42 U.S.C. § 247b-13a
The Secretary shall make grants to States, Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations (as such terms are defined in section 5304 of title 25) to establish, improve, or maintain programs for screening, assessment, and treatment services, including culturally and linguistically appropriate services, as appropriate, for women who are postpartum, pregnant, or have given birth within the preceding 12 months, for maternal mental health and substance use disorders.
To seek a grant under this section, an entity listed in subsection (a) shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. At a minimum, any such application shall include explanations of-
In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall, as appropriate, give priority to entities listed in subsection (a) that-
The activities eligible for funding through a grant under subsection (a)-
The Secretary shall provide technical assistance to grantees and entities listed in subsection (a) for carrying out activities pursuant to this section.
The Secretary, based on evaluation of the activities funded pursuant to this section, shall identify and disseminate evidence-based or evidence-informed practices for screening, assessment, treatment, and referral to treatment services for maternal mental health and substance use disorders, including culturally and linguistically appropriate services, for women during pregnancy and 12 months following pregnancy.
The Federal share of the cost of the activities for which a grant is made to an entity under subsection (a) shall not exceed 90 percent of the total cost of such activities.
To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $24,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
42 U.S.C. § 247b-13a
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS2022- Pub. L. 117-328, §1111(a)(1), substituted "maternal mental health and substance use disorders" for "maternal depression" in section catchline. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117-328, §1111(a)(2), inserted ",Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations (as such terms are defined in section 5304 of title 25)" after "States" and substituted "for women who are postpartum, pregnant, or have given birth within the preceding 12 months, for maternal mental health and substance use disorders" for "for women who are pregnant, or who have given birth within the preceding 12 months, for maternal depression". Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 117-328, §1111(b)(1), substituted "an entity listed in subsection (a) shall submit" for "a State shall submit" in introductory provisions.Subsec. (b)(1), (2). Pub. L. 117-328, §1111(b)(2), substituted "maternal mental health and substance use disorders" for "maternal depression".Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 117-328, §1111(c), substituted "shall, as appropriate, give priority to entities listed in subsection (a) that-" for "may give priority to States proposing to improve or enhance access to screening", inserted par. (1) designation and "are proposing to create, improve, or enhance screening, prevention, and treatment" before "services", substituted "maternal mental health and substance use disorders" for "maternal depression" and added pars. (2) to (4).Subsec. (d)(1)(A). Pub. L. 117-328, §1111(d)(1)(A), substituted "on maternal mental health and substance use disorder screening, brief intervention, treatment (as applicable for health care providers), and referrals for treatment to health care providers in the primary care setting and, as applicable, relevant health paraprofessionals;" for "to health care providers; and".Subsec. (d)(1)(B). Pub. L. 117-328, §1111(d)(1)(B), substituted "on maternal mental health and substance use disorder screening, brief intervention, treatment (as applicable for health care providers) and referrals for treatment, follow-up support services, and linkages to community-based resources to health care providers in the primary care setting and, as applicable, relevant health paraprofessionals; and" for "to health care providers, including information on maternal depression screening, treatment, and followup support services, and linkages to community-based resources; and".Subsec. (d)(1)(C). Pub. L. 117-328, §1111(d)(1)(C), added subpar. (C).Subsec. (d)(2)(A). Pub. L. 117-328, §1111(d)(2)(A), (B), redesignated subpar. (B) as (A) and struck out former subpar. (A) which read as follows: "enabling health care providers (including obstetrician-gynecologists, pediatricians, psychiatrists, mental health care providers, and adult primary care clinicians) to provide or receive real-time psychiatric consultation (in-person or remotely) to aid in the treatment of pregnant and parenting women;". Subsec. (d)(2)(B). Pub. L. 117-328, §1111(d)(2)(B), (D) (i), redesignated subpar. (C) as (B) and inserted ",including" before "for rural areas". Former subpar. (B) redesignated (A).Subsec. (d)(2)(C) to (G). Pub. L. 117-328, §1111(d)(2)(C), (D) (ii), (E), added subpars. (C) to (G). Former subpar. (C) redesignated (B). Subsecs. (e) to (g). Pub. L. 117-328, §1111(e)(2), added subsecs. (e) to (g). Former subsec. (e) redesignated (h).Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 117-328, §1111(e)(1), (f), redesignated subsec. (e) as (h) and substituted "$24,000,000" for "$5,000,000" and "2023 through 2027" for "2018 through 2022".
- Secretary
- The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.1See References in Text note below.
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- The term "practices" means design, financing, permitting, construction, commissioning, operation and maintenance, and other practices that contribute to achieving zero-net-energy buildings or facilities.