EARLY Minds Act

This Act may be cited as the Early Action and Responsiveness Lifts Youth Minds Act or the EARLY Minds Act.
Section 1912(b)(1)(A)(vii) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x–1(b)(1)(A)(vii)) is amended—
in subclause (III), by striking and at the end;
in subclause (IV), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and
by adding at the end the following:
a description of any evidence-based prevention and early intervention strategies and programs the State provides to prevent, delay, or reduce the severity and onset of mental illness and behavioral problems, including for children and adolescents, irrespective of experiencing a serious mental illness or serious emotional disturbance, as defined under subsection (c)(1).
Section 1920 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x–9) is amended by adding at the end the following:
In the case of a State with a State plan that provides for strategies and programs specified in section 1912(b)(1)(A)(vii)(V), such State may expend not more than 5 percent of the amount of the allotment of the State pursuant to a funding agreement under section 1911 for each fiscal year to support such strategies and programs.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the EARLY Minds Act, and biennially thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the prevention and early intervention strategies and programs pursued by States pursuant to subsection (e). Each such report shall include—
a list of the States that utilized the option to provide prevention and early intervention services;
a description of the prevention and early intervention activities of each such State;
the population served, including information on demographics, including age;
the outcomes of such activities, including—
how such activities reduced delays in access to mental and behavioral health care for children and adults; and
how such activities reduced the severity of onset of serious mental illness and serious emotional disturbance; and
any other relevant information the Secretary determines necessary.