[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8979 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8979
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants
for the purpose of establishing, operating, or expanding one-stop
crisis facilities, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 22, 2022
Mr. Smith of Washington introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to
the Committees on Financial Services, and the Judiciary, for a period
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants
for the purpose of establishing, operating, or expanding one-stop
crisis facilities, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Behavioral Health Crisis Care
Centers Act of 2022''.
SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM FOR ONE-STOP CRISIS FACILITIES.
(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in
this section referred to as the ``Secretary''), in consultation with
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Attorney General of
the United States, the Secretary of the Interior, and the heads of any
other relevant Federal agencies, shall award grants to eligible
entities in the amounts determined pursuant to subsection (d) for the
purpose of establishing, operating, or expanding one-stop crisis
facilities.
(b) Eligible Activities.--Activities funded through a grant under
this section for establishing, operating, or expanding a one-stop
crisis facility may include--
(1) acquiring, constructing, or developing facilities;
(2) acquiring supplies or equipment;
(3) training, hiring, and retaining staff;
(4) establishing, operating, or expanding services provided
at a one-stop crisis facility, including--
(A) health care services, including behavioral
health and substance use disorder treatment;
(B) counseling or case management services;
(C) housing assistance, including financial
assistance for housing;
(D) legal services; and
(E) other wrap-around services provided as part of
a one-stop crisis facility;
(5) coordinating with governmental and nongovernmental
partners, including local crisis response, law enforcement,
health care entities, workforce development programs, aging,
disability, and senior services, community-based organizations,
housing authorities, continuum of care programs, immigrant and
refugee assistance organizations, veteran service
organizations, evidence-based diversion programs such as law
enforcement-assisted diversion programs, children and family
organizations, and other entities involved in the provision of
wrap-around services;
(6) conducting outreach services to engage with vulnerable
and high-need communities, including individuals at public and
federally assisted housing facilities, youths, and unhoused
individuals; and
(7) planning system-wide coordination with other entities
involved in crisis response.
(c) Subgrants.--A recipient of a grant under this section may use
such grant to award subgrants to nongovernmental entities for the
purpose of providing one-stop crisis facility services, including those
described in paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6) of subsection (b).
(d) Determination of Amounts.--
(1) Metropolitan cities.--Of the total amount made
available for a fiscal year pursuant to subsection (g)(2)(A),
the Secretary shall award to each metropolitan city receiving a
grant under this section an amount that bears the same
proportion to such total amount as the population of such
metropolitan city bears to the total population of all
metropolitan cities receiving grants under this section.
(2) Nonentitlement units of local government.--Of the total
amount made available for a fiscal year pursuant to subsection
(g)(2)(B), the Secretary shall award to each nonentitlement
unit of local government receiving a grant under this section
an amount that bears the same proportion to such total amount
as the population of such nonentitlement unit of local
government bears to the total population of all nonentitlement
units of local government receiving grants under this section.
(3) Counties.--The Secretary shall award to each county
receiving a grant under this section--
(A) of half of the amount made available for a
fiscal year pursuant to subsection (g)(2)(C), an amount
that is equal for each such county; and
(B) of the remaining half of the amount made
available for a fiscal year pursuant to subsection
(g)(2)(C), an amount that bears the same proportion to
such remaining half as the population of such county
bears to the total population of all counties receiving
grants under this section.
(4) States.--The Secretary shall award to each State
receiving a grant under this section--
(A) of half of the amount made available for a
fiscal year pursuant to subsection (g)(2)(D), an amount
that is equal for each such State; and
(B) of the remaining half of the amount made
available for a fiscal year pursuant to subsection
(g)(2)(D), an amount that bears the same proportion to
such remaining half as the population of such State
bears to the total population of all States receiving
grants under this section.
(5) Indian tribes.--The Secretary shall award to each
Indian Tribe receiving a grant under this section--
(A) of 25 percent of the amount made available for
a fiscal year pursuant to subsection (g)(2)(E), an
amount that is equal for each such Indian Tribe; and
(B) of 75 percent of the amount made available for
a fiscal year pursuant to subsection (g)(2)(E), an
amount determined by the Secretary of the Interior.
(6) Territories.--Of the total amount made available for a
fiscal year pursuant to subsection (g)(2)(F), the Secretary
shall award to each territory receiving a grant under this
section an amount that bears the same proportion to such total
amount as the population of such territory bears to the total
population of all territories receiving grants under this
section.
(e) Application.--
(1) In general.--To seek a grant under this section, an
eligible entity shall submit an application to the Secretary at
such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information
as the Secretary may require.
(2) Plan.--Such an application shall include a plan for how
the grant funds will be used, including--
(A) how such plan is informed by stakeholders in
the community;
(B) how the recipient will collaborate with
community-based organizations to connect individuals
with appropriate services;
(C) how the recipient will establish a housing
first policy strategy for adults experiencing chronic
homeless and a transitional housing, wrap around
services strategy for youth in crisis;
(D) how the recipient will prioritize equitable
access for people with language, cultural, and other
barriers, including how staff will be trained in
cultural competency and trauma-informed care;
(E) how the recipient will work in conjunction with
crisis response systems, law enforcement, and emergency
departments to steer individuals experiencing a
behavioral health or substance use crisis to the one-
stop crisis facility;
(F) how the recipient will work in conjunction with
continuum of care programs and housing providers to
steer individuals at assisted housing facilities to the
one-stop crisis facility to receive supportive
services; and
(G) how the recipient intends to create programming
and services specific to the needs of youth.
(f) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The terms ``county'', ``metropolitan city'', and
``nonentitlement unit of local government'' have the meanings
given to such terms in section 603(g) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 803(g)).
(2) The term ``eligible entity'' means a metropolitan city,
a nonentitlement unit of local government, a county, a State,
an Indian Tribe, or a territory.
(3) The term ``Indian Tribe'' has the meaning given to the
term ``Indian tribe'' in section 102 of the Federally
Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5130).
(4) The term ``one-stop crisis facility'' means a facility
that provides, at a single location--
(A) on-site services for behavioral health and
substance use disorder;
(B) housing services; and
(C) coordination with health care services, housing
services, legal aid, or other case management or wrap-
around services available in the community.
(5) The term ``State'' means each State of the United
States and the District of Columbia.
(6) The term ``territory'' means the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.
(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this section $11,500,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2023 through 2027.
(2) Reservation.--Of the amounts authorized to be
appropriated by paragraph (1)--
(A) $3,000,000,000 shall be for grants to
metropolitan cities;
(B) $1,000,000,000 shall be for grants to
nonentitlement units of local government;
(C) $3,000,000,000 shall be for grants to counties;
(D) $2,000,000,000 shall be for grants to States;
(E) $2,000,000,000 shall be for grants to Indian
Tribes; and
(F) $500,000,000 shall be for grants to
territories.
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