#aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,s4     
#ajae  ,,an ,,act  ,to require ! ,f$]al 
,communications ,commission to /udy !   
feasibility ( designat+ a simple1       
easy-to-rememb] dial+ code to be us$ = a
 national suicide prev5tion & m5tal     
heal? crisis hotl9e sy/em4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,national ,suicide ,hotl9e ,improvem5t  
,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is   
,act-- 7#a7 ! t]m ,commission means !   
,f$]al ,communications ,commission2     
7#b7 ! t]m cov]$ dial+ code means a     
simple1 easy-to-rememb]1 #c-;digit dial+
 code2 &  7#c7 ! t]m ,n#aa dial+ code   
means an abbreviat$ dial+ code consi/+ (
 #c digits1 ( :i*--  7,a7 ! fir/ digit  
may be any digit o!r ?an #a or #j2 &    
7,b7 ea* ( ! la/ #b digits is #a4  #c4  
,/udies & reports  7a7 ,prim>y /udy     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,commission1 9         
coord9ation ) ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y =   
,m5tal ,heal? & ,sub/ance ,use & !      
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 %all     
conduct a /udy t--  7,a7 exam9es !      

feasibility ( designat+ an ,n#aa dial+  
code or o!r cov]$ dial+ code to be us$ =
 a national suicide prev5tion & m5tal   
heal? crisis hotl9e sy/em2 &  7,b7      
analyzes ! effectiv5ess ( ! ,national   
,suicide ,prev5tion ,lifel9e z ( ! date 
on :i* ! /udy is initiat$1 includ+ h[   
well ! lifel9e is work+ to address !    
ne$s ( vet]ans4  7#b7 ,requirem5ts  7,a7
 ,commission ,9 conduct+ ! /udy "u      
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,commission %all-- 7i7 
consid]--  7,i7 ea* ( ! ,n#aa dial+     
codes1 includ+ ! codes t are us$ = o!r  
purposes2 &  7,,ii7 o!r cov]$ dial+     
codes2  7ii7 consult ) ! ,nor? ,am]ican 
,numb]+ ,c\ncil2 &  7iii7 review !      
in=mation provid$ by ! ,assi/ant        
,secret>y = ,m5tal ,heal? & ,sub/ance   
,use & ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
"u subp>agraphs 7,b7 & 7,c71            
respectively1 ( ?is p>agraph4  7,b7     
,,samhsa /udy & report to assi/         
,commission ,to assi/ ! ,commission 9   
conduct+ ! /udy "u p>agraph 7#a71 !     
,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,m5tal ,heal? &   

,sub/ance ,use %all analyze &1 n lat]   
?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is ,act1 report to ! ,commission on--  
7i7 ! pot5tial impact ( ! designation ( 
an ,n#aa dial+ code1 or o!r cov]$ dial+ 
code1 = a suicide prev5tion & m5tal     
heal? crisis hotl9e sy/em on--  7,i7    
suicide prev5tion2  7,,ii7 crisis       
s]vices2 &  7,,iii7 o!r suicide         
prev5tion & m5tal heal? crisis hotl9es1 
includ+-- 7aa7 ! ,national ,suicide     
,prev5tion ,lifel9e2 &  7bb7 ! ,vet]ans 
,crisis ,l9e2 &  7ii7 possible          
recomm5dations = improv+ ! ,national    
,suicide ,prev5tion ,lifel9e g5]ally1   
:i* may include--  7,i7 increas$ public 
education & aw>5ess2 &  7,,ii7 improv$  
infra/ructure & op]ations4  7,c7 ,,va   
/udy & report to assi/ ,commission ,to  
assi/ ! ,commission 9 conduct+ ! /udy "u
 p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans  
,affairs %all /udy &1 n lat] ?an #ahj   
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
report to ! ,commission on h[ well !    
,national ,suicide ,prev5tion ,lifel9e &

 ! ,vet]ans ,crisis ,l9e1 z 9 effect on 
! date on :i* ! /udy is initiat$1 is    
work+ to address ! ne$s ( vet]ans4  7b7 
,prim>y ,commission report  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,commission1 9   
coord9ation ) ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y =   
,m5tal ,heal? & ,sub/ance ,use & !      
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 %all     
submit a report on ! /udy conduct$ "u   
subsection 7a7 t recomm5ds :e!r a       
p>ticul> ,n#aa dial+ code or o!r cov]$  
dial+ code %\ld be us$ = a national     
suicide prev5tion & m5tal heal? crisis  
hotl9e sy/em to--  7,a7 ! ,committee on 
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( !
 ,s5ate2  7,b7 ! ,committee on ,heal?1  
,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions ( !      
,s5ate2 &  7,c7 ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  
7#b7 ,additional cont5ts ,if ! report   
submitt$ by ! ,commission "u p>agraph   
7#a7 recomm5ds t a dial+ code %\ld be   
us$1 ! report %all also--  7,a7 outl9e !
 logi/ics ( designat+ su* a dial+ code2 

7,b7 e/imate ! co/s associat$ )         
designat+ su* a dial+ code1 includ+--   
7i7 ! co/s incurr$ by s]vice provid]s1  
includ+-- 7,i7 translation *anges 9 !   
network2 &  7,,ii7 cell site analysis & 
reprogramm+ by wireless c>ri]s2 &  7ii7 
! co/s incurr$ by ,/ates & localities2  
7,c7 provide recomm5dations = designat+ 
su* a dial+ code2  7,d7 provide a       
co/-b5efit analysis comp>+ ! recomm5d$  
dial+ code ) ! ,national ,suicide       
,prev5tion ,lifel9e1 z 9 effect on !    
date on :i* ! report is submitt$2 &     
7,e7 make o!r recomm5dations1 z         
appropriate1 = improv+ ! ,national      
,suicide ,prev5tion ,lifel9e g5]ally1   
:i* may include--  7i7 increas$ public  
education & aw>5ess2 &  7ii7 improv$    
infra/ructure & op]ations4  ,pass$ !    
,s5ate ,novemb] #g1 #bjag4,secret>y