with interested families and advocacy organiza-
tions; and 
‘‘(M) provide services in areas or regions 
with rates of youth suicide that exceed the na-
tional average as determined by the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention. 
‘‘(4) REQUIREMENT FOR DIRECT SERVICES.— 
Not less than 85 percent of grant funds received 
under this subsection shall be used to provide direct 
services. 
‘‘(b) SUICIDE
PREVENTION
RESOURCE
CENTER; 
TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) OPERATION OF CENTER.—The Secretary, 
acting through the Administrator of the Substance 
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 
and in consultation with the National Strategy for 
Suicide Prevention Federal Steering Group, shall 
award a competitive grant or contract to a public or 
private nonprofit entity for the establishment of a 
Suicide Prevention Resource Center to carry out the 
activities described in paragraph (3). 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—To be eligible for a grant 
or contract under paragraph (1), an entity shall pre-
pare and submit to the Secretary an application at
such time, in such manner, and containing such in-
formation as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZED
ACTIVITIES.—The Suicide 
Prevention Resource Center shall provide appro-
priate information, training, and technical assistance 
to States, political subdivisions of a State, Federally 
recognized Indian tribes, tribal organizations, public 
organizations, or private nonprofit organizations 
for— 
‘‘(A) the development or continuation of 
statewide or tribal youth suicide early interven-
tion and prevention strategies; 
‘‘(B) ensuring the surveillance of youth 
suicide early intervention and prevention strate-
gies; 
‘‘(C) studying the costs and effectiveness 
of statewide youth suicide early intervention 
and prevention strategies in order to provide in-
formation concerning relevant issues of impor-
tance to State, tribal, and national policy-
makers; 
‘‘(D) further identifying and understanding 
causes and associated risk factors for youth sui-
cide;
‘‘(E) analyzing the efficacy of new and ex-
isting youth suicide early intervention tech-
niques and technology; 
‘‘(F) ensuring the surveillance of suicidal 
behaviors and nonfatal suicidal attempts; 
‘‘(G) studying the effectiveness of State- 
sponsored statewide and tribal youth suicide 
early intervention and prevention strategies on 
the overall wellness and health promotion strat-
egies related to suicide attempts; 
‘‘(H) promoting the sharing of data re-
garding youth suicide with Federal agencies in-
volved with youth suicide early intervention and 
prevention, and State-sponsored statewide or 
tribal youth suicide early intervention and pre-
vention strategies for the purpose of identifying 
previously unknown mental health causes and 
associated risk-factors for suicide in youth; and 
‘‘(I) other activities determined appropriate 
by the Secretary. 
‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection, $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, 
$4,000,000 for fiscal year 2006, and $5,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2007.
‘‘(c) COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall collaborate with the Na-
tional Strategy for Suicide Prevention Federal Steer-
ing Group and other Federal agencies responsible 
for early intervention and prevention services relat-
ing to youth suicide. 
‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall consult with— 
‘‘(A) State and local agencies, including 
agencies responsible for early intervention and 
prevention services under title XIX of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.), the 
State Children’s Health Insurance Program 
under title XXI of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.), programs funded by 
grants under title V of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 701 et seq.), and programs under 
part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Edu-
cation Act (20 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.); 
‘‘(B) local and national organizations that 
serve youth at risk for suicide and their fami-
lies; 
‘‘(C) relevant national medical and other 
health and education specialty organizations;
‘‘(D) youth who are at risk for suicide, 
who have survived suicide attempts, or who are 
currently receiving care from early intervention 
services; 
‘‘(E) families and friends of youth who are 
at risk for suicide, who have survived suicide at-
tempts, who are currently receiving care from 
early intervention and prevention services, or 
who have completed suicide; 
‘‘(F) qualified professionals who possess 
the specialized knowledge, skills, experience, 
and relevant attributes needed to serve youth at 
risk for suicide and their families; and 
‘‘(G) third-party payers, managed care or-
ganizations, and related commercial industries. 
‘‘(3) POLICY
DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(A) coordinate and collaborate on policy 
development at the Federal level with the Na-
tional Strategy for Suicide Prevention Federal 
Steering Group; and 
‘‘(B) consult on policy development at the 
Federal level with the private sector, including 
consumer, medical, suicide prevention advocacy 
groups, and other health and education profes-
sional-based organizations, with respect to 
State-sponsored statewide or tribal youth sui-
cide early intervention and prevention strate-
gies. 
‘‘(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION; RELIGIOUS ACCOM-
MODATION.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
preempt any State law, including any State law that does 
not require the suicide early intervention for youth whose 
parents or legal guardians object to such early interven-
tion based on the parents’ or legal guardians’ religious be-
liefs. 
‘‘(e) EVALUATIONS AND REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) EVALUATIONS BY ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 
Not later than 18 months after receiving a grant or 
cooperative agreement under subsection (a), an eligi-
ble entity shall submit to the Secretary the results 
of an evaluation to be conducted by the entity con-
cerning the effectiveness of the activities carried out 
under the grant or agreement. 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
report concerning the results of— 
‘‘(A) the evaluations conducted under 
paragraph (1); and