,i #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gajc ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,october #cj1 #bjah,mr4 ,delaney 7for himself and ,mr4 ,stewart7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,to authorize a pilot program under which the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 acting through the ,director of the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention1 expands and intensifies surveillance of self-harm and suicidal ideation behavior in partnership with ,state and local public health departments1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,suicide ,prevention ,analytics ,act of #bjah4 #b4 ,syndromic ,surveillance of ,self-,harm ,behaviors and ,suicidal ,ideation ,program ,title ,,iii of the ,public ,health ,service ,act is amended by inserting after section #cag,t of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;b-#bb7 the following3 #cag,u4 ,syndromic ,surveillance of ,self-,harm ,behaviors and ,suicidal ,ideation ,program 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary1 acting through the ,director of the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention1 shall carry out a pilot program1 to be known as the ,syndromic ,surveillance of ,self-,harm ,behaviors and ,suicidal ,ideation ,program1 under which the ,secretary expands and intensifies surveillance of self-harm and suicidal ideation behavior through-- 7#a7 the selection of ,state and local public health departments as partners in the pilot program2 and 7#b7 the provision of assistance1 including an award of funds1 to each such partner4 7b7 ,selection ,in selecting ,state and local public health departments as partners in the pilot program under this section1 the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7 seek to select a diverse set of sites2 and 7#b7 consider such criteria as the ,secretary determines to be appropriate1 which criteria shall include-- 7,a7 population coverage2 7,b7 geographical coverage2 7,c7 urban and rural community representation2 and 7,d7 demographic makeup1 including socioeconomic groupings1 race1 gender1 and ethnicity4 7c7 ,number of ,state and local public health departments ,in carrying out the pilot program under this section1 the ,secretary shall enter into and maintain partnerships with the following number of ,state and local public health departments3 7#a7 ,for fiscal year #bjai1 #d departments4 7#b7 ,for fiscal year #bjbj1 #ae departments4 7#c7 ,for fiscal year #bjba1 #be departments4 7#d7 ,for fiscal year #bjbb1 #ce departments4 7#e7 ,for fiscal year #bjbc1 #ej departments4 7d7 ,period of participation ,to be selected as a partner in the pilot program under this section1 a ,state or local public health department shall agree to participate in the program for a period of not less than #b years4 7e7 ,data sharing by ,,hhs ,subject to subsection 7g71 the ,secretary shall1 with respect to data on self-harm and suicidal ideation behavior that is collected pursuant to this section1 share such data through-- 7#a7 the ,national ,syndromic ,surveillance ,program's ,early ,notification of ,community ,epidemics 7,,essence7 platform 7or any successor platform72 or 7#b7 another appropriate surveillance program4 7f7 ,data sharing by partners ,as a condition on participating in the pilot program under this section1 subject to subsection 7g71 a ,state or local public health department shall agree to share in real time 7to the extent possible7 with the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention data on self-harm and suicidal ideation behavior for purposes of-- 7#a7 tracking and monitoring self-harm and suicidal ideation in real time to inform response activities to suicide clusters2 7#b7 informing prevention programming for identified at-risk populations2 and 7#c7 conducting or supporting research4 7g7 ,applicability of privacy protections ,the provisions of this section shall be subject to the requirements of section #eeb;a of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4 ,all ,federal laws relating to the privacy of information shall apply to the data and information that is collected under this section4 7h7 ,reports 7#a7 ,submission ,not later than ,april #cjth of each of calendar years #bjbj through #bjbd1 the ,secretary shall submit a report to the ,congress on the results of the pilot program under this section during the previous calendar year4 7#b7 ,contents ,each report under paragraph 7#a7 shall include the following3 7,a7 ,the specific data points captured under the pilot program under this section4 7,b7 ,challenges in implementing the pilot program1 including with respect to data collection and reporting1 at ,state and local public health departments in their first year of participation in the program4 7,c7 ,identification of any problems with implementation of the pilot program4 7,d7 ,potential solutions for such problems1 including a description of the estimated costs of such potential solutions4 7,e7 ,description of any public health response that is initiated at the ,federal1 ,state1 or local level in response to data collected through the pilot program4 7,f7 ,recommendations for improving public health responses to self-harm and suicidal ideation incidents4 7#c7 ,final report ,the final report required by paragraph 7#a7 shall include recommendations on-- 7,a7 whether to reauthorize and expand the pilot program under this section2 and 7,b7 if so1 how to improve the pilot program for purposes of such reauthorization and expansion4 7i7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the term self-harm means any behavior that is self-directed and deliberately results in injury or the potential for injury to oneself1 including non-lethal forms of injuries to oneself1 including cutting1 asphyxiation1 overdose of drugs 7including through the use of opioids71 and gun-related injuries1 either with or without the intent to kill oneself4 7#b7 ,the term suicidal ideation means thinking about1 considering1 or planning suicide4 7j7 ,authorization of appropriations ,to carry out this section1 there are authorized to be appropriated-- 7#a7 #ejj1jjj for fiscal year #bjai2 and 7#b7 such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years #bjbj through #bjbc4 4