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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 434 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to convene a task 
force to advise the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance 
Use on a national strategy for preventing mental health and substance 
use crises during a public health emergency, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 21, 2021 
Mr. TRONE (for himself and Mr. WOMACK) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
convene a task force to advise the Assistant Secretary 
for Mental Health and Substance Use on a national 
strategy for preventing mental health and substance use 
crises during a public health emergency, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Preventing Mental 
Health and Substance Use Crises During Emergencies 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The United States invests annually in the 
public mental health of Americans. 
(2) Congress appropriated $5.87 billion in fiscal 
year 2021 to the Substance Abuse and Mental 
Health Services Administration of the Department 
of Health and Human Services. 
(3) Funds are also appropriated to address 
mental health and substance use in targeted popu-
lations through the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
the Department of the Interior, and the National In-
stitute for Mental Health. 
(4) On January 31, 2020, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services declared a public health 
emergency due to the spread of COVID–19, and ex-
tended such declaration, more recently, on January 
7, 2021. 
(5) In August 2020, Congress provided an addi-
tional $725 million in supplemental funding to aug-
ment mental health and substance use services dur-
ing the COVID–19 pandemic. 
(6) Such supplemental funding included $425 
million to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health 
Services Administration, of which— 
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(A) $110 million was allocated for emer-
gency grants for behavioral health services; 
(B) $250 million was allocated for the Cer-
tified Community Behavioral Health Centers 
program; and 
(C) $50 million was allocated for suicide 
prevention. 
(7) In December 2020, Congress provided an 
additional $4.25 billion in supplemental funding to 
the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
Administration to provide increased mental health 
and substance use services and support. 
(8) The COVID–19 pandemic has exacerbated 
concerns about the mental health and well-being of 
Americans. 
(9) A third of Americans are feeling severe anx-
iety, according to Census Bureau data, and nearly a 
quarter show signs of depression. 
(10) A recent poll by the Kaiser Family Foun-
dation found that the pandemic had negatively af-
fected the mental health of 56 percent of adults. 
(11) In April 2020, texts to a Federal emer-
gency mental-health line were up 1,000 percent from 
the year before. 
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(12) The situation is particularly dire for cer-
tain vulnerable groups that face a significant risk of 
post-traumatic stress disorder, including— 
(A) health care workers; 
(B) COVID–19 patients with severe cases; 
and 
(C) individuals who have lost loved ones. 
(13) In overburdened intensive-care units, de-
lirious patients are seeing chilling hallucinations. 
(14) At least two overwhelmed emergency med-
ical workers have died by suicide since the beginning 
of the COVID–19 pandemic. 
(15) The public mental health crisis will con-
tinue after the COVID–19 pandemic subsides. 
(b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States to protect the health and safety of all Amer-
icans during public health emergencies and to proactively 
lead public health efforts to advance the mental health of 
the Nation. 
SEC. 3. TASK FORCE TO PREVENT MENTAL HEALTH AND 
SUBSTANCE USE CRISES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) shall convene a task force known as the Task 
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Force to Prevent Mental Health and Substance Use Crises 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Task Force’’) to— 
(1) assess the response of the Federal Govern-
ment with respect to mental health and substance 
use during and after the spread of COVID–19; and 
(2) advise the Assistant Secretary for Mental 
Health and Substance Use on a national strategy for 
preventing mental health and substance use crises 
during a public health emergency. 
(b) ASSESSMENT.—In carrying out subsection (a), 
the Task Force shall assess— 
(1) the efficacy, outcomes, and cost of each 
Federal initiative taken during the spread of 
COVID–19 to support mental health and address 
substance use, including an identification of— 
(A) any initiative that was not successful; 
and 
(B) best practices and strategies; 
(2) the ability of Federal agencies to coordinate 
mental health programs and services and allocate re-
sources to respond to a public health emergency; 
(3) the ability of Federal agencies to use tech-
nology developed through the Small Business Inno-
vation Research Program established under section 
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9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) to re-
spond to a public health emergency; 
(4) the ability of Federal, State, and local agen-
cies to coordinate with other government agencies, 
nonprofit organizations, and entities in the private 
sector during a public health emergency; 
(5) any needed improvements to coordination 
described in paragraphs (1) and (2); 
(6) a review of research programs of the Fed-
eral agencies listed in subsection (c)(3) with respect 
to mental health and substance use during a public 
health emergency; and 
(7) a review of the amount of funds used by 
such Federal agencies to support mental health and 
address substance use during a public health emer-
gency. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) CHAIR.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary 
shall appoint an individual to serve as the Chair of 
the Task Force. 
(2) COMPOSITION.—The Task Force shall be 
composed of— 
(A) representatives of Federal agencies, in-
cluding the agencies listed in paragraph (3); 
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(B) representatives of nongovernmental or-
ganizations; 
(C) patient advocates; and 
(D) State and local public health experts 
who specialize in mental health and substance 
use. 
(3) FEDERAL
AGENCIES.—The agencies rep-
resented under paragraph (2)(A) shall, at a min-
imum, include the following: 
(A) The Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention. 
(B) The National Institute of Mental 
Health. 
(C) The National Institutes of Health. 
(D) The National Institute on Drug 
Abuse. 
(E) The Food and Drug Administration. 
(F) The Health Resources and Services 
Administration. 
(G) The Substance Abuse and Mental 
Health Services Administration. 
(H) The Agency for Healthcare Research 
and Quality. 
(I) The Administration for Children and 
Families. 
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(J) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 
Services. 
(K) The Department of the Interior. 
(L) The Department of Veterans Affairs. 
(M) The Department of Education. 
(N) The Department of Defense. 
(O) The Department of Justice. 
(P) The Department of Housing and 
Urban Development. 
(Q) The Administration for Community 
Living. 
(R) The Indian Health Service. 
(S) The Department of Labor. 
(d) MEETINGS.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
convene a meeting of the Task Force and shall convene 
subsequent meetings on a periodic basis. 
(e) SUBMISSIONS TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) PROGRESS
REPORT.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this section, 
the Task Force shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report on the progress of 
the Task Force in carrying out subsection (a). 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than two years 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
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Task Force shall submit, and update on an annual 
basis, to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report on the activities of the Task Force in car-
rying out subsection (a), including— 
(A) the results of the assessment under 
subsection (b); and 
(B) any findings, conclusions, and rec-
ommendations. 
(f) DISPOSITION OF RECORDS.—Upon dissolution of 
the Task Force, the records of the Task Force shall be-
come records of the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health 
and Substance Use. 
(g) PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘public health emergency’’ means 
a public health emergency declared pursuant to section 
319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d). 
SEC. 4. NATIONAL STRATEGY ON MENTAL HEALTH AND 
SUBSTANCE USE DURING A PUBLIC HEALTH 
EMERGENCY. 
Section 501 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 290aa) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (q) as sub-
section (r); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (p) the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(q) NATIONAL STRATEGY DURING PUBLIC HEALTH 
EMERGENCIES.—Not later than 30 months after the date 
of the enactment of this subsection, and annually there-
after, the Assistant Secretary shall prepare and submit a 
national strategy to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees on preventing mental health and substance use crises 
during a public health emergency. Such strategy shall be 
based on the reports submitted to Congress by the Task 
Force to Prevent Mental Health and Substance Use Crises 
and include— 
‘‘(1) advancements in research with respect to 
mental health and substance use during a public 
health emergency; and 
‘‘(2) a plan to increase the ability of Federal 
agencies to coordinate mental health programs and 
services and allocate resources to respond to a public 
health emergency.’’. 
Æ 
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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4350 
AN ACT 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Depart-
ment of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths 
for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Sec. 2853. Land conveyance, Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, Saint Jo-
seph, Missouri. 
Sec. 2854. Land conveyance, Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia Beach, Vir-
ginia. 
Subtitle G—Authorized Pilot Programs 
Sec. 2861. Pilot program on increased use of mass timber in military construc-
tion. 
Sec. 2862. Pilot program on increased use of sustainable building materials in 
military construction. 
Sec. 2863. Pilot program on establishment of account for reimbursement for 
use of testing facilities at installations of the Department of 
the Air Force. 
Sec. 2864. Pilot program to expedite 5G telecommunications on military instal-
lations through deployment of telecommunications infrastruc-
ture. 
Subtitle H—Asia-Pacific and Indo-Pacific Issues 
Sec. 2871. Improved oversight of certain infrastructure services provided by 
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Pacific. 
Sec. 2872. Annual report on renewal of Department of Defense easements and 
leases of land in Hawai‘i. 
Sec. 2873. Report on long-term infrastructure needs to support Marine Corps 
realignment in United States Indo-Pacific Command Area of 
Responsibility. 
Sec. 2874. Five-year updates of Hawai‘i Military Land Use Master Plan. 
Subtitle I—Miscellaneous Studies and Reports 
Sec. 2881. Identification of organic industrial base gaps and vulnerabilities re-
lated to climate change and defensive cybersecurity capabilities. 
Sec. 2882. Report on recognition of African American servicemembers in De-
partment of Defense naming practices. 
Subtitle J—Other Matters 
Sec. 2891. Clarification of installation and maintenance requirements regarding 
fire extinguishers in Department of Defense facilities. 
TITLE XXIX—ADDITIONAL MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS 
RELATED TO SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
Sec. 2901. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2902. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2903. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2904. Authorization of appropriations. 
DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
PROGRAMS 
Subtitle A—National Security Programs and Authorizations 
Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration.
Sec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup. 
Sec. 3103. Other defense activities. 
Sec. 3104. Nuclear energy. 
Subtitle B—Program Authorizations, Restrictions, Limitations, and Other 
Matters 
Sec. 3111. Improvements to annual reports on condition of the United States 
nuclear weapons stockpile. 
Sec. 3112. Modifications to certain reporting requirements. 
Sec. 3113. Plutonium pit production capacity. 
Sec. 3114. Report on Runit Dome and related hazards. 
Sec. 3115. University-based nuclear nonproliferation collaboration program. 
Sec. 3116. Prohibition on availability of funds to reconvert or retire W76–2 
warheads. 
Sec. 3117. Department of Energy study on the W80–4 nuclear warhead life ex-
tension program. 
Sec. 3118. Release of reversionary interest in certain real property, Springfield, 
Ohio. 
TITLE XXXII—DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 
Sec. 3201. Authorization. 
Sec. 3202. Technical amendments regarding Chair and Vice Chair of Defense 
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. 
TITLE XXXIV—NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES 
Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE XXXV—MARITIME MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Maritime Administration 
Sec. 3501. Authorization of the Maritime Administration. 
Sec. 3502. Maritime Administration. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
Sec. 3511. Effective period for issuance of documentation for recreational ves-
sels. 
Sec. 3512. America’s marine highway program. 
Sec. 3513. Committees on maritime matters. 
Sec. 3514. Port Infrastructure Development Program. 
Sec. 3515. Uses of emerging marine technologies and practices. 
Sec. 3516. Prohibition on participation of long term charters in Tanker Secu-
rity Fleet. 
Sec. 3517. Coastwise endorsement. 
Sec. 3518. Report on efforts of combatant commands to combat threats posed 
by illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing. 
Sec. 3519. Coast Guard yard improvement. 
Sec. 3520. Authorization to purchase duplicate medals. 
DIVISION D—FUNDING TABLES 
Sec. 4001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables. 
TITLE XLI—PROCUREMENT
Sec. 4101. Procurement. 
TITLE XLII—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND 
EVALUATION 
Sec. 4201. Research, development, test, and evaluation. 
TITLE XLIII—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
Sec. 4301. Operation and maintenance. 
TITLE XLIV—MILITARY PERSONNEL 
Sec. 4401. Military personnel. 
TITLE XLV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
Sec. 4501. Other authorizations. 
TITLE XLVI—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 4601. Military construction. 
TITLE XLVII—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
PROGRAMS 
Sec. 4701. Department of Energy national security programs. 
DIVISION E—NON-DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MATTERS 
TITLE L—BARRY GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP AND EXCELLENCE 
IN EDUCATION MODERNIZATION ACT 
Sec. 5001. Short title. 
Sec. 5002. Clarifying amendments to definitions. 
Sec. 5003. Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Awards. 
Sec. 5004. Stipends. 
Sec. 5005. Scholarship and research internship conditions. 
Sec. 5006. Sustainable investments of funds. 
Sec. 5007. Administrative provisions. 
TITLE LI—FINANCIAL SERVICES MATTERS 
Sec. 5101. Enhanced 
protection 
against 
debt 
collector 
harassment 
of 
servicemembers. 
Sec. 5102. Comptroller General study on enhanced protection against debt col-
lector harassment of servicemembers. 
Sec. 5103. Support to enhance the capacity of International Monetary Fund 
members to evaluate the legal and financial terms of sovereign 
debt contracts. 
Sec. 5104. Adverse information in cases of trafficking. 
Sec. 5105. United States policy regarding international financial institution as-
sistance with respect to advanced wireless technologies. 
Sec. 5106. Protections for obligors and cosigners in case of death or total and 
permanent disability. 
Sec. 5107. Servicemember protections for medical debt collections. 
Sec. 5108. Protections for active duty uniformed consumer. 
Sec. 5109. United States contribution to the Catastrophe Containment and Re-
lief Trust at the International Monetary Fund.
Sec. 6202. Employee engagement steering committee and action plan. 
Sec. 6203. Annual employee award program. 
Sec. 6204. Independent investigation and implementation plan. 
Sec. 6205. Impacts of shutdown. 
Sec. 6206. Technical corrections to quadrennial homeland security review. 
Sec. 6207. Authorization of the acquisition professional career program. 
Sec. 6208. National Urban Security Technology Laboratory. 
Sec. 6209. Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign enhancement. 
Sec. 6210. Department of homeland security mentor-prote´ge´ program. 
Sec. 6211. Medical countermeasures program. 
Sec. 6212. Critical domain research and development. 
Subtitle B—Cybersecurity 
Sec. 6221. Title XXII technical and clerical amendments. 
Sec. 6222. State and local cybersecurity grant program. 
Sec. 6223. Strategy. 
Sec. 6224. Cybersecurity vulnerabilities. 
Sec. 6225. Capabilities of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency 
to identify threats to industrial control systems. 
Sec. 6226. Report on cybersecurity vulnerabilities. 
Sec. 6227. Competition relating to cybersecurity vulnerabilities. 
Sec. 6228. National Cyber Exercise Program. 
Subtitle C—Transportation Security 
Sec. 6231. Survey of the Transportation Security Administration workforce re-
garding COVID–19 response. 
Sec. 6232. Transportation security preparedness plan. 
Sec. 6233. Authorization of Transportation Security Administration personnel 
details. 
Sec. 6234. Transportation Security Administration preparedness. 
Sec. 6235. Plan to reduce the spread of coronavirus at passenger screening 
checkpoints. 
Sec. 6236. Comptroller General review of Department of Homeland Security 
trusted traveler programs. 
Sec. 6237. Enrollment redress with respect to Department of Homeland Secu-
rity trusted traveler programs. 
Sec. 6238. Threat information sharing. 
Sec. 6239. Local law enforcement security training. 
Sec. 6240. Allowable uses of funds for public transportation security assistance 
grants. 
Sec. 6241. Periods of performance for public transportation security assistance 
grants. 
Sec. 6242. GAO review of public transportation security assistance grant pro-
gram. 
Sec. 6243. Sensitive security information; international aviation security. 
TITLE LXIII—COVID–19 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SUPPLIES 
Sec. 6301. Short title. 
Sec. 6302. Determination on emergency supplies and relationship to state and 
local efforts. 
Sec. 6303. Engagement with the private sector. 
Sec. 6304. Enhancement of supply chain production. 
Sec. 6305. Oversight of current activity and needs.
the-shelf items (as defined in section 104 of title 41, 
United States Code) and software applications to accel-
erate the efforts of the Army to integrate, modernize, and 
enhance weapons and equipment for use by Army soldiers, 
including— 
(1) lighter, more lethal weapons; and 
(2) support equipment, including lighter, more 
comfortable load-bearing equipment, field gear, com-
bat clothing, survivability items, communications 
equipment, navigational aids, night vision devices, 
tactical power, sensors, and lasers. 
SEC. 114. STRATEGY FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF ACCES-
SORIES FOR THE NEXT GENERATION SQUAD 
WEAPON. 
(a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the 
Army shall develop and implement a strategy to identify, 
test, qualify, and procure, on a competitive basis, acces-
sories for the next generation squad weapon of the Army, 
including magazines and other components that could af-
fect the performance of such weapon. 
(b) MARKET SURVEY AND QUALIFICATION ACTIVI-
TIES.— 
(1) INITIAL MARKET SURVEY.—Not later than 
one year after a decision is made to enter into full- 
rate production for the next generation squad weap-
on, the Secretary of the Army shall conduct a mar-
ket survey to identify accessories for such weapon, 
including magazines and other components, that 
could affect the weapon’s performance. 
(2) QUALIFICATION
ACTIVITIES.—After com-
pleting the market survey under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary of the Army may compete, select, procure, 
and conduct tests of such components to qualify 
such components for purchase and use. A decision to 
qualify such components shall be based on estab-
lished technical standards for operational safety and 
weapon effectiveness. 
(c) INFORMATION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of the Army shall provide to the congressional 
defense committees a briefing or a report on— 
(1) the strategy developed and implemented by 
the Secretary under subsection (a); and 
(2) the results of the market survey and quali-
fication activities under subsection (b). 
SEC. 115. PLAN FOR ENSURING SOURCES OF CANNON 
TUBES. 
The Secretary of the Army shall develop and imple-
ment an investment and sustainment plan to ensure the 
sourcing of cannon tubes for the purpose of mitigating
risk to the Army and the industrial base. Under the plan, 
the Secretary of the Army shall— 
(1) identify qualified and capable sources, in 
addition to those currently used, from which cannon 
tubes may be procured; and 
(2) determine the feasibility, advisability, and 
affordability of procuring cannon tubes from such 
sources on a sustainable basis. 
Subtitle C—Navy Programs 
SEC. 121. EXTENSION OF PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR 
CERTAIN AMPHIBIOUS SHIPBUILDING PRO-
GRAMS. 
Section 124(a)(1) of the William M. (Mac) Thorn-
berry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2021 (Public Law 116–283) is amended by striking ‘‘fis-
cal year 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2021 and 
2022’’. 
SEC. 122. INCLUSION OF BASIC AND FUNCTIONAL DESIGN 
IN 
ASSESSMENTS 
REQUIRED 
PRIOR 
TO 
START OF CONSTRUCTION ON FIRST SHIP OF 
A SHIPBUILDING PROGRAM. 
Section 124 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 
28; 10 U.S.C. 8661 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)—