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,mr4 ,ru!r=d7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committees
 on ! ,judici>y1 & ,transportation &    
,infra/ructure1 = 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 direct !        
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1   
act+ ?r\gh ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y =      
,m5tal ,heal? & ,sub/ance ,use1 to      
e/abli% an int]ag5cy work+ gr\p on      
pe]-to-pe] behavioral heal? programs =  
law en=cem5t (fic]s & fir/ respond]s1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,pe] ,support =    
,our ,fir/ ,respond]s ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4
 ,int]ag5cy work+ gr\p on pe]-to-pe]    
behavioral heal? programs = law en=cem5t
 (fic]s & fir/ respond]s  7a7           

,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &     
,human ,s]vices %all e/abli% an         
int]ag5cy work+ gr\p to--  7#a7 review  
be/ practices = pe]-to-pe] behavioral   
heal? programs t are tailor$ to law     
en=cem5t (fic]s & fir/ respond]s2 &     
7#b7 issue updat$ recomm5dations to     
,congress on ways to improve m5tal &    
behavioral heal? outcomes = law en=cem5t
 (fic]s & fir/ respond]s1 includ+ ways (
 r$uc+ suicide risk & address+ sub/ance 
use conditions4  7b7 ,review ( be/      
practices ,9 conduct+ ! review "u       
subsection 7a77#a71 ! ,secret>y %all--  
7#a7 ensure t pe]-to-pe] behavioral     
heal? programs are evaluat$ = di/9ct    
occupational models giv5 ! unique       
op]ational environm5ts1 exposures1 &    
exp]i5ces2 &  7#b7 include be/ practices
 relat+ to-- 7,a7 confid5tiality        
protections2  7,b7 tra9+ /&>ds = pe]    
support]s2 &  7,c7 integration ( s]vices
 ) lic5s$ m5tal & behavioral heal?      
pr(essionals4  7c7 ,memb]s  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,! work+ gr\p %all be compos$ ( ! 

foll[+ memb]s3 7,a7 ,! ,secret>y4  7,b7 
,! ,attorney ,g5]al4  7,c7 ,! ,secret>y 
( ,homel& ,security4  7,d7              
,repres5tatives ( ,f$]al1 ,/ate1        
,tribal1 t]ritorial1 & local gov]nm5t   
ag5cies employ+ law en=cem5t (fic]s &   
fir/ respond]s1 to be appo9t$ by !      
,secret>y4  7,e7 ,law en=cem5t (fic]s & 
fir/ respond]s1 to be appo9t$ by !      
,secret>y1 includ+ law en=cem5t (fic]s &
 fir/ respond]s ) direct exp]i5ce       
p>ticipat+ 9 pe]-to-pe] behavioral heal?
 programs4  7,f7 ,repres5tatives (      
nongov]nm5tal organizations1 includ+    
organizations t support ! int]e/s ( law 
en=cem5t (fic]s & fir/ respond]s1 to be 
appo9t$ by ! ,secret>y4  7#b7 ,balanc$  
repres5tation ,9 appo9t+ memb]s "u      
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y %all seek to 
a*ieve a memb]%ip t repres5ts a v>iety (
 viewpo9ts across ag5cies1              
organizations1 & exp]i5ce levels4  7d7  
,publication requirem5t2 report to      
,congress ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! work+ gr\p    

%all-- 7#a7 make publicly available on !
 int]net website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? 
& ,human ,s]vices a report detail+ !    
results ( ! review to be conduct$ "u    
subsection 7a77#a71 includ+--  7,a7 a   
compilation ( evid5ce-bas$ f9d+s2 &     
7,b7 an id5tification ( m9imum /&>ds =  
effective pe]-to-pe] behavioral heal?   
programs = law en=cem5t (fic]s & fir/   
respond]s2 &  7#b7 submit to ,congress a
 report conta9+ ! updat$ recomm5dations 
to be issu$ "u subsection 7a77#b71      
includ+ recomm5dations on-- 7,a7 h[     
pe]-to-pe] behavioral heal? programs =  
law en=cem5t (fic]s & fir/ respond]s    
%\ld function z a "p ( ! broad] cont9uum
 ( behavioral heal? c>e2 &  7,b7        
opportunities = provid+ ,f$]al grant    
guidance1 te*nical assi/ance1 &         
int]ag5cy coord9ation to support        
implem5tation ( effective pe]-to-pe]    
behavioral heal? programs4  7e7         
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,fir/ 
respond] ,! t]m fir/ respond] includes  
firefight]s1 em]g5cy m$ical s]vices     

p]sonnel1 public safety                 
telecommunicators1 corrections public   
safety p]sonnel1 & su* o!r em]g5cy      
response p]sonnel z det]m9$ appropriate 
by ! ,secret>y4  7#b7 ,secret>y ,! t]m  
,secret>y means1 unless o!rwise         
indicat$1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human 
,s]vices1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,assi/ant        
,secret>y = ,m5tal ,heal? & ,sub/ance   
,use4  7f7 ,t]m9ation ,! work+ gr\p %all
 t]m9ate on ! date t is "o ye> aft] !   
date on :i* ! work+ gr\p complies ) !   
requirem5ts ( subsection 7d74  7g7      
,evaluation ( ne$ = updat+              
recomm5dations ,foll[+ ! t]m9ation date 
e/abli%$ by subsection 7f71 ! ,secret>y 
may submit to ,congress a reque/ to     
reconv5e ! work+ gr\p if ! ,secret>y    
det]m9es t !re is a ne$ to fur!r--  7#a7
 update recomm5dations on ways to       
improve m5tal heal? outcomes = law      
en=cem5t (fic]s & fir/ respond]s2 or    
7#b7 review be/ practices = pe]-to-pe]  
behavior heal? programs t are tailor$ to
 law en=cem5t (fic]s & fir/ respond]s4  

7h7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re 
are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ su* sums 
z may be necess>y to c>ry out ?is       
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