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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
S. 4824
To amend the Public Health Service Act to expand the capacity of the
suicide prevention lifeline and mental health crisis centers.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
OCTOBER 21 (legislative day, OCTOBER 19), 2020
Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. BENNET, Ms. ERNST, and Mr. JONES) intro-
duced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Com-
mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to expand the
capacity of the suicide prevention lifeline and mental
health crisis centers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Suicide and Crisis Out-
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reach Prevention Enhancement Act’’.
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SEC. 2. EXPANDING CAPACITY OF THE SUICIDE PREVEN-
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TION LIFELINE AND MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS
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CENTERS.
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Section 520E–3 of the Public Health Service Act (42
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U.S.C. 290bb–36c) is amended—
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(1) in subsection (b)—
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(A) in paragraph (1)—
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(i) by inserting ‘‘supporting and’’ be-
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fore ‘‘coordinating’’; and
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(ii) by inserting ‘‘mental health’’ be-
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fore ‘‘crisis intervention services’’;
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(B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and
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(3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively;
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(C) by inserting after paragraph (1), the
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following:
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‘‘(2) increasing the capacity of the program and
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crisis centers participating in the network to provide
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suicide prevention and mental health crisis interven-
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tion services to individuals seeking help;’’;
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(D) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by
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subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the
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semicolon;
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(E) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by
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subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the
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end and inserting a semicolon; and
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(F) by inserting after paragraph (4), as re-
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designated by subparagraph (B), the following:
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‘‘(5) improving awareness of the program for
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suicide prevention and mental health crisis interven-
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tion services, including by conducting an awareness
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campaign and ongoing outreach to the public; and
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‘‘(6) establishing, standardizing, and maintain-
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ing data collection and reports on racial, ethnic, geo-
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graphic, socioeconomic, and other health disparities
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to understand disparities in access to the program
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and among individuals who are seeking help.’’; and
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(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘$7,198,000
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for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022’’ and in-
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serting ‘‘$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021
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through 2025’’.
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