,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fjjc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bg1       
#bjbj,ms4 ,kelly of ,illinois introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on       
,science1 ,space1 and ,technology1 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     
exempt certain ,federal first responder 
grants from matching fund requirements  
to address the ,nation's rising rate of 
first responder suicides and other      
mental health issues1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,first ,responder   
,resiliency ,act of #bjbj4  #b4         
,matching fund exemption for fire and   
,,ems job-related mental health grants  
,section #cc7k77#a7 of the ,fire        
,prevention and ,control ,act 7#ae      

,u4,s4,c4 #bbbi7k77#a77 is amended--    
7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by adding or 
subparagraph 7,c7 following except as   
provided in subparagraph 7,b72 and  7#b7
 by inserting after subparagraph 7,b7   
the following new subparagraph3  7,c7   
,exception for job-related mental health
 grants ,the requirements of            
subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 do not apply
 with respect to funds awarded to carry 
out a program dedicated to raising      
awareness of1 and prevention of1        
job-related mental health issues 7as    
described in subsection 7c77#c77;,e774  
4  #c4 ,matching fund exemption for law 
enforcement job-related mental health   
grants ,section #agja of the ,omnibus   
,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act 
of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajcha7 is      
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b77#bc71  
by adding job-related mental health     
issues remediation programs or after    
establish2 and  7#b7 in subsection 7g71 
by adding at the end the following3     
,programs funded by a grant under       

subsection 7a7 for job-related mental   
health issues remediation programs or   
peer mentoring mental health and        
wellness pilot programs within ,state1  
tribal1 and local law enforcement       
agencies 7as described in subsection    
7b77#bc77 are exempt from the           
requirements of this subsection44