,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aghd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ca 7legislative  
day1 ,may #cj71 #bjbc,mr4 ,he9ri* 7=    
himself1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 & ,mr4 ,padilla7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to increase language access 
to behavioral heal? s]vices at eligible 
heal? c5t]s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,m5tal ,heal? ,work=ce & ,language      
,access ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,demon/ration
 program to increase language access at 
eligible heal? c5t]s  7a7 ,grants ,!    
,secret>y %all c>ry out a demon/ration  
program consi/+ ( aw>d+ grants to       
eligible heal? c5t]s to recruit1 hire1  
employ1 & sup]vise qualifi$ behavioral  
heal? pr(essionals :o-- 7#a7 are        
pr(ici5t 9 speak+ & und]/&+ bo? spok5   
,engli% & at lea/ "o o!r spok5 language1
 includ+ any necess>y specializ$        
vocabul>y1 t]m9ology1 & phraseology2    

7#b7 are able to effectively1           
accurately1 & imp>tially communicate    
directly ) limit$ ,engli% pr(ici5t      
individuals 9 _! prim>y language2 &     
7#c7 are1 or w be1 employ$-- 7,a7       
directly by ! eligible heal? c5t]2 or   
7,b7 ?r\gh a contract betwe5 ! eligible 
heal? c5t] & ! qualifi$ behavioral heal?
 pr(essional "u :i* su* pr(essional     
provides s]vices z "p ( ! eligible heal?
 c5t]'s work=ce or "u sup]vision by !   
heal? c5t]1 9 ord] to provide behavioral
 heal? s]vices 9 ano!r language4  7b7   
,pref]5ce ,9 select+ grant recipi5ts "u 
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all give   
pref]5ce to eligible heal? c5t]s at :i* 
at lea/ #aj p]c5t ( ! pati5ts are be/   
s]v$ 9 a language o!r ?an ,engli%1 z    
indicat$ by data 9 ! ,uni=m ,data ,sy/em
 ( ! ,heal? ,res\rces & ,s]vices        
,adm9i/ration 7or any successor         
database74  7c7 ,outrea* ,an eligible   
heal? c5t] receiv+ a grant "u ?is       
section %all use a portion ( ! grant    
funds to dissem9ate in=mation ab\t !    

behavioral heal? s]vices support$ ?r\gh 
! grant4  7d7 ,reports  7#a7 ,initial   
report ,n lat] ?an #f mon?s aft] ! fir/ 
grants are aw>d$ "u subsection 7a71 !   
,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committee on
 ,appropriations & ! ,committee on      
,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives1 ! ,committee on        
,appropriations & ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions (
 ! ,s5ate1 & o!r appropriate            
congressional committees1 a report on ! 
implem5tation ( ! program "u ?is        
section4 ,su* report %all include-- 7,a7
 ! languages spok5 by ! qualifi$        
behavioral heal? pr(essionals recruit$  
pursuant to a grant "u subsection 7a72  
7,b7 ! eligible heal? c5t] at :i* ea*   
su* pr(essional 0 plac$2  7,c7 h[ _m    
eligible heal? c5t]s receiv$ grants "u  
subsection 7a72  7,d7 an analysis1      
conduct$ 9 consultation ) ! eligible    
heal? c5t]s receiv+ grants "u subsection
 7a71 ( ! effectiv5ess ( su* grants at  
increas+ language access to behavioral  

heal? s]vices2 &  7,e7 be/ practices1   
develop$ 9 consultation ) eligible heal?
 c5t]s receiv+ grants "u subsection 7a71
 = ! recruitm5t & ret5tion ( qualifi$   
behavioral heal? pr(essionals at su*    
heal? c5t]s4  7#b7 ,f9al report ,n lat] 
?an ! end ( fiscal ye> #bjbf1 !         
,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committee on
 ,appropriations & ! ,committee on      
,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives1 ! ,committee on        
,appropriations & ! ,committee on       
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions (
 ! ,s5ate1 & o!r appropriate            
congressional committees1 a f9al report 
on ! implem5tation ( ! program "u ?is   
section1 includ+ ! in=mation1 analysis1 
& be/ practices describ$ 9 subp>agraphs 
7,a7 ?r\gh 7,e7 ( p>agraph 7#a74  7e7   
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m 
eligible heal? c5t] means a heal? c5t]  
7z def9$ 9 section #ccj ( ! ,public     
,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#bed;b77 t is already receiv+ assi/ance 
pursuant to "o or m grants "u su*       

section #ccj at ! "t ( ! aw>d to su*    
heal? c5t] ( a supplem5tal grant "u     
subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,! t]m qualifi$   
behavioral heal? pr(essional means--    
7,a7 a behavioral & m5tal heal?         
pr(essional 7z def9$ 9 section          
#cca7;a77#c77;,e77i7 ( ! ,public ,heal? 
,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4             
#bed;d7a77#c77;,e77i772  7,b7 a sub/ance
 use disord] c\nselor2  7,c7 an         
occupational !rapi/2 or  7,d7 an        
individual :o-- 7i7 has n yet be5 lic5s$
 or c]tifi$ to s]ve z a pr(essional li/$
 9 any ( subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,c72 &
  7ii7 w s]ve at ! eligible heal? c5t]  
"u ! sup]vision ( a lic5s$ individual or
 c]tifi$ pr(essional s li/$4  7#c7 ,!   
t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,heal?
 & ,human ,s]vices4  7f7 ,fund+ ,subject
 to ! availability ( appropriations1 out
 ( am\nts o!rwise appropriat$ "u section
 #gfj7;g7 ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bidk7g771 !        
,secret>y is au?oriz$ to use up to      
#aj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbd   

?r\gh #bjbi to c>ry out ?is section4