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,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bg1 #bjai ,mr4  
,man*9 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4  
,te/]1 ,mr4 ,cram]1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 &   
,mr4 ,sullivan7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &      
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
! ,f$]al ,communications ,commission to 
designate a #c-;digit dial+ code =      
vet]ans 9 crisis4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,suicide ,prev5tion
 by ,elim9at+ ,excessive ,digits ,act ( 
#bjai or ! ,,spe$ ,act4  #b4            
,designation ( #c-;digit dial+ code =   
vet]ans 9 crisis  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is
 section--  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+
 code4  7b7 ,designation ,z soon z      
practicable aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act1 ! ,commission1 9 consultation ) !
 ,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,m5tal ,heal? &  

,sub/ance ,use & ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans 
,affairs1 %all designate a cov]$ dial+  
code t vet]ans may use to rea* a        
national suicide prev5tion & m5tal heal?
 crisis hotl9e sy/em1 :i* sy/em may be--
  7#a7 ! ,vet]ans ,crisis ,l9e2  7#b7 ! 
,national ,suicide ,prev5tion ,lifel9e2 
or  7#c7 ano!r hotl9e4  7c7             
,incorporation ( /udy f9d+s  7#a7 ,9    
g5]al ,9 designat+ a cov]$ dial+ code "u
 subsection 7b71 ! ,commission %all     
incorporate ! f9d+s ( ! /udy conduct$ "u
 section #c7;a7 ( ! ,national ,suicide  
,hotl9e ,improvem5t ,act ( #bjah        
7,public ,law #aae-bcc2 #acb ,/at4      
#bdbd74  7#b7 ,prioritiz+ implem5tation 
spe$ ,no?+ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 %all be      
con/ru$ to au?orize ! ,commission to    
delay ! designation ( a cov]$ dial+ code
 "u subsection 7b7 until aft] !         
,commission submits ! report "u section 
#c7;b7 ( ! ,national ,suicide ,hotl9e   
,improvem5t ,act ( #bjah 7,public ,law  
#aae-bcc2 #acb ,/at4 #bdbd74