,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ciej  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #af1 #bjba,ms4  
,scanlon 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y1 & 9       
addition to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'   
,affairs1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,omnibus ,crime     
,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh to
 au?orize a ,/ate vet]ans assi/ance     
program1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,vet]ans
 ,m$ical ,legal ,p>tn]%ips ,act ( #bjba4
  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress makes ! foll[+   
f9d+s3 7#a7 ,m$ical-,legal ,p>tn]%ips   
7h]e9aft] ref]r$ to z ,m,l,ps7 are      
holi/ic c>e models t integrate legal    
exp]tise & s]vices into heal? c>e sett+s
 or deliv]y sy/ems to address und]p9n+  
social & legal ne$s t negatively affect 
! heal? outcomes ( vet]ans & _!         

families4  7#b7 ,m,l,ps build ^u !      
traditional legal cl9ic model by lev]ag+
 ! unique1 hi/orical collaborations     
betwe5 legal s]vices organizations &    
m$ical provid]s4  7#c7 ,among o!r ?+s1  
,m,l,ps scre5 =1 & !n aim to resolve    
legal issues vet]ans pres5t1 t may      
include income security issues1 unsafe  
h\s+1 imp5d+ evictions1 family law      
matt]s1 b5efit conc]ns1 eld] abuse1 &   
gu>dian%ip issues4 ,especially dur+ !   
,,covid-#ai p&emic1 ^! ne$s 7 also %[n  
to h direct implication on population   
heal? & ! /ability ( our economy4  7#d7 
,9 addition to provid+ direct legal     
s]vices1 ,m,l,ps help to improve quality
 & increase value 9 heal? c>e deliv]y   
sy/ems by engag+ 9 activities su* z     
tra9+s = cl9ical teams & help+ heal? c>e
 provid]s optimize _! s]vices4  7#e7    
,m,l,ps h exp]i5c$ /eady gr[? & rea*    
s9ce !y 7 fir/ develop$ 9 ! mid-#aiijs4 
,9 #bjbj alone1 "s #dej ,m,l,ps 9 #di   
,/ates help$ m ?an #ge1jjj individuals  
resolve heal?-h>m+ legal ne$s4 ,9 rec5t 

ye>s1 ,m,l,ps h fl\ri%$ z effective     
models ( c>e = vet]ans4  7#f7 ,vet]ans  
are disproportionately at high] risk =  
heal? problems1 _m ( :i* are exac]bat$  
by unmet social & legal ne$s4 ,!        
p]c5tage ( vet]ans :o h at lea/ "o      
disability is d\ble t ( non-vet]ans1 &  
#da p]c5t ( vet]ans h m5tal heal?       
conditions su* z depression1 traumatic  
bra9 injury1 po/-traumatic /ress disord]
 7,,ptsd71 & sub/ance use disord]4  7#g7
 ,vet]ans are also at high] risk ( hav+ 
legal issues1 ) "o rec5t /udy f9d+ an   
av]age ( #a4e legal issues p] vet]an4 ,!
 mo/ common civil legal ne$s includ$    
lack ( access to ,,va b5efits1 cu/odial 
issues1 & h\s+ issues l eviction4 ,unmet
 legal ne$s are p>ticul>ly h>mful to ! m
 ?an #a4g million vet]ans ) family      
incomes bel[ #abe p]c5t ( ,f$]al pov]ty 
level4 ,9 fact1 a #bjag analysis f\nd t 
civil legal problems relat$ to vet]ans' 
issues affect$ #ac p]c5t ( l[-income    
h\seholds ) vet]ans or o!r milit>y      
p]sonnel4 ,= ^! h\seholds1 ! mo/ common 

legal problems 7 9 ! areas ( heal? or   
heal? c>e1 consum] f9ance issues1 &     
employm5t4  7#h7 ,m,l,ps h prov5 to be a
 successful model ( address+ issues     
relat$ to vet]an c>e4 ,"o /udy f\nd t   
,vet]ans :o receiv$ treatm5t at ,m,l,ps 
%[$ significant m5tal heal? improvem5t &
 ev5 improvem5ts 9 _! h\s+ & income4    
,additionally1 ,m,l,ps h be5 f\nd to    
decrease readmission rates1 l5g? (      
inpati5t hospital /ays1 & visits to !   
em]g5cy room4  7#i7 ,9 ,indiana1 a #bjah
 grant f ,indiana ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans  
,affairs made possible an ,,mlp betwe5  
,vet]an ,heal? ,indiana & ,indiana      
,legal ,s]vices1 ,inc4 & enabl$ vet]ans 
to access critical civil legal s]vices  
!y may n o!rwise h receiv$4  7#aj7 ,a   
/udy assess$ #d ,m,l,ps 9 ,connecticut &
 ,new ,york & f\nd t #ge p]c5t ( vet]ans
 rea*$ _! legal goal 9 ! "o-ye> /udy    
p]iod1 & 9 ! fir/ ?ree mon?s1 ^? :o     
receiv$ full legal repres5tation %[$    
significant r$uctions 9 symptoms (      
ho/ility1 p>anoia1 psy*osis1 g5]aliz$   

anxiety disord]1 & po/traumatic /ress   
disord]4  7#aa7 ,9 #bjag1 a /udy design$
 to evaluate an ,,mlp at ,u,mass        
,memorial ,hospital f\nd t pati5ts      
ref]r$ by heal?c>e work]s to ,legal ,aid
 commonly _h o!r legal problems :i* !   
attorneys c\ld also help !m address &   
#hf p]c5t ( cli5ts said !y w\ld use !   
program aga94  7#ab7 ,curr5tly1 !       
ov]:elm+ majority ( ,m,l,ps op]ate 9    
,f$]al vet]an's facilities4 ,/ates      
op]ate hundr$s ( vet]an's homes1        
treatm5t facilities1 & support programs 
t d n h ,m,l,ps or access to civil legal
 provid]s4  #c4 ,/ate vet]ans pilot     
grant program ,subp>t #b ( "p ,e ( !    
,omnibus ,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets
 ,act ( #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajaga7 is 
am5d$ by ins]t+ be=e *apt] ,b ! foll[+  
new *apt]3  ,a ,,/ate ,,vet]ans ,,ju/ice
 ,,assi/ance ,,program  #eaa4 ,%ort     
title ,?is *apt] may be cit$ z ! ,/ate  
,vet]ans ,rehabilitation ,program ,act (
 #bjba or ! ,s,vets ,act ( #bjba4  #eab4
 ,/ate vet]ans ju/ice assi/ance program 

7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,! ,attorney ,g5]al %all
 make grants to eligible entities t h   
e/abli%$ or h plans to create m$ical    
legal p>tn]%ips t aim to r$uce          
recidivism1 promote rehabilitation &    
prev5t victimization or p>tn] ) a ,/ate 
& unit ( local gov]nm5t vet]an          
facilities1 includ+ nurs+ homes1 assi/$ 
liv+ facilities1 long-t]m c>e           
facilities1 heal?c>e facilities1 & m5tal
 heal? cl9ics4 ,! p>tn]%ip %all focus on
 vet]ans ^: m$ical ne$s put !m at risk (
 recidivism or re(f5d+ or becom+ victim 
to a crime4  7b7 ,prioritization ,!     
p>tn]%ip %all prioritize vet]ans :o1    
because ( an associat$ heal? conc]n1    
are-- 7#a7 fac+ homelessness2  7#b7     
unemploym5t2 or  7#c7 or at risk (      
fraud1 abuse1 or o!r victimization4  7c7
 ,grant p]iod ,a grant aw>d$ "u ?is     
*apt] %all be = a p]iod ( n m ?an #e    
ye>s4  7d7 ,eligible entity ,an entity  
is eligible = a grant "u ?is *apt] if ! 
entity is-- 7#a7 a unit ( local gov]nm5t
 9 p>tn]%ip ) a nonpr(it organization2  

or  7#b7 a ,/ate 9 p>tn]%ip ) a nonpr(it
 organization2  t op]ates or demon/rates
 a plan to op]ate a m$ical legal        
p>tn]%ip4  7e7 ,application ,to receive 
a grant "u ?is *apt]1 an eligible entity
 %all submit an application to !        
,attorney ,g5]al at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1
 & conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,attorney  
,g5]al may require1 includ+ a detail$   
description ( ! ne$ = ! grant & an      
acc\nt ( ! numb] ( individuals !        
eligible entity expects to b5efit f !   
grant4  7f7 ,adm9i/rative co/s ,n m ?an 
#e p]c5t ( a grant aw>d$ "u ?is *apt]   
may be us$ = co/s incurr$ by ! eligible 
entity to pay = adm9i/rative co/s4  7g7 
,con/ruction co/s ,not)/&+ any o!r      
provision ( ?is ,act1 no funds provid$  
"u ?is *apt] may be us$1 directly or    
indirectly1 = con/ruction projects1 o!r 
?an new con/ruction to accommodate a    
m$ical legal p>tn]%ip & may n con/itute 
m ?an #e p]c5t ( a eligible entity's    
grant aw>d4  7h7 ,m$ical legal p>tn]%ip 
def9$ ,! t]m m$ical legal p>tn]%ip means

 any ,/ate or unit ( local gov]nm5t &   
nonpr(it t scre5s & addresses legal     
issues = vet]ans1 includ+ legal issues  
relat$ to income security1 h\s+1        
evictions1 family law1 public b5efits1  
eld] abuse1 po/-conviction relief1 &    
gu>dian%ip4  #eac4 ,au?orization (      
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ #f1ejj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal   
ye>s #bjbb ?r\gh #bjbg to c>ry out ?is  
*apt]4  4  #d4 ,/ate vet]ans pilot      
ju/ice assi/ance program ,section #c ( !
 ,vet]an ,treatm5t ,c\rt ,coord9ation   
,act ( #bjai 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfea;a7 is
 am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ subsections 
7c7 & 7d7 z subsections 7d7 & 7e71      
respectively2  7#b7 by ins]t+ ! foll[+  
new subsection3  7c7 ,pref]5ce ,9 aw>d+ 
grants1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al may provide a
 grant selection pref]5ce to            
jurisdictions t provide a plan to "w )  
,f$]al or ,/ate m$ical legal p>tn]%ips  
to r$uce recidivism & promote           
rehabilitation4  2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7f7       

,m$ical legal p>tn]%ip def9$ ,! t]m     
m$ical legal p>tn]%ip has ! mean+ giv5  
su* t]m 9 section #eab ( ! ,omnibus     
,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act (  
#aifh4  4  #e4 ,,va m$ical legal        
p>tn]%ips ,section #fcjd7;b7 ( title    
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ to   
read z foll[s3  7b7 ,m$ical legal       
p>tn]%ips ,! ,secret>y may e/abli% &    
ma9ta9 m$ical legal p>tn]%ips to scre5  
vet]ans = civil legal matt]s associat$ )
 ! provision ( heal? c>e or o!r b5efits 
provid$ by ! ,dep>tm5t & facilitate !   
provision ( no-co/ legal s]vices at     
,dep>tm5t facilities4  7c7 ,def9itions  
,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,m$ical legal      
p>tn]%ip ,! t]m m$ical legal p>tn]%ip   
means has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section
 #eab ( ! ,omnibus ,crime ,control &    
,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh4  7#b7 ,civil
 legal matt]s ,! t]m civil legal matt]s 
means non-crim9al legal matt]s1 includ+ 
issues relat$ to heal? c>e1 h\s+1       
gov]nm5t b5efits1 employm5t1 educational
 s]vices1 family law1 po/-conviction    

relief1 & tru/s & e/ates4  4