SEC. 4. DEVELOPMENT OF RESOURCES FOR EDUCATING 
MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ABOUT 
TREATING FIRE FIGHTERS. 
The Administrator of the United States Fire Admin-
istration, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, shall develop and make publicly available 
resources that may be used by the Federal Government 
and other entities to educate mental health professionals 
about— 
(1) the culture of Federal, State, tribal, and 
local fire departments; and 
(2) evidence-based therapies for mental health 
issues common to Federal, State, local, and tribal 
fire fighters. 
SEC. 5. BEST PRACTICES AND OTHER RESOURCES FOR AD-
DRESSING 
POSTTRAUMATIC 
STRESS 
DIS-
ORDER IN PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT; UPDATES.—The Secretary of 
Health and Human Services shall— 
(1) develop and assemble evidence-based best 
practices and other resources to identify, prevent, 
and treat posttraumatic stress disorder and co-oc-
curring disorders in public safety officers; and 
(2) reassess and update, as the Secretary deter-
mines necessary, such best practices and resources, 
including based upon the options for interventions to 
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reduce suicide among public safety officers identified 
in 
the 
annual 
reports 
required 
by 
section 
317U(e)(1)(E) of the Public Health Service Act, as 
added by section 2 of this Act. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—In developing, assembling, and 
updating the best practices and resources under sub-
section (a), the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
shall consult with, at a minimum, the following: 
(1) Public health experts. 
(2) Mental health experts with experience in 
studying suicide and other profession-related trau-
matic stress. 
(3) Clinicians with experience in diagnosing and 
treating mental health issues. 
(4) Relevant national police, fire, and emer-
gency response organizations. 
(c) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall make the best practices and re-
sources under subsection (a) available to Federal, State, 
and local fire fighter, police, and emergency response de-
partments. 
(d) FEDERAL TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT PRO-
GRAMS.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
shall work with Federal departments and agencies, includ-
ing the United States Fire Administration, to incorporate 
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education and training on the best practices and resources 
under subsection (a) into Federal training and develop-
ment programs for public safety officers. 
(e) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘public 
safety officer’’ means— 
(1) a public safety officer as defined in section 
1204 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968; or 
(2) a public safety telecommunicator as de-
scribed in detailed occupation 43–5031 in the Stand-
ard Occupational Classification Manual of the Office 
of Management and Budget (2018). 
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