117 S3677 IS: Post-Disaster Mental Health Response Act U.S. Senate 2022-02-17 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.

II117th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 3677IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESFebruary 17, 2022Mr. Durbin (for himself and Mr. Portman) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsA 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.