,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #chfj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ag1 #bjbb,ms4    
,cortez ,ma/o 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,grassley1
 ,mr4 ,w>nock1 & ,mr4 ,cassidy7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a     
grant program to provide assi/ance to   
local gov]nm5ts ) few] ?an #bjj law     
en=cem5t (fic]s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,inve/ to ,protect ,act ( #bjbb4  #b4   
,grant program  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is  
,act3 7#a7 ,de-escalation tra9+ ,! t]m  
de-escalation tra9+ means a process or  
tactic us$ to prev5t1 r$uce1 or manage  
behaviors associat$ ) conflict 7includ+ 
v]bal or physical agitation1 aggression1
 viol5ce1 or simil> behaviors7 dur+ an  
int]action betwe5 n less ?an #b         
individuals4  7#b7 ,director ,! t]m     
,director means ! ,director ( ! ,(fice4 
7#c7 ,eligible local gov]nm5t ,! t]m    
eligible local gov]nm5t means-- 7,a7 a  

c\nty1 municipality1 t[n1 t[n%ip1       
village1 p>i%1 bor\gh1 or o!r unit (    
g5]al gov]nm5t bel[ ! ,/ate level t     
employs few] ?an #bjj law en=cem5t      
(fic]s2 &  7,b7 a ,tribal gov]nm5t t    
employs few] ?an #bjj law en=cem5t      
(fic]s4  7#d7 ,law en=cem5t (fic] ,! t]m
 law en=cem5t (fic] has ! mean+ giv5 !  
t]m 9 section #bejc ( ! ,omnibus ,crime 
,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh   
7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajecc74  7#e7 ,(fice ,! 
t]m ,(fice means ! ,(fice ( ,community  
,ori5t$ ,polic+ ,s]vices ( ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,ju/ice4  7b7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is      
e/abli%$ )9 ! ,(fice a grant program    
to-- 7#a7 provide tra9+1 body cam]as1 & 
access to m5tal heal? res\rces to local 
law en=cem5t (fic]s2 &  7#b7 improve !  
recruitm5t & ret5tion ( local law       
en=cem5t (fic]s4  7c7 ,au?ority ,n lat] 
?an #fj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 ! ,director %all aw>d grants  
to eligible local gov]nm5ts z a "p ( !  
grant program e/abli%$ "u subsection    
7b74  7d7 ,applications  7#a7 ,b>ri]s ,!

 ,attorney ,g5]al %all det]m9e :at      
b>ri]s exi/ to e/abli%+ a /reaml9$      
application process = grants "u ?is     
section4  7#b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #cj  
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! ,attorney ,g5]al %all submit to       
,congress a report t includes a plan to 
execute a /reaml9$ application process =
 grants "u ?is section "u :i* an        
eligible local gov]nm5t seek+ a grant "u
 ?is section c complete ! application 9 
n m ?an #cj m9utes4  7#c7 ,applications 
,9 select+ eligible local gov]nm5ts to  
receive grants "u ?is section1 !        
,director %all use ! /reaml9$           
application process describ$ 9 p>agraph 
7#b74  7e7 ,eligible ,activities ,an    
eligible local gov]nm5t t receives a    
grant "u ?is section may use am\nts f ! 
grant only =-- 7#a7 de-escalation tra9+ 
= law en=cem5t (fic]s2  7#b7 tra9+ = law
 en=cem5t (fic]s 9 h&l+ situations (    
dome/ic viol5ce2  7#c7 law en=cem5t     
(fic] safety tra9+2  7#d7 ! (fsett+ (   
ov]time co/s associat$ ) s*$ul+ issues  

:5 a law en=cem5t (fic] p>ticipates 9 ! 
tra9+ describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh   
7#c72  7#e7 ! pur*as+1 /orage1 op]ation1
 & secur+ ( body cam]as 9 accordance )  
guidel9es e/abli%$ by ! eligible local  
gov]nm5t or ! ,attorney ,g5]al "u       
subsection 7f77#b7 until ! eligible     
local gov]nm5t e/abli%es su* guidel9es2 
7#f7 a sign+ bonus = a law en=cem5t     
(fic] 9 an am\nt det]m9$ by ! eligible  
local gov]nm5t2  7#g7 a ret5tion bonus =
 a law en=cem5t (fic] 9 an am\nt det]m9$
 by ! eligible local gov]nm5t2  7#h7 a  
/ip5d = ! graduate education ( law      
en=cem5t (fic]s 9 ! area ( m5tal heal?1 
public heal?1 or social "w1 :i* %all n  
exce$ ! less] (-- 7,a7 #aj1jjj2 or  7,b7
 ! am\nt ! law en=cem5t (fic] pays t[>ds
 su* graduate education2 &  7#i7 provid+
 access to pati5t-c5t]$ behavioral heal?
 s]vices = law en=cem5t (fic]s1 :i* may 
include res\rces = risk assessm5ts1     
evid5ce-bas$1 trauma-in=m$ c>e to treat 
po/-traumatic /ress disord] or acute    
/ress disord]1 pe] support & c\nselor   

s]vices & family supports1 & ! promotion
 ( improv$ access to high quality m5tal 
heal? c>e ?r\gh teleheal?4  7f7 ,body   
cam]a guidel9es  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,an      
eligible local gov]nm5t t uses funds f a
 grant "u ?is section = ! purpose       
describ$ 9 subsection 7e77#e7 %all--    
7,a7 foll[ guidel9es e/abli%$ by !      
eligible local gov]nm5t or ! ,/ate 9 :i*
 ! eligible local gov]nm5t is locat$    
relat+ to ! pur*as+1 /orage1 op]ation1 &
 secur+ ( body cam]as bas$ on exi/+     
indu/ry be/ practices2 or  7,b7 if !    
guidel9es describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 d 
n yet exi/1 foll[ ! guidel9es e/abli%$  
"u p>agraph 7#b74  7#b7 ,f$]al guidel9es
 ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al 
%all e/abli% guidel9es relat+ to !      
pur*as+1 /orage1 op]ation1 & secur+ (   
body cam]as t are bas$ on exi/+ indu/ry 
be/ practices4  7g7 ,disclosure ( (fic] 
recruitm5t & ret5tion bonuses ,n lat]   
?an #fj days aft] ! date on :i* an      
eligible local gov]nm5t t receives a    

grant "u ?is section aw>ds a sign+ or   
ret5tion bonus describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#f7 
or 7#g7 ( subsection 7e71 ! eligible    
local gov]nm5t %all disclose to !       
,director & make publicly available on a
 website ( ! eligible local gov]nm5t !  
am\nt ( su* bonus4  7h7 ,grant          
acc\ntability ,all grants aw>d$ by !    
,director "u ?is section %all be subject
 to ! foll[+ acc\ntability provisions3  
7#a7 ,audit requirem5t  7,a7 ,def9ition 
,9 ?is p>agraph1 ! t]m unresolv$ audit  
f9d+ means a f9d+ 9 ! f9al audit report 
( ! ,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,ju/ice t ! audit$ grantee has us$ grant
 funds = an unau?oriz$ exp5diture or    
o!rwise unall[able co/ t is n clos$ or  
resolv$ )9 #ab mon?s f ! date :5 ! f9al 
audit report is issu$4  7,b7 ,audits    
,beg9n+ 9 ! fir/ fiscal ye> beg9n+ aft] 
! date ( enactm5t ( ?is subsection1 & 9 
ea* fiscal ye> !reaft]1 ! ,inspector    
,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice %all     
conduct audits ( recipi5ts ( grants "u  
?is section to prev5t wa/e1 fraud1 &    

abuse ( funds by grantees4 ,! ,inspector
 ,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice %all    
det]m9e ! appropriate numb] ( grantees  
to be audit$ ea* ye>4  7,c7 ,m&atory    
exclusion ,a recipi5t ( grant funds "u  
?is section t is f\nd to h an unresolv$ 
audit f9d+ %all n be eligible to receive
 grant funds "u ?is section dur+ ! fir/ 
#b fiscal ye>s beg9n+ aft] ! end ( !    
#ab-mon? p]iod describ$ 9 subp>agraph   
7,a74  7,d7 ,priority ,9 aw>d+ grants "u
 ?is section1 ! ,director %all give     
priority to eligible local gov]nm5ts t  
did n h an unresolv$ audit f9d+ dur+ !  
#c fiscal ye>s be=e submitt+ an         
application = a grant "u ?is section4   
7,e7 ,reimbursem5t ,if an eligible local
 gov]nm5t is aw>d$ grant funds "u ?is   
section dur+ ! #b-;fiscal-ye> p]iod dur+
 :i* ! eligible local gov]nm5t is b>r$ f
 receiv+ grants "u subp>agraph 7,c71 !  
,attorney ,g5]al %all-- 7i7 deposit an  
am\nt equal to ! am\nt ( ! grant funds t
 7 improp]ly aw>d$ to ! grantee into !  
,g5]al ,fund ( ! ,treasury2 &  7ii7 seek

 to rec\p ! co/s ( ! repaym5t to ! fund 
f ! grant recipi5t t 0 errone\sly aw>d$ 
grant funds4  7#b7 ,annual c]tification 
,beg9n+ 9 ! fiscal ye> dur+ :i* audits  
comm5ce "u p>agraph 7#a77;,b71 !        
,attorney ,g5]al %all submit to !       
,committee on ! ,judici>y & ! ,committee
 on ,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate & !      
,committee on ! ,judici>y & ! ,committee
 on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se (         
,repres5tatives an annual c]tification--
 7,a7 indicat+ :e!r-- 7i7 all audits    
issu$ by ! ,(fice ( ! ,inspector ,g5]al 
( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice "u p>agraph 7#a7
 h be5 complet$ & review$ by !          
appropriate ,assi/ant ,attorney ,g5]al  
or ,director2  7ii7 all m&atory         
exclusions requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a77;,c7
 h be5 issu$2 &  7iii7 all reimbursem5ts
 requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a77;,e7 h be5    
made2 &  7,b7 t includes a li/ ( any    
grant recipi5ts exclud$ "u p>agraph 7#a7
 f ! previ\s ye>4  7i7 ,prev5t+         
duplicative grants  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,be=e 
! ,director aw>ds a grant to an eligible

 local gov]nm5t "u ?is section1 !       
,attorney ,g5]al %all comp>e pot5tial   
grant aw>ds ) o!r grants aw>d$ by !     
,attorney ,g5]al to det]m9e if grant    
aw>ds are or h be5 aw>d$ = a simil>     
purpose4  7#b7 ,report ,if ! ,attorney  
,g5]al aw>ds grants to ! same applicant 
= a simil> purpose ! ,attorney ,g5]al   
%all submit to ! ,committee on !        
,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a
 report t includes-- 7,a7 a li/ ( all   
su* grants aw>d$1 includ+ ! total doll> 
am\nt ( any su* grants aw>d$2 &  7,b7 ! 
reason ! ,attorney ,g5]al aw>d$ multiple
 grants to ! same applicant = a simil>  
purpose4  7j7 ,fund+ ,9 c>ry+ out ?is   
section1 ! ,director-- 7#a7 %all use    
am\nts o!rwise made available to !      
,(fice2 &  7#b7 may use n m ?an         
#ej1jjj1jjj ( su* am\nts = ea* ( fiscal 
ye>s #bjbc ?r\gh #bjbg4