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[S. 3679 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 423
118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3679

To reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 30, 2024

    Mr. Kaine (for himself, Mr. Young, Mr. Reed, Mr. Marshall, Ms. 
   Murkowski, Mr. King, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Warner, Mrs. 
 Gillibrand, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Smith, and Mrs. Shaheen) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

                             June 18, 2024

               Reported by Mr. Sanders, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, 
                        and for other purposes.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care 
Provider Protection Reauthorization Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. EDUCATION AND AWARENESS INITIATIVE ENCOURAGING USE OF 
              MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES BY 
              HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 3 of the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider 
Protection Act (Public Law 117-105) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (b), by inserting ``and annually 
        thereafter,'' after ``of this Act,''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``2022 through 
        2024'' and inserting ``2025 through 2029''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH AMONG THE HEALTH 
              PROFESSIONAL WORKFORCE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The second section 764 of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 294t), as added by section 4 of the Dr. Lorna Breen Health 
Care Provider Protection Act (Public Law 117-105), is amended--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by redesignating such section 764 as section 
        764A;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (a)(3)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by striking ``to eligible entities 
                in'' and inserting ``to eligible entities that--
                </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) are in'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by striking the period and inserting 
                ``; or''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) by adding at the end the 
                following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) have a focus on the reduction of 
                administrative burden on health care 
                workers.'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in subsection (c), by inserting ``not less 
        than'' after ``period of''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) in subsection (f), by striking ``2022 through 
        2024'' and inserting ``2025 through 2029''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider 
Protection Reauthorization Act''.

SEC. 2. DISSEMINATION OF BEST PRACTICES.

    Section 2 of the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection 
Act (Public Law 117-105) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``of this Act'' and inserting ``of the Dr. 
        Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization 
        Act''; and
            (2) by inserting ``and prevent substance use and misuse'' 
        after ``promote their mental health''.

SEC. 3. EDUCATION AND AWARENESS INITIATIVE ENCOURAGING USE OF MENTAL 
              HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES BY HEALTH CARE 
              PROFESSIONALS.

    Section 3 of the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection 
Act (Public Law 117-105) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by inserting ``and annually 
        thereafter,'' after ``of this Act,''; and
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``2022 through 2024'' 
        and inserting ``2025 through 2029''.

SEC. 4. PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH AMONG THE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL 
              WORKFORCE.

    The second section 764 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
294t), as added by section 4 of the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care 
Provider Protection Act (Public Law 117-105), is amended--
            (1) by redesignating such section 764 as section 764A;
            (2) in subsection (a)(3)--
                    (A) by striking ``to eligible entities in'' and 
                inserting ``to eligible entities that--
                    ``(A) are in'';
                    (B) by striking the period and inserting ``; or''; 
                and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) have a focus on the reduction of 
                administrative burden on health care workers.'';
            (3) in subsection (c), by inserting ``not less than'' after 
        ``period of''; and
            (4) in subsection (f), by striking ``2022 through 2024'' 
        and inserting ``2025 through 2029''.
                                                       Calendar No. 423

118th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 3679

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, 
                        and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             June 18, 2024

                       Reported with an amendment