,i #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #icfe ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #ah1 #bjbf,ms4 ,rivas 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,garca of ,illinois1 and ,mr4 ,cisneros7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,to direct the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services to establish an office to assist communities in providing mental health services to individuals experiencing fear-based trauma related to immigration law enforcement actions taken by ,federal agencies1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,healing and ,equity for ,enforcement-,affected ,residents and ,trauma ,act of #bjbf or the ,,heart ,act of #bjbf4 #b4 ,family stability and mental health support for communities impacted by ,federal immigration law enforcement actions 7a7 ,establishment of office ,the ,secretary shall establish within the ,office of the ,secretary an office to be known as the ,office of ,immigrant ,community ,mental ,health and ,resilience4 7b7 ,director ,the ,office shall be headed by a ,director1 who shall be appointed by the ,secretary4 7c7 ,duties 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,director shall carry out programs and activities to assist impacted communities1 including through the provision of mental health services to individuals experiencing fear-based trauma related to immigration law enforcement actions taken by ,federal agencies4 7#b7 ,direct care and service delivery ,in carrying out paragraph 7#a71 the ,director shall support impacted communities by-- 7,a7 providing for the establishment of mobile mental health response teams2 7,b7 providing for the establishment of emergency counseling vouchers2 7,c7 carrying out the mental health grant program under subsection 7d72 and 7,d7 providing guidance to ,states on any ,medicaid flexibilities available for assisting individuals described in paragraph 7#a74 7#c7 ,data reporting ,in carrying out paragraph 7#a71 the ,director shall-- 7,a7 create a process for ,states1 local governments1 or community-based organizations to report immigration law enforcement actions taken by ,federal agencies to help direct the resources of the ,office2 and 7,b7 submit to ,congress an annual report on the public health impacts of such immigration law enforcement actions1 including recommendations for providing care to individuals described in paragraph 7#a7 who reside in medically underserved communities4 7#d7 ,workforce development ,in carrying out paragraph 7#a71 the ,director shall support impacted communities in-- 7,a7 the hiring of culturally competent behavioral health specialists to address the emergent public health needs of impacted communities2 and 7,b7 the training of health care providers in providing mental health services for individuals described in paragraph 7#a74 7#e7 ,community ,involvement ,in carrying out paragraph 7#a71 the ,director shall support impacted communities in-- 7,a7 developing and implementing know your rights campaigns relating to health care rights2 7,b7 developing and implementing public awareness campaigns relating to accessing health care services in a multilingual setting2 7,c7 developing and distributing educational materials relating to fear-based trauma2 and 7,d7 providing trauma-informed mental health and family stabilization services4 7d7 ,grants 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall make grants to eligible entities serving impacted communities4 7#b7 ,use of funds ,a recipient of a grant under this subsection shall use the funds received under the grant to-- 7,a7 provide trauma-informed mental health services1 including crisis counseling and short-term therapeutic interventions2 7,b7 address emergent behavioral health crises2 7,c7 provide inclusive mental health and substance use prevention1 response1 and recovery services that an impacted community may need following immigration law enforcement actions taken by ,federal agencies2 7,d7 develop and implement a know your rights campaign relating to health care rights2 7,e7 deploy mobile or community-based mental health response services2 or 7,f7 integrate multilingual1 trauma-informed mental health services with healthcare services provided by local educational agencies and schools1 to the extent feasible4 7e7 ,prohibition on sharing of information ,the data1 actions1 and information collected by the ,office shall not be shared with the ,department of ,homeland ,security or any other ,federal agency that takes immigration law enforcement actions4 #c4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,behavioral health specialist ,the term behavioral health specialist means a professional licensed to provide behavioral health services1 including a child or adult psychiatrist1 a psychologist1 a social worker1 a guidance counselor1 a peer support specialist1 or other qualified individual as determined by the ,secretary4 7#b7 ,director ,the term ,director means the ,director of the ,family ,stability and ,mental ,health ,support ,office established under section #b4 7#c7 ,eligible entity ,the term eligible entity means-- 7,a7 a ,state or local government2 7,b7 a ,federally qualified health center 7as defined in section #ahfa7;aa7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #aciex7aa7772 7,c7 a rural health clinic 7as defined in section #ahfa7;aa7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #aciex7aa7772 7,d7 a ,tribal health organization2 7,e7 a local educational agency2 7,f7 a faith-based organization providing health or social services2 or 7,g7 a community-based organization4 7#d7 ,impacted community ,the term impacted community means a local jurisdiction that demonstrates that a ,federal agency has taken immigration law enforcement actions within the borders of the jurisdiction4 7#e7 ,medically underserved community ,the term medically underserved community has the meaning given the term in section #gii;,b of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #biep74 7#f7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services4 #d4 ,authorization of appropriations ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 of the amounts made available under sections #ijjjc1 #ajjjea1 and #ajjjeb of ,public ,law #aai-ba 7#aci ,stat4 #gb et seq471 such sums as may be necessary shall to transferred to the ,secretary to carry out this ,act4 ,any sums so transferred shall remain available until expended4