Pub. L. 116-131, tit. I, sec. 123 (as amended)
INTERAGENCY COORDINATION.
SEC. 123. [42 U.S.C. 3012 note] INTERAGENCY COORDINATION.
(a) In General.—The Assistant Secretary shall, in performing the functions of the Administration on Aging under section 202(a)(5) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3012(a)(5)) related to health (including mental and behavioral health) services, coordinate with the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—
(1) in the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based policies, programs, practices, and other activities pertaining to the prevention of suicide among older individuals, including the implementation of evidence-based suicide prevention programs and strategies identified by the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other entities, as applicable; and
(2) in providing and incorporating technical assistance for the prevention of suicide among older individuals, including technical assistance related to the Suicide Prevention Technical Assistance Center established under section 520C of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-34).
(b) Program Design.—Section 202(a)(5) (42 U.S.C. 3012(a)(5)) is amended by inserting “cultural experiences, activities, and services, including in the arts,” after “education),”.
- Cross-references to the US Code
- 42 U.S.C. 3012 note