,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cggi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #h            
7legislative day1 ,febru>y #g71         
#bjbd,mr4 ,s*atz 7= himself1 ,mr4       
,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,ka9e1 ,mr4 ,br[n1 ,mr4 
,book]1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1
 & ,mr4 ,wyd57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
au?orize ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human  
,s]vices to aw>d grants to e/abli% or   
exp& programs to implem5t evid5ce-align$
 practices 9 heal? c>e sett+s = !       
purpose ( r$uc+ ! suicide rates ( cov]$ 
individuals1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,*ild ,suicide ,prev5tion & ,le?al      
,means ,safety ,act4  #b4 ,grant program
 to address y\? suicide & le?al means   
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,beg9n+ n lat] ?an #a ye>  
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !    
,secret>y %all aw>d grants to eligible  
entities to e/abli% or exp& programs to 

implem5t evid5ce-align$ practices 9     
heal? c>e sett+s = ! purpose ( r$uc+ !  
suicide rates ( cov]$ individuals4  7b7 
,application ,an eligible entity seek+ a
 grant "u ?is section %all submit an    
application to ! ,secret>y at su* "t1 9 
su* mann]1 & accompani$ by su* in=mation
 z ! ,secret>y may require4  7c7        
,eligible entity ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m  
eligible entity includes-- 7#a7 a ,/ate2
  7#b7 a ,/ate or local heal? dep>tm5t2 
7#c7 a pr(essional memb]%ip organization
 t specializes 9 heal? c>e2  7#d7 a     
hospital t s]ves cov]$ individuals2     
7#e7 a nonpr(it organization2 or  7#f7  
an in/itution ( high] education4  7d7   
,use ( funds ,an eligible entity t      
receives a grant "u ?is section %all use
 ! grant funds to e/abli% or exp&       
programs to educate or tra9 heal? c>e   
provid]s z describ$ 9 subsection 7a71   
includ+ education & tra9+ on-- 7#a7     
id5tification ( cov]$ individuals :o may
 be at a high risk ( suicide or self-h>m
 us+ validat$1 developm5tally- &        

age-appropriate1 & evid5ce-align$ scre5+
 & risk assessm5t te*niques2  7#b7      
communication ) cov]$ individuals & !   
family memb]s or gu>dians ( su*         
individuals on le?al means safety &     
injury prev5tion1 includ+ ! safe /orage 
( fire>ms2  7#c7 cov]$ risk factors & ! 
relation%ip ( su* factors to suicide &  
self-h>m2  7#d7 suicide prev5tion &     
int]v5tion2  7#e7 support /rategies =   
cov]$ individuals aft] ! occurr5ce ( a  
suicide or suicide attempt2  7#f7 racial
 & e?nic disp>ities ) respect to cov]$  
individuals :o attempt suicide or       
self-h>m1 disaggregat$ by ! age & g5d] (
 cov]$ individuals2  7#g7 me?ods & means
 us$ by cov]$ individuals to attempt    
suicide &1 ) respect to su* me?ods &    
means1 be/ practices to ensure ! safety 
( a cov]$ individual1 includ+ safety    
plans & plans t address su* me?ods &    
means2  7#h7 ,/ate & ,f$]al laws )      
respect to ! use & possession ( fire>ms2
  7#i7 communication /rategies to       
discuss su* laws ) cov]$ individuals & !

 family memb]s or gu>dians ( su*        
individuals2 &  7#aj7 proc$ures = ref]r+
 cov]$ individuals :o may be at a high  
risk ( suicide or self-h>m to o!r heal? 
c>e provid]s1 social s]vices1 or crisis 
res\rces4  7e7 ,secure gun /orage or    
safety devices  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,an entity
 receiv+ a grant "u ?is section may use 
n m ?an #ae p]c5t ( ! funds receiv$     
?r\gh ! grant to make secure gun /orage 
or safety devices available at r$uc$ or 
no co/ to resid5ces ) at lea/ "o cov]$  
individual4  7#b7 ,application ,if an   
applicant = a grant "u ?is section seeks
 to use ! grant z describ$ 9 p>agraph   
7#a71 ! applicant %all include 9 its    
application "u subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 a  
/rategy to make secure gun /orage or    
safety devices available at r$uc$ or no 
co/ to resid5ces ) at lea/ "o cov]$     
individual2 &  7,b7 in=mation ab\t !    
types ( devices t w be s made available 
bas$ on a demon/ration ( available      
in=mation ab\t ! secure gun /orage or   
safety device ne$s ( ! community or     

communities 9 :i* su* resid5ces are     
locat$4  7#c7 ,c\nsel+ ,a recipi5t ( a  
grant "u ?is section t *ooses to use a  
portion ( ! grant z describ$ 9 p>agraph 
7#a7 %all provide appropriate c\nsel+ on
 ! use ( secure gun /orage or safety    
devices to "o or m individuals at ea*   
resid5ce t receives su* a device ?r\gh  
funds made available ?r\gh su* grant4   
7f7 ,te*nical assi/ance ,! ,secret>y    
%all provide te*nical assi/ance to      
recipi5ts ( grants "u ?is section &     
heal? c>e provid]s on be/ practices 9   
implem5t+ programs to educate or tra9   
heal? c>e provid]s on evid5ce-align$    
practices = ! purpose ( r$uc+ ! suicide 
rates ( cov]$ individuals4  7g7 ,report 
7#a7 ,by grantees  7,a7 ,submission ,ea*
 eligible entity t receives a grant "u  
?is section %all submit1 on an annual   
basis ?r\gh fiscal ye> #bjbg1 a report  
to ! ,secret>y on ! activities c>ri$ out
 ?r\gh ! grant4  7,b7 ,public           
availability ,! ,secret>y %all make ea* 
report submitt$ "u subp>agraph 7,a7     

publicly available on ! website ( !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices4   
7#b7 ,by ,secret>y ,n lat] ?an ! end (  
fiscal ye> #bjbg1 ! ,secret>y %all      
submit a report to ,congress t          
includes-- 7,a7 a summ>y ( ! reports    
submitt$ to ! ,secret>y pursuant to     
p>agraph 7#a72 &  7,b7 recomm5dations ) 
respect to ! implem5tation (            
evid5ce-align$ practices 9 heal? c>e    
sett+s to r$uce ! suicide rates ( cov]$ 
individuals4  7h7 ,au?orization (       
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section     
#bj1jjj1jjj = ! p]iod ( fiscal ye>s     
#bjbd ?r\gh #bjbg4  #c4 ,grant program  
to develop & integrate suicide prev5tion
 & le?al means safety curricula  7a7 ,9 
g5]al ,beg9n+ n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y 
%all aw>d grants to eligible s*ools to  
develop & integrate 9 ! curricula &     
cont9u+ education programs ( su* s*ools 
! cont5t describ$ 9 subsection 7d74  7b7
 ,application ,an eligible s*ool seek+ a

 grant "u ?is section %all submit an    
application to ! ,secret>y at su* "t1 9 
su* mann]1 & accompani$ by su* in=mation
 z ! ,secret>y may require4  7c7        
,p>tn]%ip ,9 c>ry+ out activities ?r\gh 
a grant "u ?is section1 an eligible     
s*ool may develop a p>tn]%ip )-- 7#a7 a 
local heal? dep>tm5t2  7#b7 su*         
pr(essional associations z ! ,secret>y  
det]m9es are appropriate2  7#c7 a       
nonpr(it organization2 &  7#d7 an       
in/itution ( high] education4  7d7      
,curricula cont5t ,! cont5t to be       
develop$ & integrat$ pursuant to        
subsection 7a7 %all address ea* ( !     
foll[+3 7#a7 ,le?al means safety &      
injury prev5tion1 includ+-- 7,a7 safe   
/orage ( a fire>m & ammunition2 &  7,b7 
,/ate & ,f$]al laws t apply to ! use &  
possession ( a fire>m4  7#b7 ,be/       
practices t are evid5ce-align$ &        
culturally appropriate ) respect to     
communicat+ ) pati5ts & ! families (    
pati5ts ab\t le?al means safety & injury
 prev5tion4  7#c7 ,evid5ce-align$       

/rategies ) respect to suicide          
prev5tion1 int]v5tion1 & support to     
individuals aft] ! occurr5ce ( a suicide
 or suicide attempt1 ) an emphasis on-- 
7,a7 cov]$ individuals2 &  7,b7         
individuals at a high risk ( suicide4   
7#d7 ,validat$1 developm5tally &        
age-appropriate1 & evid5ce-align$ scre5+
 & risk assessm5t te*niques ) respect to
 suicide & ! use ( a fire>m4  7#e7      
,/rategies to id5tify cov]$ risk        
factors4  7#f7 ,me?ods or means us$ by a
 cov]$ individual to attempt suicide &1 
) respect to su* me?ods or means1 be/   
practices to ensure ! safety ( a cov]$  
individual1 includ+ safety plans & plans
 t address su* me?ods & means4  7e7     
,te*nical assi/ance ,! ,secret>y %all   
provide-- 7#a7 to eligible s*ools1      
te*nical assi/ance 9 apply+ = a grant "u
 ?is section2 &  7#b7 to eligible s*ools
 receiv+ grants "u ?is section1 te*nical
 assi/ance 9 c>ry+ out ! activities     
fund$ ?r\gh ! grants4  7f7 ,report  7#a7
 ,by grantees  7,a7 ,submission ,ea*    

eligible s*ool t receives a grant "u ?is
 section %all submit1 on an annual basis
 ?r\gh fiscal ye> #bjbg1 a report to !  
,secret>y on ! activities c>ri$ out     
?r\gh ! grant4  7,b7 ,public            
availability ,! ,secret>y %all make ea* 
report submitt$ "u subp>agraph 7,a7     
publicly available on ! website ( !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices4   
7#b7 ,by ,secret>y ,n lat] ?an ! end (  
fiscal ye> #bjbg1 ! ,secret>y %all      
submit a report to ,congress t          
includes-- 7,a7 a summ>y ( ! reports    
submitt$ to ! ,secret>y pursuant to     
p>agraph 7#a72 &  7,b7 recomm5dations = 
curricula on suicide prev5tion4  7g7    
,eligible s*ool def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! 
t]m eligible s*ool means-- 7#a7 an      
accr$it$ m$ical s*ool2  7#b7 an accr$it$
 s*ool ( nurs+2  7#c7 an accr$it$ s*ool 
) a-- 7,a7 physician assi/ant education 
program2  7,b7 graduate or und]graduate 
program 9 m5tal or behavioral heal?2 or 
7,c7 resid5cy or fell[%ip program 9     
heal? c>e2 &  7#d7 any o!r accr$it$     

s*ool t specializes 9 heal? education1 z
 det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y1 includ+ =      
cont9u+ education programs4  7h7        
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section #aj1jjj1jjj = ! p]iod (     
fiscal ye>s #bjbd ?r\gh #bjbg4  #d4     
,in=mational website  7a7 ,developm5t ,n
 lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t 
( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all develop &  
ma9ta9 a website to in=m cov]$          
individuals1 ! family memb]s or gu>dians
 ( su* individuals1 s*ools t educate    
heal? c>e provid]s1 & heal? c>e provid]s
 on be/ practices ) respect to suicide  
prev5tion & ! use ( fire>ms 9 suicide   
attempts by cov]$ individuals4  7b7     
,update ,! ,secret>y %all update !      
in=mation on ! website develop$ "u      
subsection 7a7 bas$ on ! reports        
submitt$ pursuant to sections 7#b77;g7 &
 7#c77;f74  7c7 ,consultation ,9        
develop+ ! website "u subsection 7a71 ! 
,secret>y %all consult )-- 7#a7 !       
individuals & entities ref]r$ to 9 su*  

subsection2  7#b7 nonpr(it              
organizations2  7#c7 su* pr(essional    
associations z ! ,secret>y det]m9es are 
appropriate2  7#d7 local heal?          
dep>tm5ts2  7#e7 hospitals t s]ve cov]$ 
individuals2  7#f7 in/itutions ( high]  
education2  7#g7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans 
,affairs2  7#h7 ,f$]al fire>ms lic5se   
deal]s & in/ructors2 &  7#i7 o!r        
individuals or entities1 z det]m9$ by ! 
,secret>y4  #e4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3
 7#a7 ,cov]$ individual ,! t]m cov]$    
individual means an individual :o has n 
atta9$ #bf ye>s ( age4  7#b7 ,cov]$ risk
 factors ,! t]m cov]$ risk factors means
 factors t increase ! risk ( suicide or 
self-h>m ) respect to a cov]$           
individual1 includ+ ! foll[+3 7,a7      
,alcohol abuse or o!r sub/ance use      
disord]4  7,b7 ,sexual or physical      
abuse4  7,c7 ,a diagnosis ( a psy*iatric
 condition associat$ ) an increas$ risk 
( suicide or self-h>m4  7,d7 ,be+       
lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 transg5d]1 or   
que]4  7,e7 ,be+ f a racial or e?nic    

gr\p ) a high rate ( suicide or         
self-h>m4  7,f7 ,previ\s attempts (     
suicide or self-h>m4  7,g7 ,o!r factors 
support$ by sci5tific evid5ce to be l9k$
 to an increas$ risk ( suicide or       
self-h>m1 includ+ family factors &      
bully+4  7#c7 ,in/itution ( high]       
education ,! t]m in/itution ( high]     
education has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9    
section #aja ( ! ,high] ,education ,act 
( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja74  7#d7    
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices4   
7#e7 ,secure gun /orage or safety device
 ,! t]m secure /orage or safety device  
has ! mean+ giv5 to su* t]m 9           
subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b7 ( section      
#iba7;a77#cd7 ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code4  7#f7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate means--
 7,a7 ea* ( ! #ej ,/ates2  7,b7 !       
,di/rict ( ,columbia & any t]ritory or  
possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7,c7     
,indian tribes & tribal organizations 7z
 su* t]ms are def9$ 9 section #d ( !    
,indian ,self-,det]m9ation & ,education 

,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd772 
7,d7 ,urban ,indian organizations 7z su*
 t]m is def9$ 9 section #d ( ! ,indian  
,heal? ,c>e ,improvem5t ,act 7#be       
,u4,s4,c4 #afjc772 &  7,e7 ,native      
,hawaiian organizations & ,native       
,hawaiian heal? c>e sy/ems 7z su* t]ms  
are def9$ 9 section #ab ( ! ,native     
,hawaiian ,heal? ,c>e ,improvem5t ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aagaa774