1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Health Minds for a Better Future Act . 2. Middle School Mental Health Task Force (a) In general There is established a multiagency Middle School Mental Health Task Force (referred to in this section as the Task Force ) at the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services to study and survey the resources that are available to parents and educators to identify and help middle-school aged students that may be experiencing mental health issues. (b) Members (1) In general The Task Force established under subsection (a) shall consist of 12 members including— (A) the Secretary of Education; (B) the Secretary of Health and Human Services; (C) a representative of an association of school administration relating to middle school or high schools appointed by the Secretary of Education; (D) a representative of an association working for childhood mental health appointed by the Secretary of Education; (E) one school counselor or educator from each United States region, including— (i) the Northeastern region (consisting of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey); (ii) the Midwestern region (consisting of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa); (iii) the Western region (consisting of Montana, Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Wyoming, Idaho, Alaska, and Hawaii); and (iv) the Southern region (consisting of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia)