,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cdcd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #aa1 #bjbj,ms4    
,cortez ,ma/o 7= h]self & ,mr4          
,grassley7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on
 ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to make ,f$]al
 law en=cem5t (fic] pe] support         
communications confid5tial1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,confid5tiality            
,opportunities = ,pe] ,support ,c\nsel+ 
,act or ! ,,cops ,c\nsel+ ,act4  #b4    
,confid5tiality ( pe] support           
communications  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is  
section3 7#a7 ,law en=cem5t ag5cy ,! t]m
 law en=cem5t ag5cy means a ,f$]al ag5cy
 t employs a law en=cem5t (fic]4  7#b7  
,law en=cem5t (fic] ,! t]m law en=cem5t 
(fic] has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m ,f$]al law 
en=cem5t (fic] 9 section #aae ( title   
#ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#c7 ,pe]    
support communication ,! t]m pe] support
 communication includes-- 7,a7 an oral  
or writt5 communication made 9 ! c\rse (

 a pe] support c\nsel+ session2  7,b7 a 
note or report aris+ out ( a pe] support
 c\nsel+ session2  7,c7 a record ( a pe]
 support c\nsel+ session2 or  7,d7 )    
respect to a communication made by a pe]
 support p>ticipant 9 ! c\rse ( a pe]   
support c\nsel+ session1 ano!r          
communication1 reg>d+ ! fir/            
communication1 t is made betwe5 a pe]   
support speciali/ &-- 7i7 ano!r pe]     
support speciali/2  7ii7 a /aff memb] ( 
a pe] support c\nsel+ program2 or  7iii7
 a sup]visor ( ! pe] support speciali/4 
7#d7 ,pe] support c\nsel+ program ,! t]m
 pe] support c\nsel+ program means a    
program provid$ by a law en=cem5t ag5cy 
t provides c\nsel+ s]vices f a pe]      
support speciali/ to a law en=cem5t     
(fic] ( ! ag5cy4  7#e7 ,pe] support     
c\nsel+ session ,! t]m pe] support      
c\nsel+ session means any c\nsel+ =mally
 provid$ ?r\gh a pe] support c\nsel+    
program betwe5 a pe] support speciali/ &
 "o or m law en=cem5t (fic]s4  7#f7 ,pe]
 support p>ticipant ,! t]m pe] support  

p>ticipant means a law en=cem5t (fic] :o
 receives c\nsel+ s]vices f a pe]       
support speciali/4  7#g7 ,pe] support   
speciali/ ,! t]m pe] support speciali/  
means a law en=cem5t (fic] :o-- 7,a7 has
 receiv$ tra9+ 9-- 7i7 pe] support      
c\nsel+2 &  7ii7 provid+ emotional &    
moral support to law en=cem5t (fic]s :o 
h be5 involv$ 9 or expos$ to an         
emotionally traumatic exp]i5ce 9 ! c\rse
 ( employm5t2 &  7,b7 is designat$ by a 
law en=cem5t ag5cy to provide ! s]vices 
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a74  7b7       
,prohibition ,except z provid$ 9        
subsection 7c71 a pe] support speciali/ 
or a pe] support p>ticipant may n       
disclose ! cont5ts ( a pe] support      
communication to an individual :o 0 n a 
p>ty to ! pe] support communication4    
7c7 ,exceptions ,subsection 7b7 %all n  
apply to a pe] support communication    
if-- 7#a7 ! pe] support communication   
conta9s-- 7,a7 an explicit ?reat (      
suicide2  7,b7 an explicit ?reat (      
imm95t & s]i\s physical bodily h>m or   

dea? to a cle>ly id5tifi$ or id5tifiable
 individual2  7,c7 in=mation-- 7i7      
relat+ to ! abuse or neglect (-- 7,i7 a 
*ild2 or  7,,ii7 an old] or vuln]able   
individual2 or  7ii7 t is requir$ by law
 to be report$2 or  7,d7 an admission ( 
crim9al conduct2  7#b7 ! disclosure is  
p]mitt$ by ea* pe] support p>ticipant :o
 0 a p>ty to1 z applicable-- 7,a7 ! pe] 
support communication2  7,b7 ! pe]      
support c\nsel+ session out ( :i* ! pe] 
support communication arose2  7,c7 ! pe]
 support c\nsel+ session ( :i* ! pe]    
support communication is a record2 or   
7,d7 ! communication made 9 ! c\rse ( a 
pe] support c\nsel+ session t ! pe]     
support communication is reg>d+2 or     
7#c7 a c\rt ( compet5t jurisdiction     
issues an ord] or subpo5a requir+ !     
disclosure ( ! pe] support              
communication4  7d7 ,rule ( con/ruction 
,no?+ 9 subsection 7b7 %all be con/ru$  
to prohibit ! disclosure (-- 7#a7 an    
obs]vation made by a law en=cem5t (fic] 
( a pe] support p>ticipant outside ( a  

pe] support c\nsel+ session2 or  7#b7 k 
( a law en=cem5t (fic] ab\t a pe]       
support p>ticipant n ga9$ f a pe]       
support communication4  7e7 ,disclosure 
( rights ,be=e ! initial pe] support    
c\nsel+ session ( a pe] support         
p>ticipant1 a pe] support speciali/ %all
 in=m ! pe] support p>ticipant 9 writ+ (
 ! confid5tiality requirem5t "u         
subsection 7b7 & ! exceptions to !      
requirem5t "u subsection 7c74  #c4 ,be/ 
practices & support  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 
?is section3 7#a7 ,fir/ respond] ,! t]m 
fir/ respond] has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m    
public safety (fic] 9 section #abjd (   
title ,i ( ! ,omnibus ,crime ,control & 
,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh 7#cd         
,u4,s4,c4 #ajbhd74  7#b7 ,fir/ respond] 
ag5cy ,! t]m fir/ respond] ag5cy means a
 ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 local1 or ,tribal ag5cy 
t employs or o!rwise engages ! s]vices (
 a fir/ respond]4  7#c7 ,pe] support    
c\nsel+ program ,! t]m pe] support      
c\nsel+ program means a program provid$ 
by a fir/ respond] ag5cy t provides     

c\nsel+ s]vices f a pe] support         
speciali/ to a fir/ respond] ( ! fir/   
respond] ag5cy4  7#d7 ,pe] support      
p>ticipant ,! t]m pe] support p>ticipant
 means a fir/ respond] :o receives      
c\nsel+ s]vices f a pe] support         
speciali/4  7#e7 ,pe] support speciali/ 
,! t]m pe] support speciali/ means a    
fir/ respond] :o-- 7,a7 has receiv$     
tra9+ 9-- 7i7 pe] support c\nsel+2 &    
7ii7 provid+ emotional & moral support  
to fir/ respond]s :o h be5 involv$ 9 or 
expos$ to an emotionally traumatic      
exp]i5ce 9 ! c\rse ( ! duties ( ! fir/  
respond]2 &  7,b7 is designat$ by a fir/
 respond] ag5cy to provide ! s]vices    
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a74  7b7       
,report on be/ practices ,n lat] ?an #b 
ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! ,attorney ,g5]al1 9 coord9ation ) !   
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1   
%all develop a report on be/ practices &
 pr(essional /&>ds = pe] support c\nsel+
 programs = fir/ respond] ag5cies t     
includes-- 7#a7 advice on-- 7,a7        

e/abli%+ & op]at+ pe] support c\nsel+   
programs2 &  7,b7 tra9+ & c]tify+ pe]   
support speciali/s2  7#b7 a code ( e?ics
 = pe] support speciali/s2  7#c7        
recomm5dations = cont9u+ education = pe]
 support speciali/s2  7#d7 advice on    
disclos+ to fir/ respond]s any          
confid5tiality rights ( pe] support     
p>ticipants2 &  7#e7 in=mation on-- 7,a7
 ! diff]5t types ( pe] support c\nsel+  
programs 9 use by fir/ respond] ag5cies2
  7,b7 any diff]5ces 9 pe] support      
c\nsel+ programs (f]$ across categories 
( fir/ respond]s2 &  7,c7 ! important   
role s5ior fir/ respond]s play 9        
support+ access to m5tal heal? res\rces4
  7c7 ,implem5tation ,! ,attorney ,g5]al
 %all support & enc\rage ! implem5tation
 ( pe] support c\nsel+ programs 9 fir/  
respond] ag5cies by-- 7#a7 mak+ ! report
 develop$ "u subsection 7b7 publicly    
available on ! website ( ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,ju/ice2 &  7#b7 provid+ a li/ ( pe]    
support speciali/ tra9+ programs on !   
website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice4