; and (B) periodically thereafter, update such plan and make the updated plan publicly available. . (b) Transmission of data to CDC Section 520E–3 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290bb–36c ) is amended by inserting after subsection (c) of such section, as added by subsection (a) of this section, the following: (d) Transmission of data to CDC The Secretary shall formalize and strengthen agreements between the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline program and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to transmit any necessary epidemiological data from the program to the Centers, including local call center data, to assist the Centers in suicide prevention efforts. . (c) Authorization of appropriations Subsection (e) of section 520E–3 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290bb–36c ) is amended to read as follows: (e) Authorization of appropriations (1) In general To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2022. (2) Allocation Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by paragraph (1) for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2022, at least 80 percent shall be made available to crisis centers. . 3. Pilot program on innovative technologies (a) Pilot program (1) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, shall carry out a pilot program to research, analyze, and employ various technologies and platforms of communication (including social media platforms, texting platforms, and email platforms) for suicide prevention in addition to the telephone and online chat service provided by the Suicide Prevention Lifeline. (2) Authorization of appropriations To carry out paragraph (1), there is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2020 and 2021. (b) Report Not later than 24 months after the date on which the pilot program under subsection (a) commences, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the