1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2019 . 2. Universal telephone number for national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system (a) In general Section 251(e) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 251(e) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (4) Universal telephone number for national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system The Commission and any agency or entity to which the Commission has delegated authority under this subsection shall designate 9–8–8 as the universal telephone number within the United States for the purpose of the national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system operating through the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline maintained by the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use under section 520E–3 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290bb–36c ) and through the Veterans Crisis Line maintained by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under section 1720F(h) of title 38, United States Code. The designation shall apply to both wireline and wireless telephone service. . (b) Deadline The designation required by the amendment made by subsection (a) shall be made not later than the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. State authority over fees (a) Authority (1) In general Nothing in this Act, any amendment made by this Act, the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.), or any Commission regulation or order may prevent the imposition and collection of a fee or charge applicable to a commercial mobile service or an IP-enabled voice service specifically designated by a State, a political subdivision of a State, an Indian Tribe, or village or regional corporation serving a region established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1601–1624