,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dgdd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bc1 #bjbe,mr4  
,tonko 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1   
,mr4 ,bacon1 & ,ms4 ,ca/or ( ,florida7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public ,heal?       
,s]vice ,act to direct ! ,secret>y (    
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to promote     
m5tal wellness & resili5ce & prev5t &   
heal m5tal heal?1 behavioral heal?1 &   
psy*osocial conditions ?r\gh            
developm5tally & culturally appropriate 
community programs1 & aw>d grants = !   
purpose ( e/abli%+1 op]at+1 or exp&+    
community-bas$ m5tal wellness &         
resili5ce programs1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,community ,m5tal ,wellness &         
,resili5ce ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,grant    
program = community m5tal wellness &    
resili5ce programs ,title ,,iii ( !     
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act is am5d$ by 
ins]t+ aft] section #cag,v 7#db         

,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;b-#bd7 ! foll[+3  #cag,w4
 ,grant program = community m5tal       
wellness & resili5ce programs  7a7      
,grants  7#a7 ,plann+ grants  7,a7      
,aw>ds ,! ,secret>y %all aw>d grants to 
eligible organizations-- 7i7 to organize
 a m5tal wellness & resili5ce coord9at+ 
network2  7ii7 to p]=m assessm5ts ( ne$ 
) respect to community m5tal wellness & 
resili5ce2 &  7iii7 to prep>e an        
application = a grant "u p>agraph 7#b74 
7,b7 ,am\nt ,! am\nt ( a grant "u       
subp>agraph 7,a71 ) respect to any      
eligible organization seek+ su* a grant 
%all n exce$ #bej1jjj4  7,c7 ,eligible  
organization def9$ ,9 ?is p>agraph1 !   
t]m eligible organization means an      
organization t--  7i7 is a nonpr(it or  
community-bas$ entity eligible to be a  
"p ( ! resili5ce coord9at+ network 7z   
def9$ 9 subsection 7c772 &  7ii7 has    
docum5t$ support f at lea/ #c o!r su*   
entities4  7#b7 ,program grants  7,a7   
,aw>ds ,! ,secret>y %all c>ry out a     
program ( aw>d+ grants to m5tal wellness

 & resili5ce coord9at+ networks1 on a   
competitive basis1 = ! purpose (        
e/abli%+1 op]at+1 or exp&+ community    
m5tal wellness & resili5ce programs4    
7,b7 ,am\nt ,! am\nt ( a grant "u       
subp>agraph 7,a7 %all n exce$ #ejj1jjj  
ea* ye> ov] a p]iod n to exce$ f\r ye>s4
  7,c7 ,rural set aside  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,(
 ! funds appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is    
section = a fiscal ye>1 #bj p]c5t ( su* 
funds %all be res]v$ to aw>d grants to  
community m5tal wellness & resili5ce    
programs 9 rural areas4  7ii7 ,rural    
area describ$ ,= purposes ( clause 7i71 
a rural area is a region outside ( an   
urban or suburban area4  7iii7          
,inclusion ,= purposes ( clause 7ii71 a 
rural area may include individuals &    
organizations f multiple t[ns 9 ! c\nty 
or region involv$4  7b7 ,program        
requirem5ts ,a program c>ri$ out us+    
funds aw>d$ "u subsection 7a77#b7 %all  
take a public heal? approa* to m5tal    
heal? prev5tion & promotion1 us+ ! be/  
available evid5ce1 to /r5g!n ! entire   

community's psy*ological & emotional    
wellness & resili5ce1 includ+ by--  7#a7
 collect+ & analyz+ in=mation f resid5ts
 ( ! community z well z quantitative    
data to id5tify-- 7,a7 protective       
factors t enhance & su/a9 ! community's 
capacity = m5tal wellness & resili5ce2 &
  7,b7 risk factors t und]m9e su*       
capacity2  7#b7 /r5g!n+ su* protective  
factors & address+ su* risk factors2    
7#c7 build+ aw>5ess1 skills1 tools1 &   
lead]%ip 9 ! community to-- 7,a7        
facilitate us+ a public heal? approa* to
 m5tal heal?2 &  7,b7 detect1 prev5t1 & 
heal m5tal heal?1 behavioral heal?1 &   
psy*osocial conditions among all adults 
& y\?2 &  7#d7 develop+1 implem5t+1 &   
cont9ually evaluat+ & improv+ a         
compreh5sive /rategic plan = c>ry+ out !
 activities describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a71  
7#b7 & 7#c7 t includes utiliz+          
developm5tally1 l+ui/ically1 &          
culturally appropriate evid5ce-bas$1    
evid5ce-in=m$1 promis+-be/1 or indig5\s 
practices =--  7,a7 engag+ resid5ts 9   

build+ social connections1 includ+      
across cultural1 geographic1 & economic 
b\nd>ies2  7,b7 enhanc+ local economic1 
social1 & environm5tal conditions1      
includ+ ) respect to ! built environm5t2
  7,c7 becom+ trauma-in=m$ & le>n+      
simple self-adm9i/rable m5tal wellness &
 resili5ce skills2  7,d7 engag+ 9       
community activities t /r5g!n m5tal     
wellness & resili5ce2  7,e7 p>tak+ 9    
noncl9ical gr\p & community-m9d$        
prev5tion & recov]y programs2 &  7,f7   
o!r activities to promote m5tal wellness
 & resili5ce & prev5t or heal individual
 & community traumas4  7c7 ,resili5ce   
coord9at+ network  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 ?is 
section1 ! t]m resili5ce coord9at+      
network means a network t is compos$ (  
#a or m repres5tatives f at lea/ #e ( ! 
categories li/$ 9 p>agraph 7#b74  7#b7  
,categories ,! categories li/$ 9 ?is    
p>agraph are ! foll[+3  7,a7 ,grassroots
 gr\ps1 community-bas$ organizations1   
neighborhood associations1 & volunte]   
civic organizations4  7,b7 ,elem5t>y &  

second>y s*ools1 high-ne$s s*ools1      
in/itutions ( high] education1 includ+  
community colleges1 job-tra9+ programs1 
& o!r education or tra9+ ag5cies or     
organizations4  7,c7 ,y\? s]v+          
organizations1 su* z y\? aft]-s*ool &   
summ] programs4  7,d7 ,p>5tal1 family1 &
 e>ly *ildhood education programs4  7,e7
 ,fai? & spirituality organizations4    
7,f7 ,s5ior c>e organizations4  7,g7    
,climate *ange mitigation & adaptation1 
& environm5tal cons]vation1 gr\ps &     
organizations4  7,h7 ,social &          
environm5tal ju/ice gr\ps &             
organizations4  7,i7 ,disa/] prep>$ness 
& em]g5cy response gr\ps &              
organizations4  7,j7 ,bus9esses &       
bus9ess associations4  7,k7 ,police1    
fire1 & o!r ag5cies & organizations     
involv$ ) community safety1 security1 & 
! ju/ice sy/em4  7,l7 ,social "w1 m5tal 
heal?1 behavioral heal?1 sub/ance use1  
physical heal?1 public heal?1 & o!r     
pr(essionals1 gr\ps1 organizations1     
ag5cies1 & in/itutions 9 ! human heal? &

 social s]vices fields4  7,m7 ,! g5]al  
public1 includ+ individuals :o h        
exp]i5c$ adv]se m5tal heal? or          
behavioral heal? conditions :o c        
repres5t & engage ) populations &       
sectors relevant to ! community4  7d7   
,te*nical assi/ance ,! ,secret>y %all   
provide1 directly or ?r\gh grants to1 or
 contracts ) public or private entities1
 to eligible organizations & resili5ce  
coord9at+ networks te*nical assi/ance-- 
7#a7 9 develop+ applications = grants "u
 p>agraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 ( subsection 7a72
 &  7#b7 by %>+ be/ practices le>n$ f   
resili5ce coord9at+ networks4  7e7      
,report  7#a7 ,submission ,n lat] ?an   
,decemb] #ca1 #bjcj1 ! ,secret>y %all   
submit a report to ! ,congress on !     
results ( ! grants "u subsection        
7a77#a74  7#b7 ,cont5ts ,su* report %all
 include a summ>y ( ! be/ practices us$ 
by grantees 9 e/abli%+1 op]at+1 or exp&+
 community m5tal wellness & resili5ce   
programs1 & ! outputs & outcomes a*iev$4
  7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7  

,! t]m public heal? approa* to m5tal    
heal? ref]s to me?ods t--  7,a7 take a  
population-level approa* to promote     
m5tal wellness & resili5ce to prev5t    
problems be=e !y em]ge1 int]v5e be=e !y 
become m sev]e1 & heal !m :5 !y d appe>1
 n m]ely treat+ individuals "o at a "t  
aft] symptoms ( pa?ology appe>2 &  7,b7 
address m5tal heal? & psy*osocial       
problems by--  7i7 id5tify+ & /r5g!n+   
exi/+ protective factors1 & =m+ new     
ones1 t buff] p f & enhance _! capacity 
= psy*ological1 emotional1 & behavioral 
wellness & resili5ce = adv]sities2  7ii7
 tak+ a holi/ic sy/ems p]spective t     
recognizes t mo/ m5tal heal?1 behavioral
 heal?1 & psy*osocial conditions result 
f num]\s int]relat$ p]sonal1 family1    
social1 economic1 & environm5tal factors
 t require multiprong$ community-bas$   
int]v5tions2 &  7iii7 us+ ! be/         
available evid5ce to take action &      
implem5t /rategies t support m5tal heal?
 prev5tion & recov]y ef=ts4  7#b7 ,! t]m
 community means p1 gr\ps1 &            

organizations t reside 9 or "w )9 a     
specific geographic area1 su* z a city1 
neighborhood1 subdivision1 or urban1    
suburban1 or rural locale4  7#c7 ,! t]m 
community trauma means a traumatic ev5t 
or ev5ts t are %>$ by a community & t h 
la/+ adv]se effects on ! heal? &        
well-be+ ( ! community4  7#d7 ,! t]m    
protective factors means /r5g?s1 skills1
 res\rces1 & *>act]i/ics t--  7,a7 are  
associat$ ) a l[] likelihood ( negative 
outcomes ( adv]sities2 or  7,b7 r$uce ! 
impact on p ( toxic /resses or a        
traumatic exp]i5ce4  7#e7 ,! t]m m5tal  
wellness means a /ate ( well-be+ 9 :i*  
an individual exp]i5ces positive        
emotional function+1 pursues self-def9$ 
goals1 e/abli%es & ma9ta9s mean+ful     
relation%ips1 & feels a s5se ( mean+ &  
purpose4 ,at ! individual level1        
well-be+ is bas$ on fundam5tal family1  
social1 cognitive1 & emotional skills & 
supports t help individuals react1 cope1
 & adapt 9 heal?y ways to /ress1        
unc]ta9ty1 adv]sity1 trauma1 & *ange4   

,at ! community level1 well-be+ is      
influ5c$ by ! social1 economic1         
educational1 & environm5tal factors &   
conditions t ei!r enhance or dim9i%     
well-be+ )9 ! community4  7#f7 ,! t]m   
psy*osocial problem ref]s to social &   
environm5tal /ructures & processes t    
adv]sely effect & influ5ce an           
individual's m5tal /ate or community    
heal?4  7#g7 ,! t]m resili5ce means t p 
develop cognitive1 psy*ological1        
emotional1 & behavioral capabilities &  
social connections t enable !m to calm  
_! body1 m9d1 emotions1 & behaviors dur+
 toxic /resses or traumatic exp]i5ces 9 
ways t enable !m to-- 7,a7 respond )\t  
negative consequ5ces = !mselves or o!rs2
 &  7,b7 use ! exp]i5ces z cataly/s to  
develop a con/ructive new s5se ( mean+1 
purpose1 & hope4  7#h7 ,! t]m toxic     
/ress means exposure to prolong$1 sev]e1
 & /ressful situations ) no p]iod (     
recov]y or support4  7g7 ,au?orization (
 appropriations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,to c>ry 
out ?is section1 !re is au?oriz$ to be  

appropriat$ #cf1jjj1jjj = ! p]iod (     
fiscal ye>s #bjbe ?r\gh #bjbi4  7#b7    
,limitation ,( ! am\nt made available to
 c>ry out ?is section = a fiscal ye>1 n 
m ?an #e p]c5t ( su* funds may be us$ to
 c>ry out subsection 7d74  4