3.0.0 2105 2022-12-31T05:27:07Z 2022-12-31T05:27:07Z Senate S 2021-06-17 117 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-06-17T18:37:53Z MINDS Act 117 3988 HR 2021-12-10 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Identical bill CRS 2021-06-17 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2021-06-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA N International Affairs Cardiovascular and respiratory health Child health Congressional oversight Emergency medical services and trauma care Executive agency funding and structure Foreign aid and international relief Health care coverage and access Health care quality Health programs administration and funding Infectious and parasitic diseases Mental health Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) World health International Affairs 00 2021-06-17 Introduced in Senate 2021-12-22T18:07:06Z Mental Health in International Development and Humanitarian Settings Act or the MINDS Act

This bill directs the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Department of State to integrate mental health and psychosocial support activities across all U.S. foreign assistance programs, with a particular focus on children and other vulnerable populations.

To facilitate this integration, the bill makes organizational changes at the USAID. It authorizes the USAID to appoint a coordinator to oversee and direct mental health and psychosocial support activities. The coordinator must ensure that these activities focus on children, adult caretakers and families, displaced populations, and other vulnerable groups. In addition, the bill establishes a working group comprised of representatives from every USAID bureau and the State Department to coordinate interagency efforts related to, promote best practices for, and ensure sustainability and continuity of mental health and psychosocial support activities.

The USAID and the State Department must brief Congress about the amount of foreign assistance spending on mental health and psychosocial support activities and related matters.

]]> MINDS Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to enhance mental health and psychological support within United States foreign assistance programs. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title MINDS Act Short Title(s) as Introduced MINDS Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Mental Health in International Development and Humanitarian Settings Act Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s2105is/xml/BILLS-117s2105is.xml 2021-06-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.