,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bgfc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bj1 #bjbc,ms4 
,kelly ( ,ill9ois 7= h]self1 ,mrs4      
,torres ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 
,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,blunt ,ro*e/]1 ,ms4 
,titus1 ,mr4 ,kim ( ,new ,j]sey1 ,ms4   
,s*olt51 ,ms4 ,budz9ski1 & ,mr4         
,vasquez7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &     
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !      
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to 
improve ! detection1 prev5tion1 &       
treatm5t ( m5tal heal? issues among     
public safety telecommunicators4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,provid+ ,res\rces & ,occupational      
,tra9+ = ,emotional ,crisis & ,trauma 9 
#iaa ,act or ! ,,protect #iaa ,act4  #b4
 ,be/ practices & o!r res\rces =        
address+ m5tal heal? 9 public safety    
telecommunicators  7a7 ,be/ practices ,!
 ,secret>y %all--  7#a7 develop & make  
publicly available evid5ce-bas$ be/     
practices to id5tify1 prev5t1 & treat   

po/traumatic /ress disord] & co-occurr+ 
disord]s 9 public safety                
telecommunicators2 &  7#b7 p]iodically  
reassess & update1 z ! ,secret>y        
det]m9es necess>y1 su* be/ practices4   
7b7 ,developm5t ( res\rces = educat+    
m5tal heal? pr(essionals ab\t treat+    
public safety telecommunicators ,!      
,secret>y %all develop & make publicly  
available res\rces t may be us$ by !    
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t & o!r entities to      
educate m5tal heal? pr(essionals ab\t-- 
7#a7 ! culture ( em]g5cy communications 
c5t]s2  7#b7 ! diff]5t /ressors exp]i5c$
 by public safety telecommunicators2    
7#c7 *all5ges enc\nt]$ by retir$ public 
safety telecommunicators2 &  7#d7       
evid5ce-bas$ !rapies = m5tal heal?      
issues common to public safety          
telecommunicators4  7c7 ,consultation ,9
 develop+ be/ practices "u subsection   
7a7 & res\rces "u subsection 7b71 !     
,secret>y %all consult )--  7#a7 public 
heal? exp]ts2  7#b7 m5tal heal? exp]ts )
 exp]i5ce /udy+ suicide1 po/traumatic   

/ress disord]1 & o!r illnesses associat$
 ) job-relat$ /ress2  7#c7 cl9icians )  
exp]i5ce 9 diagnos+ & treat+ m5tal heal?
 issues2 &  7#d7 relevant national      
nonpr(it associations ( public safety   
telecommunicators4  7d7 ,def9itions     
7#a7 ,em]g5cy communications c5t] ,! t]m
 em]g5cy communications c5t] means a    
facility t is designat$ to receive a    
#i-a-a reque/ = em]g5cy assi/ance & p]=m
 "o or m ( ! foll[+ functions3 7,a7     
,process & analyze #i-a-a reque/s =     
em]g5cy assi/ance & o!r ga!r$ in=mation4
  7,b7 ,dispat* appropriate em]g5cy     
response provid]s4  7,c7 ,transf] or    
ex*ange #i-a-a reque/s = em]g5cy        
assi/ance & o!r ga!r$ in=mation ) o!r   
em]g5cy communications c5t]s & em]g5cy  
response provid]s4  7,d7 ,analyze any   
communications receiv$ f em]g5cy        
response provid]s4  7,e7 ,support       
incid5t comm& functions4  7#b7 ,public  
safety telecommunicator ,! t]m public   
safety telecommunicator means a public  
safety telecommunicator z designat$ 9   

detail$ occupation #dc-ejca 9 ! ,/&>d   
,occupational ,classification ,manual ( 
! ,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget 7#bjah71
 or any successor designation4  #c4     
,grants = behavioral heal? & wellness   
programs )9 em]g5cy communications c5t]s
 ,"p ,b ( title ,,iii ( ! ,public ,heal?
 ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdc et    
seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  #cbj;,c4 ,grants = behavioral  
heal? & wellness programs )9 em]g5cy    
communications c5t]s  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
,secret>y %all aw>d grants to ,/ate1    
local1 & regional em]g5cy communications
 c5t]s & o!r eligible entities = !      
purpose ( e/abli%+ or enhanc+ behavioral
 heal? & wellness programs4  7b7        
,program description ,a behavioral heal?
 & wellness program fund$ "u ?is section
 %all--  7#a7 e/abli% evid5ce-bas$      
behavioral heal? & wellness programs =  
em]g5cy communications c5t]s to support 
public safety telecommunicators1 includ+
 programs d$icat$ to rais+ aw>5ess (1   
prev5t+1 & mitigat+ job-relat$ m5tal    

heal? issues2  7#b7 e/abli% or enhance  
pe]-support behavioral heal? & wellness 
programs2  7#c7 acquire mat]ials or     
in/ructors to provide su* tra9+2 &  7#d7
 dissem9ate su* in=mation & mat]ials z  
are necess>y to c>ry out ! program4  7c7
 ,def9itions  7#a7 ,em]g5cy             
communications c5t] ,! t]m em]g5cy      
communications c5t] means a facility t  
is designat$ to receive a #i-a-a reque/ 
= em]g5cy assi/ance & p]=m "o or m ( !  
foll[+ functions3 7,a7 ,process &       
analyze #i-a-a reque/s = em]g5cy        
assi/ance & o!r ga!r$ in=mation4  7,b7  
,dispat* appropriate em]g5cy response   
provid]s4  7,c7 ,transf] or ex*ange     
#i-a-a reque/s = em]g5cy assi/ance & o!r
 ga!r$ in=mation ) o!r em]g5cy          
communications c5t]s & em]g5cy response 
provid]s4  7,d7 ,analyze any            
communications receiv$ f em]g5cy        
response provid]s4  7,e7 ,support       
incid5t comm& functions4  7#b7 ,o!r     
eligible entity ,! t]m o!r eligible     
entity means a nonpr(it organization )  

exp]tise & exp]i5ce ) respect to ! heal?
 & wellness ( public safety             
telecommunicators1 includ+ ,/ate1 local1
 & regional #i-a-a au?orities & ,/ate1  
regional1 & national public safety      
communications associations4  7#c7      
,pe]-support behavioral heal? & wellness
 program ,! t]m pe]-support behavioral  
heal? & wellness program means programs 
t use public safety telecommunicators to
 s]ve z pe] c\nselors or provide tra9+  
to public safety telecommunicators to   
s]ve z su* pe] c\nselors4  7#d7 ,public 
safety telecommunicator ,! t]m public   
safety telecommunicator means a public  
safety telecommunicator z designat$ 9   
detail$ occupation #dc-ejca 9 ! ,/&>d   
,occupational ,classification ,manual ( 
! ,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget 7#bjah71
 or any successor designation4  4