,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ahjc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #aa1 #bjba,mr4   
,crd5as 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,trahan7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 
addition to ! ,committee on ,education &
 ,labor1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly    
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,secret>y (     
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to e/abli% a   
grant program to promote compreh5sive   
m5tal heal? & suicide prev5tion ef=ts 9 
high s*ools1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,y\? ,m5tal ,heal? & ,suicide ,prev5tion
 ,act ( #bjba4  #b4 ,coord9at$ promotion
 ( high s*ool compreh5sive m5tal heal? &
 suicide prev5tion plans  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( !
 ,c5t] = ,m5tal ,heal? ,s]vices ( !     
,sub/ance ,abuse & ,m5tal ,heal?        
,s]vices ,adm9i/ration1 may c>ry out a  

program to aw>d grants1 on a competitive
 basis1 to eligible entities to enhance 
s]vices = high s*ool /ud5ts ) m5tal     
heal? & behavioral heal? issues t c lead
 to s*ool failure1 includ+ depression1  
sub/ance abuse1 & suicide attempts4  7b7
 ,application ,to be eligible = a grant 
"u ?is section1 an eligible entity %all 
submit to ! ,secret>y an application 9  
su* =m1 at su* "t1 & conta9+ su*        
in=mation z ! ,secret>y det]m9es        
appropriate1 includ+1 at a m9imum-- 7#a7
 a description ( id5tifi$ m5tal heal? & 
behavioral heal? ne$s ( high s*ool      
/ud5ts s]v$ by su* eligible entity2     
7#b7 a description ( exi/+ ,f$]al1      
,/ate1 local1 private1 & in/itutional   
res\rces available to address ! ne$s    
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a72  7#c7 a       
description ( ! outrea* /rategies ( su* 
eligible entity to promote access to    
s]vices1 includ+ a propos$ plan = m5tal 
heal? equity & assi/+ /ud5ts mo/ 9 ne$ (
 m5tal heal? s]vices2  7#d7 a           
description ( h[ su* eligible entity w  

involve1 z appropriate1 /ud5ts & pe]    
repres5tatives 9 ! plann+1              
implem5tation1 & evaluation processes2  
7#e7 a description ( h[ su* eligible    
entity w support o!r /ud5ts & ! s*ool   
community if a /ud5t dies by suicide2   
7#f7 a plan to-- 7,a7 implem5t !        
activities describ$ 9 subsection 7c72 & 
7,b7 evaluate ! outcomes ( su*          
activities2 &  7#g7 an assurance t su*  
eligible entity w submit to ! ,secret>y1
 = ea* fiscal ye> 9 :i* grant funds are 
us$1 a report ) respect to-- 7,a7 !     
activities c>ri$ out "u subsection 7c72 
&  7,b7 ! outcomes ( su* activities4    
7c7 ,grant uses ,a grant aw>d$ "u ?is   
section may only be us$1 ) respect to   
high s*ool /ud5ts s]v$ by an eligible   
entity1 =-- 7#a7 evaluat+ exi/+ program 
activities & prev5tion /rategies2  7#b7 
educational sem9>s2  7#c7 educational   
aw>5ess campaign mat]ials = /ud5ts1     
families ( /ud5ts1 & s*ool /aff to      
increase ! aw>5ess ( pot5tial m5tal &   
behavioral heal? issues ( /ud5ts2  7#d7 

pe]-to-pe] program support2  7#e7       
programs t assi/ s*ools 9 adopt+ a      
public heal? approa* to m5tal heal?2    
7#f7 social m$ia applications us$ =     
m5tal & behavioral heal? purposes1 su* z
 suicide risk & m5tal heal? scre5+s2    
7#g7 provid+ m5tal heal? s]vices =      
/ud5ts ?r\gh teleheal?2  7#h7 tra9+     
programs = /ud5ts & high s*ool tea*]s1  
s*ool lead]s1 & o!r s*ool p]sonnel to   
le>n to respond effectively to /ud5ts ) 
m5tal heal? & behavioral heal? issues t 
c lead to s*ool failure1 includ+        
depression1 anxiety1 sub/ance abuse1 &  
suicide attempts2 &  7#i7 ! creation (  
an infra/ructure to facilitate          
communication betwe5 high s*ools s]v$ by
 a local educational ag5cy or ,/ate     
educational ag5cy t does n h m5tal heal?
 s]vices1 includ+ heal? c>e provid]s :o 
c treat m5tal heal? & behavioral heal?  
issues4  7d7 ,mat*+ requirem5t  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,an eligible entity receiv+ a     
grant "u ?is section %all provide       
non-,f$]al mat*+ funds 7includ+ funds f 

donations f public or private entities7 
equal to ! am\nt ( ! grant4  7#b7       
,det]m9ation ( am\nt contribut$  7,a7   
,9-k9d support ,non-,f$]al mat*+ funds  
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 may include ca%
 or 9-k9d support4  7,b7 ,f$]al support 
,am\nts provid$ by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1  
or s]vices assi/$ or subsidiz$ to any   
significant ext5t by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t 
may n be includ$ :5 det]m9+ ! am\nt (   
non-,f$]al mat*+ funds provid$4  7#c7   
,waiv] ,! ,secret>y may waive ! mat*+   
funds requirem5t ( p>agraph 7#a7 )      
respect to a grant made to an eligible  
entity "u ?is section if ! ,secret>y    
det]m9es t su* eligible entity has      
demon/rat$ extraord9>y ne$ = su* a      
waiv]4  7e7 ,/udy & report  7#a7 ,/udy  
,= ea* fiscal ye> dur+ :i* grants are   
aw>d$ "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all  
conduct a /udy on ! results ( ! grant   
program4  7#b7 ,report ,= ea* /udy      
conduct$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y  
%all submit to ,congress a report on !  
results ( su* /udy1 includ+-- 7,a7 an   

evaluation ( ! outcomes ( ! grant       
program1 includ+ a summ>y ( activities  
c>ri$ out by eligible entities & !      
results ( su* activities2 &  7,b7       
recomm5dations ) respect to improv+     
access to m5tal heal? & behavioral hea? 
s]vices at high s*ools1 includ+ ef=ts to
 r$uce ! occurr5ce ( suicide & sub/ance 
abuse4  7f7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 
7#a7 ,eligible entity ,! t]m eligible   
entity means a local educational ag5cy  
or ,/ate educational ag5cy t s]ves at   
lea/ "o second>y s*ool4  7#b7 ,,esea    
t]ms ,! t]ms high s*ool1 local          
educational ag5cy1 second>y s*ool1 &    
,/ate educational ag5cy h ! mean+s giv5 
su* t]ms 9 section #haja ( ! ,elem5t>y &
 ,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj 
,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m
 ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & 
,human ,s]vices1 9 consultation ) !     
,secret>y ( ,education & ! heads ( o!r  
appropriate ag5cies4