Mental Health Improvement Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Mental Health Improvement Act extends the authorization period for Public Health Service Act section 756 mental and behavioral health education and training grants. It replaces the prior fiscal years 2023 through 2027 authorization period with fiscal years 2026 through 2030.
The bill does not redesign the grant program or change eligibility criteria in the text provided. Its effect is to keep the statutory authorization for mental and behavioral health education and training grants active for the later five-year period.
Who Benefits and How
Mental and behavioral health training programs benefit because the grant authorization would continue through fiscal year 2030. Students, trainees, and early-career behavioral health professionals benefit from continued education and training support. Communities facing shortages of mental health providers benefit if the extended grants help sustain the behavioral health workforce pipeline.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal health workforce grant administrators must update authorization years, continue managing awards, and support oversight for the extended period. Congressional appropriators bear the budget responsibility for deciding annual funding levels. Grant applicants must continue meeting program requirements to receive support.
Key Provisions
- Extends section 756 mental and behavioral health education and training grants through fiscal years 2026 through 2030.
- Replaces the previous fiscal years 2023 through 2027 authorization window.
- Preserves the existing Public Health Service Act grant structure without adding new eligibility text.
- Supports continued mental and behavioral health workforce education and training.
- Requires federal grant administrators to update program materials for the new authorization period.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Reauthorizes Public Health Service Act mental and behavioral health education and training grants for fiscal years 2026 through 2030.
Key Policy Areas
Health, Mental Health, Workforce, Grants
Primary Purpose
Reauthorizes Public Health Service Act mental and behavioral health education and training grants for fiscal years 2026 through 2030.
Policy Domains
Mental and behavioral health education and training grant reauthorization
Identified Gains
- Mental health training programs
- Behavioral health trainees
- Communities facing mental health workforce shortages
Identified Costs
- Federal health workforce grant administrators
- Congressional appropriators
- Grant applicants
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMrs. Sykes (for herself and Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania) introduced …
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1896)
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Behavioral health trainees, Mental health training programs
Congressional appropriators, Federal health workforce grant administrators
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "grant_admin"
- → Federal health workforce grant administrator
- "training_program"
- → Mental and behavioral health training program
We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.
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