[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 215 (Tuesday, December 14, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9155-S9156]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   SUICIDE TRAINING AND AWARENESS NATIONALLY DELIVERED FOR UNIVERSAL 
                         PREVENTION ACT OF 2021

  Ms. CANTWELL. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 127, S. 
1543.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 1543) to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide best practices on student suicide awareness and 
     prevention training and condition State educational agencies, 
     local educational agencies, and tribal educational agencies 
     receiving funds under section 520A of such Act to establish 
     and implement a school-based student suicide awareness and 
     prevention training policy.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, 
which had been reported from the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
and Pensions, with an amendment to strike all after the enacting clause 
and insert in lieu thereof the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Suicide Training and 
     Awareness Nationally Delivered for Universal Prevention Act 
     of 2021'' or the ``STANDUP Act of 2021''.

     SEC. 2. STUDENT SUICIDE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION TRAINING.

       (a) In General.--Title V of the Public Health Service Act 
     is amended by inserting after section 520A of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. 290bb-32) the following:

     ``SEC. 520B. STUDENT SUICIDE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION 
                   TRAINING.

       ``(a) In General.--In awarding funds under section 520A, 
     the Secretary shall give priority to applications under such 
     section from a State educational agency, local educational 
     agency, or Tribal educational agency, submitted directly or 
     through a State or Indian Tribe, for funding for activities 
     in secondary schools, where such agency has implemented, or 
     includes in such application a plan to implement, a student 
     suicide awareness and prevention training policy, which may 
     include applicable youth suicide early intervention and 
     prevention strategies implemented through section 520E--
       ``(1) establishing and implementing a school-based student 
     suicide awareness and prevention training policy in 
     accordance with subsection (c);
       ``(2) consulting with stakeholders (including principals, 
     teachers, parents, local Tribal officials, and other relevant 
     experts) and, as appropriate, utilizing information, models, 
     and other resources made available by the Suicide Prevention 
     Technical Assistance Center authorized under section 520C in 
     the development of the policy under paragraph (1); and
       ``(3) collecting and reporting information in accordance 
     with subsection (d).
       ``(b) Consideration.--In giving priority to applicants as 
     described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall, as 
     appropriate, take into consideration the incidence and 
     prevalence of suicide in the applicable jurisdiction and the 
     costs of establishing and implementing, as applicable, a 
     school-based student suicide awareness and prevention 
     training policy.
       ``(c) School-Based Student Suicide Awareness and Prevention 
     Training Policy.--A school-based student suicide awareness 
     and prevention training policy implemented pursuant to 
     subsection (a)(1) shall--
       ``(1) be evidence-based;
       ``(2) be culturally- and linguistically-appropriate;
       ``(3) provide evidence-based training to students in grades 
     6 through 12, in coordination with school-based mental health 
     resources, as applicable, regarding--
       ``(A) suicide prevention education and awareness, including 
     associated risk factors;
       ``(B) methods that students can use to seek help; and
       ``(C) student resources for suicide awareness and 
     prevention; and
       ``(4) provide for periodic retraining of such students.
       ``(d) Collection of Information and Reporting.--Each State 
     educational agency, local educational agency, and Tribal 
     educational agency that receives priority to implement a new 
     training policy pursuant to subsection (a)(1) shall report to 
     the Secretary the following aggregated information, in a 
     manner that protects personal privacy, consistent with 
     applicable Federal and State privacy laws:
       ``(1) The number of trainings conducted, including the 
     number of student trainings conducted, and the training 
     delivery method used.
       ``(2) The number of students trained, disaggregated by age 
     and grade level.
       ``(3) The number of help-seeking reports made by students 
     after implementation of such policy.
       ``(e) Evidence-Based Program Availability.--The Secretary 
     shall coordinate with the Secretary of Education and the 
     Secretary of the Interior to--
       ``(1) make publicly available the policies established by 
     State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and 
     Tribal educational agencies pursuant to this section and the 
     training that is available to students and teams pursuant to 
     such policies, in accordance with section 543A; and
       ``(2) provide technical assistance and disseminate best 
     practices on student suicide awareness and prevention 
     training policies, including through the Suicide Prevention 
     Technical Assistance Center authorized under section 520C, as 
     applicable, to State educational agencies, local educational 
     agencies, and Tribal agencies.
       ``(f) Implementation.--Not later than September 30, 2024, 
     the Secretary shall report to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives the number of recipients of funds under 
     section 520A who have implemented training policies described 
     in subsection (a)(1) and a summary of the information 
     received under subsection (d).
       ``(g) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `evidence-based' has the meaning given such 
     term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965.

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       ``(2) The term `local educational agency' has the meaning 
     given to such term in section 8101 of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965.
       ``(3) The term `State educational agency' has the meaning 
     given to such term in section 8101 of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965.
       ``(4) The term `Tribal educational agency' has the meaning 
     given to the term `tribal educational agency' in section 6132 
     of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.''.

     SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The amendment made by this Act shall apply only with 
     respect to applications for assistance under section 520A of 
     the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-32) that are 
     submitted after the date of enactment of this Act.

  Ms. CANTWELL. I ask that the committee-reported substitute be agreed 
to; and that the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The committee-reported amendment, in the nature of a substitute, was 
agreed to.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading and was read 
the third time.
  Ms. CANTWELL. I know of no further debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there further debate?
  Hearing none, and the bill having been read the third time, the 
question is, Shall the bill pass?
  The bill (S. 1543), as amended, was passed.
  Ms. CANTWELL. I ask that the motion to reconsider be considered made 
and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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