To assess the ongoing mental health impact to the children and families impacted by a volcanic eruption covered by a major disaster declared by the President in calendar year 2018.

SA 3897. Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Ms. Hirono) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him 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. __.  Using amounts made available under this title,
the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use
shall provide technical assistance to any State or county
impacted by a volcanic eruption covered by a major disaster
declared by the President in calendar year 2018 in accordance
with section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief
and Emergency Assistance Act. Such technical assistance shall
be--
(1) to conduct a needs assessment for supporting the mental
health of the impacted children and families; and
(2) to develop mental health crisis recovery plans for the
impacted children and families.
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