my dear friend and colleague, senator gordon smith from oregon, tragically lost his son garrett lee smith to suicide one day before his son's 22nd birthday. worked hard with senator smith to authorize the original garrett lee smith memorial act which provides information and training for suicide prevention and i was proud to see this important program reauthorized in cures. in a march funding bill which is now law, congress provided critical funding for nearly 30 sections of the provisions within cures and these programs include the national child traumatic stress network, national child traumatic stress initiative, mental and behavioral health training grant, assisted outpatient treatment and the national suicide prevention lifeline. in addition, the bill also appropriated more than $2.3 billion in new funding for mental health programs and other training. these are resources that can mean the difference literally between life and death. it's also worth noting the promotion of integration of primary and behavioral healthcare included in cures. in the northeast part of my district and oth