[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 662 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 662
To establish an interactive online dashboard to allow the public to
review information for Federal grant funding related to mental health
programs.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 10, 2021
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
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A BILL
To establish an interactive online dashboard to allow the public to
review information for Federal grant funding related to mental health
programs.
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 ``Achieving Thorough Transparency and
Accessibility for Information Navigation on Mental Health Act of 2021''
or the ``ATTAIN Mental Health Act''.
SEC. 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 publicizes federally funded mental health
related grants, for the purpose of enabling potential
applicants for such grants, including applicants who would be
eligible for a subgrant under such a program, to review such
grants.
(2) Design.--The public-facing, internet website-based
dashboard shall be designed in a user-friendly, publicly
accessible manner that complies with the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), and helps
entities identify mental health related grants for which
applicants may be eligible, to facilitate funding opportunity
communication and engagement.
(3) Consultation.--In establishing the dashboard under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with--
(A) 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 appropriate; and
(B) relevant stakeholders who are the intended
users of the dashboard, including elementary or
secondary schools, institutions of higher education,
including historically Black colleges and universities,
tribal colleges or universities, 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,
State educational agencies, nonprofit organizations,
tribal organizations, faith or community-based
organizations, clinical researchers, mental health
treatment facilities, mental and behavioral health
providers, substance use disorder treatment providers,
housing services, municipal governments, law
enforcement agencies, first responders, drug courts,
mental health courts, and veterans treatment courts,
and which consultation shall be with respect to
elements of the dashboard, such as search terms, links,
and user-friendly format.
(4) Implementation plan.--The Secretary, in consultation
with representatives of relevant agencies, including
representatives appointed by the heads of agencies described in
paragraph (3)(A), shall, not later than 120 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, issue a plan to launch the dashboard
not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
(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 have an easy-to-use interface, and 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 the
purposes of mental health support, treatment, or
assistance, or under which mental health support is an
acceptable expenditure of grant funds.
(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 or closed, and the opening
and closing 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 whether the relevant application period
for a subgrant remains open 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.
(2) For purposes of assisting users in identifying programs
included in the dashboard, including the following information
with respect to each program listed:
(A) Any associated authorization, report,
appropriation, agency program, grant number, or other
information useful in identifying the program.
(B) Any subgrant name used by a State with respect
to a Federal grant program 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 shall accept and integrate
into the dashboard information voluntarily submitted by States
that is relevant to the purposes of such dashboard, as
described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a).
(2) Block grants.--In the case of mental health resources
made available through Federal block grants to States, or
Federal funding for which a specific recipient is not
identified prior to its distribution to a State, the Secretary
shall establish a method for States to voluntarily identify
where Federal grants were distributed for the purpose of
enabling prospective applicants to recognize the program name
for the funding that is used at the State level and any
relevant direct website link to apply for the funding at the
State level.
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