National Technical Assistance Center

(a) Establishment The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administration for Community Living, shall directly, or through a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, establish a National Technical Assistance Center to— (1) provide recommendations and best practices to States, territories, Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and Urban Indian organizations concerning improving coordination of services including mental health and substance use disorder services, social services, health care, and transportation to increase access to quality, integrated systems of accessible, comprehensive disability clinical care, and services for individuals with disabilities; (2) provide technical assistance to health care providers on culturally and linguistically accessible and appropriate sexual and reproductive health care, including before, during, and after pregnancy and perinatal care and family planning services; (3) develop resources and provide technical assistance to assist covered entities in complying with applicable Federal laws and regulations; and (4) develop resources for individuals with disabilities facing barriers to accessible care, including related to accessible medical diagnostic equipment and the Barrier-Free Health Care Initiative. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Disability The terms disability and disabilities have the meaning given such terms for purposes of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.). (2) Indian Tribe; Tribal organization The terms Indian Tribe and Tribal organization have the meaning given such terms in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). (3) Urban indian organization The term Urban Indian organization has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1603). (c) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031.