[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4659-S4660]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 2315. Mr. KAINE (for himself and Mr. Young) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2025 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy,
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to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle H of title X, insert the following:
SEC. 10__. DR. LORNA BREEN HEALTH CARE PROVIDER PROTECTION
REAUTHORIZATION ACT.
(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Dr.
Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization
Act''.
(b) 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''.
(c) 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''.
(d) 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''.
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