117 HR 5703 RH: Post-Disaster Mental Health Response Act U.S. House of Representatives 2022-09-28 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.

IBUnion Calendar No. 379117th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 5703[Report No. 117–504]IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESOctober 22, 2021Ms. Pressley (for herself, Ms. Titus, Mr. McKinley, and Mr. Meijer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureSeptember 28, 2022Additional sponsors: Mr. Garbarino, Mr. Moolenaar, Mrs. Axne, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Katko, Ms. Wild, Mr. Gonzalez of Ohio, Mr. Allred, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Ms. Williams of Georgia, and Ms. PlaskettSeptember 28, 2022Reported from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printedA BILLTo amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide professional counseling services to victims of emergencies declared under such Act, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Post-Disaster Mental Health Response Act.

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Crisis counseling assistance and training

Section 502(a)(6) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5192(a)(6)) is amended by inserting and section 416 after section 408.

September 28, 2022Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed