,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hcgf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ad1 #bjbd,ms4   
,c>aveo 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,crd5as1 ,mrs4  
,napolitano1 ,ms4 ,sal9as1 ,mr4         
,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,ms4 ,b>ragn1
 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1  
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,?an$>1 ,mr4   
,torres ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,v>gas1 ,ms4 
,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,ms4 
,tlaib1 & ,ms4 ,/ansbury7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a     
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public ,heal?       
,s]vice ,act to provide = a national    
aw>5ess & outrea* campaign to improve   
m5tal heal? among ! ,hispanic & ,lat9o  
y\? population4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,lat9o ,y\? ,m5tal 
,heal? ,emp[]m5t ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s      
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,hispanic 
& ,lat9o y\? (t5 exp]i5ce & suff] f     
toxic /ress1 :i* /ems f prolong$ /ress1 
trauma1 or adv]se *ildhood exp]i5ces4   
7#b7 ,at lea/ #gh p]c5t ( ,hispanic &   

,lat9o y\? suff] f at lea/ "o adv]se    
*ildhood exp]i5ce1 :i* c h>m a *ild's   
physical & m5tal heal?4  7#c7 ,among    
,hispanic & ,lat9o y\?1 approximately   
#fj p]c5t 7 m likely to report poor     
m5tal heal? comp>$ to _! c\nt]p>ts4     
7#d7 ,ab\t #cg p]c5t ( ,hispanic &      
,lat9o y\? h report$ symptoms ( mod]ate 
to sev]e depression4  7#e7              
,approximately #bb p]c5t ( ,hispanic &  
,lat9o high s*ool /ud5ts h s]i\sly      
contemplat$ suicide4  7#f7 ,hispanic &  
,lat9os are less likely ?an any o!r     
e?nic gr\ps to receive cl9ical or       
s*ool-bas$ m5tal illness treatm5t &     
m$ication4  7#g7 ,hispanic & ,lat9o y\? 
are less likely to use m5tal heal? c>e  
s]vices comp>$ to *ildr5 ( o!r e?nic    
gr\ps4  7#h7 ,!re are num]\s factors t  
impact accessibility to m5tal heal?     
s]vices & m5tal heal? outcomes4 ,=      
in/ance1 l[] rates ( heal? insurance1   
language & cultural b>ri]s1 & lack (    
p>5tal education on m5tal heal? all     
contribute to adv]se m5tal heal?        

outcomes = ,hispanic & ,lat9o y\?4  7#i7
 ,increas$ aw>5ess & outrea* ab\t m5tal 
heal? to ,hispanic & ,lat9o p>5ts1      
c>egiv]s1 & y\? are vital to ensure t   
,hispanic & ,lat9o y\? c exp]i5ce       
positive m5tal heal? outcomes & r$uc$   
m5tal illness4  #c4 ,national hispanic &
 lat9o m5tal heal? aw>5ess & outrea*    
campaign ,"p ,d ( title ,v ( ! ,public  
,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#bij;dd et seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+ new section3  #eec4        
,national hispanic & lat9o y\? m5tal    
heal? aw>5ess & outrea* campaign  7a7   
,/udy on prior campaigns ,n lat] ?an #a 
ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is      
section1 ! ,secret>y %all conduct a /udy
 on-- 7#a7 any education & outrea*      
campaigns to promote m5tal heal? & r$uce
 /igma associat$ ) m5tal heal? t 7 c>ri$
 out by ! ,secret>y on or be=e ! date ( 
! enactm5t ( ! ,lat9o ,y\? ,m5tal ,heal?
 ,emp[]m5t ,act2 &  7#b7 :i* messag+    
deliv]$ ?r\gh su* campaigns 0 mo/       
effective )9 ! ,lat9o community4  7b7   

,e/abli%m5t ( campaign  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!
 ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,assi/ant      
,secret>y1 %all develop & implem5t a    
national aw>5ess & outrea* campaign to  
promote m5tal heal? & r$uce /igma       
associat$ ) m5tal heal? )9 ! ,hispanic &
 ,lat9o y\? population4 ,su* campaign   
%all be develop$-- 7,a7 tak+ into acc\nt
 ! results ( ! /udy conduct$ "u         
subsection 7a72  7,b7 9 coord9ation ) ! 
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,m9ority ,heal?1 
! ,director ( ! ,national ,in/itutes (  
,heal?1 ! ,director ( ! ,c5t]s =        
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1 &       
,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,m5tal ,heal? &   
,sub/ance ,use1 & ! ,secret>y (         
,education2 &  7,c7 9 consultation )    
relevant advocacy & m5tal heal?         
organizations s]v+ populations (        
,hispanic & ,lat9o individuals or       
communities4  7#b7 ,elem5ts ( campaign  
,! campaign "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all-- 7,a7
 develop a culturally- &                
l+ui/ically-compet5t aw>5ess campaign1  
t>get$ at ,hispanic & ,lat9o p>5ts1     

c>egiv]s1 y\?1 tea*]s1 s*ool p]sonnel1 &
 s*ool cl9ic /aff to meet ! div]se ne$s 
( ,hispanic & ,lat9o y\?1 includ+-- 7i7 
increas+ aw>5ess ( symptoms associat$ ) 
m5tal illnesses1 includ+ _! preval5ce & 
misconceptions among y\?2  7ii7 increas+
 aw>5ess ( factors driv+ m5tal illness  
among ,hispanic & ,lat9o y\?1 includ+   
factors t are social det]m9ants ( heal?1
 tak+ into acc\nt diff]5ces )9          
population subgr\ps1 su* z g5d]1 g5d]   
id5tity1 age1 sexual ori5tation1        
e?nicity1 geographic region or location1
 immigration /atus1 & hi/ory ( adv]se   
*ildhood exp]i5ces2  7iii7 combatt+ !   
/igma ( m5tal illnesses t are common 9 !
 ,hispanic & ,lat9o community1 tak+ into
 acc\nt diff]5ces )9 su* population     
subgr\ps2 &  7iv7 increas+ aw>5ess (    
evid5ce-bas$1 culturally-tailor$1 &     
trauma-in=m$ m5tal illness scre5+1      
int]v5tion1 & treatm5t options1 tak+    
into acc\nt diff]5ces )9 su* population 
subgr\ps2 &  7,b7 develop a culturally &
 l+ui/ically compet5t outrea* campaign1 

t>get$ at ,hispanic & ,lat9o p>5ts1     
c>egiv]s1 y\?1 tea*]s1 s*ool p]sonnel1 &
 s*ool cl9ic /aff to meet ! div]se ne$s 
( ,hispanic & ,lat9o y\?1 includ+-- 7i7 
creat+ & di/ribut+ m5tal heal? mat]ials 
& res\rces 7includ+ mat]ials relat+ to !
 ,national ,suicide ,prev5tion & ,m5tal 
,heal? ,hotl9e "u section #ebj;,e-#c7 9 
collaboration ) local1 ,/ate1 & national
 community advocates & /akehold]s1 tak+ 
into acc\nt diff]5ces )9 population     
subgr\ps1 su* z g5d]1 g5d] id5tity1 age1
 sexual ori5tation1 e?nicity1 &         
geographic region or location2  7ii7    
ho/+ 9-p]son & virtual m5tal heal?      
work%ops at relevant locations1 includ+ 
elem5t>y s*ools & second>y s*ools 7z    
def9$ 9 section #haja ( ! ,elem5t>y &   
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife1      
community c5t]s1 & o!r appropriate      
sites2  7iii7 provid+ y\? m5tal heal?   
fir/ aid tra9+ to p>5ts1 c>egiv]s1      
tea*]s1 s*ool p]sonnel1 & s*ool cl9ic   
/aff1 & o!r p]sonnel t consi/5tly       
int]act or "w ) ! t>get population2     

7iv7 e/abli%+ p>tn]%ips betwe5 local1   
,/ate1 & national m5tal heal? ag5cies & 
elem5t>y s*ools & second>y s*ools 7z    
def9$ 9 section #haja ( ! ,elem5t>y &   
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife71     
aft]-s*ool programs1 & o!r appropriate  
sites t s]ve ,hispanic & ,lat9o y\?2 &  
7v7 provid+ m5tal heal? scre5+s &       
on-site consultations at elem5t>y s*ools
 & second>y s*ools 7z def9$ 9 section   
#haja ( ! ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y     
,education ,act ( #aife71 community     
c5t]s1 & o!r appropriates sites4  7c7   
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section #e1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal   
ye>s #bjbe ?r\gh #bjbi4  4  #d4 ,/udy & 
report on ! ,hispanic & ,lat9o y\? m5tal
 heal? crisis  7a7 ,/udy  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,assi/ant    
,secret>y = ,m5tal ,heal? & ,sub/ance   
,use1 9 coord9ation ) ! ,director ( !   
,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal?1 !        
,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control
 & ,prev5tion1 ! ,director ( ! ,(fice ( 

,m9ority ,heal?1 & ! ,surgeon ,g5]al ( !
 ,public ,heal? ,s]vice1 %all conduct a 
/udy on m5tal heal? among ,hispanic &   
,lat9o y\?4  7#b7 ,elem5ts ,su* /udy    
requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all include an
 assessm5t (-- 7,a7 ! preval5ce & risk  
factors ( m5tal heal? & sub/ance use    
disord]s among ,hispanic & ,lat9o y\?2  
7,b7 ! preval5ce ( attempt$ suicide &   
dea? by suicide among ,hispanic & ,lat9o
 y\?2  7,c7 ! preval5ce ( treatm5t =    
m5tal heal? & sub/ance use disord]s     
among ,hispanic & ,lat9o y\?2  7,d7 !   
aw>5ess & utilization ( ! #i-h-h        
,national ,suicide ,prev5tion & ,m5tal  
,heal? ,hotl9e "u section #ebj;,e-#c ( !
 ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #bij;bb-#cf;c7 & o!r m5tal    
heal? & suicide prev5tion hotl9es among 
,hispanic & ,lat9o y\?2  7,e7 ! aw>5ess1
 utilization1 & availability ( mobile   
crisis c>e teams1 dispat*$ ?r\gh !      
#i-h-h ,national ,suicide ,prev5tion &  
,m5tal ,heal? ,hotl9e or o!r m5tal heal?
 & suicide prev5t hotl9es1 among        

,hispanic & ,lat9o y\?2 &  7,f7 !       
aw>5ess1 utilization1 & availability (  
crisis c5t]s = ,hispanic & ,lat9o y\? 9 
acute m5tal heal? or sub/ance use       
crisis4  7b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #a ye> 
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,lat9o ,y\?
 ,m5tal ,heal? ,emp[]m5t ,act1 !        
,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committee on
 ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions 
( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,en]gy &   
,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 & 
make publicly available1 a report on !  
f9d+s ( ! /udy conduct$ "u subsection   
7a71 includ+-- 7#a7 id5tification ( !   
b>ri]s to access+ m5tal heal? s]vices & 
treatm5t = ,hispanic & ,lat9o y\?2  7#b7
 recomm5dations to improve m5tal heal?  
s]vices1 outrea*1 & treatm5t among      
,hispanic & ,lat9o y\?2  7#c7           
recomm5dations to r$uce rates ( m5tal   
heal? & sub/ance use disord]s & suicide 
among ,hispanic & ,lat9o y\?2  7#d7     
recomm5dations to improve aw>5ess &     
utilization ( ! #i-h-h ,national        
,suicide ,prev5tion & ,m5tal ,heal?     

,hotl9e & o!r m5tal heal? & suicide     
prev5tion hotl9es among ,hispanic &     
,lat9o y\?2  7#e7 recomm5dations to     
improve access to1 & utilization (1     
mobile crisis c>e teams among ,hispanic 
& ,lat9o y\?1 :5 cl9ically appropriate2 
7#f7 recomm5dation to improve access to1
 & utilization (1 crisis c5t]s =        
,hispanic & ,lat9o y\? 9 acute m5tal    
heal? or sub/ance use crisis1 :5        
cl9ically appropriate2 &  7#g7 su* o!r  
recomm5dations z ! ,secret>y det]m9es   
appropriate4  7c7 ,data ,any data       
includ$ 9 ! /udy or report "u ?is       
section %all be disaggregat$ by race1   
e?nicity1 age1 sex1 g5d] id5tity1 sexual
 ori5tation1 geographic region1         
disability /atus1 & o!r relevant        
factors1 9 a mann] t1 z appropriate &   
feasible1 protects p]sonal privacy & t  
is consi/5t ) applicable ,f$]al & ,/ate 
privacy law4  7d7 ,au?orization (       
appropriations ,= purposes ( c>ry+ out  
?is section1 !re is au?oriz$ to be      
appropriat$ #a1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye>     

#bjbe4  #e4 ,/udy & report on !         
,hispanic & ,lat9o m5tal heal? work=ce  
%ortage  7a7 ,/udy  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!    
,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,assi/ant       
,secret>y = ,m5tal ,heal? & ,sub/ance   
,use1 9 coord9ation ) ! ,adm9i/rator ( !
 ,heal? ,res\rces & ,s]vices            
,adm9i/ration1 ! ,director ( ! ,(fice ( 
,m9ority ,heal?1 ! ,surgeon ,g5]al ( !  
,public ,heal? ,s]vice1 & ! ,secret>y ( 
,labor1 & %all conduct a /udy on        
/rategies = increas+ ! m5tal heal?      
pr(essional work=ce t id5tify z         
,hispanic or ,lat9o4  7#b7 ,elem5ts ,su*
 /udy requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all     
address-- 7,a7 ! total numb] ( lic5s$   
cl9ical & non-cl9ical m5tal heal?       
provid]s :o id5tify z ,hispanic or      
,lat9o2  7,b7 ) respect to ea* su*      
provid]1 in=mation reg>d+ ! curr5t      
lic5se type1 geographic location (      
practice1 & type ( employ] 7su* z a     
hospital1 ,f$]ally-qualifi$ heal? c5t]  
7z def9$ 9 section #ahfa7;aa77#d7 ( !   
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   

#aciex7aa77#d7771 elem5t>y s*ool or     
second>y s*ool 7z su* t]ms are def9$ 9  
section #haja ( ! ( ! ,elem5t>y &       
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ghja71 or private practice72 
7,c7 in=mation reg>d+ ! languages spok5 
among provid]s1 includ+ ! level (       
pr(ici5cy 9 speak+1 read+1 & writ+ su*  
languages2 &  7,d7 ! curr5t enrollm5t ( 
,hispanic & ,lat9o individuals 9 m5tal  
heal? pr(essional education programs4   
7b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y 
%all submit to ! ,committee on ,heal?1  
,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions ( !      
,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,en]gy &       
,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 & 
make publicly available1 a report on !  
f9d+s ( ! /udy conduct$ "u subsection   
7a74 ,su* report %all-- 7#a7 assess     
,hispanic & ,lat9o cl9ical & non-cl9ical
 m5tal heal? provid]s' k & aw>5ess ( !  
b>ri]s to quality m5tal heal? c>e       
s]vices fac$ by ,hispanic & ,lat9o      
individuals2  7#b7 include              

recomm5dations = actions to be tak5 by !
 ,secret>y to increase ! numb] (        
,hispanic & ,lat9o cl9ical & non-cl9ical
 m5tal heal? pr(essionals2  7#c7 include
 recomm5dations to improve enrollm5t 9  
m5tal heal? pr(essional education       
programs among ,hispanic & ,lat9o       
individuals2 &  7#d7 include su* o!r    
recomm5dations z ! ,secret>y det]m9es   
appropriate4  7c7 ,data ,any data       
includ$ 9 ! /udy or report "u ?is       
section %all be disaggregat$ by race1   
e?nicity1 age1 sex1 g5d] id5tity1 sexual
 ori5tation1 geographic region1         
disability /atus1 & o!r relevant        
factors1 9 a mann] t protects p]sonal   
privacy & t is consi/5t ) applicable    
,f$]al & ,/ate privacy law4  7d7        
,def9ition ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m cl9ical
 & non-cl9ical m5tal heal? provid] means
 any individual lic5s$ to provide m5tal 
heal? or sub/ance use disord] s]vices1  
includ+ 9 ! pr(essions ( social "w1     
psy*ology1 psy*iatry1 m>riage & family  
!rapy1 m5tal heal? c\nsel+1 sub/ance use

 disord] c\nsel+1 pe] support1 prim>y   
c>e1 p$iatrics1 nurs+1 & o!r fields z   
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  7e7            
,au?orization ( appropriations ,=       
purposes ( c>ry+ out ?is section1 !re is
 au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ #a1jjj1jjj =
 fiscal ye> #bjbe4