,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #deac  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ac1     
#bjbb,mr4 ,bennet 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       
funding for innovations in community    
policing1 mental health care1 and       
community safety1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,supporting ,mental 
,assistance ,responder ,teams ,community
 ,policing ,act or the ,,smart          
,community ,policing ,act4  #b4 ,purpose
 ,the purpose of this ,act is to        
strength community policing programs    
to-- 7#a7 de-escalate interactions with 
law enforcement officers to achieve     
better outcomes for non-violent         
individuals experiencing crisis or      
trauma relating to mental health issues1
 poverty1 homelessness1 and substance   

use disorders2  7#b7 build collaborative
 partnerships to connect individuals    
with mental health services and         
community resources2 and  7#c7 produce  
better outcomes for communities and law 
enforcement officers by delivering the  
appropriate treatment and other support 
services to individuals in need4  #c4   
,additional authorized uses of ,,cops   
funds ,section #agja7;b7 of title ,i of 
the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe  
,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4   
#ajcha7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in        
paragraph 7#bb71 by striking and at the 
end2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#bc71 by       
striking the period at the end and      
inserting a semicolon2 and  7#c7 by     
adding at the end the following3  7#bd7 
to establish or expand a mobile crisis  
team program to-- 7,a7 hire skilled     
mental health professionals and         
paramedics to-- 7i7 respond to-- 7,i7   
certain #iaa dispatch calls at the      
request of law enforcement officers2 and
  7,,ii7 community members requesting   

assistance directly2  7ii7 stabilize    
encounters between law enforcement      
officers and individuals experiencing a 
mental or behavioral health crisis2 and 
7iii7 assume responsibility for securing
 mental health services for individuals1
 including individuals in crisis who may
 need further evaluation and treatment2 
7,b7 train law enforcement officers     
partnering with mental health           
professionals and paramedics2  7,c7 use 
a mobile unit to facilitate the response
 of law enforcement officers and mental 
health professionals and paramedics to  
community members experiencing a mental 
or behavioral health crisis2 and  7,d7  
hire other personnel2  7#be7 to         
establish or expand a co-responder      
program under which-- 7,a7 a trained law
 enforcement officer is paired with a   
behavioral health clinician or paramedic
 to-- 7i7 de-escalate situations        
involving a mental health crisis2  7ii7 
connect individuals with mental illness 
to appropriate services2 and  7iii7     

provide other effective and efficient   
responses to individuals with mental    
illness2 and  7,b7 additional personnel1
 including law enforcement officers and 
case managers1 may be hired2 and  7#bf7 
to establish or expand a case management
 and outreach team-- 7,a7 to follow up  
with individuals experiencing a mental  
or behavioral health crisis to-- 7i7    
connect those individuals with mental   
health services and community resources2
 and  7ii7 help those individuals abide 
by treatment plans and meet other       
responsibilities1 such as work1 school1 
and training2  7,b7 to develop specific 
solutions for1 and provide support      
resources to1 individuals who frequently
 use emergency services to reduce repeat
 interactions between the individuals   
described in subparagraph 7,a7 and law  
enforcement officers or mental health   
professionals and paramedics2 and  7,c7 
which may be established as a part of a 
mobile crisis team program under        
paragraph 7#bd71 a co-responder program 

under paragraph 7#be71 or an independent
 team4  4