,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #djfd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bd1     
#bjbj,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself and ,mr4 
,cassidy7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend the ,omnibus ,crime   
,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of     
#aifh to provide for training on        
alternatives to use of force1           
de-escalation1 and behavioral health    
crises4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may
 be cited as the ,law ,enforcement      
,de-,escalation ,training ,act of #bjbj4
  #b4 ,training on alternatives to use  
of force1 de-escalation1 and behavioral 
health crises  7a7 ,definitions ,section
 #ija7;a7 of title ,i of the ,omnibus   
,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act 
of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbea7;a77 is  
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#bg71 by   
striking and at the end2  7#b7 in       
paragraph 7#bh71 by striking the period 
at the end and inserting a semicolon2   

and  7#c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7#bi7 the term de-escalation
 means taking action or communicating   
verbally or non-verbally during a       
potential force encounter in an attempt 
to stabilize the situation and reduce   
the immediacy of the threat so that more
 time1 options1 and resources can be    
called upon to resolve the situation    
without the use of force or with a      
reduction in the force necessary2 and   
7#cj7 the term behavioral health crisis 
means a situation in which the behavior 
of a person puts the person at risk of  
hurting himself or herself or others or 
prevents the person from being able to  
care for himself or herself or function 
effectively in the community1 including 
a situation in which a person is under  
the influence of a drug or alcohol1 is  
suicidal1 or experiences symptoms of a  
mental illness4  4  7b7 ,,cops program  
,section #agja of title ,i of the       
,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe      
,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4   

#ajcha7 is amended by adding at the end 
the following3  7n7 ,training in        
alternatives to use of force1           
de-,escalation techniques1 and          
behavioral health crises  7#a7 ,training
 curricula ,the ,attorney ,general1 in  
consultation with relevant law          
enforcement agencies of ,states and     
units of local government1 labor        
organizations1 professional law         
enforcement organizations1 and mental   
health organizations1 shall develop     
training curricula in-- 7,a7            
alternatives to use of force and        
de-escalation tactics2 and  7,b7 safely 
responding to a person experiencing a   
behavioral health crisis1 including     
techniques and strategies that are      
designed to protect the safety of the   
person experiencing the behavioral      
health crisis1 law enforcement officers1
 and the public4  7#b7 ,certified       
programs ,the ,attorney ,general shall  
establish a process to certify public   
and private entities that offer courses 

in alternatives to use of force1        
de-escalation tactics1 and techniques   
and strategies for responding to a      
behavioral health crisis using the      
training curricula established under    
paragraph 7#a7 or equivalents to the    
training curricula established under    
paragraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,transitional     
regional training programs for ,state   
and local agency personnel ,until the   
end of fiscal year #bjbc1 the ,attorney 
,general shall1 and thereafter may1     
provide regional training to equip and  
certify personnel from law enforcement  
agencies of ,states and units of local  
government in a ,state to conduct       
training using the training curricula   
established under paragraph 7#a74  7#d7 
,list ,the ,attorney ,general shall     
publish a list of law enforcement       
agencies of ,states and units of local  
government that employ officers who have
 successfully completed a course        
described under paragraph 7#b7 or 7#c71 
which shall include-- 7,a7 the total    

number of law enforcement officers      
employed by the agency2  7,b7 the number
 of officers who have completed the     
course2 and  7,c7 whether personnel from
 the law enforcement agency are         
certified to conduct training4  7#e7    
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to     
carry out this subsection #bj1jjj1jjj   
for each of fiscal years #bjba through  
#bjbe4  4  7c7 ,byrne ,,jag program     
,subpart #a of part ,e of title ,i of   
the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe  
,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4   
#ajaea et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 by    
redesignating section #ejh as section   
#eji2 and  7#b7 by inserting after      
section #ejg the following3  #ejh4 ,law 
enforcement training programs  7a7      
,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7 the
 term approved course in alternatives to
 use of force1 de-escalation tactics1 or
 techniques and strategies for          
responding to a behavioral health crisis
 means a course using the training      

curricula established under section     
#agja7n77#a7 or equivalents to such     
training curricula-- 7,a7 provided by   
the ,attorney ,general under section    
#agja7n77#c72 or  7,b7 provided by a    
certified entity2 and  7#b7 the term    
certified entity means a public or      
private entity that has been certified  
by the ,attorney ,general under section 
#agja7n77#b74  7b7 ,authority ,the      
,attorney ,general shall1 from amounts  
made available to fund law enforcement  
training programs pursuant to subsection
 7e71 make grants to ,states for use by 
the ,state or a unit of government      
located in the ,state to-- 7#a7 pay for 
costs associated with conducting the    
training and for attendance by law      
enforcement personnel at an approved    
course in alternatives to use of force1 
de-escalation tactics1 or techniques and
 strategies for responding to a         
behavioral health crisis2 and  7#b7     
procure training in alternatives to use 
of force1 de-escalation tactics1 or     

techniques and strategies for responding
 to a behavioral health crisis from a   
certified entity4  7c7 ,allocation of   
funds  7#a7 ,in general ,of the total   
amount appropriated to carry out this   
section for a fiscal year1 the ,attorney
 ,general shall allocate funds to each  
,state in proportion to the total number
 of law enforcement officers in the     
,state as compared to the total number  
of law enforcement officers in the      
,united ,states4  7#b7 ,training for    
,state law enforcement officers ,each   
,state may retain from the total amount 
of funds provided to the ,state for the 
purposes described in this section an   
amount that is not more than the amount 
that bears the same ratio to the total  
amount of funds as the ratio of-- 7,a7  
the total number of law enforcement     
officers employed by the ,state2 to     
7,b7 the total number of law enforcement
 officers employed by the ,state and    
units of local government within the    
,state4  7#c7 ,training for local law   

enforcement officers ,a ,state shall    
make available to units of local        
government in the ,state for the        
purposes described in this section the  
amounts remaining after a ,state retains
 funds under paragraph 7#b74 ,at the    
request of a unit of local government1  
the ,state may use an amount of the     
funds allocated to the unit of local    
government under this paragraph to      
facilitate training in alternatives to  
use of force1 de-escalation tactics1 or 
techniques and strategies for responding
 to a behavioral health crisis to law   
enforcement officers employed by the    
unit of local government4  7d7          
,reporting  7#a7 ,units of local        
government ,any unit of local government
 that receives funds from a ,state under
 subsection 7c77#c7 shall submit to the 
,state a report indicating-- 7,a7 the   
number of law enforcement officers that 
have completed training described in    
this section2  7,b7 the total number of 
law enforcement officers employed by the

 unit of local government2 and  7,c7 any
 barriers to providing the training4    
7#b7 ,states ,any ,state that receives  
funds under subsection 7c77#b7 shall1   
after receiving the reports described in
 paragraph 7#a71 submit to the ,attorney
 ,general-- 7,a7 such reports2 and  7,b7
 a report by the ,state indicating-- 7i7
 the number of law enforcement officers 
employed by the ,state that have        
completed training described in this    
section2  7ii7 the total number of law  
enforcement officers employed by the    
,state2 and  7iii7 any barriers to      
providing the training4  7e7            
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to     
carry out this section #ej1jjj1jjj for  
each of fiscal years #bjba through      
#bjbe4  4