I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7316 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment 
or operation of a center to be known as the Emergency Mental Health 
and Substance Use Training and Technical Assistance Center. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 24, 2020 
Mr. ROSE of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for 
the establishment or operation of a center to be known 
as the Emergency Mental Health and Substance Use 
Training and Technical Assistance Center. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EMERGENCY MENTAL HEALTH AND SUB-
STANCE USE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL AS-
SISTANCE CENTER. 
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 
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inserting after section 520A (42 U.S.C. 290bb–32) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 520B. EMERGENCY MENTAL HEALTH AND SUB-
STANCE USE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL AS-
SISTANCE CENTER. 
‘‘(a) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the Assistant Secretary, shall establish or operate 
a center to be known as the Emergency Mental Health 
and Substance Use Training and Technical Assistance 
Center (referred to in this section as the ‘Center’) to pro-
vide technical assistance and support— 
‘‘(1) to public or nonprofit entities seeking to 
establish or expand access to mental health and sub-
stance use prevention, treatment, and recovery sup-
port services, and increase awareness of such serv-
ices; and 
‘‘(2) to public health professionals, health care 
professionals and support staff, essential workers (as 
defined by a State, Tribe, locality, or territory), and 
members of the public to address the trauma, stress, 
and mental health needs associated with an emer-
gency period. 
‘‘(b) ASSISTANCE
AND SUPPORT.—The assistance 
and support provided under subsection (a) shall include 
assistance and support with respect to— 
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‘‘(1) training on identifying signs of trauma, 
stress, and mental health needs; 
‘‘(2) providing accessible resources to assist in-
dividuals and families experiencing trauma, stress, 
or other mental health needs during and after an 
emergency period; 
‘‘(3) providing resources for substance use dis-
order prevention, treatment, and recovery designed 
to assist individuals and families during and after an 
emergency period; 
‘‘(4) the provision of language access services, 
including translation services, interpretation, or 
other such services for individuals with limited 
English speaking proficiency or individuals with dis-
abilities; and 
‘‘(5) evaluation and improvement, as necessary, 
of the effectiveness of such services provided by pub-
lic or nonprofit entities. 
‘‘(c) BEST PRACTICES.—The Center shall periodi-
cally issue best practices for use by organizations seeking 
to provide mental health services or substance use disorder 
prevention, treatment, or recovery services, including best 
practices for the following special populations: 
‘‘(1) Incarcerated individuals. 
‘‘(2) Children. 
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‘‘(3) Pregnant women. 
‘‘(4) Underserved populations. 
‘‘(5) Communities of color. 
‘‘(6) Health care providers and essential work-
ers. 
‘‘(d) EMERGENCY PERIOD.—In this section, the term 
‘emergency period’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 1135(g)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 and 2021.’’. 
Æ 
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