[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1878 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1878
To establish an interactive online dashboard to improve public access
to information about grant funding related to mental health and
substance use disorder programs.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 22, 2025
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 improve public access
to information about grant funding related to mental health and
substance use disorder 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 2025''
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 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)(iii) 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.
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