1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Agricultural Crisis Hotline Act of 2023 . 2. Findings Congress finds that— (1) the suicide rate for farmers is 3.5 times higher than the suicide rate of the general population; (2) male farmers and ranchers have significantly higher rates of suicide (43.2 per 100,000) compared to the average rate of suicide across other professions (27.4 per 100,000); (3) the percentage of adults ages 26 and older that live in completely rural areas has increased between 2019 and 2020, making completely rural areas the most afflicted county types with respect to alcohol abuse; and (4) evidence suggests that the stigma surrounding mental health in farming and ranching communities has decreased but still plays a significant role in influencing behavior. 3. Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network Section 7522 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 5936 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(1)— (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respectively; and (B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: (C) mental health training for agriculture professionals (including farm loan officers, extension agents, and State department of agriculture staff); ; (2) by redesignating subsections (d) through (f) as subsections (e) through (g), respectively; (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: (d) National agricultural crisis hotline (1) In general As part of the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish, and maintain directly or by grant or contract, a national agricultural crisis hotline (referred to in this subsection as the national agricultural crisis hotline ) to provide emotional support, information, suicide crisis intervention, mental health and substance use disorder, and agricultural support resources to— (A) farmers, farm managers, farm workers, and ranchers affected by mental health and substance use disorders