‘‘(F) another type of entity deemed by the 
Secretary to be appropriate for subgrants or 
contracts under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) ACCREDITATION.—To be eligible to receive 
a subgrant or contract under paragraph (1) for spe-
cialized staff trained in crisis intervention to answer 
incoming messages, an entity shall be accredited by 
a nationally recognized accreditation entity that ap-
plies current evidence-based practices related to 
mental and behavioral health. 
‘‘(4) PRIORITY.—In awarding subgrants and 
contracts under paragraph (1), a recipient of a 
grant under subsection (a)(1) shall give priority to 
eligible entities that— 
‘‘(A) retain a licensed mental health care 
practitioner on staff; and 
‘‘(B) participate in the network the Na-
tional Suicide Prevention Lifeline. 
‘‘(h) REPORTING.— 
‘‘(1) ANNUAL REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Each 
fiscal year for which grants are awarded under sub-
section (a)(1) or (a)(2), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) study the results of the grants; and 
‘‘(B) submit to the Congress a report on 
such results, including— 
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‘‘(i) an evaluation of the outcomes of 
the programs under subsections (a)(1) and 
(a)(2); 
‘‘(ii) a summary of activities carried 
out with grants under subsections (a)(1) 
and (a)(2) and the results achieved 
through those activities; 
‘‘(iii) to the extent practicable, the de-
mographics of students served and nature 
of messages received through grants under 
subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2); and 
‘‘(iv) in the case of grants under sub-
section (a)(2), an analysis of changes in 
the outcomes, activities, demographics, and 
nature of messages described in clauses (i), 
(ii), and (iii) as a result of transitioning 
helplines to different agencies or subdivi-
sions. 
‘‘(2) REPORT ON FEASIBILITY OF A NATIONAL 
STUDENT HELPLINE.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of the Student Mental Health 
Helpline Act of 2021, the Secretary, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Education and the Chair of 
the Federal Communications Commission, shall pub-
lish a report on— 
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‘‘(A) the feasibility of making a student 
mental health and safety helpline nationally 
available; 
‘‘(B) how to successfully integrate the 
helplines of States and other entities into a con-
solidated national student mental health and 
safety helpline; and 
‘‘(C) the feasibility and potential benefits 
and drawbacks of adding a student-specific ca-
pability to the National Suicide Prevention 
Lifeline. 
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘HIPAA privacy regulations’ 
means the Federal regulations (concerning the pri-
vacy of individually identifiable health information) 
promulgated under section 264(c) of the Health In-
surance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 
(42 U.S.C. 1320d–2 note). 
‘‘(2) The terms ‘Indian Tribe’ and ‘Tribal orga-
nization’ have the meanings given to such terms in 
section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘institution of higher education’ 
has the meaning given to such term in section 101 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965. 
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‘‘(4) The term ‘local educational agency’ has 
the meaning given to such term in section 8101 of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘State’ includes the District of 
Columbia and each territory or commonwealth of the 
United States. 
‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this section, there is authorized to be appro-
priated $55,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
2032.’’. 
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