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introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to au?orize a pilot program "u 
:i* ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human       
,s]vices1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( !    
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1
 exp&s & int5sifies surveillance (      
self-h>m & suicidal ideation behavior 9 
p>tn]%ip ) ,/ate & local public heal?   
dep>tm5ts1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,suicide
 ,prev5tion ,analytics ,act ( #bjah4    
#b4 ,syndromic ,surveillance (          
,self-,h>m ,behaviors & ,suicidal       
,ideation ,program ,title ,,iii ( !     
,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act is am5d$ by 
ins]t+ aft] section #cag,t ( su* ,act   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;b-#bb7 ! foll[+3    
#cag,u4 ,syndromic ,surveillance (      
,self-,h>m ,behaviors & ,suicidal       
,ideation ,program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!     

,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( !   
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1
 %all c>ry out a pilot program1 to be   
kn[n z ! ,syndromic ,surveillance (     
,self-,h>m ,behaviors & ,suicidal       
,ideation ,program1 "u :i* ! ,secret>y  
exp&s & int5sifies surveillance (       
self-h>m & suicidal ideation behavior   
?r\gh--  7#a7 ! selection ( ,/ate &     
local public heal? dep>tm5ts z p>tn]s 9 
! pilot program2 &  7#b7 ! provision (  
assi/ance1 includ+ an aw>d ( funds1 to  
ea* su* p>tn]4  7b7 ,selection ,9       
select+ ,/ate & local public heal?      
dep>tm5ts z p>tn]s 9 ! pilot program "u 
?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all--  7#a7   
seek to select a div]se set ( sites2 &  
7#b7 consid] su* crit]ia z ! ,secret>y  
det]m9es to be appropriate1 :i* crit]ia 
%all include--  7,a7 population cov]age2
  7,b7 geographical cov]age2  7,c7 urban
 & rural community repres5tation2 &     
7,d7 demographic makeup1 includ+        
socioeconomic gr\p+s1 race1 g5d]1 &     
e?nicity4  7c7 ,numb] ( ,/ate & local   

public heal? dep>tm5ts ,9 c>ry+ out !   
pilot program "u ?is section1 !         
,secret>y %all ent] into & ma9ta9       
p>tn]%ips ) ! foll[+ numb] ( ,/ate &    
local public heal? dep>tm5ts3  7#a7 ,=  
fiscal ye> #bjai1 #d dep>tm5ts4  7#b7 ,=
 fiscal ye> #bjbj1 #ae dep>tm5ts4  7#c7 
,= fiscal ye> #bjba1 #be dep>tm5ts4     
7#d7 ,= fiscal ye> #bjbb1 #ce dep>tm5ts4
  7#e7 ,= fiscal ye> #bjbc1 #ej         
dep>tm5ts4  7d7 ,p]iod ( p>ticipation   
,to be select$ z a p>tn] 9 ! pilot      
program "u ?is section1 a ,/ate or local
 public heal? dep>tm5t %all agree to    
p>ticipate 9 ! program = a p]iod ( n    
less ?an #b ye>s4  7e7 ,data %>+ by     
,,hhs ,subject to subsection 7g71 !     
,secret>y %all1 ) respect to data on    
self-h>m & suicidal ideation behavior t 
is collect$ pursuant to ?is section1 %>e
 su* data ?r\gh--  7#a7 ! ,national     
,syndromic ,surveillance ,program's     
,e>ly ,notification ( ,community        
,epidemics 7,,ess5ce7 plat=m 7or any    
successor plat=m72 or  7#b7 ano!r       

appropriate surveillance program4  7f7  
,data %>+ by p>tn]s ,z a condition on   
p>ticipat+ 9 ! pilot program "u ?is     
section1 subject to subsection 7g71 a   
,/ate or local public heal? dep>tm5t    
%all agree to %>e 9 real "t 7to ! ext5t 
possible7 ) ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control
 & ,prev5tion data on self-h>m &        
suicidal ideation behavior = purposes   
(--  7#a7 track+ & monitor+ self-h>m &  
suicidal ideation 9 real "t to in=m     
response activities to suicide clu/]s2  
7#b7 in=m+ prev5tion programm+ =        
id5tifi$ at-risk populations2 &  7#c7   
conduct+ or support+ rese>*4  7g7       
,applicability ( privacy protections ,! 
provisions ( ?is section %all be subject
 to ! requirem5ts ( section #eeb;a (    
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4 ,all     
,f$]al laws relat+ to ! privacy (       
in=mation %all apply to ! data &        
in=mation t is collect$ "u ?is section4 
7h7 ,reports  7#a7 ,submission ,n lat]  
?an ,april #cj? ( ea* ( cal5d> ye>s     
#bjbj ?r\gh #bjbd1 ! ,secret>y %all     

submit a report to ! ,congress on !     
results ( ! pilot program "u ?is section
 dur+ ! previ\s cal5d> ye>4  7#b7       
,cont5ts ,ea* report "u p>agraph 7#a7   
%all include ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,! specific 
data po9ts captur$ "u ! pilot program "u
 ?is section4  7,b7 ,*all5ges 9         
implem5t+ ! pilot program1 includ+ )    
respect to data collection & report+1 at
 ,/ate & local public heal? dep>tm5ts 9 
_! fir/ ye> ( p>ticipation 9 ! program4 
7,c7 ,id5tification ( any problems )    
implem5tation ( ! pilot program4  7,d7  
,pot5tial solutions = su* problems1     
includ+ a description ( ! e/imat$ co/s (
 su* pot5tial solutions4  7,e7          
,description ( any public heal? response
 t is initiat$ at ! ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or   
local level 9 response to data collect$ 
?r\gh ! pilot program4  7,f7            
,recomm5dations = improv+ public heal?  
responses to self-h>m & suicidal        
ideation incid5ts4  7#c7 ,f9al report ,!
 f9al report requir$ by p>agraph 7#a7   
%all include recomm5dations on--  7,a7  

:e!r to reau?orize & exp& ! pilot       
program "u ?is section2 &  7,b7 if s1 h[
 to improve ! pilot program = purposes (
 su* reau?orization & expansion4  7i7   
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m 
self-h>m means any behavior t is        
self-direct$ & delib]ately results 9    
injury or ! pot5tial = injury to        
oneself1 includ+ non-le?al =ms (        
injuries to oneself1 includ+ cutt+1     
asphyxiation1 ov]dose ( drugs 7includ+  
?r\gh ! use ( opioids71 & gun-relat$    
injuries1 ei!r ) or )\t ! int5t to kill 
oneself4  7#b7 ,! t]m suicidal ideation 
means ?9k+ ab\t1 consid]+1 or plann+    
suicide4  7j7 ,au?orization (           
appropriations ,to c>ry out ?is section1
 !re are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$--   
7#a7 #ejj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjai2 &     
7#b7 su* sums z may be necess>y = fiscal
 ye>s #bjbj ?r\gh #bjbc4  4