#aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 
#djce  ,,an ,,act  ,to am5d ! ,omnibus  
,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act (  
#aifh to prioritize vet]ans c\rt        
treatm5t programs t ensure equal access 
= racial & e?nic m9orities & wom51 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,real ,ju/ice = ,our   
,vet]ans ,act ( #bjba4  #b4 ,equal      
access to vet]ans c\rt treatm5t programs
 = racial & e?nic m9orities & wom5      
,section #biia7;i77#b7 ( ! ,omnibus     
,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act (  
#aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfea7;i77#b77 is 
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,c7  
,report ,n lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is subp>agraph1 !         
,attorney ,g5]al %all submit to         
,congress a report on ! effectiv5ess (  
vet]ans treatm5t c\rt programs4 ,9      
prep>+ su* a report1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al 
%all conduct a national multi-site      
evaluation ( su* programs1 includ+ an   
assessm5t (-- 7i7 ! population s]v$ by  
su* programs2  7ii7 :e!r su* programs   

use evid5ce-bas$ treatm5ts = sub/ance   
use & m5tal heal?1 includ+ m$ication =  
addiction treatm5t2  7iii7 recidivism   
rates ( p>ticipants 9 su* programs2     
7iv7 program completion rates2 &  7v7   
:e!r racial & e?nic m9orities & wom5 h  
equal access to su* programs & an equal 
opportunity to complete su* programs1   
includ+ by collect+ & analyz+ data      
relat$ to admission 9 su* programs &    
completion ( su* programs1 to ensure !re
 are n disp>ities relat$ to race1       
e?nicity1 or sex4  4  #c4 ,vet]ans pilot
 program on promis+ ret5tion models  7a7
 ,e/abli%m5t ,! ,attorney ,g5]al1 act+  
?r\gh ! ,director ( ! ,bureau ( ,ju/ice 
,assi/ance1 %all c>ry out a pilot       
program to make grants to eligible units
 ( local gov]nm5t to improve ret5tion 9 
vet]ans treatm5t c\rt programs 7z su*   
t]m is def9$ 9 section #biia ( !        
,omnibus ,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets
 ,act ( #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfea77 & 
drug c\rt programs4  7b7 ,eligibility ,9
 ord] to be eligible = a grant "u       

subsection 7a71 a unit ( local gov]nm5t 
%all op]ate a vet]ans treatm5t c\rt     
program or a drug c\rt4  7c7            
,application ,a unit ( local gov]nm5t   
seek+ a grant ?r\gh ! pilot program "u  
subsection 7a7 %all submit to !         
,attorney ,g5]al an application at su*  
"t1 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation
 z ! ,attorney ,g5]al may reasonably    
require1 includ+-- 7#a7 a description ( 
! !rapeutic or treatm5t modality t !    
unit ( local gov]nm5t plans to implem5t 
& data to support ! use ( ! !rapeutic or
 treatm5t modality1 includ+ in=mation   
%[+ h[ ! !rapeutic or treatm5t modality 
w promote ret5tion 9 & completion (     
vet]ans treatm5t c\rt programs & drug   
c\rt programs2 &  7#b7 detail$ plans on 
h[ ! applicant w\ld te/ ! efficacy ( !  
!rapeutic or treatm5t modality4  7d7    
,report+ metrics ,n lat] ?an #ahj days  
aft] receiv+ a grant "u subsection 7a71 
a unit ( local gov]nm5t %all submit to !
 ,attorney ,g5]al a report1 :i* includes
 demographic in=mation ( p>ticipants 9 !

 vet]ans treatm5t c\rt program1 &       
completion rates ( su* p>ticipants4 ,!  
,attorney ,g5]al %all develop guidel9es 
= ! report requir$ "u ?is subsection4   
7e7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re 
is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ #c1jjj1jjj
 = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbb ?r\gh #bjbg  
to c>ry out ?is section4  #d4 ,admission
 ( vet]ans to drug c\rts ,9 ! case ( a  
jurisdiction t does n op]ate a vet]ans  
treatm5t c\rt program 7z su* t]m is     
def9$ 9 section #biia ( ! ,omnibus      
,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act (  
#aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfea771 b t does 
op]ate a drug c\rt "u "p ,,ee ( !       
,omnibus ,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets
 ,act ( #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfaa et  
seq471 a vet]an :o w\ld be eligible to  
p>ticipate 9 a vet]ans treatm5t c\rt    
program may p>ticipate 9 ! drug c\rt1   
includ+ a vet]an :o is a viol5t (f5d] 7z
 su* t]m is def9$ 9 section #biec7;a7 ( 
! ,omnibus ,crime ,control & ,safe      
,/reets ,act ( #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4     
#ajfac7;a7774  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (         

,repres5tatives ,octob] #bg1            
#bjba4;,cl]k4