,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hfac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bi1 #bjbb,mr4 
,harder of ,california introduced the   
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to provide for the             
establishment of a pilot program to     
provide grants to community mental      
health centers for the placement of     
social workers with law enforcement     
agencies1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,supporting the ,health and ,safety 
of ,law ,enforcement ,act of #bjbb4  #b4
 ,establishment ,not later than #f      
months after the date of enactment of   
this ,act1 the ,attorney ,general shall 
establish a pilot program to provide    
grants to community mental health       
centers for the placement of social     
workers with law enforcement agencies to
 facilitate closer coordination on law  
enforcement issues with an underlying   
connection to mental health4  #c4       

,number and amount of grants ,the       
,attorney ,general shall award not more 
than #d grants each fiscal year to      
community mental health centers 7as such
 term is defined in section #ahfa of the
 ,social ,security ,act7 in each of the 
#d census regions4 ,each such grant     
shall be in an amount not to exceed     
#cjj1jjj4 ,the term of such a grant     
shall be #c years4 ,each such mental    
health center shall partner with a law  
enforcement agency that employs not more
 than #ajj officers in order to carry   
out the purposes of the grant4  #d4     
,eligibility for placement with a law   
enforcement agency ,to be eligible for  
placement with a law enforcement agency 
under this ,act1 a social worker shall  
be--  7#a7 licensed under the applicable
 ,state law2 and  7#b7 employed by a    
community mental health center4  #e4    
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated to    
carry out this ,act #b1ejj1jjj for      
fiscal years #bjbc1 #bjbd1 and #bjbe4   

#f4 ,termination of program2 report to  
,congress ,this ,act is repealed on the 
date that is #c years after a grant is  
first made under this ,act4 ,the        
,attorney ,general shall report to      
,congress not later than six months     
thereafter on the outcomes of any cases 
where the social worker became involved 
and the total number of such cases1 and 
any other information deemed relevant4