SEC. 3. GRANTS TO PROVIDE SELF-HARM AND SUICIDE 
PREVENTION SERVICES. 
Part B of title V of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 290aa et seq.) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 520O. GRANTS TO PROVIDE SELF-HARM AND SUICIDE 
PREVENTION SERVICES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall award grants to hospital emergency 
departments to provide self-harm and suicide prevention 
services. 
‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A hospital emergency de-
partment awarded a grant under subsection (a) shall 
use amounts under the grant to implement a pro-
gram or protocol to better prevent suicide attempts 
among hospital patients after discharge, which may 
include— 
‘‘(A) screening patients for self-harm and 
suicide in accordance with the standards of 
practice described in subsection (e)(1) and 
standards of care established by appropriate 
medical and advocacy organizations; 
‘‘(B) providing patients short-term self- 
harm and suicide prevention services in accord-
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ance with the results of the screenings de-
scribed in subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(C) referring patients, as appropriate, to 
a health care facility or provider for purposes of 
receiving long-term self-harm and suicide pre-
vention services, and providing any additional 
follow up services and care identified as appro-
priate as a result of the screenings and short- 
term self-harm and suicide prevention services 
described in subparagraphs (A) and (B). 
‘‘(2) USE
OF
FUNDS
TO
HIRE
AND
TRAIN 
STAFF.—Amounts awarded under subsection (a) 
may be used to hire clinical social workers, mental 
and behavioral health care professionals, and sup-
port staff as appropriate, and to train existing staff 
and newly hired staff to carry out the activities de-
scribed in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(c) GRANT TERMS.—A grant awarded under sub-
section (a)— 
‘‘(1) shall be for a period of 3 years; and 
‘‘(2) may be renewed subject to the require-
ments of this section. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATIONS.—A hospital emergency depart-
ment seeking a grant under subsection (a) shall submit 
an application to the Secretary at such time, in such man-
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ner, and accompanied by such information as the Sec-
retary may require. 
‘‘(e) STANDARDS OF PRACTICE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
Secretary shall develop standards of practice for 
screening patients for self-harm and suicide for pur-
poses of carrying out subsection (b)(1)(C). 
‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall de-
velop the standards of practice described in para-
graph (1) in consultation with individuals and enti-
ties with expertise in self-harm and suicide preven-
tion, including public, private, and non-profit enti-
ties. 
‘‘(f) REPORTING.— 
‘‘(1) REPORTS TO THE SECRETARY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A hospital emergency 
department awarded a grant under subsection 
(a) shall, at least quarterly for the duration of 
the grant, submit to the Secretary a report 
evaluating the activities supported by the grant. 
‘‘(B) MATTERS
TO
BE
INCLUDED.—The 
report required under subparagraph (A) shall 
include— 
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‘‘(i) the number of patients receiv-
ing— 
‘‘(I) screenings carried out at the 
hospital emergency department; 
‘‘(II) short-term self-harm and 
suicide prevention services at the hos-
pital emergency department; and 
‘‘(III) referrals to health care fa-
cilities for the purposes of receiving 
long-term self-harm and suicide pre-
vention; 
‘‘(ii) information on the adherence of 
the hospital emergency department to the 
standards of practice described in sub-
section (f)(1); and 
‘‘(iii) other information as the Sec-
retary determines appropriate to evaluate 
the use of grant funds. 
‘‘(2) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
2 years after the date of the enactment of the Sui-
cide Prevention Act, and biennially thereafter, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
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House of Representatives a report on the grant pro-
gram under this section, including— 
‘‘(A) a summary of reports received by the 
Secretary under paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(B) an evaluation of the program by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this section, there are authorized to be appro-
priated $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 
2028.’’. 
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