TITLE 
III—NATIONAL 
MENTAL
HEALTH 
CRISIS 
RESPONSE
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CEN-
TER
SEC. 301. NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS RESPONSE
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER.
Subpart 3 of part B of title V of the Public Health
Service Act, as amended by section 201 of this Act, is
amended by adding at the end the following section:
‘‘SEC. 520M. 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
health emergencies, including statewide plans under
section 520L.
‘‘(2) Provide technical expertise on planning,
preparedness, and response evaluation activities.
‘‘(3) Develop policy guidelines on mental health
concerns related to crisis incidents and develop rec-
ommendations for proposed regulations and or legis-
lative proposals.
‘‘(4) Develop and conduct training events and
conferences on mental health needs of disaster vic-
tims and witnesses.
‘‘(5) Serve as the principal clearinghouse oper-
ated by the Secretary for the collection and dissemi-
nation of information concerning the mental health
aspects of public health emergencies, including infor-
mation in published documents, information on tech-
nical assistance resources, and information on rel-
evant Internet sites.
‘‘(6) Assist States in preparing for the behav-
ioral health consequences of terrorism.
‘‘(7) Provide onsite technical expertise during
public health emergencies, when requested by a
State.
‘‘(c) CERTAIN AUTHORITY.—The Technical Assist-
ance Center may carry out the functions under subsection
(b) directly or through grant or contract, subject to the
approval of the Director of the Center for Mental Health
Services.
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the
purpose of carrying out this section, there is authorized
to be appropriated $2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years
2002 through 2006.’’.
TITLE IV—TRAINING GRANTS
SEC. 401. TRAINING GRANTS.
Subpart 3 of part B of title V of the Public Health
Service Act, as amended by section 301 of this Act, is
amended by adding at the end the following section:
‘‘SEC. 520N. TRAINING GRANTS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through
the Director of the Center for Mental Health Services,
shall award grants to eligible entities to enable such enti-
ties to provide for the training of mental health profes-
sionals with respect to the treatment of individuals who
are victims of disasters.
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant
under subsection (a) an entity shall—
‘‘(1) be a—
‘‘(A) regional center of excellence; or
‘‘(B) a mental health professional society;
and
‘‘(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.
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—An entity that receives a grant
under this section shall use amounts received under the
grant to provide for the training of mental health profes-
sionals to enable such professionals to appropriately diag-
nose individuals who are the victims of disasters with re-
spect to their mental health and to provide for the proper
treatment of the mental health needs of such individuals.
‘‘(d) TRAINING MATERIALS AND PROCEDURES.—The
Director of the Center for Mental Health Services, in con-
sultation with the Director of the National Institute of
Mental Health, the National Center for Post-Traumatic
Stress Disorder, the International Society for Traumatic
Stress Studies, and the heads of other similar entities,
shall develop training materials and procedures to assist
grantees under this section.
‘‘(e) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘mental
health professional’ includes psychiatrists, psychologists,
psychiatric nurses, mental health counselors, marriage and
family therapists, social workers, pastoral counselors,
school psychologists, licensed professional counselors,
school guidance counselors, and any other individual prac-
ticing in a mental health profession that is licensed or reg-
ulated by a State agency.
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years
2002 through 2005.
‘‘(g) PROGRAM MANAGEMENT.—In carrying out this
section, the Secretary may use amounts appropriated
under subsection (f) for the administration of the program
under this section.’’.
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