,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #adfd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ad1 #bjai,mr4    
,inh(e 7= himself & ,mr4 ,br[n7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide grants
 to ,/ate1 local1 t]ritorial1 & tribal  
law en=cem5t ag5cies to obta9 behavioral
 heal? crisis response tra9+ = law      
en=cem5t (fic]s4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,law ,en=cem5t     
,tra9+ = ,m5tal ,heal? ,crisis ,response
 ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,f9d+s2 purpose  7a7
 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7   
,law en=cem5t (fic]s r\t9ely respond to 
em]g5cies involv+ individuals suff]+ f a
 m5tal heal? crisis4  7#b7 ,rec5t       
/ati/ics h %[n t z _m z-- 7,a7 #a 9 e   
#aj calls = police response involve a   
p]son suff]+ f a m5tal illness2  7,b7 #a
 9 e #d p kill$ by police suff] f a     
m5tal heal? problem2 &  7,c7 #a 9 #c p  
transport$ to a hospital em]g5cy room = 
psy*iatric reasons are tak5 by ! police4

  7#c7 ,law en=cem5t response calls to  
individuals suff]+ f sub/ance use       
disord] h increas$ dur+ ! curr5t opioid 
epidemic4  7#d7 ,!re is a ne$ to ensure 
t law en=cem5t (fic]s h access to prop] 
evid5ce-bas$ tra9+ 9 respond+ to m5tal  
heal? crises4  7#e7 ,prop] tra9+ =      
response to individuals suff]+ f a m5tal
 heal? crisis c bett] protect ! safety (
 ! g5]al public & law en=cem5t (fic]s4  
7#f7 ,law en=cem5t (fic]s 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates c bett] s]ve _! communities if ! 
law en=cem5t (fic]s receive tra9+ to    
effectively & safely resolve ! m5tal    
heal? crises4  7b7 ,purpose ,! purpose (
 ?is ,act is to provide grants to ,/ate1
 local1 & ,tribal law en=cem5t ag5cies  
to obta9 behavioral heal? crisis        
response tra9+ = law en=cem5t (fic]s    
to-- 7#a7 bett] tra9 law en=cem5t (fic]s
 to resolve behavioral heal? crisis     
situations2  7#b7 r$uce ! numb] ( law   
en=cem5t (fic]s kill$ or injur$ :ile    
respond+ to a behavioral heal? crisis2 &
  7#c7 r$uce ! numb] ( individuals kill$

 or injur$ dur+ a behavioral heal?      
crisis 9 :i* a law en=cem5t (fic]       
responds4  #c4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 
7#a7 ,applicant ,! t]m applicant means a
 law en=cem5t ag5cy t applies = a grant 
"u section #d4  7#b7 ,attorney g5]al ,! 
t]m ,attorney ,g5]al means ! ,attorney  
,g5]al1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,assi/ant ,attorney
 ,g5]al = ! ,(fice ( ,ju/ice ,programs4 
7#c7 ,*ief law en=cem5t (fic] ,! t]m    
*ief law en=cem5t (fic] has ! mean+ giv5
 ! t]m 9 section #ibb7s7 ( title #ah1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#d7 ,grant funds 
,! t]m grant funds means funds f a grant
 aw>d$ "u section #d4  7#e7 ,indian     
,tribe ,! t]m ,indian ,tribe has ! mean+
 giv5 ! t]m ,indian tribe 9 section #d (
 ! ,indian ,self-,det]m9ation &         
,education ,assi/ance ,act 7#be         
,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74  7#f7 ,law en=cem5t   
ag5cy ,! t]m law en=cem5t ag5cy means an
 ag5cy ( a ,/ate1 unit ( local gov]nm5t1
 or ,indian ,tribe t is au?oriz$ by law 
or by a gov]nm5t ag5cy to engage 9 or   
sup]vise ! prev5tion1 detection1        

inve/igation1 or prosecution ( any      
violation ( crim9al law4  7#g7 ,program 
,! t]m program means a program or class 
t-- 7,a7 provides in/ructional tra9+ to 
law en=cem5t (fic]s = response to a     
behavioral heal? crisis1 includ+        
response to p suspect$ to be "u !       
influ5ce ( a drug or psy*oactive        
sub/ance1 & response to circum/ances 9  
:i* a p]son is suspect$ to be suicidal  
or suff]+ f a m5tal illness2 &  7,b7    
includes tra9+ on te*niques & /rategies 
design$ to protect ! heal? & safety (   
law en=cem5t (fic]s & ! public1 includ+ 
! p]son or p]sons a law en=cem5t (fic]  
enc\nt]s dur+ a behavioral heal? crisis 
response4  7#h7 ,recipi5t ,! t]m        
recipi5t means an applicant t receives a
 grant "u section #d4  7#i7 ,/ate ,! t]m
 ,/ate has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section 
#ija ( title ,i ( ! ,omnibus ,crime     
,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh   
7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbea74  #d4 ,grants    
7a7 ,grants au?oriz$ ,! ,attorney ,g5]al
 %all aw>d grants to applicants =-- 7#a7

 law en=cem5t (fic]s to receive tra9+ f 
behavioral heal? crisis response        
program2 &  7#b7 ! co/ ( transportation 
& lodg+ associat$ ) law en=cem5t (fic]s 
att5d+ program4  7b7 ,program /&>ds ,!  
,attorney ,g5]al %all e/abli% & publi%  
qualification /&>ds = organizations t   
provide behavioral heal? crisis response
 programs4  7c7 ,applications  7#a7 ,9  
g5]al ,! *ief law en=cem5t (fic] ( an   
applicant %all submit to ! ,attorney    
,g5]al an application t-- 7,a7 %all     
include-- 7i7 a /atem5t describ+ !      
program ! law en=cem5t (fic]s w         
complete2  7ii7 ! total numb] ( law     
en=cem5t (fic]s 9 ! ag5cy2  7iii7 !     
numb] ( law en=cem5t (fic]s ( ! ag5cy t 
h be5 kill$1 or s]i\sly injur$ :ile     
respond+ to a behavioral heal? crisis   
dur+ ! #e-ye>-p]iod prec$+ ! date ( !   
application2 &  7iv7 :e!r ! law en=cem5t
 (fic]s employ$ by ! ag5cy receive any  
behavioral heal? crisis response tra9+1 
includ+ dur+ basic police (fic] tra9+2 &
  7,b7 9 addition to ! in=mation requir$

 "u subp>agraph 7,a71 may1 at ! option (
 ! applicant1 include in=mation relat+  
to-- 7i7 rec5t incid5ts involv+ law     
en=cem5t (fic]s ( ! ag5cy 9 :i*         
behavioral heal? crisis response tra9+  
c\ld h play$ a role 9 protect+ ! safety 
( ! law en=cem5t (fic] or ! public1     
includ+ ! p]sons or p]sons ! law        
en=cem5t (fic]s enc\nt]$2 &  7ii7       
e/imat$ co/ ( att5dance ( a program p]  
law en=cem5t (fic]4  7d7 ,re/rictions   
7#a7 ,supplem5tal funds ,grant funds    
%all be us$ to supplem5t1 & n supplant1 
,/ate1 local1 & tribal funds made       
available to any applicant = any ( !    
purposes describ$ 9 subsection 7a74     
7#b7 ,adm9i/rative co/s ,n m ?an #c     
p]c5t ( any grant made "u ?is section   
may be us$ = adm9i/rative co/s4  7e7    
,reports & records  7#a7 ,reports ,= ea*
 ye> dur+ :i* grant funds are us$1 !    
recipi5t %all submit to ! ,attorney     
,g5]al a report conta9+-- 7,a7 a summ>y 
( any activity c>ri$ out us+ grant      
funds2  7,b7 ! numb] ( (fic]s t receiv$ 

tra9+ us+ grant funds2 &  7,c7 any o!r  
in=mation relevant to ! purpose ( ?is   
,act t ! ,attorney ,g5]al may det]m9e   
appropriate4  7#b7 ,records ,= ! purpose
 ( an audit by ! ,attorney ,g5]al ( !   
receipt & use ( grant funds1 a recipi5t 
%all-- 7,a7 keep-- 7i7 any record relat+
 to ! receipt & use ( grant funds2 &    
7ii7 any o!r record z ! ,attorney ,g5]al
 may require2 &  7,b7 make ! records    
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 available to
 ! ,attorney ,g5]al ^u reque/ by !      
,attorney ,g5]al4  #e4 ,use (           
appropriat$ funds ,( ! total am\nt      
appropriat$ to c>ry out ! ,edw>d ,byrne 
,memorial ,ju/ice ,assi/ance ,grant "u  
subp>t #a ( "p ,e ( title ,i ( !        
,omnibus ,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets
 ,act ( #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaea et  
seq47 = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbj1 #bjba1 
& #bjbb1 #e1jjj1jjj %all be us$ to c>ry 
out ?is ,act = ea* su* fiscal ye>4