Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Reauthorization Act

Bill: 117-hr-7255
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]
Introduced: 2022-03-28
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health

Drug, alcohol, tobacco use

Health programs administration and funding

Health promotion and preventive care

Higher education

Indian social and development programs

Mental health

Minority health
Latest action: action_date: 2022-03-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-03-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Reauthorization Act</strong></p> <p>This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 multiple suicide prevention programs and related activities with a particular focus on youth and young adults.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill reauthorizes</p> <ul> <li>grants for statewide or tribal youth suicide prevention and early intervention strategies and for mental health and substance use disorder services for college students,</li> <li> a working group tasked with developing a plan to carry out a public education campaign concerning access to and reducing stigma associated with mental health services at institutions of higher education, and</li> <li>a suicide prevention resource center that provides training and other resources regarding suicide prevention among all ages. </li> </ul>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7255 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 28, 2022 Mrs. Rodgers of Washington (for herself, Mrs. Trahan , Mrs. Axne , and Mrs. Kim of California ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title V of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Reauthorization Act . 2. Suicide Prevention Resource Center Section 520C of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290bb–34 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking tribes, tribal organizations and inserting Tribes, Tribal organizations ; (2) in subsection (b), by striking tribal each place it appears and inserting Tribal ; and (3) in subsection (c), by striking $5,988,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022 and inserting $9,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 . 3. Garrett Lee Smith State and Tribal Youth Suicide Prevention and Early Intervention Grant Program Section 520E of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290bb–36 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking tribal each place it appears and inserting Tribal ; (2) in subsection (b)(1)(C)— (A) by striking Indian tribe or tribal organization and inserting Indian Tribe or Tribal organization ; and (B) by striking tribal youth and inserting Tribal youth ; (3) in subsection (c), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking tribal each place it appears and inserting Tribal ; (4) in subsection (e)(3), by striking tribal and inserting Tribal ; and (5) in subsection (m), by striking $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022 and inserting $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 . 4. Garrett Lee Smith Campus Suicide Prevention Program Section 520E–2(i) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–36b(i)) is amended by striking 2018 through 2022 and inserting 2023 through 2027 . 5. Mental and Behavioral Health Outreach and Education Section 549(f) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290ee–4(f) ) is amended by striking 2018 through 2022 and inserting 2023 through 2027 .