SEC. 6. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF AND REPORT ON STRATE-
GIES ON THE AANHPI BEHAVIORAL HEALTH 
WORKFORCE SHORTAGE. 
(a) SYSTEMATIC REVIEW.— 
(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health 
and Substance Use, in coordination with the Admin-
istrator of the Health Resources and Services Ad-
ministration, the Secretary of Labor, and the Direc-
tor of the Office of Minority Health, shall conduct 
a systematic review of strategies for increasing the 
behavioral 
health 
workforce 
that 
identify 
as 
AANHPI. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Such systematic review re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall include an assess-
ment of— 
(A) the total number of behavioral health 
workers in the United States who identify as 
AANHPI; 
(B) with respect to each such worker, in-
formation regarding the current type of license, 
geographic area of practice, and type of em-
ployer (such as hospital, Federally-qualified 
health center, school, or private practice); 
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(C) information regarding the cultural and 
linguistic capabilities of such workers, including 
languages spoken proficiently; 
(D) the relevant barriers to enrollment in 
behavioral health professional education pro-
grams and entering the behavioral health work-
force for AANHPI individuals; and 
(E) the total number of behavioral health 
workers who identify as AANHPI and who par-
ticipate in Federal programs that seek to in-
crease, train, and support the behavioral health 
workforce. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce of the House of Representatives, and make 
publicly available, a report on the findings of the system-
atic review conducted under subsection (a), including— 
(1) identification of AANHPI behavioral health 
workers’ knowledge and awareness of the barriers to 
quality behavioral health care services faced by 
AANHPI individuals, including stigma, limited 
English proficiency, and lack of health insurance 
coverage; 
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(2) recommendations for actions to be taken by 
the Secretary to increase the number of AANHPI 
behavioral health workers; 
(3) recommendations for legislative or adminis-
trative action to improve the enrollment of AANHPI 
individuals in behavioral health workforce education 
and training programs; and 
(4) such other recommendations as the Sec-
retary determines appropriate. 
(c) DATA.—Any data included in the systematic re-
view or report under this section shall be disaggregated 
by race, ethnicity, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orienta-
tion, geographic region, disability status, and other rel-
evant factors, in a manner that protects personal privacy 
and that is consistent with applicable Federal and State 
privacy law. 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section the term ‘‘behav-
ioral health worker’’ means any individual licensed or cer-
tified to provide mental health or substance use disorder 
services, including in the professions of social work, psy-
chology, psychiatry, marriage and family therapy, mental 
health counseling, peer support, and substance use dis-
order counseling. 
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(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For pur-
poses of carrying out this section, there is authorized to 
be appropriated $1,500,000 for fiscal year 2026. 
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