,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #babj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #a1 #bjae ,mrs4
 ,%ahe5 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4 
,durb91 ,mr4 ,frank51 ,mr4 ,s*um]1 ,mr4 
,s&]s1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,mr4 ,:iteh\se1   
,mr4 ,b5net1 ,ms4 ,baldw91 & ,mr4       
,m>key7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
require ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs 
to c>ry out a program to support vet]ans
 9 contact ) ! crim9al ju/ice sy/em by  
disc\rag+ unnecess>y crim9alization (   
m5tal illness & o!r nonviol5t crimes1 & 
= o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans ,ju/ice   
,outrea* ,act ( #bjae4  #b4 ,dep>tm5t ( 
,vet]ans ,affairs program ( coord9at$   
outrea* = ju/ice-involv$ vet]ans at risk
 ( homelessness  7a7 ,program requir$   
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,sub*apt] ,,iii ( *apt]   
#bj ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is
 am5d$--  7,a7 by r$esignat+ sections   

#bjbb & #bjbc z sections #bjbc & #bjbd1 
respectively2 &  7,b7 by ins]t+ aft]    
section #bjba;,a ! foll[+ new section   
#bjbb3  #bjbb4 ,coord9ation ( outrea* = 
ju/ice-involv$ vet]ans at risk (        
homelessness  7a7 ,program requir$ ,!   
,secret>y %all c>ry out a program to    
support vet]ans 9 contact ) ! crim9al   
ju/ice sy/em by disc\rag+ unnecess>y    
crim9alization ( m5tal illness & o!r    
nonviol5t crimes4  7b7 ,p>tn]%ip ,!     
,secret>y %all c>ry out ! program       
requir$ by subsection 7a7 9 p>tn]%ip )  
local law en=cem5t1 judicial1 &         
community-bas$ treatm5t & legal         
assi/ance organizations4  7c7 ,au?oriz$ 
activities ,9 c>ry+ out ! program       
requir$ by subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y  
may conduct ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,tra9+ =     
police1 prosecutors1 c\rts1 public      
def5d]s1 & o!r community-bas$ support   
organizations on matt]s relat+ to       
psy*ological trauma associat$ ) milit>y 
s]vice & m5tal heal? & sub/ance abuse   
s]vices available f ! ,dep>tm5t4  7#b7  

,support = c\rts & _! (fic]s1 includ+   
physical pres5ce 9 ! c\rtroom sett+1 by 
facilitat+ m5tal heal? assessm5ts1      
treatm5t plann+1 ref]rals to ,dep>tm5t  
s]vices1 or su* o!r s]vices z may be    
reque/$ by ! c\rts4  7#c7 ,su* o!r      
outrea* & assi/ance z ! ,secret>y       
consid]s appropriate = ! provision (    
support describ$ 9 subsection 7a74  7d7 
,ju/ice outrea* coord9ators  7#a7 ,9    
ord] to effectively assi/ vet]ans 9     
contact ) ! crim9al ju/ice sy/em1 !     
,secret>y %all e/abli% coord9ators to   
provide outrea* "u ! program requir$ by 
subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,! ,secret>y %all 
ensure t ea* coord9ator e/abli%$ "u     
p>agraph 7#a7 is kn[l$geable ab\t       
psy*ological & psy*iatric evaluation 9  
relation to ju/ice-bas$ =5sic matt]s1   
su* z--  7,a7 psy*iatric diagnosis2     
7,b7 developm5tal disabilities2  7,c7   
m$ical issues1 su* z traumatic bra9     
injury2  7,d7 compet5cy & sanity2  7,e7 
neglect & abuse2  7,f7 p>5tal rights2 & 
7,g7 life ?reat5+ issues1 su* z         

suicidality & homicidally4  7e7 ,vet]an 
9 contact ) ! crim9al ju/ice sy/em def9$
 ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m vet]an 9 contact 
) ! crim9al ju/ice sy/em includes !     
foll[+3  7#a7 ,a vet]an 9 contact )     
local law en=cem5t :o c be appropriately
 div]t$ f arre/ to m5tal heal? treatm5t4
  7#b7 ,a vet]an 9 local jail ei!r      
pretrial or s]v+ a s5t5ce4  7#c7 ,a     
vet]an 9 adjudication or monitor+ by a  
c\rt4  4  7#b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t ,section 
#bjbc7;f7 ( su* title1 z r$esignat$ by  
p>agraph 7#a77;,a71 is am5d$ 9 p>agraphs
 7#b77;,c7 & 7#c77;,c7 by /rik+ section 
#bjbc bo? places x appe>s & ins]t+      
section #bjbd4  7#c7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,!
 table ( sections at ! beg9n+ ( *apt]   
#bj ( su* title is am5d$ by /rik+ !     
items relat+ to sections #bjbb & #bjbc &
 ins]t+ ! foll[+ new items3  #bjbb4     
,coord9ation ( outrea* = ju/ice-involv$ 
vet]ans at risk ( homelessness4#bjbc4   
,coord9ation ( outrea* s]vices = vet]ans
 at risk ( homelessness4#bjbd4 ,ref]ral 
& c\nsel+ s]vices3 vet]ans at risk (    

homelessness :o are transition+ f c]ta9 
in/itutions4  4  7b7 ,report  7#a7 ,9   
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (  
,vet]ans ,affairs %all submit to        
,congress a report on ! program c>ri$   
out "u section #bjbb7;a7 ( su* title1 z 
add$ by subsection 7a77#a74  7#b7       
,cont5ts ,! report submitt$ "u p>agraph 
7#a7 %all include an assessm5t ( !      
foll[+3 7,a7 ,! numb] ( coord9ators     
e/abli%$ "u section #bjbb7;d77#a7 ( su* 
title1 z add$ by subsection 7a77#a74    
7,b7 ,! tra9+ ( su* coord9ators4  7,c7  
,! capabilities ( su* coord9ators4  7,d7
 ,! capacity ( ! program c>ri$ out "u   
section #bjbb7;a7 ( su* title1 z s add$1
 to meet ! dem& ( vet]ans & c\rts =     
s]vices "u ! program4