[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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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]
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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