[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1615 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1615

 To provide for a study by the Institute of Medicine on gaps in mental 
  health services and how these gaps can increase the risk of violent 
                                 acts.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 18, 2013

  Mr. McKinley (for himself and Ms. Kaptur) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for a study by the Institute of Medicine on gaps in mental 
  health services and how these gaps can increase the risk of violent 
                                 acts.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Examining America's Mental Health 
Services Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. STUDY ON GAPS IN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this 
section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall enter into an agreement 
with the Institute of Medicine (or, if the Institute declines to enter 
into such an arrangement, another appropriate entity) to conduct a 
comprehensive study on--
            (1) gaps in mental health services, including treatment 
        services, whether publicly or privately funded; and
            (2) how these gaps can increase the risk of violent acts.
    (b) Considerations.--The study under subsection (a) shall include 
consideration of--
            (1) gaps in mental health treatment services for adults and 
        children with severe and persistent mental illness;
            (2) barriers to receiving mental health services that 
        result in high rates of untreated mental illness; and
            (3) the availability of interventions such as assisted 
        outpatient treatment designed to reach individuals with 
        untreated severe mental illness.
    (c) Report.--The Secretary shall ensure that, not later than 12 
months after the date of enactment of this Act--
            (1) the study under subsection (a) is completed; and
            (2) a report on the findings and conclusions of such study 
        is submitted to the Congress.
                                 <all>