,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gbic  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bb1 #bjbj,mr4  
,pet]s 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,bilirakis1 ,mr4
 ,deut*1 & ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick7 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !        
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a     
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,public ,heal?       
,s]vice ,act to provide be/ practices on
 /ud5t suicide aw>5ess & prev5tion tra9+
 & condition ,/ate educational ag5cies1 
local educational ag5cies1 & tribal     
educational ag5cies receiv+ funds "u    
section #ebj;,a ( su* ,act to e/abli% & 
implem5t a s*ool-bas$ /ud5t suicide     
aw>5ess & prev5tion tra9+ policy4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,suicide ,tra9+ & ,aw>5ess ,nationally  
,deliv]$ = ,univ]sal ,prev5tion ,act (  
#bjbj or ! ,,/&up ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4    
,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds z foll[s3 7#a7 
,s9ce #bjaj1 suicide has be5 !          
second-lead+ cause ( dea? = "y p ages   
#aj-bd4 ,9 #bjaf1 #f1aei "y p ages      
#aj-bd di$ by suicide4  7#b7 ,bas$ on ! 

#bjag ,y\? ,risk ,behavior ,survey ( !  
,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion 
79 ?is section ref]r$ to z ,,cdc71 #g4d 
p]c5t ( y\? 9 grades #i-ab report$ t !y 
made at lea/ "o suicide attempt 9 ! pa/ 
#ab mon?s4  7#c7 ,:ile !re is no        
complete c\nt ( suicide attempts 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates1 ,,cdc data sugge/s t = e 
report$ suicide dea?1 approximately     
#aa4d p visit a hospital =              
self-h>m-relat$ injuries4  7#d7 ,9      
#bjaf1 suicide 0 ! #aj?-lead+ cause (   
dea? ov]all 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ) ov]    
#dd1jjj p dy+ by suicide1 & !re 7 m ?an 
twice z _m suicides 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates z 
!re 7 homicides4  7#e7 ,y\? (t5 display 
w>n+ signs & signals be=e h>m+ !mselves 
or o!rs4 ,rese>* %[s t #gj p]c5t ( ^? :o
 die by suicide tell someone ( _! plans 
or give ano!r w>n+ sign4  7#f7 ,accord+ 
to ! ,,cdc1 ! rates ( suicide among     
,am]ican ,indians & ,alaska ,natives h  
be5 increas+ s9ce #bjjc & are ! highe/ (
 any racial or e?nic gr\p 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates4 ,9 addition1 rec5t /udies (     

,,cdc data f #bjja ?r\gh #bjae %[ t     
suicide rates = ,black *ildr5 ages #e   
?r\gh #ab 7 r\ghly two times high] ?an  
^? ( simil>ly ag$ ,:ite *ildr54  #c4    
,/ud5t suicide aw>5ess & prev5tion tra9+
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,title ,v ( ! ,public    
,heal? ,s]vice ,act is am5d$ by ins]t+  
aft] section #ebj;,a ( su* ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #bij;bb-#cb7 ! foll[+3        
#ebj;,b4 ,/ud5t suicide aw>5ess &       
prev5tion tra9+ policies  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,z a condition on receipt ( funds "u    
section #ebj;,a1 ea* ,/ate educational  
ag5cy1 local educational ag5cy1 & tribal
 educational ag5cy t receives su* funds1
 directly or ?r\gh a ,/ate or ,indian   
,tribe1 = activities to be p]=m$ )9     
elem5t>y & second>y s*ools1 includ+ !   
,project ,,aw>e ,/ate ,education ,ag5cy 
,grant ,program1 %all-- 7#a7 e/abli% &  
implem5t a s*ool-bas$ /ud5t suicide     
aw>5ess & prev5tion tra9+ policy2  7#b7 
consult ) /akehold]s 7includ+ pr9cipals1
 tea*]s1 p>5ts1 o!r s*ool lead]s7 9 !   
developm5t ( ! policy "u subsection     

7a77#a72 &  7#c7 collect & report       
in=mation 9 accordance ) subsection 7c74
  7b7 ,s*ool-,bas$ /ud5t suicide aw>5ess
 & prev5tion tra9+ policy ,a s*ool-bas$ 
/ud5t suicide aw>5ess & prev5tion tra9+ 
policy implem5t$ pursuant to subsection 
7a7-- 7#a7 %all be evid5ce-bas$2  7#b7  
%all provide evid5ce-bas$ tra9+ to      
/ud5ts 9 grades #f ?r\gh #ab1 9         
coord9ation ) s*ool-bas$ m5tal heal?    
s]vice provid]s z def9$ 9 section       
#dajb7f7 ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y      
,education ,act ( #aife1 if applicable1 
reg>d+-- 7,a7 suicide education &       
aw>5ess1 includ+ w>n+ signs ( self-h>m  
or suicidal ideation2  7,b7 me?ods t    
/ud5ts c use to seek help = !mselves &  
o!rs2 &  7,c7 /ud5t res\rces = suicide  
aw>5ess & prev5tion2  7#c7 %all provide 
= retra9+ ( su* /ud5ts e s*ool ye>2     
7#d7 may la/ = su* p]iod z ! ,/ate      
educational ag5cy1 local educational    
ag5cy1 or tribal educational ag5cy      
involv$ det]m9es to be appropriate2 &   
7#e7 may be implem5t$ ?r\gh any deliv]y 

me?od1 includ+ 9-p]son tra9+s1 digital  
tra9+s1 or tra9-!-tra9] models4  7c7    
,collection ( in=mation & report+ ,ea*  
,/ate educational ag5cy1 local          
educational ag5cy1 & tribal educational 
ag5cy t receives funds "u section       
#ebj;,a %all1 ) respect to ea* s*ool    
s]v$ by ! ag5cy1 collect & report to !  
,secret>y ! foll[+ in=mation3 7#a7 ,!   
numb] ( /ud5t tra9+s conduct$4  7#b7 ,! 
numb] ( /ud5ts tra9$1 disaggregat$ by   
age & grade level4  7#c7 ,! numb] (     
help-seek+ reports made by /ud5ts aft]  
implem5tation ( su* policy4  7d7        
,evid5ce-,bas$ program li/+ ,! ,secret>y
 ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices %all        
coord9ate ) ! ,secret>y ( ,education to 
make publicly available ! policies      
e/abli%$ by ,/ate educational ag5cies1  
local educational ag5cies1 & tribal     
educational ag5cies pursuant to ?is     
section & ! tra9+ t is available to     
/ud5ts & teams pursuant to su* policies1
 includ+ id5tification ( :e!r su* tra9+ 
is available to tra9ees at no co/4  7e7 

,implem5tation timel9e ,a ,/ate         
educational ag5cy1 local educational    
ag5cy1 or tribal educational ag5cy %all 
e/abli% & beg9 implem5tation ( !        
policies requir$ by subsection 7a77#a7 n
 lat] ?an ! beg9n+ ( ! ?ird fiscal ye>  
foll[+ ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is section =
 :i* ! ag5cy receives funds "u section  
#ebj;,a4  7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is        
section3 7#a7 ,! t]m evid5ce-bas$ has ! 
mean+ giv5 to su* t]m 9 section #haja ( 
! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act 
( #aife4  7#b7 ,! t]m local education   
ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5 to su* t]m 9     
section #haja ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y 
,education ,act ( #aife4  7#c7 ,! t]m   
,/ate educational ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5
 to su* t]m 9 section #haja ( !         
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife4  7#d7 ,! t]m tribal educational  
ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5 to su* t]m 9     
section #facb ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y 
,education ,act ( #aife4  #ebj;,b-#a4   
,be/ practices = /ud5t suicide aw>5ess &
 prev5tion tra9+ ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &

 ,human ,s]vices1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,assi/ant
 ,secret>y ( ! ,sub/ance ,abuse & ,m5tal
 ,heal? ,s]vices ,adm9i/ration1 9       
coord9ation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,education1 
%all-- 7#a7 publi% be/ practices =      
s*ool-bas$ /ud5t suicide aw>5ess &      
prev5tion tra9+1 pursuant to section    
#ebj;,b1 t are bas$ on-- 7,a7           
evid5ce-bas$ practices2 &  7,b7 input f 
relevant ,f$]al ag5cies1 national       
organizations1 & relat$ /akehold]s2     
7#b7 publi% guidance1 bas$ on ! be/     
practices "u p>agraph 7#a71 to provide  
,/ate educational ag5cies1 local        
educational ag5cies1 & tribal           
educational ag5cies ) in=mation on /ud5t
 suicide aw>5ess & prev5tion be/        
practices2  7#c7 dissem9ate su* be/     
practices to ,/ate educational ag5cies1 
local educational ag5cies1 & tribal     
educational ag5cies2 &  7#d7 provide    
te*nical assi/ance to ,/ate educational 
ag5cies1 local educational ag5cies1 &   
tribal educational ag5cies4  4  #d4     
,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is 

,act %all only apply ) respect to       
applications = assi/ance "u section     
#ebj;,a ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bij;bb-#cb7 t are       
submitt$ aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is   
,act4