,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bhbf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ag 
7legislative day1 ,september #af71      
#bjbe,ms4 ,baldwin 7for herself and ,ms4
 ,murkowski7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of    
,health and ,human ,services to dedicate
 sufficient resources for the support of
 ,,lgbtq youth seeking help from the    
#i-h-h suicide prevention hotline1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the #ihh     
,,lgbtq ,youth ,access ,act of #bjbe4   
#b4 ,findings ,congress finds that--    
7#a7 according to the ,centers for      
,disease ,control and ,prevention1 #de  
percent of high school students who     
seriously considered attempting suicide 
in #bjba identified as ,,lgbtq2  7#b7   
since its launch1 the ,specialized      
,services for ,,lgbtq youth within the  

#ihh ,suicide ,prevention and ,crisis   
,lifeline have received nearly          
#a1ejj1jjj calls1 texts1 and chats1 with
 an average of #b1bjj contacts per day  
as of ,may #bjbe2 and  7#c7 given that  
,,lgbtq youth are four times more likely
 to attempt suicide as compared to their
 peers1 the ,specialized ,services for  
,,lgbtq youth are equipped with crucial 
training addressing ,,lgbtq specific    
challenges and needs4  #c4 ,suicide     
prevention hotline services for ,,lgbtq 
youth  7a7 ,in general ,section         
#ebj;,e-#c7;b7 of the ,public ,health   
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#bij;bb-#cf;c7b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in  
paragraph 7#d71 by striking and at the  
end2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#e71 by        
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7#f7 dedicating 
sufficient resources1 including         
establishing1 re-establishing1          
operating1 and maintaining specialized  
services 7known as the ,press #c option 

or ,integrated ,voice ,response         
7,,ivr771 for the support of youth who  
are lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 transgender1
 queer1 or questioning 7,,lgbtq7 seeking
 help from the suicide prevention       
hotline4  4  7b7 ,funding ,section      
#ebj;,e-#c7;f7 of the ,public ,health   
,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#bij;bb-#cf;c7f77 is amended by adding  
at the end the following3 ,of the       
amounts appropriated under this         
subsection for a fiscal year1 the       
,secretary shall reserve not less than  
#i percent for carrying out subsection  
7b77#f744