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Union Calendar No. 154 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1667 

[Report No. 117–213] 

To address behavioral health and well-being among health care professionals. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 8, 2021 

Ms. WILD (for herself, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. UPTON, 

Ms. CHU, Mr. GRIFFITH, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. CASE, 

Mr. VAN DREW, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. TIMMONS, Mr. SUOZZI, Ms. LEE

of California, and Mr. STANTON) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

DECEMBER 8, 2021 

Additional sponsors: Mr. KATKO, Ms. ROSS, Ms. MENG, Ms. NEWMAN, Mr. 

CLEAVER, Mrs. LURIA, Mr. MRVAN, Ms. SCANLON, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, Ms. SEWELL, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. GRIJALVA, 

Ms. NORTON, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. TRONE, Mr. AUCHINCLOSS, Ms. 

STRICKLAND, Mr. BERA, Mr. MALINOWSKI, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mrs. AXNE, Ms. DELBENE, Ms. SCHRIER, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, 

Mr. CARBAJAL, Ms. OMAR, Mr. HILL, Mr. CARSON, Mr. POCAN, Ms. 

MANNING, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. BUCSHON, Ms. PINGREE, 

Mr. COHEN, Mr. RUSH, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. 

O’HALLERAN, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, 

Ms. DEAN, Mr. GARCI ́A of Illinois, Mr. MANN, Mr. LAMB, Mr. LEVIN of 

California, Mr. TONKO, Mr. VELA, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. 

BACON, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, Ms. PORTER, Mrs. TRAHAN, 

Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. MOULTON, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. BILIRAKIS, 

Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. KINZINGER, Mr. EMMER, Ms. BLUNT

ROCHESTER, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. KUSTER, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, 

Mr. NEGUSE, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mr. KILMER, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, 

Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. POSEY, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Mr. MORELLE, Ms. MATSUI, 

Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. HOULAHAN, Miss RICE

of New York, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. JACOBS of New York, Miss GONZA ́LEZCOLO ́N, Mr. HARDER of California, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Mr. 


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BUCHANAN, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. COOPER, Mr. AMODEI, 

Mr. PHILLIPS, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. LIEU, 

Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Ms. 

SPANBERGER, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New 

York, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. EVANS, Mr. CRIST, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. 

DEUTCH, Mr. COSTA, Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER, Mr. SESSIONS, Ms. 

CLARKE of New York, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. SOTO, Mr. BOWMAN, Ms. 

BOURDEAUX, Mr. CASTEN, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. VICENTE

GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. CROW, Ms. CASTOR

of Florida, Mr. MFUME, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mrs. FLETCHER, Mr. 

GOTTHEIMER, Ms. JACOBS of California, Mr. ALLRED, Mr. BEYER, Mrs. 

LESKO, Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. GIMENEZ, Mr. KIND, Mr. NADLER, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. WELCH, Mr. 

KEATING, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. GARBARINO, Mr. KIM of 

New Jersey, Ms. SA ́NCHEZ, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. MCNERNEY, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, and Mr. RYAN

DECEMBER 8, 2021 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

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

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 8, 2021] 

A BILL 

To address behavioral health and well-being among health 

care professionals. 


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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 Health 

5 Care Provider Protection Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DISSEMINATION OF BEST PRACTICES. 

7 Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment 

8 of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 

9 (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall identify 

10 and disseminate evidence-based or evidence-informed best 

11 practices for preventing suicide and improving mental 

12 health and resiliency among health care professionals, and 

13 for training health care professionals in appropriate strate14 gies to promote their mental health. Such best practices 

15 shall include recommendations related to preventing suicide 

16 and improving mental health and resiliency among health 

17 care professionals. 

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 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation with 

23 relevant stakeholders, including medical professional asso24 ciations, shall establish a national evidence-based or evi25 dence-informed education and awareness initiative— 


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1 (1) to encourage health care professionals to seek 

2 support and care for their mental health or substance 

3 use concerns, to help such professionals identify risk 

4 factors associated with suicide and mental health con5 ditions, and to help such professionals learn how best 

6 to respond to such risks, with the goal of preventing 

7 suicide, mental health conditions, and substance use 

8 disorders; and 

9 (2) to address stigma associated with seeking 

10 mental health and substance use disorder services. 

11 (b) REPORTING.—Not later than 2 years after the date 

12 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the 

13 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 

14 the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

15 of the House of Representatives an update on the activities 

16 and outcomes of the initiative under subsection (a), includ17 ing a description of quantitative and qualitative metrics 

18 used to evaluate such activities and outcomes. 

19 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 

20 out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated 

21 $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2024. 


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1 SEC. 4. PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH AMONG 

2 THE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL WORKFORCE. 

3 Subpart I of part E of title VII of the Public Health 

4 Service Act (42 U.S.C.. 294n et seq.) is amended by adding 

5 at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 764. PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH 

7 AMONG THE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL WORK8 FORCE. 

9 ‘‘(a) PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH

10 AMONG HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 

12 grants or contracts to health care entities, including 

13 entities that provide health care services, such as hos14 pitals, community health centers, and rural health 

15 clinics, or to medical professional associations, to es16 tablish or enhance evidence-based or evidence-in17 formed programs dedicated to improving mental 

18 health and resiliency for health care professionals. 

19 ‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity receiv20 ing a grant or contract under this subsection shall use 

21 funds received through the grant or contract to imple22 ment a new program or enhance an existing program 

23 to promote mental health among health care profes24 sionals, which may include— 

25 ‘‘(A) improving awareness among health 

26 care professionals about risk factors for, and 


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1 signs of, suicide and mental health or substance 

2 use disorders, in accordance with evidence-based 

3 or evidence-informed practices; 

4 ‘‘(B) establishing new, or enhancing exist5 ing, evidence-based or evidence-informed pro6 grams for preventing suicide and improving 

7 mental health and resiliency among health care 

8 professionals; 

9 ‘‘(C) establishing new, or enhancing exist10 ing, peer-support programs among health care 

11 professionals; or 

12 ‘‘(D) providing mental health care, follow13 up services and care, or referral for such services 

14 and care, as appropriate. 

15 ‘‘(3) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants and con16 tracts under this subsection, the Secretary shall give 

17 priority to eligible entities in health professional 

18 shortage areas or rural areas. 

19 ‘‘(b) TRAINING GRANTS.—The Secretary may establish 

20 a program to award grants to health professions schools, 

21 academic health centers, State or local governments, Indian 

22 Tribes or Tribal organizations, or other appropriate public 

23 or private nonprofit entities (or consortia of entities, in24 cluding entities promoting multidisciplinary approaches) 

25 to support the training of health care students, residents, 


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1 or health care professionals in evidence-based or evidence2 informed strategies to address mental and substance use dis3 orders and improve mental health and resiliency among 

4 health care professionals. 

5 ‘‘(c) GRANT TERMS.—A grant or contract awarded 

6 under subsection (a) or (b) shall be for a period of 3 years. 

7 ‘‘(d) APPLICATION SUBMISSION.—An entity seeking a 

8 grant or contract under subsection (a) or (b) shall submit 

9 an application to the Secretary at such time, in such man10 ner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary 

11 may require. 

12 ‘‘(e) REPORTING.—An entity awarded a grant or con13 tract under subsection (a) or (b) shall periodically submit 

14 to the Secretary a report evaluating the activities supported 

15 by the grant or contract. 

16 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 

17 out this section and section 5 of the Dr. Lorna Breen Health 

18 Care Provider Protection Act, there are authorized to be ap19 propriated $35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 

20 2024.’’. 

21 SEC. 5. REVIEW WITH RESPECT TO HEALTH CARE PROFES22 SIONAL MENTAL HEALTH AND RESILIENCY. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the 

24 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation 

25 with relevant stakeholders, shall— 


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1 (1) conduct a review on improving health care 

2 professional mental health and the outcomes of pro3 grams authorized under this Act; and 

4 (2) submit a report to the Congress on the results 

5 of such review. 

6 (b) CONSIDERATIONS.—The review under subsection 

7 (a) shall take into account— 

8 (1) the prevalence and severity of mental health 

9 conditions among health professionals, and factors 

10 that contribute to those mental health conditions; 

11 (2) barriers to seeking and accessing mental 

12 health care for health care professionals, which may 

13 include consideration of stigma and licensing con14 cerns, and actions taken by State licensing boards, 

15 schools for health professionals, health care profes16 sional training associations, hospital associations, or 

17 other organizations, as appropriate, to address such 

18 barriers; 

19 (3) the impact of the COVID–19 public health 

20 emergency on the mental health of health care profes21 sionals and lessons learned for future public health 

22 emergencies; 

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1 grams or strategies to strengthen mental health and 

2 resiliency among health care professionals; and 

3 (5) the efficacy of health professional training 

4 programs that promote resiliency and improve mental 

5 health. 

6 (c) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The review under subsection 

7 (a), as appropriate, shall identify best practices related to, 

8 and make recommendations to address— 

9 (1) improving mental health and resiliency 

10 among health care professionals; 

11 (2) removing barriers to mental health care for 

12 health care professionals; and 

13 (3) strategies to promote resiliency among health 

14 care professionals in health care settings. 

15 SEC. 6. GAO REPORT. 

16 Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of 

17 this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 

18 submit to the Congress a report on the extent to which Fed19 eral substance use disorder and mental health grant pro20 grams address the prevalence and severity of mental health 

21 conditions and substance use disorders among health profes22 sionals. Such report shall— 

23 (1) include an analysis of available evidence and 

24 data related to such conditions and programs; and 


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1 (2) assess whether there are duplicative goals and 

2 objectives among such grant programs. 


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Union Calendar No. 154 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1667 

[Report No. 117–213] 

A BILL 

To address behavioral health and well-being among 

health care professionals. 

DECEMBER 8, 2021 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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