 
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! 
,unit$ ,/ates inve/s annually 9 ! public
 m5tal heal? ( p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4     
7#b7 ,congress appropriat$              
#c1fjj1jjj1jjj 9 fiscal ye> #bjbj to !  
,sub/ance ,abuse & ,m5tal ,heal?        
,s]vices ,adm9i/ration4  7#c7 ,funds are
 also appropriat$ to address m5tal heal?

 & sub/ance use 9 t>get$ populations    
?r\gh ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior1 & ! ,national  
,in/itute ( ,m5tal ,heal?4  7#d7 ,on    
,janu>y #ca1 #bjbj1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal?
 & ,human ,s]vices decl>$ a public heal?
 em]g5cy due to ! spread ( ,,covid-#ai1 
& ext5d$ su* decl>ation1 mo/ rec5tly1 on
 ,octob] #b1 #bjbj4  7#e7 ,z ( ,augu/   
#a1 #bjbj1 ,congress provid$ an         
additional #gbe1jjj1jjj 9 supplem5tal   
fund+ to augm5t m5tal heal? & sub/ance  
use s]vices dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic4  
7#f7 ,su* supplem5tal fund+ includ$     
#dbe1jjj1jjj to ! ,sub/ance ,abuse &    
,m5tal ,heal? ,s]vices ,adm9i/ration1 ( 
:i*-- 7,a7 #aaj1jjj1jjj 0 allocat$ =    
em]g5cy grants = behavioral heal?       
s]vices2  7,b7 #bej1jjj1jjj 0 allocat$ =
 ! ,c]tifi$ ,community ,behavioral      
,heal? ,c5t]s program2 &  7,c7          
#ej1jjj1jjj 0 allocat$ = suicide        
prev5tion4  7#g7 ,! ,,covid-#ai p&emic  
has exac]bat$ conc]ns ab\t ! m5tal heal?
 & well-be+ ( ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4    

7#h7 ,a ?ird ( p 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates are  
feel+ sev]e anxiety1 accord+ to ,c5sus  
,bureau data1 & ne>ly a qu>t] %[ signs (
 depression4  7#i7 ,a rec5t poll by !   
,kais] ,family ,f\ndation f\nd t !      
p&emic _h negatively affect$ ! m5tal    
heal? ( #ef p]c5t ( adults4  7#aj7 ,9   
,april1 texts to a ,f$]al em]g5cy       
m5tal-heal? l9e 7 up #a1jjj p]c5t f !   
ye> be=e4  7#aa7 ,! situation is        
p>ticul>ly dire = c]ta9 vuln]able gr\ps 
t face a significant risk (             
po/-traumatic /ress disord]1 includ+--  
7,a7 heal? c>e work]s2  7,b7 ,,covid-#ai
 pati5ts ) sev]e cases2 &  7,c7         
individuals :o h lo/ lov$ ones4  7#ab7  
,9 ov]burd5$ int5sive-c>e units1        
deliri\s pati5ts are see+ *ill+         
halluc9ations4  7#ac7 ,at lea/ #b       
ov]:elm$ em]g5cy m$ical work]s h di$ by 
suicide s9ce ! beg9n+ ( ! ,,covid-#ai   
p&emic4  7#ad7 ,! public m5tal heal?    
crisis w cont9ue aft] ! ,,covid-#ai     
p&emic subsides4  7b7 ,/atem5t ( policy 
,x is ! policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to     

protect ! heal? & safety ( all p ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates dur+ public heal?         
em]g5cies & to proactively lead public  
heal? ef=ts to advance ! m5tal heal? ( !
 ,nation4  #c4 ,task =ce to prev5t m5tal
 heal? & sub/ance use crises  7a7 ,9    
g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human    
,s]vices 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z !   
,secret>y7 %all conv5e a task =ce kn[n z
 ! ,task ,=ce to ,prev5t ,m5tal ,heal? &
 ,sub/ance ,use ,crises 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is
 section z ! ,task ,=ce7 to-- 7#a7      
assess ! response ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t )
 respect to m5tal heal? & sub/ance use  
dur+ & aft] ! spread ( ,,covid-#ai2 &   
7#b7 advise ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y =     
,m5tal ,heal? & ,sub/ance ,use on a     
national /rategy = prev5t+ m5tal heal? &
 sub/ance use crises dur+ a public heal?
 em]g5cy4  7b7 ,assessm5t ,9 c>ry+ out  
subsection 7a71 ! ,task ,=ce %all       
assess-- 7#a7 ! efficacy1 outcomes1 &   
co/ ( ea* ,f$]al initiative tak5 dur+ ! 
spread ( ,,covid-#ai to support m5tal   
heal? & address sub/ance use1 includ+ an

 id5tification (-- 7,a7 any initiative t
 0 n successful2 &  7,b7 be/ practices &
 /rategies2  7#b7 ! ability ( ,f$]al    
ag5cies to coord9ate m5tal heal?        
programs & s]vices & allocate res\rces  
to respond to a public heal? em]g5cy2   
7#c7 ! ability ( ,f$]al ag5cies to use  
te*nology develop$ ?r\gh ! ,small       
,bus9ess ,innovation ,rese>* ,program   
e/abli%$ "u section #i ( ! ,small       
,bus9ess ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #fch7 to   
respond to a public heal? em]g5cy2  7#d7
 ! ability ( ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local     
ag5cies to coord9ate ) o!r gov]nm5t     
ag5cies1 nonpr(it organizations1 &      
entities 9 ! private sector dur+ a      
public heal? em]g5cy2  7#e7 any ne$$    
improvem5ts to coord9ation describ$ 9   
p>agraphs 7#b7 & 7#d72  7#f7 a review ( 
rese>* programs ( ! ,f$]al ag5cies li/$ 
9 subsection 7c77#c7 ) respect to m5tal 
heal? & sub/ance use dur+ a public heal?
 em]g5cy2 &  7#g7 a review ( ! am\nt (  
funds us$ by su* ,f$]al ag5cies to      
support m5tal heal? & address sub/ance  

use dur+ a public heal? em]g5cy4  7c7   
,memb]%ip  7#a7 ,*air ,n lat] ?an #fj   
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is       
section1 ! ,secret>y %all appo9t an     
individual to s]ve z ! ,*air ( ! ,task  
,=ce4  7#b7 ,composition ,! ,task ,=ce  
%all be compos$ (-- 7,a7 repres5tatives 
( ,f$]al ag5cies1 includ+ ! ag5cies li/$
 9 p>agraph 7#c72  7,b7 repres5tatives (
 nongov]nm5tal organizations2  7,c7     
pati5t advocates2 &  7,d7 ,/ate & local 
public heal? exp]ts :o specialize 9     
m5tal heal? & sub/ance use4  7#c7 ,f$]al
 ag5cies ,! ag5cies repres5t$ "u        
p>agraph 7#b77;,a7 %all1 at a m9imum1   
include ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,! ,c5t]s =      
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion4  7,b7 ,!
 ,national ,in/itute ( ,m5tal ,heal?4   
7,c7 ,! ,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal?4  
7,d7 ,! ,national ,in/itute on ,drug    
,abuse4  7,e7 ,! ,food & ,drug          
,adm9i/ration4  7,f7 ,! ,heal? ,res\rces
 & ,s]vices ,adm9i/ration4  7,g7 ,!     
,sub/ance ,abuse & ,m5tal ,heal?        
,s]vices ,adm9i/ration4  7,h7 ,! ,ag5cy 

= ,heal?c>e ,rese>* & ,quality4  7,i7 ,!
 ,adm9i/ration = ,*ildr5 & ,families4   
7,j7 ,! ,c5t]s = ,m$ic>e  ,m$icaid      
,s]vices4  7,k7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( !        
,int]ior4  7,l7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans 
,affairs4  7,m7 ,! ,dep>tm5t (          
,education4  7,n7 ,! ,dep>tm5t (        
,def5se4  7,o7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice4  
7,p7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+ & ,urban      
,developm5t4  7,q7 ,! ,adm9i/ration =   
,community ,liv+4  7,r7 ,! ,indian      
,heal? ,s]vice4  7,s7 ,! ,dep>tm5t (    
,labor4  7d7 ,meet+s ,n lat] ?an #ahj   
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is       
section1 ! ,secret>y %all conv5e a meet+
 ( ! ,task ,=ce & %all conv5e subsequ5t 
meet+s on a p]iodic basis4  7e7         
,submissions to ,congress  7#a7         
,progress report ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft]
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is section1 !     
,task ,=ce %all submit to ! appropriate 
congressional committees a report on !  
progress ( ! ,task ,=ce 9 c>ry+ out     
subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,f9al report ,n   
lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t 

( ?is section1 & annually !reaft]1 !    
,task ,=ce %all submit to ! appropriate 
congressional committees a report on !  
activities ( ! ,task ,=ce 9 c>ry+ out   
subsection 7a71 includ+-- 7,a7 ! results
 ( ! assessm5t "u subsection 7b72 &     
7,b7 any f9d+s1 conclusions1 &          
recomm5dations4  7f7 ,disposition (     
records ,^u dissolution ( ! ,task ,=ce1 
! records ( ! ,task ,=ce %all become    
records ( ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,m5tal
 ,heal? & ,sub/ance ,use4  7g7 ,public  
heal? em]g5cy def9$ ,9 ?is section1 !   
t]m public heal? em]g5cy means a public 
heal? em]g5cy decl>$ pursuant to section
 #cai ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d74  #d4 ,national  
/rategy on m5tal heal? & sub/ance use   
dur+ a public heal? em]g5cy ,section    
#eja ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bij;aa7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 
by r$esignat+ subsection 7q7 z          
subsection 7r72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]  
subsection 7p7 ! foll[+3  7q7 ,national 
/rategy dur+ public heal? em]g5cies ,n  

lat] ?an #cj mon?s aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ! ,prev5t+ ,m5tal ,heal? &   
,sub/ance ,use ,crises ,dur+ ,em]g5cies 
,act1 & annually !reaft]1 ! ,assi/ant   
,secret>y %all prep>e & submit a        
national /rategy to ! appropriate       
congressional committees on prev5t+     
m5tal heal? & sub/ance use crises dur+ a
 public heal? em]g5cy decl>$ by !       
,secret>y "u section #cai4 ,su* /rategy 
%all be bas$ on ! reports submitt$ to   
,congress by ! ,task ,=ce to ,prev5t    
,m5tal ,heal? & ,sub/ance ,use ,crises  
e/abli%$ "u section #c ( ! ,prev5t+     
,m5tal ,heal? & ,sub/ance ,use ,crises  
,dur+ ,em]g5cies ,act & %all include--  
7#a7 advancem5ts 9 rese>* ) respect to  
m5tal heal? & sub/ance use dur+ a public
 heal? em]g5cy2 &  7#b7 a plan to       
increase ! ability ( ,f$]al ag5cies to  
coord9ate m5tal heal? programs & s]vices
 & allocate res\rces to respond to a    
public heal? em]g5cy4  4