,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dcji  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ab1      
#bjai,mr4 ,beyer 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,katko1 and ,mrs4 ,napolitano7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of    
,transportation to establish a grant    
program to facilitate the installation1 
on bridges1 of evidence-based suicide   
deterrents1 including suicide prevention
 nets and barriers1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,barriers to        
,suicide ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,grant     
program  7a7 ,in general ,not later than
 #a year after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,secretary of        
,transportation shall establish a       
program 7in this section referred to as 
the ,program7 to facilitate the         
installation of evidence-based suicide  
deterrents on bridges1 including suicide

 prevention nets and barriers4  7b7     
,grant authority ,in carrying out the   
,program1 the ,secretary may make grants
 on a competitive basis in accordance   
with this section4  7c7 ,eligible       
recipients ,the ,secretary may make a   
grant under the ,program to a ,state or 
a political subdivision of a ,state4    
7d7 ,applications ,to be eligible for a 
grant under the ,program1 an entity     
described in subsection 7c7 shall submit
 to the ,secretary an application in    
such form1 at such time1 and containing 
such information as the ,secretary      
determines appropriate4  7e7 ,eligible  
projects ,the ,secretary may make a     
grant under the ,program only for a     
project that facilitates the            
installation on a bridge of--  7#a7 a   
suicide prevention net2  7#b7 a suicide 
prevention barrier2 or  7#c7 any other  
evidence-based suicide deterrent that is
 determined by the ,secretary to be     
appropriate4  7f7 ,priority ,in making a
 grant under the ,program1 the          

,secretary shall give priority to a     
project located in an area with a high  
rate of suicide or other priority       
characteristics1 as determined by the   
,secretary4  7g7 ,federal share ,the    
,federal share of the cost of a project 
assisted with a grant under the ,program
 may not exceed #hj percent4  7h7       
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,state ,the term ,state means each      
,state of the ,united ,states1 the      
,district of ,columbia1 each            
commonwealth1 territory1 or possession  
of the ,united ,states1 and each        
federally recognized ,indian ,tribe4    
7#b7 ,evidence-based suicide deterrent  
,the term evidence-based suicide        
deterrent means a suicide deterrent that
 demonstrates a rationale based on      
high-quality research findings or       
positive evaluation that such deterrent 
is likely to reduce or prevent suicide1 
and includes ongoing efforts to examine 
the effects of such deterrent4  7i7     
,authorization of appropriations ,there 

is authorized to be appropriated to     
carry out the ,program #aj1jjj1jjj for  
each of fiscal years #bjbj through      
#bjbd4  #c4 ,title #bc amendments  7a7  
,national highway performance program   
,section #aai7;d77#b77;,i7 of title #bc1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by   
striking ,highway ,system4 and adding   
,highway ,system1 including installation
 of safety barriers and nets on bridges 
of the ,national ,highway ,system44  7b7
 ,surface transportation block grants   
,section #acc7;b77#d7 of title #bc1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
striking crossings4 and adding crossings
 and installation of safety barriers and
 nets on bridges44  #d4 ,study on       
effectiveness of suicide prevention nets
 and barriers for structures other than 
bridges  7a7 ,study ,the ,comptroller   
,general of the ,united ,states shall   
conduct a study to identify--  7#a7 the 
types of structures1 other than bridges1
 that attract a high number of          
individuals attempting                  

suicide-by-jumping2  7#b7 the           
characteristics that distinguish        
structures identified under paragraph   
7#a7 from similar structures that do not
 attract a high number of individuals   
attempting suicide-by-jumping2  7#c7 the
 types of nets or barriers that are     
effective at reducing suicide-by-jumping
 with respect to the structures         
identified under paragraph 7#a72  7#d7  
methods of reducing suicide-by-jumping  
with respect to the structures          
identified under paragraph 7#a7 other   
than nets and barriers2  7#e7           
quantitative measures of the            
effectiveness of the nets and barriers  
identified under paragraph 7#c72  7#f7  
quantitative measures of the            
effectiveness of the additional methods 
identified under paragraph 7#d72  7#g7  
the entities that typically install the 
nets and barriers identified under      
paragraph 7#c72 and  7#h7 the costs of  
the nets and barriers identified under  
paragraph 7#c74  7b7 ,report ,not later 

than #a year after the date of the      
enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller
 ,general shall submit to the ,committee
 on ,transportation and ,infrastructure 
and the ,committee on ,energy and       
,commerce of the ,house of              
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions and the ,committee on         
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate a report on the results 
of the study conducted under subsection 
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