,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fidj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #f1 #bjbf,mrs4
 ,biggs ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a     
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? 
& ,human ,s]vices to assess h[          
,executive dep>tm5ts address m5tal heal?
 crisis prev5tion & aw>5ess1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,hope ,heals ,act ( #bjbf4 
#b4 ,m5tal heal? crisis prev5tion &     
aw>5ess  7a7 ,assessm5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 79 ?is section 
ref]r$ to z ! ,secret>y7 %all assess--  
7,a7 ! feasibility ( improv+ coord9ation
 betwe5 ,executive dep>tm5ts t provide  
direct s]vices to ! public1 ) respect to
 id5tify+-- 7i7 any individual exp]i5c+ 
a m5tal heal? crisis2 or  7ii7 any      
individual t expresses conc]n t !y may  
be exp]i5c+ su* a crisis or relat$      

di/ress2  7,b7 any opportunity = an     
,executive dep>tm5t to improve h[ su*   
dep>tm5t %>es in=mation1 be/ practices1 
& ref]ral me*anisms relat$ to suicide   
prev5tion & m5tal heal? support ) an    
individual seek+ s]vices dur+ a m5tal   
heal? crisis2 &  7,c7 = ! purpose (     
increas+ aw>5ess ( ! signs ( a m5tal    
heal? crisis1 :e!r an ,executive        
dep>tm5t may implem5t a program to      
di/ribute-- 7i7 a validat$ scre5+ tool1 
includ+ ! ,pati5t ,heal?                
,que/ionnaire-#c 7,,phq-#c7 or a        
comp>able tool2 &  7ii7 any commonly us$
 symptom indicator4  7#b7 ,coord9ation )
 o!r ,executive dep>tm5ts ,9 c>ry+ out !
 assessm5t "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y
 %all coord9ate ) ! head ( any relevant 
,executive dep>tm5t1 :i* may include--  
7,a7 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs2   
7,b7 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se2 &  7,c7 !   
,secret>y ( ,education4  7#c7           
,consultation ) exp]ts ,9 c>ry+ out !   
assessm5t "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y 
may consult )--  7,a7 an indep5d5t p]son

 ) exp]tise 9 suicide prev5tion1 public 
m5tal heal?1 behavioral heal? sy/ems1 or
 coord9ation betwe5 ,executive          
dep>tm5ts2  7,b7 an academic in/itution 
) demon/rat$ exp]tise 9 m5tal or        
behavioral heal? rese>*1 suicide        
prev5tion1 or public heal?2  7,c7 a     
m5tal heal? pr(essional2 or  7,d7 any   
su* o!r entity ) relevant exp]tise4     
7#d7 ,report  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an 
#ahj days aft] ! date on :i* ! ,secret>y
 completes ! assessm5t "u p>agraph 7#a71
 ! ,secret>y %all submit to ea*         
appropriate congressional committee a   
report conta9+ ! results ( su* assessm5t
 & any recomm5dations relat$ to su*     
results4  7,b7 ,appropriate             
congressional committee def9$ ,9 ?is    
p>agraph1 ! t]m appropriate             
congressional committee means--  7i7 !  
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2  7ii7 !        
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7iii7 
any congressional committee )           

jurisdiction ov] ! head ( an ,executive 
dep>tm5t t ! ,secret>y coord9ates ) "u  
p>agraph 7#b74  7b7 ,implem5tation ,ea* 
,executive dep>tm5t %all1 to ! ext5t    
practicable1 implem5t any recomm5dation 
conta9$ )9 ! report submitt$ "u         
subsection 7a77#d74  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 
?is section3 7#a7 ,executive dep>tm5t ,!
 t]m ,executive dep>tm5t means an       
,executive dep>tm5t li/$ 9 section #aja 
( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7  
,m5tal heal? crisis ,! t]m m5tal heal?  
crisis means a situation 9 :i* an       
individual-- 7,a7 exp]i5ces acute       
psy*ological di/ress or behavioral      
disruption t--  7i7 places su*          
individual at risk ( h>m+ !mself or     
ano!r individual2 or  7ii7 significantly
 impairs ! ability ( su* individual to  
function 9 daily life2 &  7,b7 requires 
support1 int]v5tion1 or ref]ral to      
s]vices4