ment and reduce incipient mental health and substance 
abuse problems. Local educational agencies receiving such 
awards shall ensure that the schools receiving these funds 
maintain an average ratio of one certified or licensed— 
‘‘(1) school counselor for every 150 students; 
‘‘(2) school nurse for every 350 students; 
‘‘(3) school psychologist for every 500 students; 
and 
‘‘(4) school social worker for every 400 stu-
dents. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘mental health’ means a state of 
successful performance of mental function, resulting 
in productive activities, fulfilling relationships with 
other people, and the ability to adapt to change and 
cope with adversity. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘mental illness’ refers to all 
diagnosable mental disorders (health conditions 
characterized by alterations in thinking, mood, or 
behavior or some combination thereof) associated 
with distress or impaired functioning or both. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘mental health problem’ refers to 
symptoms of insufficient intensity or duration to 
meet the criteria for any mental disorder. 
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‘‘(4)(A) The term ‘mental health professional’ 
refers to a qualified counselor, nurse, psychologist, 
or social worker. 
‘‘(B) The terms ‘school counselor’, ‘school 
nurse’, ‘school psychologist’, and ‘school social work-
er’ mean an individual who possesses licensure or 
certification in the State involved, and who meets 
professional standards for practice in schools and re-
lated settings, as a school counselor, school nurse, 
school psychologist, or school social worker, respec-
tively. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘public entity’ means any State, 
any political subdivision of a State, including any 
local educational agency, and any Indian tribe or 
tribal organization (as defined in section 4(b) and 
section 4(c) of the Indian Self-Determination and 
Education Assistance Act). 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATION.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$300,000,000 for fiscal year 2007 and such sums as are 
necessary for fiscal years 2008 and 2009. These funds are 
authorized to be used to carry out the provisions of this 
section and cannot be utilized to supplement or supplant 
funding provided for other mental health services pro-
grams.’’. 
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SEC. 102. INITIATIVE FOR COMPREHENSIVE, INTERSYSTEM 
PROGRAMS. 
Subpart 3 of part B of title V of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–31 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 520K INITIATIVE FOR COMPREHENSIVE, INTER-
SYSTEM PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General of the 
United States and the Secretary, acting through the Di-
rector of the Center for Mental Health Services, shall 
award competitive grants to eligible entities for programs 
that address the service needs of juveniles and juveniles 
with serious mental ill-nesses by requiring the State or 
local juvenile justice system, the mental health system, 
and the substance abuse treatment system to work col-
laboratively to ensure— 
‘‘(1) the appropriate diversion of such juveniles 
from incarceration; 
‘‘(2) the provision of appropriate mental health 
and substance abuse services as an alternative to in-
carceration, including for those juveniles on proba-
tion or parole; and 
‘‘(3) the provision of follow-up services for juve-
niles who are discharged from the juvenile justice 
system. 
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‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, an entity shall— 
‘‘(1) be a State or local juvenile justice agency, 
mental health agency, or substance abuse agency 
(including community diversion programs); 
‘‘(2) prepare and submit to the Secretary an 
application at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may re-
quire, including— 
‘‘(A) an assurance that the applicant has 
the consent of all entities described in para-
graph (1) in carrying out and coordinating ac-
tivities under the grant; and 
‘‘(B) with respect to services for juveniles, 
an assurance that the applicant has collabo-
rated with the State or local educational agency 
and the State or local welfare agency in car-
rying out and coordinating activities under the 
grant; 
‘‘(3) be given priority if the entity submits its 
application jointly with juvenile justice and sub-
stance abuse or mental health agencies; and 
‘‘(4) ensure that funds from non-Federal 
sources are available to match amounts provided 
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under the grant in an amount that is not less 
than— 
‘‘(A) with respect to the first 3 years 
under the grant, 10 percent of the amount pro-
vided under the grant; and 
‘‘(B) with respect to the fourth and fifth 
years under the grant, 30 percent of the 
amount provided under the grant. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) INITIAL YEAR.—An entity that receives a 
grant under this section shall, in the first fiscal year 
in which amounts are provided under the grant, use 
such amounts to develop a collaborative plan— 
‘‘(A) describing how the entity will insti-
tute a system to provide intensive community 
services— 
‘‘(i) to prevent high-risk juveniles 
from coming in contact with the justice 
system; and 
‘‘(ii) to meet the mental health and 
substance abuse treatment needs of juve-
niles on probation or recently discharged 
from the justice system; and 
‘‘(B) providing for the exchange by agen-
cies of information to enhance the provision of 
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mental health or substance abuse services to ju-
veniles. 
‘‘(2) SECOND THROUGH FIFTH YEARS.—With 
respect to the second through fifth fiscal years in 
which amounts are provided under the grant, the 
grantee shall use amounts provided under the 
grant— 
‘‘(A) to furnish services, such as assertive 
community treatment, wrap-around services for 
juveniles, multisystemic therapy, outreach, inte-
grated mental health and substance abuse 
treatment, case management, health care, edu-
cation and job training, assistance in securing 
stable housing, finding a job or obtaining in-
come support, other benefits, access to appro-
priate school-based services, transitional and 
independent living services, mentoring pro-
grams, home-based services, and provision of 
appropriate after-school and summer program-
ming; 
‘‘(B) to establish a network of boundary 
spanners to conduct regular meetings with 
judges, provide liaison with mental health and 
substance abuse workers, share and distribute 
information, and coordinate with mental health 
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and substance abuse treatment providers and 
probation or parole officers concerning provision 
of appropriate mental health and drug and alco-
hol addiction services for individuals on proba-
tion or parole; 
‘‘(C) to provide cross-system training 
among police, corrections, and mental health 
and substance abuse providers with the purpose 
of enhancing collaboration and the effectiveness 
of all systems; 
‘‘(D) to provide coordinated and effective 
after-care programs for juveniles with emotional 
or mental disorders who are discharged from 
jail, prison, or juvenile facilities; 
‘‘(E) to purchase technical assistance to 
achieve the grant project’s goals; and 
‘‘(F) to furnish services, to train personnel 
in collaborative approaches, and to enhance 
intersystem collaboration. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITION.—In paragraph (2)(B), the 
term ‘boundary spanners’ means professionals who 
act as case managers for juveniles with mental dis-
orders and substance abuse addictions, within both 
justice agency facilities and community mental 
health programs and who have full authority from 
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both systems to act as problem solvers and advo-
cates on behalf of individuals targeted for service 
under this program. 
‘‘(d) AREA SERVED BY THE PROJECT.—An entity re-
ceiving a grant under this section shall conduct activities 
under the grant to serve at least a single political jurisdic-
tion. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—For 
each of fiscal years 2007 through 2012, there is author-
ized to be appropriated an amount equal to 10 percent 
of the amount appropriated under section 1935(a) for the 
respective fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 103. GRANTS TO STATES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVI-
SIONS FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN 
RESPONSE 
TO 
PUBLIC 
HEALTH 
EMER-
GENCIES. 
Subpart 3 of part B of title V of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–31 et seq.), as amended by 
section 102, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘SEC. 520L. GRANTS TO STATES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVI-
SIONS FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN 
RESPONSE 
TO 
PUBLIC 
HEALTH 
EMER-
GENCIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Director of the Center for Mental Health Services, 
may make grants to States and political subdivisions of 
States for the purpose of providing the mental health serv-
ices described in subsection (b) in response to public 
health emergencies, including diseases or disorders that 
present such emergencies, natural disasters, major trans-
portation accidents, technological disasters, and disasters 
resulting from terrorism. 
‘‘(b) SERVICES.—The mental health services referred 
to in subsection (a) with respect to a public health emer-
gency are the following: 
‘‘(1) Crisis counseling in the aftermath of such 
emergency. 
‘‘(2) In the case of children, adolescents, and 
adults at risk of developing mental health disorders 
as a result of such emergency— 
‘‘(A) outreach and screening programs to 
identify such individuals; and 
‘‘(B) early intervention services, including 
counseling. 
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‘‘(3) Mental health services beyond such crisis 
counseling (referred to in this section as ‘extended 
therapeutic services’) that— 
‘‘(A) are provided to individuals with diag-
nosed mental health disorders resulting from or 
exacerbated by the emergency, including dis-
aster survivors, family members of victims, first 
responders, and others with such disorders; and 
‘‘(B) are provided by mental health profes-
sionals who are licensed or otherwise regulated 
by a State agency. 
‘‘(4) Assessments of the need for extended 
therapeutic services. 
‘‘(5) Case finding and other outreach services 
to inform the public of the availability of crisis coun-
seling and extended therapeutic services. 
‘‘(c) RELATION TO OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING.— 
A condition for the receipt of a grant under subsection 
(a) is that the applicant involved agree as follows: 
‘‘(1) With respect to activities for which the 
grant is authorized to be expended, the applicant 
will maintain expenditures of non-Federal amounts 
for such activities at a level that is not less than the 
level of such expenditures maintained by the appli-
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cant for the fiscal year preceding the first fiscal year 
for which the applicant receives such a grant. 
‘‘(2) The grant will not be expended to make 
payment for the provision of extended therapeutic 
services for an individual to the extent that payment 
has been made, or can reasonably be expected to be 
made, for the services— 
‘‘(A) under a State compensation program, 
under an insurance policy, or under a Federal 
or State health benefits program; or 
‘‘(B) by an entity that provides health 
services on a prepaid basis. 
‘‘(3) The grant will not be expended to make 
payment for the provision of mental health services 
to the extent that such services are available pursu-
ant to responses to the public health emergency in-
volved by the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, or by other Federal or State agencies or 
programs that provide for emergency medical serv-
ices. 
‘‘(d) STATEWIDE
MENTAL
HEALTH
DISASTER 
PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2007 or any 
subsequent fiscal year, a condition for the receipt of 
a grant under subsection (a) by a State or a political 
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subdivision is that, in accordance with criteria estab-
lished by the Secretary, the State has developed a 
statewide plan for the provision of mental health 
services in response to public health emergencies. 
The preceding sentence applies without regard to 
whether the State receives a grant under section 
520M. 
‘‘(2) CERTAIN CRITERIA OF SECRETARY.—The 
criteria of the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall 
include criteria for coordinating the program under 
this section with programs of the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency and with other Federal 
or State programs regarding the provision of emer-
gency medical services, including mental health serv-
ices. 
‘‘(e) ADMINISTRATION OF GRANT THROUGH STATE 
AND LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH AGENCIES.—A condition 
for the receipt of a grant under subsection (a) is that the 
applicant involved agree that the grant and activities 
under the grant will be administered through the agency 
of the State or political subdivision (as the case may be) 
that has the principal responsibility for carrying out men-
tal health programs. 
‘‘(f) CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.—With respect to an 
application that, pursuant to section 501(l), is submitted 
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to the Secretary for a grant under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary may make the grant only if the application con-
tains— 
‘‘(1) a description of the purposes for which the 
applicant intends to expend the grant; 
‘‘(2) an assurance that the activities to be car-
ried out under the grant are consistent with the 
State plan referred to in subsection (d)(1), as appli-
cable, together with a description of the manner in 
which the grant activities will be coordinated with 
the State plan; 
‘‘(3) an assurance that the applicant will co-
ordinate activities under the grant with other public 
or private providers of mental health services, to-
gether with a description of the manner in which the 
grant activities will be so coordinated; and 
‘‘(4) in the case of an application from a polit-
ical subdivision, an assurance that the application 
was developed in consultation with the State agency 
referred to in subsection (e). 
‘‘(g) DURATION
OF GRANT.—The period during 
which payments are made to an applicant from a grant 
under subsection (a) may not exceed three years. The pro-
vision of such payments are subject to annual approval 
by the Secretary of the payments and to the availability 
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of appropriations for the fiscal year involved to make the 
payments. This subsection may not be construed as estab-
lishing a limitation on the number of grants under such 
subsection that may be made to an applicant. 
‘‘(h) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may, 
directly or through grants or contracts, provide technical 
assistance to grantees under subsection (a) in carrying out 
the purpose described in such subsection. 
‘‘(i) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
For the purpose of carrying out this section, there 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may 
be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2007 
through 2012. 
‘‘(2) ALLOCATION.—Of the amounts appro-
priated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, the 
Secretary may obligate not more than 5 percent for 
the administrative expenses of the Secretary in car-
rying out this section.’’. 
SEC. 104. GRANTS TO STATES FOR STATEWIDE MENTAL 
HEALTH DISASTER PLANS. 
Subpart 3 of part B of title V of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–31 et seq.), as amended by 
section 103, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘SEC. 520M. GRANTS TO STATES FOR STATEWIDE MENTAL 
HEALTH DISASTER PLANS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Director of the Center for Mental Health Services, 
may make grants to States for the purpose of— 
‘‘(1) developing, and periodically reviewing and 
as appropriate revising, statewide plans for pro-
viding mental health services in response to public 
health emergencies (including emergencies referred 
to section 520K(a)); 
‘‘(2) training personnel to implement such plan 
effectively; and 
‘‘(3) carrying out other activities determined 
appropriate by the Secretary to prepare for the pro-
vision of mental health services in response to such 
emergencies. 
‘‘(b) CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.—A condition for the 
receipt of a grant under subsection (a) is that the State 
involved agree that the statewide plan under such sub-
section will with respect to public health emergencies in-
clude provisions for each of the following: 
‘‘(1) Providing the mental health services de-
scribed in section 520K (relating to crisis coun-
seling, outreach and screening programs, early inter-
vention services, extended therapeutic services, needs 
assessments, and case finding and other outreach 
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services), taking into account the need for increased 
capacity to provide services pursuant to such emer-
gencies. 
‘‘(2) As necessary, carrying out paragraph (1) 
with respect to special populations such as children, 
the elderly, individuals with disabilities, and individ-
uals with pre-existing mental health disorders. 
‘‘(3) Coordinating the provision of mental 
health services with appropriate public and private 
providers of emergency medical services and with 
Federal, State, and local programs that provide 
funding for such services. 
‘‘(4) Coordinating with local educational agen-
cies. 
‘‘(5) Providing information and education to 
the public during public health emergencies. 
‘‘(6) Providing, at times other than public 
health emergencies, information and education to 
the public regarding the statewide plan. 
‘‘(7) Designation of the State official who will 
have the principal responsibility for administering 
such plan, including the initial implementation of 
the plan. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the 
purpose of carrying out this section, there is authorized 
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to be appropriated $65,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2007 through 2012.’’. 
SEC. 105. NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS RESPONSE 
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER. 
Subpart 3 of part B of title V of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–31 et seq.), as amended by 
section 104, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 520N. NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS RESPONSE 
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Director of the Center for Mental Health Services, 
shall establish within such center an administrative unit 
to be known as the National Mental Health Crisis Re-
sponse Technical Assistance Center (referred to in this 
section as the ‘Technical Assistance Center’). 
‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The purpose of the Technical Assist-
ance Center is to carry out, in accordance with policies 
of the Director of the Center for Mental Health Services, 
the following functions: 
‘‘(1) Provide consultation and technical assist-
ance to the Director, and to State and local govern-
mental providers of mental health services, on devel-
oping and implementing plans for providing appro-
priate mental health services in response to public 
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