Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 118.djvu/1439

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118 STAT. 1409 PUBLIC LAW 108–355—OCT. 21, 2004 ‘‘(m) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘early interven tion’, ‘educational institution’, ‘institution of higher education’, ‘prevention’, ‘school’, and ‘youth’ have the meanings given to those terms in section 520E.’’; and (2) by redesignating section 520E as section 520E–1. (c) YOUTH SUICIDE AND EARLY INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION STRATEGIES.—Title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290aa et seq.) is amended by inserting before section 520E–1 (as redesignated by subsection (b)) the following: ‘‘SEC. 520E. YOUTH SUICIDE EARLY INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION STRATEGIES. ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through the Adminis trator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, shall award grants or cooperative agreements to eligible entities 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 and private nonprofit organizations actively involved in State sponsored statewide or tribal youth suicide early intervention and prevention strate gies and in the development and continuation of State spon sored statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies; ‘‘(3) provide grants to institutions of higher education to coordinate the implementation of State sponsored statewide or tribal youth suicide early intervention and prevention strate gies; ‘‘(4) collect and analyze data on State sponsored statewide or tribal youth suicide early intervention and prevention serv ices that can be used to monitor the effectiveness of such services and for research, technical assistance, and policy development; and ‘‘(5) assist eligible entities, through State sponsored state wide or tribal youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies, in achieving targets for youth suicide reductions under title V of the Social Security Act. ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.— ‘‘(1) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘eligible entity’ means— ‘‘(A) a State; ‘‘(B) a public organization or private nonprofit organiza tion designated by a State to develop or direct the State sponsored statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategy; or ‘‘(C) a Federally recognized Indian tribe or tribal organization (as defined in the Indian Self Determination and Education Assistance Act) or an urban Indian organiza tion (as defined in the Indian Health Care Improvement Act) that is actively involved in the development and continuation of a tribal youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategy. Contracts. 42 USC 290bb–36. 42 USC 290bb–36, 290bb–36a.