,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bcje  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bd1 #bjbe,mrs4  
,mill]-,meeks 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,bacon7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to provide fund+ to ! ,bureau (        
,prisons1 ,/ates1 & localities to c>ry  
out m5tal heal? scre5+s & provide       
ref]rals to m5tal heal? c>e provid]s =  
c]ta9 corrections (fic]s4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,corrections ,(fic] ,blake ,s*w>z       
,suicide ,prev5tion ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4  
,grant program  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] 
?an #ij days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( 
?is ,act1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al is au?oriz$
 e/abli% a grant program to make grants 
to ,/ates & units ( local gov]nm5t to   
implem5t & adm9i/] m5tal heal? scre5+s  
to corrections (fic]s at eligible       
det5tion c5t]s & ref] su* individuals to
 m5tal heal? c>e provid]s1 z applicable4
  7b7 ,application ,an eligible entity  
seek+ a grant "u ?is section %all submit

 to ! ,attorney ,g5]al an application at
 su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su*     
in=mation z ! ,attorney ,g5]al may      
reasonably require1 includ+-- 7#a7 a    
description ( & a plan = ! project "u   
subsection 7d7 t ! entity w c>ry out2 & 
7#b7 an assurance t ! entity w hire a   
m5tal heal? liaison /aff memb] to       
coord9ate among eligible det5tion c5t]s1
 m5tal heal? provid]s1 ! ,advisory      
,bo>d1 & ! outrea* team4  7c7 ,eligible 
projects ,a grant "u ?is section may    
only be us$ = ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,to develop
 & adm9i/] a brief m5tal heal? scre5+   
survey z requir$ "u subsection 7d74     
7#b7 ,to develop any te*nology necess>y 
= an eligible det5tion c5t] to provide !
 survey "u p>agraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,to hire
 any /aff necess>y = an eligible        
det5tion c5t] to provide ! survey "u    
p>agraph 7#a74  7#d7 ,to e/abli% an     
outrea* team pursuant to subsection 7e7 
to ref] a correctional (fic]1 if _!     
responses to ! survey indicate sev]e    
m5tal illness1 to a local m5tal heal?   

c>e provid] = fur!r assessm5t & outrea*1
 admission 7:5 necess>y71 & support = t 
(fic] 9 re-e/abli%+ ties ) a m5tal heal?
 provid]4  7#e7 ,to pay ! sal>y or      
ov]time pay ( an outrea* team z e/abli%$
 pursuant to subsection 7e71 includ+    
provid+ direct fund+ to an eligible     
det5tion c5t] to comp5sate /aff memb]s4 
7d7 ,brief m5tal heal? scre5+ survey ,a 
m5tal heal? scre5+ survey develop$ &    
adm9i/]$ pursuant to a grant "u ?is     
section %all-- 7#a7 be compos$ ( #e to  
#aj que/ions2  7#b7 be bas$ on !        
que/ions & cont5t ( ! ,employee         
,assi/ance ,program /&>d m5tal heal?    
scre5+ or ! ,bureau ( ,prisons initial  
m5tal heal? scre5+ /&>d2  7#c7 seek to  
id5tify sev]e m5tal illnesses1 includ+  
s*izophr5ia1 bipol> disord]1 & major    
depression2  7#d7 ask individuals ab\t !
 symptoms ( sev]e m5tal illness !y may  
be exp]i5c+ or h exp]i5c$ & any prior   
use ( m5tal heal?-relat$ m$ications or  
inpati5t c>e2  7#e7 id5tify !           
individual's place ( resid5ce2  7#f7 be 

adm9i/]$ by a tra9$ /aff memb] at !     
eligible det5tion c5t] to all           
corrections (fic]s2 &  7#g7 be anonym\s 
& confid5tial4  7e7 ,outrea* team  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,a ref]ral to a m5tal heal? c>e
 provid] made pursuant to subsection 7d7
 %all be made by a m5tal heal? outrea*  
team t is compos$ (-- 7,a7 m5tal heal?  
c>e pr(essionals & cl9icians f m5tal    
heal? c>e c5t]s local to ! eligible     
det5tion c5t]2  7,b7 /aff f ! eligible  
det5tion c5t]1 :5 applicable2 &  7,c7 a 
m5tal heal? liaison /aff memb] :o %all  
ov]see ! outrea* team4  7#b7 ,al]t ,if  
an individual has be5 det]m9$ to ne$ a  
ref]ral to a m5tal heal? c>e provid]1 ! 
m5tal heal? outrea* team %all be notifi$
 imm$iately by eligible det5tion c5t]   
/aff & in=m$1 :5 applicable4  #c4       
,bureau ( prisons ,n lat] ?an #ij days  
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !    
,director ( ! ,bureau ( ,prisons %all-- 
7#a7 e/abli% a program to develop &     
adm9i/] m5tal hea? surveys 7z describ$ 9
 subsection 7d7 ( section #b7 to        

corrections (fic]s ( ! ,bureau (        
,prisons1 & e/abli% & ma9ta9 an outrea* 
team 7z describ$ 9 subsection 7e7 (     
section #b7 to ref] su* corrections     
(fic] to m5tal heal? c>e provid]s1 z    
appropriate2 &  7#b7 submit to !        
,advisory ,bo>d a plan = ! implem5tation
 ( ! program describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74  
#d4 ,advisory bo>d on program           
implem5tation  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,n lat]  
?an #fj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( 
?is ,act1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all       
e/abli% an ,advisory ,bo>d to manage &  
adm9i/] ! grant program "u section #b1 )
 ! responsibility = ! foll[+3 7#a7      
,evaluat+ & approv+ ! plans submitt$ by 
a ,/ate or locality z requir$ "u section
 #b & ensur+ t grant fund+ is us$ z     
specifi$ "u section #b4  7#b7 ,monitor+ 
plans submitt$ by ! ,bureau ( ,prisons &
 advise ! ,attorney ,g5]al on compliance
 to ensure t fund+ to ! ,bureau (       
,prisons is us$ z specifi$ "u section   
#c4  7#c7 ,provid+ te*nical assi/ance to
 a ,/ate or locality to help ) !        

implem5tation & adm9i/ration ( m5tal    
heal? scre5+ & ref]ral programs4  7#d7  
,creat+ a work+ gr\p ( m5tal heal? c>e  
provid]s1 jail & prison adm9i/rators1   
law en=cem5t (ficials1 & op]ators (     
exi/+ m5tal heal? scre5+ & ref]ral      
programs to %>e be/ practices on h[ to  
create & implem5t m5tal heal? scre5+ &  
ref]ral programs t h ! l>ge/ impact on  
r$uc+ crime rates & improv+ employm5t & 
wage rates = individuals releas$ f      
prison or jail4  7#e7 ,work+ 9          
coord9ation ) m5tal heal? outrea* teams 
z e/abli%$ "u section #b1 to ensure t ! 
grant program "u su* section is op]at+ z
 requir$4  7#f7 ,det]m9+ if a grant     
aw>d$ by ! ,program is n meet+ !        
requirem5ts ( ! ,program & m&ate        
necess>y *anges & r$uc+ fund+ if su*    
*anges are n made4  7#g7 ,develop+ a    
self-report+ process = m5tal heal?      
assi/ance t protects ! anonymity &      
privacy ( ! (fic] & id5tifies &         
neutralizes any imp$im5t to             
self-report+1 includ+ loss ( job &      

b5efits4  7b7 ,te*nical assi/ance ,!    
,advisory ,bo>d %all provide te*nical   
assi/ance to ! ,bureau ( ,prisons1      
,/ates1 & localities 9 sett+ up &       
adm9i/]+ ! ,program & %all id5tify      
evid5ce-back$ models = ! adm9i/ration ( 
m5tal heal? scre5+ & ref]ral programs t 
! ,bureau ( ,prisons1 ,/ates1 &         
localities c look to :5 design+ _! own  
programs4  7c7 ,memb]%ip  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,! ,attorney ,g5]al %all appo9t memb]s  
to s]ve on ! ,advisory ,bo>d e/abli%$ "u
 subsection 7a7 :o h exp]tise 9-- 7,a7  
design+ & adm9i/]+ m5tal heal? scre5+s &
 provid+ ref]rals = corrections (fic]s2 
7,b7 m5tal heal? c>e )9 prisons or      
jails2 or  7,c7 program evaluation us+  
rigor\s exp]im5tal & quasi-exp]im5tal   
/ati/ical me?ods4  7#b7 ,numb] ( memb]s 
,! ,attorney ,g5]al %all appo9t z _m    
memb]s to ! ,advisory ,bo>d e/abli%$ "u 
subsection 7a7 z ! ,attorney ,g5]al     
det]m9es appropriate4  #e4 ,fund+  7a7  
,au?orization ,!re is au?oriz$ to be    
appropriat$ to ! ,attorney ,g5]al to    

c>ry out ?is ,act-- 7#a7 #ej1jjj1jjj =  
fiscal ye> #bjbf2  7#b7 #ee1jjj1jjj =   
fiscal ye> #bjbg2  7#c7 #fj1jjj1jjj =   
fiscal ye> #bjbh2  7#d7 #fe1jjj1jjj =   
fiscal ye> #bjbi2 &  7#e7 #gj1jjj1jjj = 
fiscal ye> #bjcj4  7b7 ,di/ribution (   
funds ,( ! am\nts made available "u     
subsection 7a71 ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all 
use-- 7#a7 #ij p]c5t ( su* am\nt = a    
grant program "u section #b & ! purposes
 describ$ "u section #c1 z applicable1 (
 :i*-- 7,a7 #bj p]c5t %all be = !       
,bureau ( ,prisons to c>ry out !        
requirem5ts "u section #c2  7,b7 #bj    
p]c5t %all be = grants to ,/ates "u     
section #b2 &  7,c7 #ej p]c5t %all be = 
grants to units ( local gov]nm5t "u     
section #b2  7#b7 #e p]c5t ( su* am\nt =
 ! ,advisory ,bo>d to c>ry out          
evaluation activities "u section #d7;a72
 &  7#c7 #e p]c5t ( su* am\nt = !       
,advisory ,bo>d to c>ry out ! activities
 "u section #d7;b74  #f4 ,def9itions ,9 
?is ,act3 7#a7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate means 
any ,/ate ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict 

( ,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to    
,rico1 ! ,virg9 ,isl&s1 ,guam1 ,am]ican 
,samoa1 & ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn    
,m>iana ,isl&s4  7#b7 ,locality ,! t]m  
locality means any city1 c\nty1 t[n%ip1 
t[n1 bor\gh1 p>i%1 village1 or o!r g5]al
 purpose political subdivision ( a      
,/ate4  7#c7 ,m5tal heal? c>e provid] ,!
 t]m m5tal heal? c>e provid] means a    
fully-lic5s$ pr(essional or gr\p (      
pr(essionals :o diagnose m5tal heal?    
conditions & provide m5tal heal?        
treatm5t1 & :o op]ate ne> to ! relevant 
jail or prison4 ,m5tal heal? c>e        
provid]s may provide s]vices at         
hospitals or at private cl9ics4  7#d7   
,m5tal heal? c>e c5t] ,! t]m m5tal heal?
 c>e c5t] means any facility :]e "o or m
 m5tal heal? c>e provid]s (f] m5tal     
heal? s]vices1 su* z a hospital or      
private cl9ic4  7#e7 ,jail or prison    
adm9i/rator ,! t]m jail or prison       
adm9i/rator means any individual :o has 
be5 appo9t$ to a sup]visory position 9 a
 ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local inc>c]ation    

facility by ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 a ,/ate1
 or a locality4  7#f7 ,law en=cem5t     
(ficial ,! t]m law en=cem5t (ficial     
means any (fic] ( an entity adm9i/]$ by 
a locality1 ,/ate1 or ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t
 t exi/s prim>ily to prev5t & detect    
crime & en=ce crim9al laws4  7#g7       
,corrections (fic]s ,! t]m corrections  
(fic] means any (fic] or employee ( any 
prison1 jail1 or o!r det5tion facility1 
op]at$ by1 or "u contract to1 a ,f$]al  
gov]nm5tal ag5cy1 ^: job                
responsibilities include provid+ = !    
cu/ody ( inc>c]at$ individuals4  7#h7   
,eligible det5tion c5t] ,! t]m eligible 
det5tion c5t] means any prison or jail  
adm9i/]$ by ! ,bureau ( ,prisons or a   
,/ate or any jail adm9i/]$ by a ,/ate or
 locality4  7#i7 ,sev]e m5tal illness ,!
 t]m sev]e m5tal illness means "o or m  
m5tal1 behavioral1 or emotional disord]s
 t results 9 s]i\s functional impairm5t 
& sub/antially int]f]es ) or limits     
major life activities4