118 HR 6379 IH: Farmers First Act of 2023 U.S. House of Representatives 2023-11-13 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 6379IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESNovember 13, 2023Mr. Feenstra (for himself, Mr. Costa, Mr. Bost, Ms. Craig, and Mr. Nunn of Iowa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on AgricultureA BILLTo amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to reauthorize the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Farmers First Act of 2023.

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Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network

Section 7522 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 5936) is amended— (1)in subsection (b)(1)(A), by inserting , including crisis lines before the semicolon at the end; (2)in subsection (d), by striking $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 and inserting $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028; and (3)by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following: (e)

Referrals to providers

As part of the efforts of the recipient of a grant under subsection (a) to connect individuals to behavioral health counseling and wellness support and to ensure individuals have access to a comprehensive scope of mental health and substance use treatments and supports, when applicable, the grant recipient may establish referral relationships with— (1)certified community behavioral health clinics described in section 223 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (42 U.S.C. 1396a note; Public Law 113–93); (2)health centers (as defined in section 330(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(a))); (3)rural health clinics (as defined in section 1861(aa) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa))); (4)Federally qualified health centers (as defined in that section); and (5)critical access hospitals (as defined in section 1861(mm) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(mm)))..