,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gbic ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #bb1 #bjbj,mr4 ,peters 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1 ,mr4 ,deutch1 and ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,public ,health ,service ,act to provide best practices on student suicide awareness and prevention training and condition ,state educational agencies1 local educational agencies1 and tribal educational agencies receiving funds under section #ebj;,a of such ,act to establish and implement a school-based student suicide awareness and prevention training policy4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,suicide ,training and ,awareness ,nationally ,delivered for ,universal ,prevention ,act of #bjbj or the ,,standup ,act of #bjbj4 #b4 ,findings ,the ,congress finds as follows3 7#a7 ,since #bjaj1 suicide has been the second-leading cause of death for young people ages #aj-bd4 ,in #bjaf1 #f1aei young people ages #aj-bd died by suicide4 7#b7 ,based on the #bjag ,youth ,risk ,behavior ,survey of the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention 7in this section referred to as ,,cdc71 #g4d percent of youth in grades #i-ab reported that they made at least one suicide attempt in the past #ab months4 7#c7 ,while there is no complete count of suicide attempts in the ,united ,states1 ,,cdc data suggests that for every reported suicide death1 approximately #aa4d people visit a hospital for self-harm-related injuries4 7#d7 ,in #bjaf1 suicide was the #ajth-leading cause of death overall in the ,united ,states1 with over #dd1jjj people dying by suicide1 and there were more than twice as many suicides in the ,united ,states as there were homicides4 7#e7 ,youth often display warning signs and signals before harming themselves or others4 ,research shows that #gj percent of those who die by suicide tell someone of their plans or give another warning sign4 7#f7 ,according to the ,,cdc1 the rates of suicide among ,american ,indians and ,alaska ,natives have been increasing since #bjjc and are the highest of any racial or ethnic group in the ,united ,states4 ,in addition1 recent studies of ,,cdc data from #bjja through #bjae show that suicide rates for ,black children ages #e through #ab were roughly two times higher than those of similarly aged ,white children4 #c4 ,student suicide awareness and prevention training 7a7 ,in general ,title ,v of the ,public ,health ,service ,act is amended by inserting after section #ebj;,a of such ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bij;bb-#cb7 the following3 #ebj;,b4 ,student suicide awareness and prevention training policies 7a7 ,in general ,as a condition on receipt of funds under section #ebj;,a1 each ,state educational agency1 local educational agency1 and tribal educational agency that receives such funds1 directly or through a ,state or ,indian ,tribe1 for activities to be performed within elementary and secondary schools1 including the ,project ,,aware ,state ,education ,agency ,grant ,program1 shall-- 7#a7 establish and implement a school-based student suicide awareness and prevention training policy2 7#b7 consult with stakeholders 7including principals1 teachers1 parents1 other school leaders7 in the development of the policy under subsection 7a77#a72 and 7#c7 collect and report information in accordance with subsection 7c74 7b7 ,school-,based student suicide awareness and prevention training policy ,a school-based student suicide awareness and prevention training policy implemented pursuant to subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 shall be evidence-based2 7#b7 shall provide evidence-based training to students in grades #f through #ab1 in coordination with school-based mental health service providers as defined in section #dajb7f7 of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife1 if applicable1 regarding-- 7,a7 suicide education and awareness1 including warning signs of self-harm or suicidal ideation2 7,b7 methods that students can use to seek help for themselves and others2 and 7,c7 student resources for suicide awareness and prevention2 7#c7 shall provide for retraining of such students every school year2 7#d7 may last for such period as the ,state educational agency1 local educational agency1 or tribal educational agency involved determines to be appropriate2 and 7#e7 may be implemented through any delivery method1 including in-person trainings1 digital trainings1 or train-the-trainer models4 7c7 ,collection of information and reporting ,each ,state educational agency1 local educational agency1 and tribal educational agency that receives funds under section #ebj;,a shall1 with respect to each school served by the agency1 collect and report to the ,secretary the following information3 7#a7 ,the number of student trainings conducted4 7#b7 ,the number of students trained1 disaggregated by age and grade level4 7#c7 ,the number of help-seeking reports made by students after implementation of such policy4 7d7 ,evidence-,based program listing ,the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services shall coordinate with the ,secretary of ,education to make publicly available the policies established by ,state educational agencies1 local educational agencies1 and tribal educational agencies pursuant to this section and the training that is available to students and teams pursuant to such policies1 including identification of whether such training is available to trainees at no cost4 7e7 ,implementation timeline ,a ,state educational agency1 local educational agency1 or tribal educational agency shall establish and begin implementation of the policies required by subsection 7a77#a7 not later than the beginning of the third fiscal year following the date of enactment of this section for which the agency receives funds under section #ebj;,a4 7f7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the term evidence-based has the meaning given to such term in section #haja of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife4 7#b7 ,the term local education agency has the meaning given to such term in section #haja of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife4 7#c7 ,the term ,state educational agency has the meaning given to such term in section #haja of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife4 7#d7 ,the term tribal educational agency has the meaning given to such term in section #facb of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife4 #ebj;,b-#a4 ,best practices for student suicide awareness and prevention training ,the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 acting through the ,assistant ,secretary of the ,substance ,abuse and ,mental ,health ,services ,administration1 in coordination with the ,secretary of ,education1 shall-- 7#a7 publish best practices for school-based student suicide awareness and prevention training1 pursuant to section #ebj;,b1 that are based on-- 7,a7 evidence-based practices2 and 7,b7 input from relevant ,federal agencies1 national organizations1 and related stakeholders2 7#b7 publish guidance1 based on the best practices under paragraph 7#a71 to provide ,state educational agencies1 local educational agencies1 and tribal educational agencies with information on student suicide awareness and prevention best practices2 7#c7 disseminate such best practices to ,state educational agencies1 local educational agencies1 and tribal educational agencies2 and 7#d7 provide technical assistance to ,state educational agencies1 local educational agencies1 and tribal educational agencies4 4 #d4 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this ,act shall only apply with respect to applications for assistance under section #ebj;,a of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bij;bb-#cb7 that are submitted after the date of enactment of this ,act4