,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cecd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ba1 #bjbe,mr4   
,fitzpatrick 7= himself & ,mr4 ,gold5 ( 
,ma9e7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education &  
,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% !      
,m5tal ,heal? 9 ,s*ools ,excell5ce      
,program to increase ! recruitm5t &     
ret5tion ( s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal?       
s]vices provid]s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,m5tal ,heal? 9 ,s*ools ,excell5ce      
,program ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,program to 
e/abli% public-private contributions to 
increase ! available work=ce (          
s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? s]vice provid]s  
7a7 ,program au?oriz$ ,! ,secret>y %all 
c>ry out a program "u :i* eligible      
graduate in/itutions may ent] into an   
agreem5t ) ! ,secret>y to cov] a portion
 ( ! co/ ( att5dance ( a p>ticipat+     
/ud5t1 :i* contributions %all be mat*$  
by equival5t contributions t[>ds su* co/
 ( att5dance by ! ,secret>y4  7b7       

,designation ( program ,! program "u ?is
 section %all be kn[n z ! ,m5tal ,heal? 
9 ,s*ools ,excell5ce ,program4  7c7     
,agreem5ts ,! ,secret>y %all ent] into  
an agreem5t ) ea* eligible graduate     
in/itution seek+ to p>ticipate 9 !      
program "u ?is section4 ,ea* agreem5t   
%all specify ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,! mann]   
7:e!r by direct grant1 s*ol>%ip1 or     
o!rwise7 9 :i* ! eligible graduate      
in/itution w contribute to ! co/ (      
att5dance ( a p>ticipat+ /ud5t4  7#b7 ,!
 maximum am\nt ( ! contribution to be   
made by ! eligible graduate in/itution )
 respect to any p>ticul> p>ticipat+     
/ud5t 9 any giv5 academic ye>4  7#c7 ,! 
maximum numb] ( individuals = :om !     
eligible graduate in/itution w make     
contributions 9 any giv5 academic ye>4  
7#d7 ,t ! eligible graduate in/itution1 
9 select+ p>ticipat+ /ud5ts to receive  
assi/ance "u ! program1 %all prioritize 
! p>ticipat+ /ud5ts describ$ 9          
subsection 7d77#b74  7#e7 ,su* o!r      
matt]s z ! ,secret>y & ! eligible       

graduate in/itution det]m9e appropriate4
  7d7 ,outrea* ,! ,secret>y %all--  7#a7
 make publicly available & p]iodically  
update on ! int]net website ( !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,education a li/ ( !        
eligible graduate in/itutions p>ticipat+
 9 ! program "u ?is section t %all      
specify1 = ea* su* graduate in/itution1 
appropriate in=mation on ! agreem5t     
betwe5 ! ,secret>y & su* college or     
univ]sity "u subsection 7c72 &  7#b7    
conduct outrea* ab\t ! program "u ?is   
section to p>ticipat+ /ud5ts :o1 z      
und]graduates--  7,a7 receiv$ a ,f$]al  
,pell ,grant "u section #dja ( ! ,high] 
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajgj;a72 or  7,b7 att5d$ an in/itution 
li/$ 9 section #cga7;a7 ( ! ,high]      
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajfgq7a774  7e7 ,mat*+ contributions ,!
 ,secret>y may provide a contribution ( 
up to #ej p]c5t ( ! co/ ( att5dance ( a 
p>ticipat+ /ud5t if ! eligible graduate 
in/itution at :i* su* /ud5t is enroll$  
ent]s into an agreem5t "u subsection 7c7

 ) ! ,secret>y to mat* su* contribution4
  #c4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7    
,co/ ( att5dance ,! t]m co/ ( att5dance 
has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #dgb ( 
! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajhgll74  7#b7 ,eligible     
graduate in/itution ,! t]m eligible     
graduate in/itution means an in/itution 
( high] education 9 t (f]s a program (  
/udy t leads to a graduate degree--     
7,a7 9 s*ool psy*ology t is accr$it$ or 
approv$ by ! ,national ,association (   
,s*ool ,psy*ologi/s' ,program           
,accr$itation ,bo>d or ! ,commission on 
,accr$itation ( ! ,am]ican ,psy*ological
 ,association & t prep>es /ud5ts 9 su*  
program = ! ,/ate lic5s+ or c]tification
 exam9ation 9 s*ool psy*ology at !      
speciali/ level2  7,b7 9 an accr$it$    
s*ool c\nsel+ program t prep>es /ud5ts 9
 su* program = ! ,/ate lic5s+ or        
c]tification exam9ation 9 s*ool c\nsel+2
  7,c7 9 s*ool social "w t is accr$it$  
by ! ,c\ncil on ,social ,"w ,education &
 t prep>es /ud5ts 9 su* program = !     

,/ate lic5s+ or c]tification exam9ation 
9 s*ool social "w2  7,d7 9 ano!r        
s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? field t prep>es  
/ud5ts 9 su* program = ! ,/ate lic5s+ or
 c]tification exam9ation 9 su* field1 if
 applicable2 or  7,e7 9 any comb9ation (
 /udy describ$ 9 subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh
 7,d74  7#c7 ,in/itution ( high]        
education ,! t]m in/itution ( high]     
education has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9    
section #aja ( ! ,high] ,education ,act 
( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja71 b        
excludes any in/itution ( high]         
education describ$ 9 section            
#ajb7;a77#a77;,c7 ( su* ,act4  7#d7     
,p>ticipat+ /ud5t ,! t]m p>ticipat+     
/ud5t means an individual :o is enroll$ 
9 a graduate degree program 9 a         
s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? field at a       
p>ticipat+ eligible graduate in/itution4
  7#e7 ,s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? field ,! 
t]m s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? field means  
ea* ( ! foll[+ fields3 7,a7 ,s*ool      
c\nsel+4  7,b7 ,s*ool social "w4  7,c7  
,s*ool psy*ology4  7,d7 ,any o!r field (

 /udy t leads to employm5t z a          
s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? s]vices provid]1 
z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  7#f7         
,s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? s]vices provid] 
,! t]m s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal? s]vices   
provid] has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section
 #dajb ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y        
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#gaab74  7#g7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y
 means ! ,secret>y ( ,education4