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Calendar No. 423 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3679 

To reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 30, 2024 

Mr. KAINE (for himself, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. REED, Mr. MARSHALL, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. KING, Ms. STABENOW, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. WARNER, Mrs. 

GILLIBRAND, Ms. BALDWIN, Ms. SMITH, and Mrs. SHAHEEN) introduced 

the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 

on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

JUNE 18, 2024 

Reported by Mr. SANDERS, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider 

Protection Act, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Dr. Lorna Breen 

5 Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. EDUCATION AND AWARENESS INITIATIVE ENCOUR2 AGING USE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUB3 STANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES BY 

4 HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. 

5 Section 3 of the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Pro6 vider Protection Act (Public Law 117–105) is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘and annu8 ally thereafter,’’ after ‘‘of this Act,’’; and 

9 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘2022 through 

10 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2025 through 2029’’. 

11 SEC. 3. PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH AMONG 

12 THE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL WORKFORCE. 

13 The second section 764 of the Public Health Service 

14 Act (42 U.S.C. 294t), as added by section 4 of the Dr. 

15 Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (Public 

16 Law 117–105), is amended— 

17 (1) by redesignating such section 764 as section 

18 764A; 

19 (2) in subsection (a)(3)— 

20 (A) by striking ‘‘to eligible entities in’’ and 

21 inserting ‘‘to eligible entities that— 

22 ‘‘(A) are in’’; 

23 (B) by striking the period and inserting ‘‘; 

24 or’’; and 

25 (C) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(B) have a focus on the reduction of ad2 ministrative burden on health care workers.’’; 

3 (3) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘not less 

4 than’’ after ‘‘period of’’; and 

5 (4) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘2022 through 

6 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2025 through 2029’’. 

7 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

8 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Dr. Lorna Breen Health 

9 Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act’’. 

10 SEC. 2. DISSEMINATION OF BEST PRACTICES. 

11 Section 2 of the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider 

12 Protection Act (Public Law 117–105) is amended— 

13 (1) by striking ‘‘of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘of 

14 the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection 

15 Reauthorization Act’’; and 

16 (2) by inserting ‘‘and prevent substance use and 

17 misuse’’ after ‘‘promote their mental health’’. 

18 SEC. 3. EDUCATION AND AWARENESS INITIATIVE ENCOUR19 AGING USE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUB20 STANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES BY 

21 HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. 

22 Section 3 of the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider 

23 Protection Act (Public Law 117–105) is amended— 

24 (1) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘and annually 

25 thereafter,’’ after ‘‘of this Act,’’; and 


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1 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘2022 through 

2 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2025 through 2029’’. 

3 SEC. 4. PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH AMONG 

4 THE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL WORKFORCE. 

5 The second section 764 of the Public Health Service 

6 Act (42 U.S.C. 294t), as added by section 4 of the Dr. Lorna 

7 Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (Public Law 

8 117–105), is amended— 

9 (1) by redesignating such section 764 as section 

10 764A; 

11 (2) in subsection (a)(3)— 

12 (A) by striking ‘‘to eligible entities in’’ and 

13 inserting ‘‘to eligible entities that— 

14 ‘‘(A) are in’’; 

15 (B) by striking the period and inserting ‘‘; 

16 or’’; and 

17 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(B) have a focus on the reduction of ad19 ministrative burden on health care workers.’’; 

20 (3) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘not less than’’ 

21 after ‘‘period of’’; and 

22 (4) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘2022 through 

23 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2025 through 2029’’. 


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Calendar No. 423 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3679 

A BILL 

Provider Protection Act, and for other purposes. 

To reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care 

JUNE 18, 2024 

Reported with an amendment 


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