Public Transit Mental Health Awareness Act

This bill amends title 49 of the United States Code to mandate that recipients of federal assistance for public transportation display information about the suicide prevention hotline. These entities, including subrecipients, must ensure the hotline details are visible to passengers on all public transportation they own or operate, either on rolling stock vehicles or within transit facilities. The required display must clearly indicate that the suicide prevention hotline is free, confidential, and available 24 hours a day . The legislation allows for reasonable compliance if displays are temporarily damaged or removed, provided the recipient makes a reasonable effort to replace or restore them. Furthermore, these displays are specifically designed not to interfere with revenue-generating advertising space, with the requirement taking effect one year after enactment.