To amend title V of the Public Health Service Act to secure the suicide prevention lifeline from cybersecurity incidents, and for other purposes.
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Mr. Obernolte (for himself and Mr. Cárdenas) introduced the following …
Summary
What This Bill Does
Requires the 988 Suicide Prevention Lifeline and its network of crisis centers to implement cybersecurity protections and report vulnerabilities and incidents to HHS.
Who Benefits and How
People in crisis benefit from more reliable and secure access to the 988 lifeline. The mental health system benefits from protected critical infrastructure. SAMHSA gains visibility into cybersecurity risks.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The 988 network administrator faces new cybersecurity protection requirements. Local and regional crisis centers must report cybersecurity vulnerabilities and incidents, adding compliance burden. Federally-funded centers face oversight of their technology systems.
Key Provisions
- Requires 988 network to be protected from cybersecurity incidents
- Mandates vulnerability and incident reporting to SAMHSA
- Local crisis centers must report to network administrator
- Network administrator must oversee technology employed by centers
Evidence Chain:
This summary is derived from the structured analysis below. See "Detailed Analysis" for per-title beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.
Primary Purpose
Strengthens cybersecurity protections for the 988 Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Protect critical mental health infrastructure from cyber threats"
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "assistant_secretary"
- → Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use
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