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Union Calendar No. 614 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1877 

[Report No. 114–786] 

To amend section 520J of the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants 

for mental health first aid training programs. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 16, 2015 

Ms. JENKINS of Kansas (for herself and Ms. MATSUI) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016 

Additional sponsors: Ms. ESHOO, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. 

CICILLINE, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. SCHIFF, Mrs. DINGELL, 

Mr. POLIS, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Ms. ESTY, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. 

NOLAN, Ms. PINGREE, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. LOWENTHAL, 

Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. ASHFORD, Mr. YARMUTH, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. COFFMAN, Ms. LEE, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, 

Mr. JOLLY, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. 

ENGEL, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. GIBSON, Mr. KING of 

New York, Mr. MEEHAN, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. HECK of Nevada, Mr. 

KATKO, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. CRAMER, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. 

BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania, Mr. DAVID

SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. YODER, and Mr. KILMER

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016 

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 April 16, 2015] 


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A BILL 

To amend section 520J of the Public Health Service Act 

to authorize grants for mental health first aid training 

programs. 


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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 ‘‘Mental Health First 

5 Aid Act of 2016’’. 

6 SEC. 2. MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING GRANTS. 

7 Section 520J of the Public Health Service Act (42 

8 U.S.C. 290bb–41) is amended— 

9 (1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘MEN10 TAL HEALTH AWARENESS’’ before ‘‘TRAINING’’; 

11 and 

12 (2) in subsection (b)— 

13 (A) in the subsection heading, by striking 

14 ‘‘ILLNESS’’ and inserting ‘‘HEALTH’’; 

15 (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, vet16 erans, law enforcement, and other categories of 

17 individuals, as determined by the Secretary,’’ 

18 after ‘‘emergency services personnel’’; 

19 (C) in paragraph (5)— 

20 (i) in the matter preceding subpara21 graph (A), by striking ‘‘to’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘for evidence-based programs that provide 

23 education to teachers, personnel, and other 

24 categories of individuals described in para25 graph (1) on at least’’; and 


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1 (ii) by striking subparagraphs (A) 

2 through (C) and inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(A) recognizing the signs and symptoms of 

4 mental illness; and 

5 ‘‘(B) either— 

6 ‘‘(i) resources available in the commu7 nity for individuals with a mental illness 

8 and other relevant resources; or 

9 ‘‘(ii) the safe de-escalation of crisis sit10 uations involving individuals with a mental 

11 illness.’’; and 

12 (D) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘, 

13 $25,000,000’’ and all that follows through the pe14 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘$14,963,000 for 

15 each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 614 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1877 

[Report No. 114–786] 

A BILL 

To amend section 520J of the Public Health Servaid training programs. ice Act to authorize grants for mental health first 

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016 

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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