REAUTHORIZATION AND PROVISION OF CERTAIN PROGRAMS TO STRENGTHEN THE HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE.

SEC. 1311. REAUTHORIZATION AND PROVISION OF CERTAIN PROGRAMS TO STRENGTHEN THE HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE.(a) Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants.—Section 756 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 294e–1) is amended—(1) in subsection (a)—(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting “(which may include master’s and doctoral level programs)” after “occupational therapy”; and (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting before the period the following: “, including training to increase skills and capacity to meet the needs of children and adolescents who have experienced trauma”; and (2) in subsection (f), by striking “For each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023” and inserting “For each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027”. (b) Training Demonstration Program.—Section 760 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 294k) is amended—(1) by striking “mental and substance use disorders” each place it appears and inserting “mental health and substance use disorder”; (2) in subsection (a)(2)—(A) by inserting “(including for individuals completing clinical training requirements for licensure)” after “training”; (B) by inserting “counselors, nurses,” after “psychologists,”; and136 STAT. 5697 (C) by striking the semicolon and inserting “, including such settings that serve pediatric populations;”; (3) in subsection (a)(3)(A)—(A) by striking “disorder” (as inserted by paragraph (1)) and inserting “disorders”; and (B) by inserting “or pediatric populations” after “addiction”; (4) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by inserting “(including such settings that serve pediatric populations)” after “settings”; (5) in subsection (c)(2)(F)—(A) by inserting “counselors, nurses,” after “psychologists”; and (B) by striking the period and inserting “, including such entities that serve pediatric populations.”; (6) in subsection (d)(1)(A)—(A) by inserting “health service psychologists, nurses” after “fellows,”; and (B) by inserting “counselors,” after “physician assistants”; (7) in subsection (d)(1)(B)—(A) by inserting “, which may include such settings that serve pediatric populations” after “settings”; (B) by inserting “health” after “mental”; (8) in subsection (d)(2)(C), inserting “(which may include trauma-informed care, as appropriate)” after “care”; (9) in subsection (g), by striking “$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022” and inserting “, and $31,700,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027”; and (10) in subsection (f)(2)(B), by striking “disorder” (as inserted by paragraph (1)) and inserting “disorders”.