,i #aag? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dcai ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,july #a1 #bjba,ms4 ,kelly ( ,ill9ois 7= h]self1 ,mrs4 ,torres ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 & ,mr4 ,meij]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ,a ,,bill ,to require ! ,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion to track & report on suicides & o!r issues among public safety telecommunicators1 to require ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy ,managem5t ,ag5cy to aw>d grants to advance public safety telecommunicator heal? & well-be+1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,provid+ ,res\rces & ,occupational ,tra9+ = ,emotional ,crisis & ,trauma 9 #iaa ,act or ! ,,protect #iaa ,act4 #b4 ,data sy/em ,to capture public safety telecommunicator suicide rates ,! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #cag ( su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;b-#bc7 ! foll[+3 #cag,v4 ,data sy/em ,to capture public safety telecommunicator suicide rates 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,director1 9 coord9ation ) ! ,national ,highway ,traffic ,safety ,adm9i/ration & ! heads ( o!r ,f$]al ag5cies z det]m9$ appropriate by ! ,director-- 7#a7 %all develop & ma9ta9 a data sy/em1 to be kn[n z ! ,public ,safety ,telecommunicator ,suicide ,report+ ,sy/em1 = ! purposes (-- 7,a7 collect+ data on ! suicide rate among public safety telecommunicators2 & 7,b7 facilitat+ ! /udy ( successful int]v5tions to r$uce suicide among public safety telecommunicators2 & 7#b7 may integrate su* sy/em ) ! ,national ,viol5t ,dea? ,report+ ,sy/em1 if su* integration is consi/5t ) ! purposes specifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74 7b7 ,data collection ,9 collect+ data = ! ,public ,safety ,telecommunicator ,suicide ,report+ ,sy/em1 ! ,director %all1 at a m9imum1 collect ! foll[+ in=mation3 7#a7 ,! total numb] ( suicides 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates among public safety telecommunicators ea* cal5d> ye>4 7#b7 ,suicide rates = public safety telecommunicators ea* cal5d> ye>1 disaggregat$ by-- 7,a7 age & g5d] ( ! individual2 7,b7 ,/ate2 7,c7 occupation1 includ+ bo? ! individual's role & _! prim>y occupation 9 ! case ( a "p-"t public safety telecommunicator2 7,d7 ! numb] ( public safety telecommunicators employ$ at ! individual's prim>y "w location2 7,e7 ! /atus ( ! public safety telecommunicator z h\rly1 "p-"t1 or full-"t2 7,f7 ! /atus ( ! public safety telecommunicator z active or retir$2 & 7,g7 ! me?od ( suicide us$4 7c7 ,consultation dur+ developm5t ,9 develop+ ! ,public ,safety ,telecommunicator ,suicide ,report+ ,sy/em1 ! ,director %all consult ) ,f$]al & non-,f$]al exp]ts to det]m9e ! be/ means to collect data reg>d+ suicide rates 9 a safe1 s5sitive1 anonym\s1 & effective mann]4 ,su* non-,f$]al exp]ts %all include ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,public heal? exp]ts ) exp]i5ce 9 develop+ & ma9ta9+ suicide regi/ries4 7#b7 ,organizations t track suicide among public safety telecommunicators or conduct aw>5ess tra9+ specializ$ to public safety telecommunicators4 7#c7 ,m5tal heal? exp]ts ) exp]i5ce 9 /udy+ suicide & o!r pr(ession-relat$ traumatic /ress4 7#d7 ,cl9icians ) exp]i5ce 9 diagnos+ & treat+ m5tal heal? issues4 7#e7 ,curr5t & retir$ public safety telecommunicators1 includ+ ^? tra9$ to provide m5tal heal? or pe] support4 7#f7 ,relevant public safety telecommunicator organizations4 7d7 ,data privacy & security ,9 develop+ & ma9ta9+ ! ,public ,safety ,telecommunicator ,suicide ,report+ ,sy/em1 ! ,director %all ensure t all applicable ,f$]al & ,/ate privacy & security protections are foll[$ to ensure t-- 7#a7 ! confid5tiality & anonymity ( suicide victims & _! families are protect$1 includ+ s z to ensure t data _c be us$ to d5y b5efits or cause reputational or pr(essional h>m2 & 7#b7 data is suffici5tly secure to prev5t unau?oriz$ access4 7e7 ,be/ practices 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,director %all-- 7,a7 develop evid5ce-bas$ be/ practices to id5tify1 prev5t1 & treat po/traumatic /ress disord] & co-occurr+ disord]s 9 public safety telecommunicators2 & 7,b7 p]iodically reassess & update1 z ! ,director det]m9es necess>y1 su* be/ practices1 includ+ bas$ on ! options = int]v5tions to r$uce suicide among public safety telecommunicators id5tifi$ 9 ! annual reports "u subsection 7f74 7#b7 ,consultation ,9 develop+1 reassess+1 & updat+ ! be/ practices "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,director %all consult )1 at a m9imum1 ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,public heal? exp]ts4 7,b7 ,m5tal heal? exp]ts ) exp]i5ce 9 /udy+ suicide & o!r pr(ession-relat$ traumatic /ress4 7,c7 ,cl9icians ) exp]i5ce 9 diagnos+ & treat+ m5tal heal? issues4 7,d7 ,relevant national nonpr(it associations ( public safety telecommunicators4 7f7 ,annual report ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ! ,,protect #iaa ,act1 & annually !reaft]1 ! ,director %all submit a report to ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( ! ,s5ate on ! suicide rate among public safety telecommunicators4 ,ea* su* report %all-- 7#a7 include su* suicide rate2 7#b7 id5tify risk factors = suicide among public safety telecommunicators2 7#c7 disaggregate su* suicide rate by-- 7,a7 age & g5d]2 7,b7 locality & ,/ate2 7,c7 occupation1 includ+ bo? ! individual's role & prim>y occupation 9 case ( a "p-"t public safety telecommunicator2 7,d7 ! numb] ( public safety telecommunicators employ$ at ! individual's location2 7,e7 ! /atus ( public safety telecommunicator z h\rly1 "p-"t or full "t2 & 7,f7 ! /atus ( public safety telecommunicator z active or retir$2 7#d7 specify 9 detail1 if f\nd1 any ob/acles 9 collect+ data2 7#e7 id5tify options = int]v5tions to r$uce suicide among public safety telecommunicators2 7#f7 diff]5tiate suicide rates bas$ on ! adoption ( v>i\s legacy & new em]g5cy communication te*nologies2 7#g7 include ! be/ practices develop$ & updat$ pursuant to subsection 7e72 & 7#h7 ensure ! confid5tiality & anonymity ( suicide victims & _! families1 z describ$ 9 subsection 7d77#a74 7g7 ,prohibit$ use ( in=mation ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 if an individual is id5tifi$ z deceas$ bas$ on in=mation conta9$ 9 ! ,public ,safety ,telecommunicator ,suicide ,report+ ,sy/em1 su* in=mation may n be us$ to d5y1 modify1 or resc9d life insurance paym5ts or o!r b5efits to a survivor ( ! deceas$ individual4 7h7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,director ,! t]m ,director means ! ,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control & ,prev5tion4 7#b7 ,em]g5cy communication te*nologies ,! t]m em]g5cy communication te*nologies means any publicly available telecommunications te*nology us$ to contact or communicate ) an em]g5cy communications c5t]4 7#c7 ,public safety telecommunicator ,! t]m public safety telecommunicator means a public safety telecommunicator z designat$ 9 detail$ occupation #dc-ejca 9 ! ,/&>d ,occupational ,classification ,manual ( ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget 7#bjah71 or any successor designation4 4 #c4 ,grants = behavioral heal? & wellness programs )9 em]g5cy communications c5t]s 7a7 ,homel& ,security ,grant ,programs ,section #bjjb7;a7 ( ! ,homel& ,security ,act ( #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #fjc7;a77 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3 7a7 ,grants au?oriz$ ,! ,secret>y1 ?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator1 & 9 consultation ) ! heads ( su* o!r ,f$]al ag5cies z ! ,adm9i/rator det]m9es appropriate1 may aw>d grants "u sections #bjjc1 #bjjd1 #bjji1 & #bjaj ( ?is title to-- 7#a7 ,/ate1 local1 & tribal gov]nm5ts2 & 7#b7 o!r eligible entities 7z su* t]m is def9$ 9 section #bjaj7 ?r\gh ! ,/ate 9 :i* su* o!r eligible entities are locat$4 4 7b7 ,behavioral heal? & wellness ,title ,,xx ( ! ,homel& ,security ,act ( #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #fja et seq47 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #bjji ! foll[+3 #bjaj4 ,grants = behavioral heal? & wellness programs )9 em]g5cy communications c5t]s 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator1 & 9 consultation ) ! heads ( su* o!r ,f$]al ag5cies z ! ,adm9i/rator det]m9es appropriate1 %all aw>d grants to ,/ate1 local1 & multi-local em]g5cy communications c5t]s & o!r eligible entities1 ?r\gh ! ,/ate 9 :i* su* o!r eligible entities are locat$1 = ! purpose ( e/abli%+ or enhanc+ behavioral heal? & wellness programs4 7b7 ,program description ,a behavioral heal? & wellness program fund$ "u ?is section %all-- 7#a7 e/abli% evid5ce-bas$ behavioral heal? & wellness programs = em]g5cy communications c5t]s to support public safety telecommunicators1 includ+ programs d$icat$ to rais+ aw>5ess (1 prev5t+1 & mitigat+ job-relat$ m5tal heal? issues2 7#b7 e/abli% or enhance pe]-support behavioral heal? & wellness programs2 7#c7 pur*ase mat]ials to provide su* tra9+2 & 7#d7 dissem9ate su* in=mation & mat]ials z are necess>y to c>ry out ! program4 7c7 ,developm5t ( res\rces = educat+ m5tal heal? pr(essionals ab\t treat+ public safety telecommunicators 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,adm9i/rator %all develop & make publicly available res\rces t may be us$ by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t & o!r entities to educate m5tal heal? pr(essionals ab\t-- 7,a7 ! culture ( em]g5cy communications c5t]s2 7,b7 ! diff]5t /ressors exp]i5c$ by public safety telecommunicators2 7,c7 *all5ges enc\nt]$ by retir$ public safety telecommunicators2 & 7,d7 evid5ce-bas$ !rapies = m5tal heal? issues common to public safety telecommunicators4 7#b7 ,consultation ,9 develop+ res\rces "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,adm9i/rator %all consult ) national nonpr(it associations ( public safety telecommunicators4 7d7 ,def9itions 7#a7 ,em]g5cy communications c5t] ,! t]m em]g5cy communications c5t] means a facility t is designat$ to receive a #i-a-a reque/ = em]g5cy assi/ance & p]=m "o or m ( ! foll[+ functions3 7,a7 ,process & analyze #i-a-a reque/s = em]g5cy assi/ance & o!r ga!r$ in=mation4 7,b7 ,dispat* appropriate em]g5cy response provid]s4 7,c7 ,transf] or ex*ange #i-a-a reque/s = em]g5cy assi/ance & o!r ga!r$ in=mation ) o!r em]g5cy communications c5t]s & em]g5cy response provid]s4 7,d7 ,analyze any communications receiv$ f em]g5cy response provid]s4 7,e7 ,support incid5t comm& functions4 7#b7 ,o!r eligible entity ,! t]m o!r eligible entity means a nonpr(it organization ) exp]tise & exp]i5ce ) respect to ! heal? & wellness ( public safety telecommunicators1 includ+ ,/ate1 local1 & multi-local #i-a-a au?orities & ,/ate1 regional1 & national public safety communications associations4 7#c7 ,pe]-support behavioral heal? & wellness program ,! t]m pe]-support behavioral heal? & wellness program means programs t use public safety telecommunicators to s]ve z pe] c\nselors or provide tra9+ to public safety telecommunicators to s]ve z su* pe] c\nselors4 7#d7 ,public safety telecommunicator ,! t]m public safety telecommunicator means a public safety telecommunicator z designat$ 9 detail$ occupation #dc-ejca 9 ! ,/&>d ,occupational ,classification ,manual ( ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget 7#bjah71 or any successor designation4 4