,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dhhb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #bh1        
#bjai,mr4 ,mc,caul introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1
 and in addition to the ,committee on   
the ,judiciary1 for a period to be      
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the ,attorney  
,general to make grants to provide      
training to improve police responses for
 people with mental illness and         
intellectual and developmental          
disabilities1 to increase the           
authorization of appropriations for     
mental health awareness training grants1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,community ,safety ,act of #bjai4  #b4  
,academic-based training initiative to  
improve police responses for people with

 mental illness and intellectual and    
developmental disabilities  7a7         
,authorization ,the ,attorney ,general  
is authorized to make grants1 in the    
form of cooperative agreements1 to      
eligible entities to provide training   
and technical assistance to law         
enforcement and other criminal justice  
agencies and their behavioral health    
service partners to improve responses   
and reduce crime and recidivism         
associated with people who have mental  
illnesses and intellectual and          
developmental disabilities4  7b7        
,eligible entity defined ,for purposes  
of this section1 the term eligible      
entity means a public or private        
academic organization1 a nonprofit      
academic organization 7including a      
tribal nonprofit organization71 and a   
public university or colleges 7including
 a tribal institution of higher         
education74  7c7 ,application ,an       
eligible entity seeking a grant under   
this section shall submit to the        

,attorney ,general an application at    
such time1 in such manner1 and          
containing such information as the      
,attorney ,general may reasonably       
require1 including information          
demonstrating experience working in a   
law enforcement training environment and
 with local governments1 law enforcement
 agencies1 ,state and county mental and 
behavioral health systems1 organizations
 serving people with mental illness and 
intellectual and developmental          
disabilities1 and criminal justice      
systems4  7d7 ,collaboration ,an        
eligible entity receiving a grant under 
this section shall collaborate with     
other recipients in order to better     
service the training needs of local     
communities4  7e7 ,authorization of     
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated #b1ejj1jjj to carry out 
this section for each of fiscal years   
#bjbj through #bjbe4  #c4 ,increasing   
amount authorized to be appropriated for
 mental health awareness training grants

 ,section #ebj;,j of the ,public ,health
 ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#bij;bb-#da7 is amended by-- 7#a7       
striking paragraph 7#g7 of subsection   
7b72 and  7#b7 adding at the end the    
following3  7c7 ,authorization of       
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to carry out this       
section #be1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal  
years #bjbj through #bjbe4  4