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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6928 

To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health 

and Human Services, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental 

Health and Substance Abuse, to award grants to eligible crisis centers 

to provide follow-up services to individuals receiving suicide prevention 

and crisis intervention services, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 9, 2024 

Mr. TRONE (for himself, Mr. RASKIN, and Mr. FITZPATRICK) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through 

the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance 

Abuse, to award grants to eligible crisis centers to provide follow-up services to individuals receiving suicide 

prevention and crisis intervention services, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘CONtinuity in Nec3 essary Evaluative Crisis Treatment Act of 2024’’ or the 

4 ‘‘CONNECT Act of 2024’’. 

5 SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR FOLLOW-UP SERVICES TO INDIVID6 UALS RECEIVING SUICIDE PREVENTION AND 

7 CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES. 

8 Title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 

9 290aa et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 

10 520E–4 (42 U.S.C. 290bb–36d) the following: 

11 ‘‘SEC. 520E–5. FOLLOW-UP SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS RE12 CEIVING SUICIDE PREVENTION AND CRISIS 

13 INTERVENTION SERVICES. 

14 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 

15 the Assistant Secretary, shall award grants to eligible cri16 sis centers to provide follow-up services to individuals re17 ceiving suicide prevention and crisis intervention services. 

18 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to seek a grant 

19 under this section, a crisis center shall be a member of 

20 the network of crisis centers coordinated under section 

21 520E–3(b)(1). 

22 ‘‘(c) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall select recipi23 ents of grants under this section based on the relative 

24 needs, including capacity and service gaps, of the eligible 

25 crisis centers applying for such grants. 

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1 ‘‘(d) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 

2 provide technical assistance to recipients of grants under 

3 this section regarding best practices for the implementa4 tion of services through such grants. 

5 ‘‘(e) USE OF FUNDS.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A crisis center receiving a 

7 grant under this section shall use the grant to pro8 vide follow-up services to individuals receiving sui9 cide prevention and crisis intervention services such 

10 as— 

11 ‘‘(A) individuals who were callers at risk 

12 of, or on behalf of someone at risk of, suicide 

13 or a mental health or suicidal crisis; and 

14 ‘‘(B) to the extent possible, individuals 

15 who— 

16 ‘‘(i) received a response from a mobile 

17 crisis team; or 

18 ‘‘(ii) made a visit to an urgent behav19 ioral health clinic, a crisis receiving and 

20 stabilization facility, an emergency depart21 ment, an inpatient unit, or another short22 term crisis care site. 

23 ‘‘(2) FOLLOW-UP SERVICES.—Follow-up serv24 ices referred to in paragraph (1) may include— 

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1 ‘‘(A) check-ins to assess well-being and 

2 level of risk; 

3 ‘‘(B) outreach to ensure engagement in 

4 services and supports, in coordination with mo5 bile crisis service providers if involved; 

6 ‘‘(C) collaboration with family, caregivers, 

7 and natural social supports; and 

8 ‘‘(D) referrals based on the needed level of 

9 care. 

10 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To 

11 carry out this section, there is authorized to be appro12 priated $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2024, to remain avail13 able until expended.’’. 

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