,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ggi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #bg1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,padilla 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,tillis1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 and ,ms4          
,murkowski7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend title ,,xix of the    
,public ,health ,service ,act to provide
 for prevention and early intervention  
services under the ,block ,grants for   
,community ,mental ,health ,services    
program1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,early ,action and ,responsiveness  
,lifts ,youth ,minds ,act or the ,,early
 ,minds ,act4  #b4 ,early intervention  
7a7 ,state plan option ,section         
#aiab7;b77#a77;,a77vii7 of the ,public  
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#cjjx-#a7;b77#a77;,a77vii77 is amended--
 7#a7 in subclause 7,,iii71 by striking 
and at the end2  7#b7 in subclause      

7,,iv71 by striking the period at the   
end and inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by   
adding at the end the following3  7,v7 a
 description of any evidence-based      
prevention and early intervention       
strategies and programs the ,state      
provides to prevent1 delay1 or reduce   
the severity and onset of mental illness
 and behavioral problems1 including for 
children and adolescents1 irrespective  
of experiencing a serious mental illness
 or serious emotional disturbance1 as   
defined under subsection 7c77#a74  4    
7b7 ,allocation allowance2 reports      
,section #aibj of the ,public ,health   
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjx-#i7  
is amended by adding at the end the     
following3  7e7 ,prevention and early   
intervention services ,in the case of a 
,state with a ,state plan that provides 
for strategies and programs specified in
 section #aiab7;b77#a77;,a77vii77,v71   
such ,state may expend not more than #e 
percent of the amount of the allotment  
of the ,state pursuant to a funding     

agreement under section #aiaa for each  
fiscal year to support such strategies  
and programs4  7f7 ,reports to congress 
,not later than #a year after the date  
of enactment of the ,,early ,minds ,act1
 and biennially thereafter1 the         
,secretary shall submit to ,congress a  
report on the prevention and early      
intervention strategies and programs    
pursued by ,states pursuant to          
subsection 7e74 ,each such report shall 
include-- 7#a7 a list of the ,states    
that utilized the option to provide     
prevention and early intervention       
services2  7#b7 a description of the    
prevention and early intervention       
activities of each such ,state2  7#c7   
the population served1 including        
information on demographics1 including  
age2  7#d7 the outcomes of such         
activities1 including-- 7,a7 how such   
activities reduced delays in access to  
mental and behavioral health care for   
children and adults2 and  7,b7 how such 
activities reduced the severity of onset

 of serious mental illness and serious  
emotional disturbance2 and  7#e7 any    
other relevant information the          
,secretary determines necessary4  4