1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act . 2. Primary and Behavioral Health Care grant program Section 520K of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290bb–42 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (d) through (i) as subsections (e) through (j), respectively; (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: (d) Special consideration regarding services for racial and ethnic minority groups In awarding grants under subsection (b), the Secretary may, as appropriate, give special consideration to eligible entities serving a high proportion of racial and ethnic minority groups. ; (3) in subsection (c)(2)(G), by striking subsection (e) and inserting subsection (f) ; (4) in subsection (h)— (A) by striking subsection (f) and inserting subsection (g) ; and (B) by striking subsection (d)(2) and inserting subsection (e)(2) ; and (5) in subsection (j)(1) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)), by striking $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 and inserting $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2023 and $80,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2029 . 3. Addressing racial and ethnic minority mental health disparities research gaps Not later than 9 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Institutes of Health, in consultation with the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health and the Assistant Secretary of Substance Use and Mental Health, shall enter into an arrangement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (or, if the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine decline to enter into such an arrangement, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, or another appropriate entity)— (1) to conduct a study with respect to mental health disparities research gaps in racial and ethnic minority groups (as defined in section 1707(g) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300u–6(g) ))