S. 5266

Investing in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Act

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117th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 5266

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

December 15, 2022

Mr. Kaine (for himself and Ms. Collins) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

A BILL

To reauthorize the program for infant and early childhood mental health promotion, intervention, and treatment.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Investing in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Act.

2.

Infant and early childhood mental health promotion, intervention, and treatment

Section 399Z–2 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280h–6) is amended—

(1)

by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g);

(2)

by inserting after subsection (e) the following:

(f)

Technical assistance

The Secretary may, directly or by awarding grants or contracts to public and private nonprofit entities, provide training and technical assistance to eligible entities described in (d).

; and

(3)

in subsection (g), as so redesignated, by striking $20,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2018 through 2022 and inserting $50,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.