‘‘(B) with respect to a fire department, 
means a firefighter (as defined in section 
1204(4) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968).’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Effective as if included 
in the enactment of the Children’s Health Act of 2000 (Pub-
lic Law 106–310), the amendment instruction in section 
1603 of such Act is amended by striking ‘‘Part B of the 
Public Health Service Act’’ and inserting ‘‘Part B of title 
III of the Public Health Service Act’’. 
SEC. 4. HEALTH CARE PROVIDER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH 
AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS. 
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 243 et seq.), as amended by section 3, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 320C. HEALTH CARE PROVIDER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH 
AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award grants 
to eligible entities for the purpose of establishing or enhanc-
ing behavioral health and wellness programs for health care 
providers. 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM DESCRIPTION.—A behavioral health 
and wellness program funded under this section shall— 
‘‘(1) provide confidential support services for 
health care providers to help handle stressful or trau-
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matic patient-related events, including counseling 
services and wellness seminars; 
‘‘(2) provide training to health care providers to 
serve as peer counselors to other health care providers; 
‘‘(3) purchase materials to be used exclusively to 
provide such training; and 
‘‘(4) disseminate such information and materials 
as are necessary to conduct such training and provide 
such peer counseling. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term ‘eligible 
entity’ means a hospital, including a critical access hospital 
(as defined in section 1861(mm)(1) of the Social Security 
Act) or a disproportionate share hospital (as defined under 
section 1923(a)(1)(A) of such Act), a Federally-qualified 
health center (as defined in section 1905(1)(2)(B) of such 
Act), or any other health care facility.’’. 
SEC. 5. DEVELOPMENT OF RESOURCES FOR EDUCATING 
MENTAL 
HEALTH 
PROFESSIONALS 
ABOUT 
TREATING FIRE FIGHTERS AND EMERGENCY 
MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the United 
States Fire Administration, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, shall develop and 
make publicly available resources that may be used by the 
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Federal Government and other entities to educate mental 
health professionals about— 
(1) the culture of Federal, State, Tribal, and 
local career, volunteer, and combination fire depart-
ments and emergency medical services agencies; 
(2) the different stressors experienced by fire-
fighters and emergency medical services personnel, su-
pervisory firefighters and emergency medical services 
personnel, and chief officers of fire departments and 
emergency medical services agencies; 
(3) challenges encountered by retired firefighters 
and emergency medical services personnel; and 
(4) evidence-based therapies for mental health 
issues common to firefighters and emergency medical 
services personnel within such departments and agen-
cies. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—In developing resources under 
subsection (a), the Administrator of the United States Fire 
Administration and the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services shall consult with national fire and emergency 
medical services organizations. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘firefighter’’ means any employee 
of a Federal, State, Tribal, or local fire department 
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who is responsible for responding to calls for emer-
gency service. 
(2) The term ‘‘emergency medical services per-
sonnel’’ means any employee, regardless of rank or 
whether they receive compensation, as defined in sec-
tion 1204(7) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10284(7)). 
(3) The term ‘‘chief officer’’ means any indi-
vidual who is responsible for the overall operation of 
a fire department or an emergency medical services 
agency, irrespective of whether such individual also 
serves as a firefighter or emergency medical services 
personnel. 
SEC. 6. 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-occurring 
disorders in public safety officers; and 
(2) reassess and update, as the Secretary deter-
mines necessary, such best practices and resources, in-
cluding based upon the options for interventions to re-
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duce suicide among public safety officers identified in 
the annual reports required by section 317V(e)(1)(F) 
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 subsection 
(a), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall con-
sult 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 emergency 
medical services organizations. 
(c) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall make the best practices and resources 
under subsection (a) available to Federal, State, and local 
fire, law enforcement, and emergency medical services agen-
cies. 
(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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