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HR 4799 108th Congress House

Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to support the planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to support the planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies, to provide funds for campus mental and behavioral health service centers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 7, 2004 See on congress.gov
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Jul 19, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 9, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 9, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 19, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise provisions regarding Federal assistance for programs to reduce suicide among children and adolescents.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, to award grants or cooperative agreements to: (1) develop and implement State-sponsored statewide or tribal youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies in schools, educational institutions, juvenile justice systems, substance abuse programs, mental health programs, foster care systems, and other child and youth support organizations; (2) support public organizations actively involved in State-sponsored statewide or tribal youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies and in the development and continuation of such intervention and prevention strategies; (3) collect and analyze data on State-sponsored statewide or tribal youth suicide early intervention and prevention services that can be used to monitor the effectiveness of such services and for research, technical assistance, and policy development; and (4) assist eligible entities in achieving their targets for youth suicide reductions.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator, to award a grant or contract to establish the Suicide Prevention Resource Center.

Requires the Secretary to award grants to institutions of higher education to expand mental and behavior health services to students, to provide such services, and to develop best practices for the delivery of such services.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4799: Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4799/
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