,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bdab  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #cj1 #bjbc,ms4   
,blunt ,ro*e/] 7= h]self & ,mr4         
,fitzpatrick7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public
 ,heal? ,s]vice ,act to au?orize grants 
to increase national capacity to provide
 p$iatric behavioral heal? s]vices at   
*ildr5's hospitals & ?r\gh              
community-bas$ provid]s to improve      
*ildr5's access to c>e2 & to au?orize   
grants to beg9 to address l>ge numb]s ( 
*ildr5 bo>d+ 9 em]g5cy dep>tm5ts1 to    
support ! p$iatric behavioral heal?     
work=ce1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,help+  
,kids ,cope ,act4  #b4 ,grant programs  
to support p$iatric behavioral heal? c>e
 ,"p ,d ( title ,,iii ( ! ,public ,heal?
 ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bed;b et  
seq47 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] subp>t ,v 
! foll[+ new subp>t3  ,,vi ,p$iatric    
behavioral heal? programs  #cdj;,a-#a4  

,program to improve access to           
community-bas$ p$iatric behavioral heal?
 c>e  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 act+   
?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,heal?         
,res\rces & ,s]vices ,adm9i/ration1 %all
 aw>d grants1 contracts1 or coop]ative  
agreem5ts to eligible entities = !      
purpose ( support+ p$iatric behavioral  
heal? c>e integration & coord9ation )9  
communities to meet local community     
ne$s4  7b7 ,eligible entities ,entities 
eligible = grants "u subsection 7a7     
include-- 7#a7 heal? c>e provid]s1      
includ+ family physicians1 p$iatric     
m$ical sub-speciali/s1 & surgical       
speciali/s2  7#b7 *ildr5's hospitals2   
7#c7 facilities t are eligible to       
receive funds "u section #cdj;,e or     
#cdj;,h2  7#d7 nonpr(it m$ical          
facilities t pr$om9antly treat          
individuals "u ! age ( #ba2  7#e7 rural 
heal? cl9ics & ,f$]ally qualifi$ heal?  
c5t]s 7z su* t]ms are def9$ 9 section   
#ahfa7;aa7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act72 
7#f7 p$iatric m5tal heal? & sub/ance use

 disord] provid]s1 su* z *ild &         
adolesc5t psy*iatri/s1 psy*ologi/s1     
developm5tal & behavioral p$iatricians1 
g5]al p$iatricians1 advanc$ practice    
nurses1 social work]s1 lic5s$           
pr(essional c\nselors1 & o!r lic5s$     
pr(essionals t provide m5tal heal? &    
sub/ance use disord] s]vices to pati5ts 
"u #ba ye>s ( age2  7#g7 *ild advocacy  
c5t]s describ$ 9 section                
#bad7;c77#b77;,b7 ( ! ,victims ( ,*ild  
,abuse ,act ( #aiij2  7#h7 s*ool-bas$   
heal? c5t]s2 &  7#i7 o!r entities z     
det]m9$ appropriate by ! ,secret>y4  7c7
 ,prioritization ,9 mak+ aw>ds "u       
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all        
prioritize-- 7#a7 applicants t provide  
*ildr5 & adolesc5ts f high-ne$1 rural1  
or "u-res\rc$ communities ) s]vices     
across ! cont9uum ( *ildr5's m5tal heal?
 & sub/ance use disord] c>e2 &  7#b7    
applicants t pr$om9antly provide c>e to 
*ildr5 & adolesc5ts t demon/rate plans  
to utilize funds to exp& provision ( c>e
 to *ildr51 adolesc5ts1 & y\? "u age    

#ba4  7d7 ,use ( funds ,activities t may
 be fund$ ?r\gh an aw>d "u subsection   
7a7 include-- 7#a7 increas+ ! capacity (
 p$iatric practices1 family m$ic9e      
practices1 & s*ool-bas$ heal? c5t]s to  
integrate p$iatric m5tal1 emotional1 &  
behavioral heal? s]vices into _!        
practices includ+ ?r\gh co-location (   
m5tal1 emotional1 & behavioral heal?    
provid]s2  7#b7 tra9+ = non-cl9ical     
p$iatric heal? c>e work]s1 includ+ c>e  
coord9ators & navigators1 on *ild &     
adolesc5t m5tal heal? & sub/ance use    
disord]1 trauma-in=m$ c>e1 & local      
res\rces to support *ildr5 & c>egiv]s2  
7#c7 exp&+ evid5ce-bas$1 integrat$      
models ( c>e = p$iatric m5tal heal? &   
sub/ance use disord] s]vices2  7#d7     
p$iatric practice integration = !       
provision ( p$iatric m5tal heal? &      
sub/ance use disord] s]vices2  7#e7     
address+ surge capacity = p$iatric m5tal
 heal? & sub/ance use disord] ne$s2     
7#f7 provid+ p$iatric m5tal1 emotional1 
& behavioral heal? s]vices to *ildr5 z  

deliv]$ by m5tal heal? & sub/ance use   
disord] pr(essionals utiliz+ teleheal?  
s]vices2  7#g7 e/abli%+ or ma9ta9+      
initiatives to all[ m *ildr5 to access  
c>e outside ( em]g5cy dep>tm5ts1 includ+
 p>tial hospitalization1 /ep d[n        
resid5cy programs1 & int5sive outpati5t 
programs2  7#h7 support+1 enhanc+1 or   
exp&+ p$iatric m5tal heal? & sub/ance   
use disord] prev5tive & crisis          
int]v5tion s]vices2  7#i7 e/abli%+ or   
ma9ta9+ p$iatric m5tal heal? & sub/ance 
use disord] urg5t c>e or walk-9 cl9ics2 
7#aj7 e/abli%+ or ma9ta9+ community-bas$
 p$iatric m5tal heal? & sub/ance use    
disord] initiatives1 su* z p>tn]%ips )  
s*ools & e>ly *ildhood education        
programs2  7#aa7 address+ o!r access &  
coord9ation gaps to p$iatric m5tal heal?
 & sub/ance use disord] s]vices 9 !     
community = *ildr52 &  7#ab7 support+ ! 
collection ( data on *ildr5 &           
adolesc5ts' m5tal heal? ne$s1 s]vice    
utilization & availability1 &           
demographic data1 to capture community  

ne$s & id5tify gaps & b>ri]s 9 *ildr5's 
access to c>e1 9 a mann] t protects     
p]sonal privacy1 consi/5t ) applicable  
,f$]al & ,/ate privacy laws4  7e7       
,au?orization ( appropriations ,to c>ry 
out ?is section1 !re is au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ su* sums z may be necess>y =
 ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbd ?r\gh #bjbh4   
#cdj;,a-#b4 ,p$iatric behavioral heal?  
work=ce tra9+ program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!  
,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator ( !
 ,heal? ,res\rces & ,s]vices            
,adm9i/ration1 %all aw>d grants1        
contracts1 or coop]ative agreem5ts to   
eligible entities = ! purpose ( support+
 evid5ce-bas$ p$iatric m5tal heal? &    
sub/ance use disord] work=ce tra9+4  7b7
 ,eligible entities ,entities eligible =
 grants "u subsection 7a7 include-- 7#a7
 *ildr5's hospitals2  7#b7 facilities t 
are eligible to receive funds "u section
 #cdj;,e or #cdj;,h2  7#c7 nonpr(it     
m$ical facilities t pr$om9antly treat   
individuals "u ! age ( #ba2  7#d7 rural 
heal? cl9ics & ,f$]ally qualifi$ heal?  

c5t]s 7z su* t]ms are def9$ 9 section   
#ahfa7;aa7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act72 
7#e7 entities t employ m5tal heal? &    
sub/ance use disord] pr(essionals1 su* z
 *ild & adolesc5t psy*iatri/s1          
psy*ologi/s1 developm5tal & behavioral  
p$iatricians1 g5]al p$iatricians1       
advanc$ practice nurses1 social work]s1 
lic5s$ pr(essional c\nselors1 or o!r    
lic5s$ pr(essionals t provide m5tal     
heal? or sub/ance use disord] s]vices to
 pati5ts "u #ba ye>s ( age2 &  7#f7 o!r 
p$iatric heal? c>e provid]s z det]m9$   
appropriate by ! ,secret>y4  7c7 ,use ( 
funds ,activities t may be support$     
?r\gh an aw>d "u subsection 7a7 include 
! foll[+3 7#a7 ,tra9+ to enhance !      
capabilities ( ! exi/+ p$iatric work=ce1
 includ+ p$iatricians1 prim>y c>e       
physicians1 advanc$ practice regi/]$    
nurses1 & o!r p$iatric heal? c>e        
provid]s1 includ+ exp&$ tra9+ 9 p$iatric
 m5tal heal? & sub/ance use disord]s1 & 
culturally & developm5tally appropriate 
c>e = *ildr5 ) m5tal heal? conditions4  

7#b7 ,tra9+ to support multi-discipl9>y 
teams to provide p$iatric m5tal heal? & 
sub/ance use disord] treatm5t1 includ+  
?r\gh integrat$ c>e models4  7#c7       
,initiatives to accel]ate ! "t to       
lic5sure )9 ! p$iatric m5tal heal? or   
sub/ance use disord] work=ce4  7#d7     
,activities to exp& recruitm5t &        
ret5tion1 increase work=ce div]sity1 or 
enhance work=ce tra9+ = critical        
p$iatric m5tal heal? pr(essions1        
includ+-- 7,a7 *ild & adolesc5t         
psy*iatri/s2  7,b7 psy*iatric nurses2   
7,c7 psy*ologi/s2  7,d7 family !rapi/s2 
7,e7 social work]s2  7,f7 m5tal heal?   
c\nselors2  7,g7 developm5tal &         
behavioral p$iatricians2  7,h7 p$iatric 
sub/ance use disord] speciali/s2 &  7,i7
 o!r m5tal heal? c>e provid]s z det]m9$ 
appropriate by ! ,secret>y4  7d7        
,au?orization ( appropriations ,to c>ry 
out ?is section1 !re is au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ su* sums z may be necess>y =
 ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbd ?r\gh #bjbh4  4
  #c4 ,increas+ ,f$]al inve/m5t 9       

p$iatric behavioral heal? s]vices ,!    
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #bja et seq47 is am5d$ by add+
 at ! end ! foll[+3  ,,xxxiv ,assi/ance 
= ,con/ruction & ,mod]nization (        
,*ildr5's ,m5tal ,heal? & ,sub/ance ,use
 ,disord] ,infra/ructure  #cdja4        
,increas+ ,f$]al inve/m5t 9 p$iatric    
behavioral heal? s]vices  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator 
( ! ,heal? ,res\rces & ,s]vices         
,adm9i/ration1 %all aw>d grants1        
contracts1 or coop]ative agreem5ts to   
eligible entities = ! purpose ( improv+ 
_! ability to provide p$iatric          
behavioral heal? s]vices1 includ+ by--  
7#a7 con/ruct+ or mod]niz+ sites ( c>e =
 p$iatric behavioral heal? s]vices2     
7#b7 exp&+ capacity to provide p$iatric 
behavioral heal? s]vices1 includ+       
enhancem5ts to digital infra/ructure1   
teleheal? capabilities1 or o!r          
improvem5ts to pati5t c>e infra/ructure2
  7#c7 support+ ! reallocation ( exi/+  
res\rces to accommodate p$iatric        

behavioral heal? pati5ts1 includ+ by    
conv]t+ or add+ a suffici5t numb] ( b$s 
to e/abli% or increase ! hospital's     
inv5tory ( lic5s$ & op]ational1 %ort-t]m
 psy*iatric & sub/ance use inpati5t b$s2
 &  7#d7 address+ gaps 9 ! cont9uum (   
c>e = *ildr51 by exp&+ capacity to      
provide int]m$iate levels ( c>e1 su* z  
int5sive outpati5t s]vices1 p>tial      
hospitalization programs1 & day programs
 t c prev5t hospitalizations & support  
*ildr5 z !y transition back to _! homes 
& communities4  7b7 ,eligibility ,to be 
eligible to seek an aw>d "u ?is section1
 an entity %all be a hospital or rural  
heal? cl9ic t pr$om9antly treats        
individuals "u ! age ( #ba1 includ+ any 
hospital t receives funds "u section    
#cdj;,e4  7c7 ,au?orization (           
appropriations ,to c>ry out ?is section1
 !re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ su*  
sums z may be necess>y = ea* ( fiscal   
ye>s #bjbd ?r\gh #bjbh4  7d7 ,supplem5t1
 n supplant ,funds provid$ "u ?is       
section %all be us$ to supplem5t1 n     

supplant ,f$]al & non-,f$]al funds      
available = c>ry+ out ! activities      
describ$ 9 ?is section4  7e7 ,report+   
7#a7 ,reports f aw>d recipi5ts ,n lat]  
?an #ahj days aft] ! completion (       
activities fund$ by an aw>d "u ?is      
section1 ! entity t receiv$ su* aw>d    
%all submit a report to ! ,secret>y on !
 activities conduct$ us+ funds f su*    
aw>d1 & o!r in=mation z ! ,secret>y may 
require4  7#b7 ,reports to ,congress ,n 
lat] ?an "o ye>1 ! ,secret>y %all submit
 to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( 
! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee
 on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 &       
,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate a report on !       
projects & activities conduct$ ) funds  
aw>d$ "u ?is section1 & ! outcome ( su* 
projects & activities4 ,su* report %all 
include-- 7,a7 ! numb] ( projects       
support$ by aw>ds made "u ?is section2  
7,b7 an ov]view ( ! impact1 if any1 (   
su* projects on p$iatric heal? c>e      
infra/ructure1 includ+ any impact on    
access to p$iatric m5tal heal? &        

sub/ance use disord] s]vices2  7,c7     
recomm5dations = improv+ ! inve/m5t     
program "u ?is section2 &  7,d7 any o!r 
consid]ations z ! ,secret>y det]m9es    
appropriate4  4