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Peer Support for Firefighters Act
H.R. 7069118th Congress

Peer Support for Firefighters Act

Introduced in the HouseRep. Andrea Salinas (D-OR-6)5 sections · 1 min read
Version: Introduced in House · Jan 22, 2024

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Peer Support for Firefighters Act.

Section 2. Expansion of permissible uses of assistance to firefighters grant funds relating to behavioral and mental health

Paragraph (3) of section 33(c) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229(c)) is amended—

(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) through (N) as subparagraphs (G) through (O), respectively; and

(2) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new subparagraph:

(F) To support behavioral and mental health, including the development of or expansion of evidence-based peer support programs.

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