[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9577 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9577
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a grant program to
support models for providing stabilization services to individuals with
serious thoughts of suicide, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 12, 2024
Mr. Raskin (for himself and Mr. Bacon) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a grant program to
support models for providing stabilization services to individuals with
serious thoughts of suicide, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Stabilization to Prevent Suicide
Act'' or the ``STOP Suicide Act''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO IMPLEMENT MODELS FOR PROVIDING STABILIZATION
SERVICES.
Title V of the Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting
after section 520N (42 U.S.C. 290bb-45) the following:
``SEC. 520O. GRANTS TO IMPLEMENT MODELS FOR PROVIDING STABILIZATION
SERVICES.
``(a) In General.--The Assistant Secretary shall award grants, on a
competitive basis, to eligible entities to implement models for
providing stabilization services to individuals with serious thoughts
of suicide.
``(b) Applications.--
``(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
this section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Assistant
Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Assistant Secretary
determines is appropriate, which shall include the plan
described in paragraph (2).
``(2) Continuity plan.--An application described in
paragraph (1) shall include a plan for how an eligible entity
will continue to finance the provision of stabilization
services supported by a grant awarded under this section
following the end of the grant period of such grant.
``(c) Eligible Uses.--A grant awarded under this section--
``(1) shall be used to provide or support the provision of
stabilization services that are--
``(A) suicide-specific;
``(B) evidence-based or evidence-informed; and
``(C) provided in the least-restrictive setting
that is appropriate for the needs of the individual to
whom such services are provided; and
``(2) may be used to provide or support the provision of
stabilization services that take the form of outpatient care,
virtual care, or other technology-related innovations, which
may include peer support services.
``(d) Grant Period.--The term of a grant awarded under this section
shall not exceed 5 years. Such term is not renewable.
``(e) Evaluations, Training, and Technical Assistance.--The
Assistant Secretary shall--
``(1) conduct an evaluation of the activities supported by
the grants awarded under this section and disseminate, as
appropriate, the findings of such evaluation;
``(2) provide training and other information, as
appropriate, to any eligible entity that is awarded a grant
under this section; and
``(3) provide technical assistance, as appropriate, to any
eligible entity that is awarded a grant under this section.
``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
``(A) a community-based primary care or behavioral
health care provider, including--
``(i) a school-based health center;
``(ii) a campus-based health center at an
institution of higher education (as defined in
section 101 of the Higher Education Act of
1965);
``(iii) a community health center;
``(iv) a rural health clinic (as defined in
section 1861(aa) of the Social Security Act);
``(v) a Federally qualified health center
(as defined in such section 1861(aa));
``(vi) a certified community behavioral
health clinic; and
``(vii) a children's hospital;
``(B) a crisis center;
``(C) a public health agency, including--
``(i) a State mental health agency; and
``(ii) a State health agency with mental or
behavioral health functions;
``(D) a territory of the United States; and
``(E) an Indian tribe or tribal organization (as
such terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act).
``(2) Stabilization services.--The term `stabilization
services' means a clinical intervention or treatment that--
``(A) reduces or eliminates a state of acute
emotional crisis;
``(B) reduces or eliminates clear and imminent
suicide risk of the patient; or
``(C) helps the patient establish behavioral
control over acute impulsive states.
``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $30,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2025 through 2029.''.
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