,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dahf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bf1 #bjbe,mr4  
,kri%namoor?i 7= himself1 ,mr4          
,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,l&sman1 ,mr4 ,lawl]1
 & ,ms4 ,bynum7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,education & ,work=ce1 & 9 addition to !
 ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 = a   
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
au?orize ! ,secret>y ( ,education1 9    
coord9ation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &    
,human ,s]vices1 to aw>d grants to      
eligible entities to support ! m5tal &  
behavioral heal? ( elem5t>y & second>y  
s*ool /ud5ts1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,connect+ ,/ud5ts ) ,m5tal ,heal?       
,s]vices ,act4  #b4 ,grants to support  
m5tal & behavioral heal? ( elem5t>y &   
second>y s*ool /ud5ts  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!  
,secret>y ( ,education1 9 coord9ation ) 

! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 
%all c>ry out a program consi/+ ( aw>d+ 
grants to eligible entities to support !
 m5tal & behavioral heal? ( /ud5ts 9    
elem5t>y s*ools & second>y s*ools1      
especially su* /ud5ts :o reside 9 rural 
areas or lack access to m5tal &         
behavioral heal? s]vices4  7b7 ,use (   
funds ,an eligible entity receiv+ a     
grant "u ?is section %all use ! grant = 
res\rces to support ! m5tal & behavioral
 heal? ( /ud5ts 9 elem5t>y s*ools &     
second>y s*ools1 :i* may include-- 7#a7 
pur*as+ or upgrad+ equipm5t 7:i* may    
include physical equipm5t & te*nology7  
to implem5t a teleheal? program t       
includes m5tal & behavioral heal? c>e2  
7#b7 ensur+ suffici5t space & p]sonnel  
to support su* a teleheal? program 9 "o 
or m s*ools2 &  7#c7 hir+1 or provid+   
additional comp5sation =1 /aff to help  
adm9i/] su* a teleheal? program4  7c7   
,application  7#a7 ,submission ,to seek 
a grant "u ?is section1 an eligible     
entity %all submit an application to !  

,secret>y ( ,education at su* "t1 9 su* 
mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation &        
assurances z ! ,secret>y may require4   
7#b7 ,cont5ts ,ea* su* application %all 
include a plan--  7,a7 detail+ !        
applicant's propos$ teleheal? program t 
includes m5tal & behavioral heal? c>e1  
to be support$ ?r\gh ! plan2 &  7,b7    
provid+ assurances t any collection1    
ma9t5ance1 or use ( /ud5t in=mation     
?r\gh su* teleheal? program w be 9      
accordance ) applicable privacy laws4   
7d7 ,priority ,9 aw>d+ grants "u ?is    
section1 ! ,secret>y ( ,education %all  
give priority to eligible entities t--  
7#a7 submit an application 9 accordance 
) subsection 7c72 &  7#b7 s]ve-- 7,a7   
high-pov]ty elem5t>y s*ools & second>y  
s*ools2  7,b7 rural elem5t>y s*ools &   
second>y s*ools2 or  7,c7 elem5t>y      
s*ools & second>y s*ools t are locat$ 9 
a heal? pr(essional %ortage area        
designat$ "u section #ccb ( ! ,public   
,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#bed;e74  7e7 ,tim+ ,! ,secret>y (      

,education %all e/abli% ! program       
requir$ by subsection 7a7 n lat] ?an    
#ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act4  7f7 ,supplem5t1 n supplant ,funds
 made available "u ?is section %all be  
us$ to supplem5t & n supplant o!r       
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local funds provid$ =  
activities fund$ "u ?is section4  7g7   
,report ,n lat] ?an ,septemb] #cj1      
#bjbg1 ! ,secret>y ( ,education & !     
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1   
act+ jo9tly1 %all submit to ! ,congress 
& make publicly available a report      
includ+-- 7#a7 analysis on ! impact ( ! 
program "u ?is section 79 a mann] t does
 n include in=mation t w\ld reveal      
p]sonally id5tifiable in=mation ab\t an 
individual /ud5t7--  7,a7 on ! numb] (  
/ud5ts 9 elem5t>y s*ools & second>y     
s*ools receiv+ heal? c>e 7includ+       
behavioral & m5tal heal? s]vices7 ?r\gh 
a teleheal? program2 &  7,b7 on ! numb] 
( su* /ud5ts receiv+ behavioral & m5tal 
heal? s]vices ?r\gh a teleheal? program2
 &  7#b7 recomm5dations = !             

reau?orization1 expansion1 & improvem5t 
( ! program "u ?is section4  7h7        
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,! t]m
 community heal? c>e provid]-- 7,a7     
subject to subp>agraph 7,b71 includes a 
univ]sity heal? c>e sy/em2 &  7,b7      
excludes any provid] t does n accept    
paym5t "u a ,/ate plan 7or waiv] ( su*  
plan7 "u title ,,xix ( ! ,social        
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif et  
seq474  7#b7 ,! t]ms educational s]vice 
ag5cy1 elem5t>y s*ool1 local educational
 ag5cy1 & second>y s*ool h ! mean+s giv5
 to ^? t]ms 9 section #haja ( !         
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#c7 ,!   
t]m eligible entity means a p>tn]%ip    
betwe5-- 7,a7 a local educational ag5cy 
or a consortium ( any su* ag5cies2 &    
7,b7 a community heal? c>e provid] or an
 educational s]vice ag5cy4  7#d7 ,! t]m 
teleheal? means ! use ( electronic      
in=mation & telecommunications          
te*nologies to support long-di/ance     
cl9ical heal? c>e1 pati5t & pr(essional 

heal?-relat$ education1 public heal?1 & 
heal? adm9i/ration4  7i7 ,au?orization (
 appropriations ,to c>ry out ?is        
section1 !re is au?oriz$ to be          
appropriat$ #e1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal   
ye>s #bjbf ?r\gh #bjbi4