,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dcji  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ab1        
#bjai,mr4 ,bey] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,katko1
 & ,mrs4 ,napolitano7 introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (        
,transportation to e/abli% a grant      
program to facilitate ! in/allation1 on 
bridges1 ( evid5ce-bas$ suicide         
det]r5ts1 includ+ suicide prev5tion nets
 & b>ri]s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,b>ri]s 
to ,suicide ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,grant   
program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye>
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! 
,secret>y ( ,transportation %all e/abli%
 a program 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z ! 
,program7 to facilitate ! in/allation ( 
evid5ce-bas$ suicide det]r5ts on        
bridges1 includ+ suicide prev5tion nets 
& b>ri]s4  7b7 ,grant au?ority ,9 c>ry+ 
out ! ,program1 ! ,secret>y may make    
grants on a competitive basis 9         

accordance ) ?is section4  7c7 ,eligible
 recipi5ts ,! ,secret>y may make a grant
 "u ! ,program to a ,/ate or a political
 subdivision ( a ,/ate4  7d7            
,applications ,to be eligible = a grant 
"u ! ,program1 an entity describ$ 9     
subsection 7c7 %all submit to !         
,secret>y an application 9 su* =m1 at   
su* "t1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !     
,secret>y det]m9es appropriate4  7e7    
,eligible projects ,! ,secret>y may make
 a grant "u ! ,program only = a project 
t facilitates ! in/allation on a bridge 
(--  7#a7 a suicide prev5tion net2  7#b7
 a suicide prev5tion b>ri]2 or  7#c7 any
 o!r evid5ce-bas$ suicide det]r5t t is  
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y to be            
appropriate4  7f7 ,priority ,9 mak+ a   
grant "u ! ,program1 ! ,secret>y %all   
give priority to a project locat$ 9 an  
area ) a high rate ( suicide or o!r     
priority *>act]i/ics1 z det]m9$ by !    
,secret>y4  7g7 ,f$]al %>e ,! ,f$]al %>e
 ( ! co/ ( a project assi/$ ) a grant "u
 ! ,program may n exce$ #hj p]c5t4  7h7 

,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,/ate  
,! t]m ,/ate means ea* ,/ate ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 ea*     
commonweal?1 t]ritory1 or possession ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates1 & ea* f$]ally recogniz$ 
,indian ,tribe4  7#b7 ,evid5ce-bas$     
suicide det]r5t ,! t]m evid5ce-bas$     
suicide det]r5t means a suicide det]r5t 
t demon/rates a rationale bas$ on       
high-quality rese>* f9d+s or positive   
evaluation t su* det]r5t is likely to   
r$uce or prev5t suicide1 & includes     
ongo+ ef=ts to exam9e ! effects ( su*   
det]r5t4  7i7 ,au?orization (           
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to c>ry out ! ,program      
#aj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbj   
?r\gh #bjbd4  #c4 ,title #bc am5dm5ts   
7a7 ,national highway p]=mance program  
,section #aai7;d77#b77;,i7 ( title #bc1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+  
,highway ,sy/em4 & add+ ,highway ,sy/em1
 includ+ in/allation ( safety b>ri]s &  
nets on bridges ( ! ,national ,highway  
,sy/em44  7b7 ,surface transportation   

block grants ,section #acc7;b77#d7 (    
title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by /rik+ cross+s4 & add+ cross+s &     
in/allation ( safety b>ri]s & nets on   
bridges44  #d4 ,/udy on effectiv5ess (  
suicide prev5tion nets & b>ri]s =       
/ructures o!r ?an bridges  7a7 ,/udy ,! 
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
%all conduct a /udy to id5tify--  7#a7 !
 types ( /ructures1 o!r ?an bridges1 t  
attract a high numb] ( individuals      
attempt+ suicide-by-jump+2  7#b7 !      
*>act]i/ics t di/+ui% /ructures id5tifi$
 "u p>agraph 7#a7 f simil> /ructures t d
 n attract a high numb] ( individuals   
attempt+ suicide-by-jump+2  7#c7 ! types
 ( nets or b>ri]s t are effective at    
r$uc+ suicide-by-jump+ ) respect to !   
/ructures id5tifi$ "u p>agraph 7#a72    
7#d7 me?ods ( r$uc+ suicide-by-jump+ )  
respect to ! /ructures id5tifi$ "u      
p>agraph 7#a7 o!r ?an nets & b>ri]s2    
7#e7 quantitative measures ( !          
effectiv5ess ( ! nets & b>ri]s id5tifi$ 
"u p>agraph 7#c72  7#f7 quantitative    

measures ( ! effectiv5ess ( ! additional
 me?ods id5tifi$ "u p>agraph 7#d72  7#g7
 ! entities t typically in/all ! nets & 
b>ri]s id5tifi$ "u p>agraph 7#c72 &     
7#h7 ! co/s ( ! nets & b>ri]s id5tifi$  
"u p>agraph 7#c74  7b7 ,report ,n lat]  
?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al %all     
submit to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure & !    
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 &        
,p5sions & ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1    
,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( ! ,s5ate a 
report on ! results ( ! /udy conduct$ "u
 subsection 7a74