S.Amdt. 3878

SA 3878. Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr.
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title II of division B, insert
the following:
Sec. __.  From amounts appropriated under this title, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the
Office of Rural Health Policy of the Health Resources and
Services Administration, shall award grants through the
Telehealth Resource Center Grant Program to entities that use
evidence-based practices that promote school safety and
individual student health, mental health and well-being by--
(1) providing assessment and referrals for health, mental
health, or substance use disorder services to students who
may be struggling with behavioral or mental health issues;
and
(2) providing training and support to teachers, school
counselors, administrative staff, school resource officers,
and other relevant staff to identify, refer, and intervene to
help students experiencing mental health needs or who are
considering harming themselves or others.
Telemental health services may be provided by ``qualified
mental health professionals'' as defined under title XVIII of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.)
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