,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dja  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bc1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,nug5t 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,scott (   
,virg9ia1 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1 ,mr4 ,grimm1  
,mr4 ,g[dy1 ,mr4 ,s5s5br5n]1 ,mr4       
,rei*]t1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,mr4 ,cony]s1
 & ,ms4 ,l(gr57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !      
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to reau?orize &  
improve ! ,m5tally ,ill ,(f5d] ,treatm5t
 & ,crime ,r$uction ,act ( #bjjd4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,ju/ice & ,m5tal ,heal? ,collaboration  
,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,assi/+ vet]ans  7a7 
,r$esignation ,section #biia ( !        
,omnibus ,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets
 ,act ( #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cgig;aa7  
is am5d$ by r$esignat+ subsection 7i7 z 
subsection 7l74  7b7 ,assi/+ vet]ans    
,section #biia ( ! ,omnibus ,crime      
,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cgig;aa7 is am5d$ by    
ins]t+ aft] subsection 7h7 ! foll[+3    
7i7 ,assi/+ vet]ans  7#a7 ,def9itions ,9

 ?is subsection3  7,a7 ,pe] to pe]      
s]vices or programs ,! t]m pe] to pe]   
s]vices or programs means s]vices or    
programs t connect qualifi$ vet]ans )   
o!r vet]ans = ! purpose ( provid+       
support & m5tor%ip to assi/ qualifi$    
vet]ans 9 obta9+ treatm5t1 recov]y1     
/abilization1 or rehabilitation4  7,b7  
,qualifi$ vet]an ,! t]m qualifi$ vet]an 
means a prelim9>ily qualifi$ (f5d] :o-- 
7i7 has s]v$ on active duty 9 any bran* 
( ! ,arm$ ,=ces1 includ+ ! ,national    
,gu>d & res]ve compon5ts2 &  7ii7 0     
dis*>g$ or releas$ f su* s]vice "u      
conditions o!r ?an di%onorable4  7,c7   
,vet]ans treatm5t c\rt program ,! t]m   
vet]ans treatm5t c\rt program means a   
c\rt program involv+ collaboration among
 crim9al ju/ice1 vet]ans1 & m5tal heal? 
& sub/ance abuse ag5cies t provides     
qualifi$ vet]ans )--  7i7 int5sive      
judicial sup]vision & case managem5t1   
:i* may include r&om & frequ5t drug te/+
 :]e appropriate2  7ii7 a full cont9uum 
( treatm5t s]vices1 includ+ m5tal heal? 

s]vices1 sub/ance abuse s]vices1 m$ical 
s]vices1 & s]vices to address trauma2   
7iii7 alt]natives to inc>c]ation2 &     
7iv7 o!r appropriate s]vices1 includ+   
h\s+1 transportation1 m5tor+1 employm5t1
 job tra9+1 education1 & assi/ance 9    
apply+ = & obta9+ available b5efits4    
7#b7 ,vet]ans assi/ance program  7,a7 ,9
 g5]al ,! ,attorney ,g5]al1 9           
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans   
,affairs1 may aw>d grants "u ?is        
subsection to applicants to e/abli% or  
exp&--  7i7 vet]ans treatm5t c\rt       
programs2  7ii7 pe] to pe] s]vices or   
programs = qualifi$ vet]ans2  7iii7     
practices t id5tify & provide treatm5t1 
rehabilitation1 legal1 transitional1 &  
o!r appropriate s]vices to qualifi$     
vet]ans :o h be5 inc>c]at$2 &  7iv7     
tra9+ programs to tea* crim9al ju/ice1  
law en=cem5t1 corrections1 m5tal heal?1 
& sub/ance abuse p]sonnel h[ to id5tify 
& appropriately respond to incid5ts     
involv+ qualifi$ vet]ans4  7,b7         
,priority ,9 aw>d+ grants "u ?is        

subsection1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all give
 priority to applications t--  7i7      
demon/rate collaboration betwe5 & jo9t  
inve/m5ts by crim9al ju/ice1 m5tal      
heal?1 sub/ance abuse1 & vet]ans s]vice 
ag5cies2  7ii7 promote effective        
/rategies to id5tify & r$uce ! risk (   
h>m to qualifi$ vet]ans & public safety2
 &  7iii7 propose int]v5tions )         
empirical support to improve outcomes = 
qualifi$ vet]ans4  4  #c4 ,correctional 
facilities ,section #biia ( ! ,omnibus  
,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act (  
#aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cgig;aa7 is am5d$ 
by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7i71 z s add$ 
by section #b1 ! foll[+3  7j7           
,correctional facilities  7#a7          
,def9itions  7,a7 ,correctional facility
 ,! t]m correctional facility means a   
jail1 prison1 or o!r det5tion facility  
us$ to h\se p :o h be5 arre/$1 deta9$1  
held1 or convict$ by a crim9al ju/ice   
ag5cy or a c\rt4  7,b7 ,eligible inmate 
,! t]m eligible inmate means an         
individual :o--  7i7 is be+ held1       

deta9$1 or inc>c]at$ 9 a correctional   
facility2 &  7ii7 manife/s obvi\s signs 
( a m5tal illness or has be5 diagnos$ by
 a qualifi$ m5tal heal? pr(essional z   
hav+ a m5tal illness4  7#b7             
,correctional facility grants ,!        
,attorney ,g5]al may aw>d grants to     
applicants to enhance ! capabilities ( a
 correctional facility--  7,a7 to       
id5tify & scre5 = eligible inmates2     
7,b7 to plan & provide--  7i7 initial & 
p]iodic assessm5ts ( ! cl9ical1 m$ical1 
& social ne$s ( inmates2 &  7ii7        
appropriate treatm5t & s]vices t address
 ! m5tal heal? & sub/ance abuse ne$s (  
inmates2  7,c7 to develop1 implem5t1 &  
enhance--  7i7 po/-release transition   
plans = eligible inmates t1 9 a         
compreh5sive mann]1 coord9ate heal?1    
h\s+1 m$ical1 employm5t1 & o!r          
appropriate s]vices & public b5efits2   
7ii7 ! availability ( m5tal heal? c>e   
s]vices & sub/ance abuse treatm5t       
s]vices2 &  7iii7 alt]natives to solit>y
 conf9em5t & segregat$ h\s+ & m5tal     

heal? scre5+ & treatm5t = inmates plac$ 
9 solit>y conf9em5t or segregat$ h\s+2 &
  7,d7 to tra9 ea* employee ( !         
correctional facility to id5tify &      
appropriately respond to incid5ts       
involv+ inmates ) m5tal heal? or        
co-occurr+ m5tal heal? & sub/ance abuse 
disord]s4  4  #d4 ,high utiliz]s        
,section #biia ( ! ,omnibus ,crime      
,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cgig;aa7 is am5d$ by    
ins]t+ aft] subsection 7j71 z add$ by   
section #c1 ! foll[+3  7k7 ,demon/ration
 grants respond+ to high utiliz]s  7#a7 
,def9ition ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m high
 utiliz] means an individual :o--  7,a7 
manife/s obvi\s signs ( m5tal illness or
 has be5 diagnos$ by a qualifi$ m5tal   
heal? pr(essional z hav+ a m5tal        
illness2 &  7,b7 consumes a             
significantly disproportionate quantity 
( public res\rces1 su* z em]g5cy1 h\s+1 
judicial1 corrections1 & law en=cem5t   
s]vices4  7#b7 ,demon/ration grants     
respond+ to high utiliz]s  7,a7 ,9 g5]al

 ,! ,attorney ,g5]al may aw>d n m ?an #f
 grants p] ye> "u ?is subsection to     
applicants = ! purpose ( r$uc+ ! use (  
public s]vices by high utiliz]s4  7,b7  
,use ( grants ,a recipi5t ( a grant     
aw>d$ "u ?is subsection may use !       
grant--  7i7 to develop or support      
multidiscipl9>y teams t coord9ate1      
implem5t1 & adm9i/] community-bas$      
crisis responses & long-t]m plans = high
 utiliz]s2  7ii7 to provide tra9+ on h[ 
to respond appropriately to ! unique    
issues involv+ high utiliz]s = public   
s]vice p]sonnel1 includ+ crim9al ju/ice1
 m5tal heal?1 sub/ance abuse1 em]g5cy   
room1 heal?c>e1 law en=cem5t1           
corrections1 & h\s+ p]sonnel2  7iii7 to 
develop or support alt]natives to       
hospital & jail admissions = high       
utiliz]s t provide treatm5t1            
/abilization1 & o!r appropriate supports
 9 ! lea/ re/rictive1 yet appropriate1  
environm5t2 or  7iv7 to develop         
protocols & sy/ems among law en=cem5t1  
m5tal heal?1 sub/ance abuse1 h\s+1      

corrections1 & em]g5cy m$ical s]vice    
op]ations to provide coord9at$ assi/ance
 to high utiliz]s4  7,c7 ,report ,n lat]
 ?an ! la/ day ( ! fir/ ye> foll[+ !    
fiscal ye> 9 :i* a grant is aw>d$ "u ?is
 subsection1 ! recipi5t ( ! grant %all  
submit to ! ,attorney ,g5]al a report   
t--  7i7 measures ! p]=mance ( ! grant  
recipi5t 9 r$uc+ ! use ( public s]vices 
by high utiliz]s2 &  7ii7 provides a    
model set ( practices1 sy/ems1 or       
proc$ures t o!r jurisdictions c adopt to
 r$uce ! use ( public s]vices by high   
utiliz]s4  4  #e4 ,academy tra9+        
,section #biia7;h7 ( ! ,omnibus ,crime  
,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cgig;aa7h77 is am5d$--  
7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by add+ at ! end !
 foll[+3  7,f7 ,academy tra9+ ,to       
provide support = academy curricula1 law
 en=cem5t (fic] ori5tation programs1    
cont9u+ education tra9+1 & o!r programs 
t tea* law en=cem5t p]sonnel h[ to      
id5tify & respond to incid5ts involv+   
p]sons ) m5tal heal? disord]s or        

co-occurr+ m5tal heal? & sub/ance abuse 
disord]s4  2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! 
foll[+3  7#d7 ,priority consid]ation ,! 
,attorney ,g5]al1 9 aw>d+ grants "u ?is 
subsection1 %all give priority to       
programs t law en=cem5t p]sonnel &      
memb]s ( ! m5tal heal? & sub/ance abuse 
pr(essions develop & adm9i/]            
coop]atively4  4  #f4 ,evid5ce bas$     
practices ,section #biia7;c7 ( !        
,omnibus ,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets
 ,act ( #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#cgig;aa7c77 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 p>agraph
 7#c71 by /rik+ or at ! end2  7#b7 by   
r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#d7 z p>agraph     
7#f72 &  7#c7 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph   
7#c71 ! foll[+3  7#d7 propose           
int]v5tions t h be5 %[n by empirical    
evid5ce to r$uce recidivism2  7#e7 :5   
appropriate1 use validat$ assessm5t     
tools to t>get prelim9>ily qualifi$     
(f5d]s ) a mod]ate or high risk (       
recidivism & a ne$ = treatm5t & s]vices2
 or  4  #g4 ,safe communities  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,section #biia7;a7 ( ! ,omnibus   

,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act (  
#aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cgig;aa7a77 is    
am5d$--  7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#g7--  7,a7 9 
! head+1 by /rik+ ,m5tal illness &      
ins]t+ ,m5tal illness2 m5tal heal?      
disord]2 &  7,b7 by /rik+ t]m m5tal     
illness means & ins]t+ t]ms m5tal       
illness & m5tal heal? disord] mean2 &   
7#b7 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#i7 & ins]t+ !  
foll[+3  7#i7 ,prelim9>ily qualifi$     
(f5d]  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m prelim9>ily 
qualifi$ (f5d] means an adult or juv5ile
 accus$ ( an (f5se :o--  7i7 7,i7       
previ\sly or curr5tly has be5 diagnos$  
by a qualifi$ m5tal heal? pr(essional z 
hav+ a m5tal illness or co-occurr+ m5tal
 illness & sub/ance abuse disord]s2     
7,,ii7 manife/s obvi\s signs ( m5tal    
illness or co-occurr+ m5tal illness &   
sub/ance abuse disord]s dur+ arre/ or   
conf9em5t or be=e any c\rt2 or  7,,iii7 
9 ! case ( a vet]ans treatm5t c\rt      
provid$ "u subsection 7i71 has be5      
diagnos$ )1 or manife/s obvi\s signs (1 
m5tal illness or a sub/ance abuse       

disord] or co-occurr+ m5tal illness &   
sub/ance abuse disord]2 &  7ii7 has be5 
unanim\sly approv$ = p>ticipation 9 a   
program fund$ "u ?is section by1 :5     
appropriate1 ! relevant--  7,i7         
prosecut+ attorney2  7,,ii7 def5se      
attorney2  7,,iii7 probation or         
corrections (ficial2  7,,iv7 judge2 &   
7,v7 a repres5tative f ! relevant m5tal 
heal? ag5cy describ$ 9 subsection       
7b77#e77;,b77i74  7,b7 ,det]m9ation ,9  
det]m9+ :e!r to designate a def5dant z a
 prelim9>ily qualifi$ (f5d]1 ! relevant 
prosecut+ attorney1 def5se attorney1    
probation or corrections (ficial1 judge1
 & m5tal heal? or sub/ance abuse ag5cy  
repres5tative %all take into acc\nt--   
7i7 :e!r ! p>ticipation ( ! def5dant 9 !
 program w\ld pose a sub/antial risk (  
viol5ce to ! community2  7ii7 ! crim9al 
hi/ory ( ! def5dant & ! nature & sev]ity
 ( ! (f5se = :i* ! def5dant is *>g$2    
7iii7 ! views ( any relevant victims to 
! (f5se2  7iv7 ! ext5t to :i* ! def5dant
 w\ld b5efit f p>ticipation 9 ! program2

  7v7 ! ext5t to :i* ! community w\ld   
realize co/ sav+s because ( ! def5dant's
 p>ticipation 9 ! program2 &  7vi7 :e!r 
! def5dant satisfies ! eligibility      
crit]ia = program p>ticipation          
unanim\sly e/abli%$ by ! relevant       
prosecut+ attorney1 def5se attorney1    
probation or corrections (ficial1 judge 
& m5tal heal? or sub/ance abuse ag5cy   
repres5tative4  4  7b7 ,te*nical &      
con=m+ am5dm5t ,section #bibg7b7 ( !    
,omnibus ,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets
 ,act ( #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#cgigs-#f7b77 is am5d$ by /rik+ has !   
mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section #biia7;a74 & 
ins]t+ 8means an (f5se t--  7,a7 does n 
h z an elem5t ! use1 attempt$ use1 or   
?reat5$ use ( physical =ce aga9/ ! p]son
 or prop]ty ( ano!r2 or  7,b7 is n a    
felony t by its nature involves a       
sub/antial risk t physical =ce aga9/ !  
p]son or prop]ty ( ano!r may be us$ 9 ! 
c\rse ( committ+ ! (f5se4  4  #h4       
,reau?orization ( appropriations        
,subsection 7l7 ( section #biia ( !     

,omnibus ,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets
 ,act ( #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cgig;aa71 
z r$esignat$ 9 section #b7;a71 is       
am5d$--  7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#a7--  7,a7 9 
subp>agraph 7,b71 by /rik+ & at ! end2  
7,b7 9 subp>agraph 7,c71 by /rik+ !     
p]iod & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7,c7 by add+ at !
 end ! foll[+3  7,d7 #dj1jjj1jjj = ea* (
 fiscal ye>s #bjae ?r\gh #bjai4  2 &    
7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#c7   
,limitation ,n m ?an #bj p]c5t ( ! funds
 au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ "u ?is      
section may be us$ = purposes describ$ 9
 subsection 7i7 7relat+ to vet]ans74  4