,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ccab  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #h1 #bjbe,mr4   
,strong 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,correa1 ,ms4
 ,salazar1 ,mr4 ,ivey1 ,mr4 ,higgins of 
,louisiana1 ,mr4 ,valadao1 ,mr4 ,moore  
of ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,tran1 ,mr4 ,davis of 
,north ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,scott ,franklin 
of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,rogers of ,alabama1  
,mr4 ,goldman of ,new ,york1 and ,ms4   
,goodlander7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to authorize the ,attorney ,general to 
make grants for the creation and        
operation of veterans response teams    
within law enforcement agencies1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,supporting   
,every at-,risk ,veteran ,in ,critical  
,emergencies ,act of #bjbe or the       
,,service ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,veteran  
,response ,team ,pilot ,program  7a7    
,grant authorization ,the ,attorney     
,general1 acting through the ,director  

of the ,office of ,community ,oriented  
,policing ,services1 is authorized to   
operate a pilot program to make grants  
to ,states1 units of local government1  
and ,indian ,tribal governments1 to     
support the creation and operation of   
veterans response teams in the law      
enforcement agencies of the             
jurisdiction1 in accordance with        
subsection 7b74  7b7 ,grants ,to develop
 veterans response teams  7#a7          
,activities of a veterans response team 
,a veterans response team may include a 
program that does the following3 7,a7   
,provides law enforcement officers who  
are veterans with a pin that identifies 
the department of the ,armed ,forces in 
which the officer served1 which the     
officer may wear while on duty4  7,b7   
,uses the ,veterans ,re-,entry ,search  
,service of the ,department of ,veterans
 ,affairs4  7,c7 ,establishes a system  
of communication and information sharing
 with the ,department of ,veterans      
,affairs and other community resource   

agencies4  7,d7 ,establishes a working  
relationship with the ,veterans ,justice
 ,outreach specialist4  7,e7            
,establishes a working relationship with
 the local justice system and veterans  
court1 if applicable1 including         
identifying veterans upon entry into the
 court system and local detention       
facility1 with notification to the local
 ,department of ,veterans ,affairs      
office for confirmation and appropriate 
services4  7,f7 ,provides training and  
education for law enforcement officers  
on mental health issues related to      
military service1 such as post-traumatic
 stress disorder1 traumatic brain       
injury1 depression1 and anxiety4  7,g7  
,meets regularly to discuss issues      
veterans are facing in the community1 as
 well as suitable responses4  7,h7      
,organizes coordinated and trained teams
 of first responders to respond #bd     
hours per day1 and #g days per week1 on 
a volunteer basis1 to calls for         
assistance involving a veteran in       

crisis4  7,i7 ,develops a plan to-- 7i7 
measure the success of veteran response 
teams2 and  7ii7 track nationwide best  
practices on how veterans response teams
 provide law enforcement officers with  
essential information during and        
following veteran-involved incidents to 
which veterans response teams respond4  
7,j7 ,offers veterans who have come into
 contact with the veterans response team
 the opportunity to maintain ongoing    
contact with the veterans response team4
  7#b7 ,creation1 ,hiring1 and ,training
 of ,veterans ,response ,team ,the      
creation of a veterans response team    
within a law enforcement agency pursuant
 to a grant under this section may      
include doing the following3 7,a7       
,identifying a law enforcement officer  
in the law enforcement agency who is    
passionate about and committed to       
forming a veterans response team1 and   
will serve as the leader of such team4  
7,b7 ,identifying other law enforcement 
officers in the law enforcement agency  

who are interested and willing to       
participate on the veterans response    
team4  7,c7 ,identifying and inviting   
interested community members to join the
 veterans response team1 which may      
include members of veteran resource     
organizations1 the local office of the  
,department of ,veterans ,affairs1 the  
regional veterans justice outreach      
program1 other law enforcement agencies1
 fire and emergency medical services    
departments1 hospitals1 social work     
agencies1 other entities within the     
justice system1 nonprofit organizations1
 and other appropriate entities4  7,d7  
,immersing veterans response team       
members in the veteran community by     
attending veterans events1 responding to
 incidents involving veterans1 as       
described in paragraph 7#a77;,i71 and   
making public appearances to further    
engage with veterans4  7,e7 ,providing  
training on veterans experiencing crisis
 for individuals involved with the      
veterans response team1 and for other   

law enforcement officers who are likely 
to come in contact with veterans4  7c7  
,termination ,the authority under this  
section shall terminate on the date that
 is #e years after the date of the      
enactment of this section4  7d7         
,reporting ,the ,attorney ,general shall
 provide a report to ,congress on the   
progress of the pilot program that      
includes the following3  7#a7 ,the      
number of applicants4  7#b7 ,the number 
of grants awarded4  7#c7 ,the average   
grant amount sought by an applicant4    
7#d7 ,the average amount of a grant     
awarded4  7#e7 ,any other information   
that the ,attorney ,general determines  
to be appropriate4  7e7 ,funds ,subject 
to the availability of appropriations1  
the pilot program under this section    
shall be carried out using funds made   
available for grants under part ,q of   
title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control
 and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd  
,u4,s4,c4 #ajcha et seq47 for each of   
fiscal years #bjbf through #bjcj4