,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dhai  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ag1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,whitehouse 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,hawley1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,king1  
,mr4 ,schiff1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4         
,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,kelly1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 
and ,mrs4 ,shaheen7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #bc1       
,united ,states ,code1 to establish an  
,,ems and ,first ,responder ,wellness   
,grant ,program1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,lifeline for ,first       
,responders ,act4  #b4 ,,ems and ,first 
,responder ,wellness ,grant ,program    
7a7 ,in general ,chapter #d of title    
#bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by inserting after section #djh the     
following3  #dji4 ,,ems and ,first      
,responder ,wellness ,grant ,program    
7a7 ,establishment ,the ,secretary1     

acting through the ,administrator of the
 ,national ,highway ,traffic ,safety    
,administration 7referred to in this    
section as the ,secretary71 shall       
establish a grant program1 to be known  
as the ,,ems and ,first ,responder      
,wellness ,grant ,program 7referred to  
in this section as the program71 to     
support first responder mental health1  
stress reduction1 family services1 and  
suicide prevention4  7b7 ,placement ,the
 program shall be carried out through   
the ,office of ,emergency ,medical      
,services of the ,national ,highway     
,traffic ,safety ,administration4  7c7  
,eligible entities ,an entity eligible  
to receive a grant under the program    
is-- 7#a7 a ,federal1 ,state1 ,tribal1  
or local fire service that supplies     
emergency medical services2  7#b7 an    
,,ems agency2 and  7#c7 a dispatch      
center4  7d7 ,authorized uses ,a grant  
provided under the program may be used  
for-- 7#a7 evidence-based stress        
reduction and mental health services2   

7#b7 suicide prevention1 intervention1  
and postvention services2  7#c7         
confidential counseling1 peer support1  
and behavioral health services2  7#d7   
family support services for spouses and 
children2 and  7#e7 outreach1 stigma    
reduction1 education1 training1 and     
technical assistance4  7e7              
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to     
carry out the program #g1ejj1jjj for    
each of fiscal years #bjbh through      
#bjcb4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the 
analysis for chapter #d of title #bc1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after the item relating to    
section #djh the following3  #dji4 ,,ems
 and ,first ,responder ,wellness ,grant 
,program4  4