#aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
#ajae  ,,an ,,act  ,to require the      
,federal ,communications ,commission to 
study the feasibility of designating a  
simple1 easy-to-remember dialing code to
 be used for a national suicide         
prevention and mental health crisis     
hotline system4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,national      
,suicide ,hotline ,improvement ,act of  
#bjag4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act--
 7#a7 the term ,commission means the    
,federal ,communications ,commission2   
7#b7 the term covered dialing code means
 a simple1 easy-to-remember1 #c-;digit  
dialing code2 and  7#c7 the term ,n#aa  
dialing code means an abbreviated       
dialing code consisting of #c digits1 of
 which--  7,a7 the first digit may be   
any digit other than #a or #j2 and  7,b7
 each of the last #b digits is #a4  #c4 
,studies and reports  7a7 ,primary study
  7#a7 ,in general ,the ,commission1 in 
coordination with the ,assistant        
,secretary for ,mental ,health and      

,substance ,use and the ,secretary of   
,veterans ,affairs1 shall conduct a     
study that--  7,a7 examines the         
feasibility of designating an ,n#aa     
dialing code or other covered dialing   
code to be used for a national suicide  
prevention and mental health crisis     
hotline system2 and  7,b7 analyzes the  
effectiveness of the ,national ,suicide 
,prevention ,lifeline as of the date on 
which the study is initiated1 including 
how well the lifeline is working to     
address the needs of veterans4  7#b7    
,requirements  7,a7 ,commission ,in     
conducting the study under paragraph    
7#a71 the ,commission shall-- 7i7       
consider--  7,i7 each of the ,n#aa      
dialing codes1 including the codes that 
are used for other purposes2 and  7,,ii7
 other covered dialing codes2  7ii7     
consult with the ,north ,american       
,numbering ,council2 and  7iii7 review  
the information provided by the         
,assistant ,secretary for ,mental       
,health and ,substance ,use and the     

,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs under  
subparagraphs 7,b7 and 7,c71            
respectively1 of this paragraph4  7,b7  
,,samhsa study and report to assist     
,commission ,to assist the ,commission  
in conducting the study under paragraph 
7#a71 the ,assistant ,secretary for     
,mental ,health and ,substance ,use     
shall analyze and1 not later than #ahj  
days after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 report to the ,commission on--   
7i7 the potential impact of the         
designation of an ,n#aa dialing code1 or
 other covered dialing code1 for a      
suicide prevention and mental health    
crisis hotline system on--  7,i7 suicide
 prevention2  7,,ii7 crisis services2   
and  7,,iii7 other suicide prevention   
and mental health crisis hotlines1      
including-- 7aa7 the ,national ,suicide 
,prevention ,lifeline2 and  7bb7 the    
,veterans ,crisis ,line2 and  7ii7      
possible recommendations for improving  
the ,national ,suicide ,prevention      
,lifeline generally1 which may include--

  7,i7 increased public education and   
awareness2 and  7,,ii7 improved         
infrastructure and operations4  7,c7    
,,va study and report to assist         
,commission ,to assist the ,commission  
in conducting the study under paragraph 
7#a71 the ,secretary of ,veterans       
,affairs shall study and1 not later than
 #ahj days after the date of enactment  
of this ,act1 report to the ,commission 
on how well the ,national ,suicide      
,prevention ,lifeline and the ,veterans 
,crisis ,line1 as in effect on the date 
on which the study is initiated1 is     
working to address the needs of         
veterans4  7b7 ,primary ,commission     
report  7#a7 ,in general ,not later than
 #a year after the date of enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,commission1 in          
coordination with the ,assistant        
,secretary for ,mental ,health and      
,substance ,use and the ,secretary of   
,veterans ,affairs1 shall submit a      
report on the study conducted under     
subsection 7a7 that recommends whether a

 particular ,n#aa dialing code or other 
covered dialing code should be used for 
a national suicide prevention and mental
 health crisis hotline system to--  7,a7
 the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 
and ,transportation of the ,senate2     
7,b7 the ,committee on ,health1         
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions of the
 ,senate2 and  7,c7 the ,committee on   
,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of  
,representatives4  7#b7 ,additional     
contents ,if the report submitted by the
 ,commission under paragraph 7#a7       
recommends that a dialing code should be
 used1 the report shall also--  7,a7    
outline the logistics of designating    
such a dialing code2  7,b7 estimate the 
costs associated with designating such a
 dialing code1 including--  7i7 the     
costs incurred by service providers1    
including-- 7,i7 translation changes in 
the network2 and  7,,ii7 cell site      
analysis and reprogramming by wireless  
carriers2 and  7ii7 the costs incurred  
by ,states and localities2  7,c7 provide

 recommendations for designating such a 
dialing code2  7,d7 provide a           
cost-benefit analysis comparing the     
recommended dialing code with the       
,national ,suicide ,prevention          
,lifeline1 as in effect on the date on  
which the report is submitted2 and  7,e7
 make other recommendations1 as         
appropriate1 for improving the ,national
 ,suicide ,prevention ,lifeline         
generally1 which may include--  7i7     
increased public education and          
awareness2 and  7ii7 improved           
infrastructure and operations4  ,passed 
the ,senate ,november #g1               
#bjag4,secretary