,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cgfa  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #g1 #bjbd,mrs4
 ,gillibr& introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on
 ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a 
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,food1 ,cons]vation1 
& ,en]gy ,act ( #bjjh to reau?orize !   
,f>m & ,ran* ,/ress ,assi/ance ,network 
& e/abli% a national agricultural crisis
 hotl9e1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,national ,agricultural ,crisis ,hotl9e 
,act ( #bjbd4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds
 t-- 7#a7 ! suicide rate = f>m]s is #c4e
 times high] ?an ! suicide rate ( !     
g5]al population2  7#b7 male f>m]s &    
ran*]s h significantly high] rates (    
suicide 7#dc4b p] #ajj1jjj7 comp>$ to ! 
av]age rate ( suicide across o!r        
pr(essions 7#bg4d p] #ajj1jjj72  7#c7 ! 
p]c5tage ( adults ages #bf & old] t live
 9 completely rural areas has increas$  
betwe5 #bjai & #bjbj1 mak+ completely   
rural areas ! mo/ afflict$ c\nty types )

 respect to alcohol abuse2 &  7#d7      
evid5ce sugge/s t ! /igma surr\nd+ m5tal
 heal? 9 f>m+ & ran*+ communities has   
decreas$ b /ill plays a significant role
 9 influ5c+ behavior4  #c4 ,f>m & ,ran* 
,/ress ,assi/ance ,network ,section     
#gebb ( ! ,food1 ,cons]vation1 & ,en]gy 
,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #eicf7 is    
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7b77#a7-- 7,a7
 by r$esignat+ subp>agraphs 7,c7 & 7,d7 
z subp>agraphs 7,d7 & 7,e71             
respectively2 &  7,b7 by ins]t+ aft]    
subp>agraph 7,b7 ! foll[+3  7,c7 m5tal  
heal? tra9+ = agriculture pr(essionals  
7includ+ f>m loan (fic]s1 ext5sion      
ag5ts1 & ,/ate dep>tm5t ( agriculture   
/aff72  2  7#b7 by r$esignat+           
subsections 7d7 ?r\gh 7f7 z subsections 
7e7 ?r\gh 7g71 respectively2  7#c7 by   
ins]t+ aft] subsection 7c7 ! foll[+3    
7d7 ,national agricultural crisis hotl9e
  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,z "p ( ! ,f>m & ,ran*  
,/ress ,assi/ance ,network e/abli%$ "u  
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all        
e/abli%1 & ma9ta9 directly or by grant  

or contract1 a national agricultural    
crisis hotl9e 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is          
subsection z ! national agricultural    
crisis hotl9e7 to provide emotional     
support1 in=mation1 suicide crisis      
int]v5tion1 m5tal heal? & sub/ance use  
disord]1 & agricultural support res\rces
 to-- 7,a7 f>m]s1 f>m manag]s1 f>m      
work]s1 & ran*]s affect$ by m5tal heal? 
& sub/ance use disord]s2 &  7,b7        
families or h\sehold memb]s ( ^? f>m]s1 
f>m manag]s1 f>m work]s1 & ran*]s4  7#b7
 ,requirem5ts ,! national agricultural  
crisis hotl9e %all-- 7,a7 provide #bd_/g
 real-"t live assi/ance by voice & ?r\gh
 a mobile text+ application2  7,b7 be   
/aff$ #bd_/g 9 accordance ) p>agraph    
7#d72  7,c7 provide ref]ral s]vices to  
meet ! ne$s ( family & h\sehold memb]s (
 f>m]s1 ran*]s1 & relat$ pr(essionals2  
7,d7 (f] #bd-;h\r foll[-up calls to     
call]s2  7,e7 provide /&>diz$           
translation s]vices t meet ! ne$s ( !   
agricultural population2 &  7,f7 comply 
) all ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local laws1      

includ+ ! ,heal? ,insurance ,portability
 & ,acc\ntability ,act ( #aiif 7,public 
,law #ajd-aia2 #aaj ,/at4 #aicf74  7#c7 
,data collection ,! national            
agricultural crisis hotl9e %all collect 
! foll[+ data3 7,a7 ,call data1 includ+ 
total calls1 calls queu$1 calls answ]$1 
calls dropp$1 & av]age spe$ ( answ]4    
7,b7 ,rescue data1 includ+ next /eps    
sugge/$ & in=mation provid$ to ! call]4 
7,c7 ,foll[-up calls4  7,d7 ,call]      
in=mation1 includ+-- 7i7 :e!r ! call] is
 call+ = ! fir/ "t or is a repeat call]2
  7ii7 ! liv+ situation ( ! call]2 &    
7iii7 demographic in=mation ( ! call]4  
7,e7 ,reason = call & call] ne$s &      
conc]ns4  7,f7 ,ref]rals provid$1       
includ+ res\rces provid$ & /rategies    
employ$ ) respect to address+ ! ne$s &  
conc]ns ( call]s4  7#d7 ,/aff+ ,call    
respond]s & sup]visors ( call respond]s 
op]at+ ! national agricultural crisis   
hotl9e %all-- 7,a7 be crisis int]v5tion 
speciali/s1 lic5s$ heal? c>e            
pr(essionals1 or lic5s$ m5tal heal?     

pr(essionals :o-- 7i7 are tra9$ 9       
provid+ culturally & l+ui/ically        
appropriate support2  7ii7 h aw>5ess    
tra9+ ) respect to f>m /ress & ! f>m+   
id5tity2 &  7iii7 h cr$5tials t enable  
!m to provide evid5ce-bas$ suicide      
int]v5tion hotl9e c>e1 includ+          
accr$itation f ! ,am]ican ,association (
 ,suicidology & ! ,alliance ( ,in=mation
 & ,ref]ral ,sy/ems2 &  7,b7 meet tra9+ 
requirem5ts develop$ by ! ,secret>y or !
 entity ma9ta9+ ! hotl9e1 z applicable1 
:i*1 at a m9imum1 %all include-- 7i7 at 
lea/ #hj h\rs ( int]active tra9+ &      
cont5t1 :i* %all include-- 7,i7 elem5ts 
( appli$ suicide int]v5tion skills      
tra9+2  7,,ii7 in=mation & tra9+ on     
provid+ trauma in=m$ support2 &  7,,iii7
 tra9+ & cont5t on o!r relevant cl9ical 
topics2  7ii7 f\ndational agriculture   
m5tal /ress tra9+ t includes metrics t  
demon/rate compet5cy2  7iii7 a m9imum ( 
#bd h\rs ( direct sup]vis$ %ifts be=e   
answ]+ calls indep5d5tly2 &  7iv7 ongo+ 
tra9+ on specializ$ topics on at lea/ a 

qu>t]ly basis4  7#e7 ,p>tn]%ips  7,a7   
,exi/+ hotl9es ,! ,secret>y or an entity
 receiv+ a grant or contract "u p>agraph
 7#a71 z applicable1 %all =m p>tn]%ips  
betwe5 ! national agricultural crisis   
hotl9e & exi/+ f>m telephone helpl9es & 
websites4  7,b7 ,,usda & o!r ,f$]al     
programs ,! ,secret>y %all coord9ate )--
 7i7 ! ,f$]al ,(fice ( ,rural ,heal?    
,policy & (fices ( ! ,dep>tm5t (        
,agriculture t adm9i/] f9ancial         
assi/ance programs to f>m]s & ran*]s to 
provide in=mation ab\t ! national       
agricultural crisis hotl9e to           
p>ticipants ( ^? programs2 &  7ii7 !    
,sub/ance ,abuse & ,m5tal ,heal?        
,s]vices ,adm9i/ration to ref]          
agriculture relat$ calls receiv$ ?r\gh !
 #ihh ,suicide & ,crisis ,lifel9e to !  
national agricultural crisis hotl9e4    
7#f7 ,directory ,! ,secret>y or an      
entity receiv+ a grant or contract "u   
p>agraph 7#a71 z applicable1 %all       
develop1 & p]iodically update1 a        
directory ( organizations to :i* /aff ( 

! national agricultural crisis hotl9e c 
make ref]rals4  7#g7 ,outrea* ,!        
,secret>y %all1 9 consultation ) !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 ! 
,sub/ance ,abuse & ,m5tal ,heal?        
,s]vices ,adm9i/ration1 any o!r relevant
 ,f$]al ag5cies1 & ,/ate dep>tm5ts (    
heal? & agriculture1 conduct a public   
aw>5ess campaign = ! national           
agricultural crisis hotl9e4  7#h7       
,report ,! ,secret>y %all submit to     
,congress & make publicly available an  
annual report on ! effectiv5ess ( !     
national agricultural crisis hotl9e4  2 
&  7#d7 9 subsection 7e7 7z s           
r$esignat$71 by /rik+ #aj1jjj1jjj = ea* 
( fiscal ye>s #bjai ?r\gh #bjbc & ins]t+
 #ai1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbd  
?r\gh #bjbh1 ( :i* #d1jjj1jjj ea* fiscal
 ye> %all be us$ to c>ry out subsection 
7d74