,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #fde  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #b1 #bjbc,mr4     
,grassley 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 
,"y1 ,mr4 ,br[n1 ,mr4 ,hawley1 ,ms4     
,hassan1 ,mr4 ,k5n$y1 ,mrs4 ,fe9/e91    
,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4  
,oss(f1 ,ms4 ,ern/1 & ,mr4 ,w>nock7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice1 consid]$1 read ! ?ird "t1 & pass$
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require ! ,attorney    
,g5]al to propose a program = mak+      
treatm5t = po/-traumatic /ress disord] &
 acute /ress disord] available to public
 safety (fic]s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,fight+ ,po/-,traumatic ,/ress ,disord] 
,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds
 ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,public safety (fic]s   
s]ve _! communities ) brav]y & di/9ction
 9 ord] to keep _! communities safe4    
7#b7 ,public safety (fic]s1 includ+     
police (fic]s1 firefight]s1 em]g5cy     
m$ical te*nicians1 & #iaa dispat*]s1 are
 on ! front l9es ( deal+ ) situations t 

are /ressful1 graphic1 h>r[+1 &         
life-?reat5+4  7#c7 ,! "w ( public      
safety (fic]s puts !m at risk = develop+
 po/-traumatic /ress disord] & acute    
/ress disord]4  7#d7 ,x is e/imat$ t #cj
 p]c5t ( public safety (fic]s develop   
behavioral heal? conditions at "s po9t 9
 _! lifetimes1 includ+ depression &     
po/-traumatic /ress disord]1 9 comp>ison
 to #bj p]c5t ( ! g5]al population t    
develops su* conditions4  7#e7 ,victims 
( po/-traumatic /ress disord] & acute   
/ress disord] are at a high] risk ( dy+ 
by suicide4  7#f7 ,firefight]s h be5    
report$ to h high] suicide attempt &    
ideation rates ?an ! g5]al population4  
7#g7 ,x is e/imat$ t betwe5 #abe & #cjj 
police (fic]s die by suicide e ye>4     
7#h7 ,9 #bjai1 pursuant to section      
#b7;b7 ( ! ,law ,en=cem5t ,m5tal ,heal? 
& ,wellness ,act ( #bjag 7,public ,law  
#aae-aac2 #aca ,/at4 #bbgf71 ! ,director
 ( ! ,(fice ( ,community ,ori5t$ ,polic+
 ,s]vices ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice       
develop$ a report 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is      

section z ! ,,lemhwa report7 t express$ 
t _m law en=cem5t ag5cies d n h !       
capacity or local access to ! m5tal     
heal? pr(essionals necess>y = treat+ _! 
law en=cem5t (fic]s4  7#i7 ,! ,,lemhwa  
report recomm5d$ me?ods = e/abli%+      
remote access or regional m5tal heal?   
*eck programs at ! ,/ate or ,f$]al      
level4  7#aj7 ,individual police & fire 
dep>tm5ts g5]ally d n h ! res\rces to   
employ full-"t m5tal heal? exp]ts :o are
 able to treat public safety (fic]s )   
/ate-(-!-art te*niques = ! purpose (    
treat+ job-relat$ po/-traumatic /ress   
disord] & acute /ress disord]4  #c4     
,programm+ = po/-traumatic /ress disord]
  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7  
,public safety (fic] ,! t]m public      
safety (fic]-- 7,a7 has ! mean+ giv5 !  
t]m 9 section #abjd ( ! ,omnibus ,crime 
,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh   
7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbhd72 &  7,b7 includes
 ,tribal public safety (fic]s4  7#b7    
,public safety telecommunicator ,! t]m  
public safety telecommunicator means an 

individual :o-- 7,a7 op]ates telephone1 
radio1 or o!r communication sy/ems to   
receive & communicate reque/s = em]g5cy 
assi/ance at #iaa public safety answ]+  
po9ts & em]g5cy op]ations c5t]s2  7,b7  
takes in=mation f ! public & o!r s\rces 
relat+ to crimes1 ?reats1 di/urbances1  
acts ( t]rorism1 fires1 m$ical          
em]g5cies1 & o!r public safety matt]s2 &
  7,c7 coord9ates & provides in=mation  
to law en=cem5t & em]g5cy response      
p]sonnel4  7b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #aej 
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 
! ,attorney ,g5]al1 act+ ?r\gh !        
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,community       
,ori5t$ ,polic+ ,s]vices ( ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,ju/ice1 %all submit to ! ,committee on
 ! ,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee  
on ! ,judici>y ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives a report on-- 7#a7 n    
few] ?an #a propos$ program1 if !       
,attorney ,g5]al det]m9es x appropriate 
& feasible to d s1 to be adm9i/]$ by !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice = mak+ /ate-(-!-art 
treatm5ts or prev5tative c>e available  

to public safety (fic]s & public safety 
telecommunicators ) reg>d to job-relat$ 
po/-traumatic /ress disord] or acute    
/ress disord] by provid+ public safety  
(fic]s & public safety telecommunicators
 access to evid5ce-bas$ trauma-in=m$    
c>e1 pe] support1 c\nselor s]vices1 &   
family supports = ! purpose ( treat+ or 
prev5t+ po/-traumatic /ress disord] or  
acute /ress disord]2  7#b7 a draft ( any
 necess>y grant conditions requir$ to   
ensure t confid5tiality is af=d$ to     
public safety (fic]s on acc\nt ( seek+ !
 c>e or s]vices describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7
 "u ! propos$ program2  7#c7 h[ ea*     
propos$ program describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7
 c\ld be mo/ effici5tly adm9i/]$ ?r\gh\t
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates at ! ,/ate1 ,tribal1   
t]ritorial1 & local levels1 tak+ into   
acc\nt 9-p]son & teleheal? capabilities2
  7#d7 a draft ( legislative language   
necess>y to au?orize ea* propos$ program
 describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a72 &  7#e7 an   
e/imate ( ! am\nt ( annual              
appropriations necess>y = adm9i/]+ ea*  

propos$ program describ$ 9 p>agraph     
7#a74  7c7 ,developm5t ,9 develop+ !    
report requir$ "u subsection 7b71 !     
,attorney ,g5]al %all consult relevant  
/akehold]s1 includ+-- 7#a7 ,f$]al1      
,/ate1 ,tribal1 t]ritorial1 & local     
ag5cies employ+ public safety (fic]s &  
public safety telecommunicators2 &  7#b7
 non-gov]nm5tal organizations1          
int]national organizations1 academies1  
or o!r entities1 includ+ organizations t
 support ! int]e/s ( public safety      
(fic]s & public safety telecommunicators
 & ! int]e/s ( family memb]s ( public   
safety (fic]s & public safety           
telecommunicators4