‘‘(C) certified community behavioral health 
clinics, as described in section 223 of the Pro-
tecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014; and 
‘‘(D) other community mental health and 
substance use disorder providers. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.’’. 
SEC. 102. REGIONAL AND LOCAL LIFELINE CALL CENTER 
PROGRAM. 
Part B of title V of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 290bb et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
section 520E–4 (42 U.S.C. 290bb–36d) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 520E–5. REGIONAL AND LOCAL LIFELINE CALL CEN-
TER PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 
grants to crisis call centers described in section 302(c)(1) 
of the 9–8–8 Implementation and Parity Assistance Act 
of 2022 to— 
‘‘(1) purchase or upgrade call center tech-
nology; 
‘‘(2) provide for training of call center staff; 
‘‘(3) improve call center operations; and 
‘‘(4) hiring of call center staff. 
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‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$441,000,000 for fiscal year 2023, to remain available 
until expended.’’. 
SEC. 103. MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS RESPONSE PARTNER-
SHIP PILOT PROGRAM. 
Title V of the Public Health Service Act is amended 
(42 U.S.C. 290aa) by inserting after section 520F (42 
U.S.C. 290bb–37) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 520F–1. MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS RESPONSE PART-
NERSHIP PILOT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a 
pilot program under which the Secretary will award com-
petitive grants to eligible entities to establish new, or en-
hance existing, mobile crisis response teams that divert the 
response for mental health and substance use crises from 
law enforcement to mobile crisis teams, as described in 
subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) MOBILE CRISIS TEAMS DESCRIBED.—A mobile 
crisis team described in this subsection is a team of indi-
viduals— 
‘‘(1) that is available to respond to individuals 
in crisis and provide immediate stabilization, refer-
rals to community-based mental health and sub-
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stance use disorder services and supports, and triage 
to a higher level of care if medically necessary; 
‘‘(2) which may include licensed counselors, 
clinical social workers, physicians, paramedics, crisis 
workers, peer support specialists, or other qualified 
individuals; and 
‘‘(3) which may provide support to divert be-
havioral health crisis calls from the 9–1–1 system to 
the 9–8–8 system. 
‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall prioritize applications which ac-
count for the specific needs of the communities to be 
served, including children and families, veterans, rural and 
underserved populations, and other groups at increased 
risk of death from suicide or overdose. 
‘‘(d) REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on steps 
taken by eligible entities as of such date of enact-
ment to strengthen the partnerships among mental 
health providers, substance use disorder treatment 
providers, primary care physicians, mental health 
and substance use crisis teams, and paramedics, law 
enforcement officers, and other first responders. 
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‘‘(2) PROGRESS REPORTS.—Not later than one 
year after the date on which the first grant is 
awarded to carry out this section, and for each year 
thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
report on the grants made during the year covered 
by the report, which shall include— 
‘‘(A) data on the teams and people served 
by such programs, including demographic infor-
mation of individuals served, volume and types 
of service utilization, linkage to community- 
based resources and diversion from law enforce-
ment settings, data consistent with the State 
block grant requirements for continuous evalua-
tion and quality improvement, and other rel-
evant data as determined by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(B) the Secretary’s recommendations and 
best practices for— 
‘‘(i) States and localities providing 
mobile crisis response and stabilization 
services for youth and adults; and 
‘‘(ii) improvements to the program es-
tablished under this section. 
‘‘(e) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—In this section, the term 
‘eligible entity’ means each of the following: 
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‘‘(1) Community mental health centers (as de-
fined in section 1861(ff)(3)(B) of the Social Security 
Act). 
‘‘(2) Certified community behavioral health clin-
ics described in section 223 of the Protecting Access 
to Medicare Act of 2014. 
‘‘(3) An entity that operates citywide, Tribal- 
wide, or county-wide crisis response systems, includ-
ing cities, counties, Tribes, or a department or agen-
cy of a city, county, or Tribe, including departments 
or agencies of social services, disability services, 
health services, public health, or mental health and 
substance disorder services. 
‘‘(4) A program of the Indian Health Service, 
whether operated by such Service, an Indian Tribe 
(as that term is defined in section 4 of the Indian 
Health Care Improvement Act), or by a Tribal orga-
nization (as that term is defined in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act) or a facility of the Native Hawaiian health care 
systems authorized under the Native Hawaiian 
Health Care Improvement Act. 
‘‘(5) A public, nonprofit, or other organization 
that— 
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