1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Peer Assisted Relief Through Networks of Empathetic Resources and Supports Act of 2020 or the PARTNERS Act . 2. National peer support warmline program Subpart 3 of part B of title V of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290bb–31 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 520N. National peer support warmline program (a) In general The Assistant Secretary shall establish and maintain a centralized network of peer support warmlines to— (1) provide accessible resources to individuals seeking mental health support by— (A) establishing and maintaining a single, toll-free telephone number through which individuals throughout the United States may access such peer support warmlines; and (B) coordinating the operation of the telephone number established under subparagraph (A) with the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline; and (2) establish best practices for the operation of peer support warmlines. (b) Centers of excellence (1) Establishment In carrying out the program under this section, not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Assistant Secretary shall award a grant to, or enter into a cooperative agreement with, not less than 4 and not more than 5 entities. (2) Eligible uses An entity receiving a grant or entering into a cooperative agreement under this section shall— (A) for any such entity not operating a peer support warmline as of the date on which such entity receives a grant or enters into a cooperative agreement, establish and operate a new center of excellence to operate such peer support warmline