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1 H.R. 5619, Suicide Prevention Act, as Passed by the House of Representatives on September 21, 2020 1 (October 1, 2020)

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   Congressional Budget Office
7  Cost   Estimate


October 1, 2020


By Fiscal Year, Millions of Dollars 2021              2021-2025             2021-2030
Direct Spending (Outlays)              0                    0                     0


Revenues
Increase or Decrease (-)
in the Deficit


0

0


0

0


0

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H.R. 5619 would  authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to
state, local, tribal, and territorial public health departments for the surveillance of self-harm.
The act also would authorize the Secretary to award grants to hospital emergency
departments to provide self-harm and suicide prevention services. CBO estimates that
implementing  this act would cost $197 million over the 2021 to 2025 period; such spending
would be subject to the availability of appropriations.

Section 2 of the act would authorize $20 million in each fiscal year from 2021 to 2025 for
grants to collect data on self-harm and to produce a report to the Congress. Based on
historical spending for similar activities, CBO estimates that implementing this section
would  cost $82 million over the 2021-2025 period.

Section 3 of the act would authorize $30 million in each fiscal year from 2021 to 2025 for
grants to hospital emergency departments to provide suicide and self-harm prevention
services, and to produce a report to the Congress. Based on historical spending for similar
activities, CBO estimates that implementing this section would cost $115 million over the
2021-2025  period.

The CBO   staff contacts for this estimate are Sarah Sajewski and Katherine Young. The
estimate was reviewed by Leo Lex, Deputy Director of Budget Analysis.




                 See also CBO's Cost Estimates Explained, www.cbo.gov/publication/54437;
  How CBO Prepares Cost Estimates, www.cbo.gov/publication/53519; and Glossary, www.cbo.gov/publication/42904.

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