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Behavioral Health Crisis Response Improvements Act
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S. 2879 (Introduced-in-Senate)


115th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2879


To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to promote behavioral health crisis response training among law enforcement officers.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 17, 2018

Mrs. McCaskill introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to promote behavioral health crisis response training among law enforcement officers.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Behavioral Health Crisis Response Improvements Act”.

SEC. 2. Behavioral health crisis response training among law enforcement officers.

(a) In general.—Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“PART NN—Behavioral health crisis response training among law enforcement officers.

“SEC. 3041. Behavioral health crisis response training among law enforcement officers.

“(a) Definition.—In this section—

“(1) the term ‘Director’ means the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services;

“(2) the term ‘eligible entity’ means a State, local, tribal, or territorial law enforcement agency; and

“(3) the term ‘training provider’ means a person with which, using funds from a grant awarded under this section, an eligible entity contracts for behavioral health crisis response training for law enforcement officers.

“(b) Grants.—

“(1) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.—The Director may make grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities to assist those eligible entities in acquiring behavioral health crisis response training for law enforcement officers.

“(2) APPLICATIONS.—An eligible entity desiring a grant under this section shall submit to the Director an application at such time, in such manner, and containing or accompanied by such information, as the Director may reasonably require.

“(3) QUALIFICATION STANDARDS.—The Director shall establish and publish qualification standards for training providers.”.

(b) Authorization of appropriations.—Section 1001(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10261(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(28) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part NN $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2021.”.