,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bcb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #aj1        
#bjbc,ms4 ,jackson ,lee introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend the ,omnibus ,crime   
,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of     
#aifh to prioritize veterans court      
treatment programs that ensure equal    
access for racial and ethnic minorities 
and women1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,real ,justice for ,our ,veterans   
,act of #bjbc4  #b4 ,equal access to    
veterans court treatment programs for   
racial and ethnic minorities and women  
,section #biia7;i77#b7 of the ,omnibus  
,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act 
of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfea7;i77#b77 
is amended by adding at the end the     
following3  7,c7 ,report ,not later than
 #c years after the date of enactment of
 this subparagraph1 the ,attorney       
,general shall submit to ,congress a    

report on the effectiveness of veterans 
treatment court programs4 ,in preparing 
such a report1 the ,attorney ,general   
shall conduct a national multi-site     
evaluation of such programs1 including  
an assessment of-- 7i7 the population   
served by such programs2  7ii7 whether  
such programs use evidence-based        
treatments for substance use and mental 
health1 including medication for        
addiction treatment2  7iii7 recidivism  
rates of participants in such programs2 
7iv7 program completion rates2 and  7v7 
whether racial and ethnic minorities and
 women have equal access to such        
programs and an equal opportunity to    
complete such programs1 including by    
collecting and analyzing data related to
 admission in such programs and         
completion of such programs1 to ensure  
there are not disparities related to    
race1 ethnicity1 or sex4  4  #c4        
,veterans pilot program on promising    
retention models  7a7 ,establishment    
,the ,attorney ,general1 acting through 

the ,director of the ,bureau of ,justice
 ,assistance1 shall carry out a pilot   
program to make grants to eligible units
 of local government to improve         
retention in veterans treatment court   
programs 7as such term is defined in    
section #biia of the ,omnibus ,crime    
,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of     
#aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfea77 and drug  
court programs4  7b7 ,eligibility ,in   
order to be eligible for a grant under  
subsection 7a71 a unit of local         
government shall operate a veterans     
treatment court program or a drug court4
  7c7 ,application ,a unit of local     
government seeking a grant through the  
pilot program under subsection 7a7 shall
 submit to the ,attorney ,general an    
application at such time1 in such       
manner1 and containing such information 
as the ,attorney ,general may reasonably
 require1 including-- 7#a7 a description
 of the therapeutic or treatment        
modality that the unit of local         
government plans to implement and data  

to support the use of the therapeutic or
 treatment modality1 including          
information showing how the therapeutic 
or treatment modality will promote      
retention in and completion of veterans 
treatment court programs and drug court 
programs2 and  7#b7 detailed plans on   
how the applicant would test the        
efficacy of the therapeutic or treatment
 modality4  7d7 ,reporting metrics ,not 
later than #ahj days after receiving a  
grant under subsection 7a71 a unit of   
local government shall submit to the    
,attorney ,general a report1 which      
includes demographic information of     
participants in the veterans treatment  
court program1 and completion rates of  
such participants4 ,the ,attorney       
,general shall develop guidelines for   
the report required under this          
subsection4  7e7 ,authorization of      
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated #c1jjj1jjj for each of  
fiscal years #bjbc through #bjbh to     
carry out this section4  #d4 ,admission 

of veterans to drug courts ,in the case 
of a jurisdiction that does not operate 
a veterans treatment court program 7as  
such term is defined in section #biia of
 the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe 
,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4   
#ajfea771 but that does operate a drug  
court under part ,,ee of the ,omnibus   
,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act 
of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajfaa et seq471
 a veteran who would be eligible to     
participate in a veterans treatment     
court program may participate in the    
drug court1 including a veteran who is a
 violent offender 7as such term is      
defined in section #biec7;a7 of the     
,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe      
,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4   
#ajfac7;a7774