,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajgab  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #a1 #bjbf,mr4 
,subramanyam 7= himself & ,mr4 ,ru!r=d7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public ,heal?       
,s]vice ,act to include c]ta9 em]g5cy   
response provid]s z eligible in/itutions
 "u m5tal & behavioral heal? education &
 tra9+ grant program1 & = o!r purposes4 
#a4  ,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,fir/ ,respond] ,behavioral ,heal?  
,access ,act4  #b4  ,includ+ c]ta9      
em]g5cy response provid]s z eligible    
in/itutions "u m5tal & behavioral heal? 
education & tra9+ program  ,section #gef
 ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #bid;e-#a7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 
subsection 7a71 9 ! matt] prec$+        
p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ ( ! /ud5ts &    
ins]t+ ( ! /ud5ts1 & 9 ! case ( an      
eligible in/itution t is a qualifi$     
em]g5cy response provid]1 to support !  
field placem5t & recruitm5t ( cl9icians 

or behavioral heal? s]vice provid]s 9   
qualifi$ em]g5cy response provid]s12    
7#b7 by r$esignat+ subsection 7f7 z     
subsection 7g72 &  7#c7 by ins]t+ aft]  
subsection 7e7 ! foll[+3  7f7           
,def9itions  ,9 ?is section3 7#a7       
,eligible in/itution ,! t]m eligible    
in/itution includes a qualifi$ em]g5cy  
response provid]4  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 issu$ 9 
#bjah1 or any successor designation4    
7#c7  ,qualifi$ em]g5cy response provid]
  ,! t]m qualifi$ em]g5cy response      
provid] means--  7,a7 an em]g5cy        
response provid] 7z def9$ 9 section #b (
 ! ,homel& ,security ,act ( #bjjb 7#f   
,u4,s4,c4 #aja772 &  7,b7 a public      
safety telecommunicator4  4  #c4 ,pilot 
program support+ behavioral heal? ( fir/
 respond]s  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( 

,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 79 ?is section 
ref]r$ to z ! ,secret>y7 %all e/abli% a 
#c-ye> pilot program "u :i* ! ,secret>y 
w aw>d grants to eligible entities to   
assi/ qualifi$ em]g5cy response provid]s
 9 support+ ! behavioral heal? ne$s (   
qualifi$ em]g5cy response provid]s4  7b7
  ,use ( funds  ,an eligible entity     
receiv+ a grant "u ?is section may use  
funds receiv$ ?r\gh ! grant = "o ( !    
foll[+ purposes3  7#a7 ,emb$d+          
cl9icians1 :o are lic5s$ or c]tifi$ by !
 respective jurisdictions 9 :i* su*     
cl9icians practice1 ) qualifi$ em]g5cy  
response provid]s = purposes ( provid+  
confid5tial c\nsel+ s]vices1 9          
accordance ) confid5tiality requirem5ts 
( su* respective jurisdiction4  7#b7    
,e/abli%+ a pe]-to-pe] program at a     
qualifi$ em]g5cy response provid] "u :i*
 c\nsel+ s]vices describ$ 9 p>agraph    
7#a7 are provid$1 includ+ 9 response to 
a behavioral heal? incid5t & at p]iodic 
int]vals aft] su* an incid5t4  7#c7     
,ov]see+ ! op]ation (1 or o!rwise       

support+1 su* a program4  7#d7 ,assi/+ 9
 provid+ tra9+ to pe]-to-pe] behavioral 
heal? c>e provid]s at a qualifi$ em]g5cy
 response provid]4  7c7  ,application   
,an eligible entity seek+ a grant "u ?is
 section %all submit an application at  
su* "t & 9 su* mann] z ! ,secret>y may  
require4 ,su* application %all include--
  7#a7 a description ( h[ ! entity plans
 to use funds receiv$ ?r\gh ! grant2    
7#b7 a description ( any behavioral     
heal? c>e programs ! entity op]ates z ( 
! date ( ! submission ( ! application1  
includ+ any pe]-to-pe] programs2 &  7#c7
 ! entity's assessm5t ( h[ ! grant funds
 c\ld be us$ to improve behavioral heal?
 outcomes 9 ! area s]v$ by su* entity4  
7d7  ,priority  ,9 aw>d+ grants "u ?is  
section1 ! ,secret>y %all give priority 
to eligible entities seek+ to assi/     
qualifi$ em]g5cy response provid]s t are
 "u-res\rc$ ) respect to behavioral     
heal? c>e & pe]-to-pe] programs4  7e7   
,geographic di/ribution  ,9 aw>d+ grants
 "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all ensure

 an equitable geographic di/ribution (  
funds4  7f7  ,report  ,n lat] ?an "o ye>
 aft] ! date on :i* ! pilot program "u  
?is section concludes1 ! ,secret>y %all 
submit to ,congress a report on su*     
program4 ,su* report %all address--     
7#a7 :e!r & h[ ! program improv$        
behavioral heal? outcomes = qualifi$    
em]g5cy response provid]s2  7#b7 h[ _m  
pe]-to-pe] contacts 7 made "u ! program2
 &  7#c7 h[ _m pe]-to-pe] behavior heal?
 c>e provid]s 7 tra9$ "u ! program4  7g7
  ,def9itions  ,9 ?is section3 7#a7     
,eligible entity ,! t]m eligible entity 
means a ,/ate1 local1 c\nty1 or regional
 public heal? dep>tm5t1 a local1 c\nty1 
or regional behavioral heal? ag5cy1 or a
 non-pr(it organization ) exp]i5ce      
s]vic+ fir/ respond]s ) respect to      
improv+ behavioral heal? outcomes4  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 issu$ 9 #bjah1 or any successor 
designation4  7#c7  ,qualifi$ em]g5cy   
response provid]  ,! t]m qualifi$       
em]g5cy response provid] means--  7,a7  
an em]g5cy response provid] 7z def9$ 9  
section #b ( ! ,homel& ,security ,act ( 
#bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #aja772 &  7,b7 a   
public safety telecommunicator4  7h7    
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is ,act #aj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s
 #bjbg ?r\gh #bjbi4