ATTAIN Mental Health Act

Bill: 118-s-2444
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]
Introduced: 2023-07-20
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2023-07-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-07-20
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Achieving Thorough Transparency and Accessibility for Information Navigation on Mental Health Act of 2023 or the ATTAIN Mental Health Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to establish an online dashboard with information about federal grants relating to mental health and substance use disorders.&nbsp;</p><p>Among other requirements, the dashboard must be searchable, current, and indicate whether the application period is open or closed. The dashboard must also include information about associated state programs and subgrants.</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2444 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 20, 2023 Mrs. Fischer (for herself and Ms. Smith ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To establish an interactive online dashboard to improve public access to information about grant funding related to mental health and substance use disorder programs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Achieving Thorough Transparency and Accessibility for Information Navigation on Mental Health Act of 2023 or the ATTAIN Mental Health Act . 2. Interactive dashboard (a) Establishment (1) In general Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the Secretary ) shall establish and operate an interactive, internet website-based dashboard (referred to in this section as the dashboard ) that improves public access to information about Federal grants related to mental health and substance use disorder, including for potential applicants for such grants. (2) Design The dashboard shall be designed in a manner that complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq. ). (3) Consultation (A) In general In establishing the dashboard under paragraph (1), the Secretary may consult with— (i) the Director of the National Institutes of Health, the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, the Director of the Indian Health Service, the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Secretary of Education, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and heads of other relevant agencies, as the Secretary determines appropriate; (ii) Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 )); and (iii) relevant entities who may use the dashboard, including— (I) elementary or secondary schools; institutions of higher education, including historically Black colleges and universities (as defined for purposes of section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1061 ), Tribal colleges or universities (as defined in section 316(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1059c(b) ), and other minority-serving institutions, as such institutions are described in section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1067q ); local educational agencies (as defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ); State educational agencies (as defined in such section 8101); nonprofit organizations; faith or community-based organizations; clinical researchers; mental health and substance use disorder care providers; mental health and substance use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery programs and facilities; housing services; municipal governments; law enforcement agencies; first responders; drug courts; mental health courts; veterans treatment courts; health programs administered directly by the Indian Health Service; Tribal health programs; Urban Indian organizations (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act ( 25 U.S.C. 1603 ); and Native Hawaiian organizations (as defined in section 12(5) of the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11711(5) )); and (II) any other entities that the Secretary determines are relevant. (B) Topics The consultation with stakeholders and entities described in subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be with respect to elements of the dashboard, such as search functions, grant data, user-friendly design, and any other elements that the Secretary determines are appropriate for purposes of this subsection. (4) Implementation plan The Secretary, in consultation with representatives of relevant agencies described in paragraph (3)(A), shall, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, publicly issue a plan to launch the dashboard, including opportunities to improve upon existing publicly accessible websites that may be updated by the Secretary to meet the requirements under subsection (c). (b) Updates The Secretary shall continually maintain the dashboard established under subsection (a) to keep all relevant, current grant opportunities posted. (c) Requirements The dashboard established under subsection (a) shall, at a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Provide the following information: (A) The name of each Federal grant program and, if different, the name of each associated State grant program, as available, that is designated for, or which allows an expenditure for, activities for the purposes of mental health or substance use disorder prevention, treatment, recovery, or support. (B) With respect to the current fiscal year, for each program for which subgrants are not available, indicate whether applications for the Federal grant application period is open, closed or awarded, and the opening, closing, and award dates. (C) For each program for which amounts have been awarded to States for the current fiscal year with respect to a block grant described in subsection (d)(2), include, as available, whether the relevant application period for a subgrant remains open, has closed, or been awarded at the State level, and whether there will be a new subgrant competition during the current fiscal year, if such information is available from the applicable State in a manner that allows for integration of such information into the dashboard or for links to such information within the dashboard. (2) For purposes of assisting applicants in identifying programs included in the dashboard, include the following information with respect to each program listed: (A) Any associated authorization, report, appropriation, agency program, grant number, or other information that the Secretary determines to be useful in identifying the program. (B) Any subgrant name used by a State, if different than the associated Federal program, if known by the Secretary. (3) Allow potential grant applicants to search the dashboard by key categories and location, if applicable, for which grants are available. (4) Provide, as appropriate, access or links to the respective program information pages and online applications. (d) Acceptance and integration of State provided data (1) In general The Secretary may determine how to accept and integrate into the dashboard information voluntarily submitted by States that is relevant to the purposes of such dashboard, as described subsection (a)(1). (2) Block grants In the case of mental health and substance use disorder resources made available through Federal block grants to States and Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 )), or Federal funding for which a specific recipient is not identified prior to its distribution to a State or Indian Tribe or Tribal organization, the Secretary may establish a method for States and Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations to voluntarily identify how Federal grants will be or were distributed, including grant names and internet website links, if different.