Sec. 102. National suicide prevention lifeline program
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Section 520E–3(c) of the Public Health Service Act (290bb–36c(c)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: , and $240,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 . Section 520E–3 of the Public Health Service Act (290bb–36c) is amended— in subsection (b)— in paragraph (2)— by inserting after suicide prevention hotline the following: , under the universal telephone number designated under section 251(e)(4) of the Communications Act of 1934, ; and by striking ; and at the end and inserting a semicolon; in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: providing for access by LGBTQ individuals, people of color, and other underserved populations to specialized services through a range of digital and technology approaches, as determined by the Office of the Assistant Secretary. ; by redesignating subsection
(c)as subsection (d); and by inserting after subsection
(b)the following: Wherever possible, the Office of the Assistant Secretary shall, in determining which approaches to use to provide specialized services under subsection (b)(4) to the populations described in such subsection, consult with organizations that have experience— working with such populations; and technological expertise in effective crisis response using such digital and technology approaches. .