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,,repres5tatives  ,may #h1 #bjbe,mr4    
,/rong 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,correa1 ,ms4   
,salaz>1 ,mr4 ,ivey1 ,mr4 ,higg9s (     
,l\isiana1 ,mr4 ,valadao1 ,mr4 ,moore ( 
,alabama1 ,mr4 ,tran1 ,mr4 ,davis (     
,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,scott ,frankl9 (   
,florida1 ,mr4 ,rog]s ( ,alabama1 ,mr4  
,goldman ( ,new ,york1 & ,ms4 ,goodl&]7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to au?orize ! ,attorney ,g5]al to make 
grants = ! creation & op]ation ( vet]ans
 response teams )9 law en=cem5t ag5cies1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,support+ ,e      
at-,risk ,vet]an ,9 ,critical ,em]g5cies
 ,act ( #bjbe or ! ,,s]vice ,act (      
#bjbe4  #b4 ,vet]an ,response ,team     
,pilot ,program  7a7 ,grant au?orization
 ,! ,attorney ,g5]al1 act+ ?r\gh !      
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,community       
,ori5t$ ,polic+ ,s]vices1 is au?oriz$ to
 op]ate a pilot program to make grants  

to ,/ates1 units ( local gov]nm5t1 &    
,indian ,tribal gov]nm5ts1 to support ! 
creation & op]ation ( vet]ans response  
teams 9 ! law en=cem5t ag5cies ( !      
jurisdiction1 9 accordance ) subsection 
7b74  7b7 ,grants ,to develop vet]ans   
response teams  7#a7 ,activities ( a    
vet]ans response team ,a vet]ans        
response team may include a program t   
does ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,provides law       
en=cem5t (fic]s :o are vet]ans ) a p9 t 
id5tifies ! dep>tm5t ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces 9  
:i* ! (fic] s]v$1 :i* ! (fic] may we>   
:ile on duty4  7,b7 ,uses ! ,vet]ans    
,re-,entry ,se>* ,s]vice ( ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,vet]ans ,affairs4  7,c7 ,e/abli%es a  
sy/em ( communication & in=mation %>+ ) 
! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs & o!r   
community res\rce ag5cies4  7,d7        
,e/abli%es a work+ relation%ip ) !      
,vet]ans ,ju/ice ,outrea* speciali/4    
7,e7 ,e/abli%es a work+ relation%ip ) ! 
local ju/ice sy/em & vet]ans c\rt1 if   
applicable1 includ+ id5tify+ vet]ans ^u 
entry into ! c\rt sy/em & local det5tion

 facility1 ) notification to ! local    
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs (fice =   
confirmation & appropriate s]vices4     
7,f7 ,provides tra9+ & education = law  
en=cem5t (fic]s on m5tal heal? issues   
relat$ to milit>y s]vice1 su* z         
po/-traumatic /ress disord]1 traumatic  
bra9 injury1 depression1 & anxiety4     
7,g7 ,meets regul>ly to discuss issues  
vet]ans are fac+ 9 ! community1 z well z
 suitable responses4  7,h7 ,organizes   
coord9at$ & tra9$ teams ( fir/ respond]s
 to respond #bd h\rs p] day1 & #g days  
p] week1 on a volunte] basis1 to calls =
 assi/ance involv+ a vet]an 9 crisis4   
7,i7 ,develops a plan to-- 7i7 measure !
 success ( vet]an response teams2 &     
7ii7 track nationwide be/ practices on  
h[ vet]ans response teams provide law   
en=cem5t (fic]s ) ess5tial in=mation    
dur+ & foll[+ vet]an-involv$ incid5ts to
 :i* vet]ans response teams respond4    
7,j7 ,(f]s vet]ans :o h come into       
contact ) ! vet]ans response team !     
opportunity to ma9ta9 ongo+ contact ) ! 

vet]ans response team4  7#b7 ,creation1 
,hir+1 & ,tra9+ ( ,vet]ans ,response    
,team ,! creation ( a vet]ans response  
team )9 a law en=cem5t ag5cy pursuant to
 a grant "u ?is section may include do+ 
! foll[+3 7,a7 ,id5tify+ a law en=cem5t 
(fic] 9 ! law en=cem5t ag5cy :o is      
passionate ab\t & committ$ to =m+ a     
vet]ans response team1 & w s]ve z !     
lead] ( su* team4  7,b7 ,id5tify+ o!r   
law en=cem5t (fic]s 9 ! law en=cem5t    
ag5cy :o are int]e/$ & will+ to         
p>ticipate on ! vet]ans response team4  
7,c7 ,id5tify+ & invit+ int]e/$         
community memb]s to jo9 ! vet]ans       
response team1 :i* may include memb]s ( 
vet]an res\rce organizations1 ! local   
(fice ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1
 ! regional vet]ans ju/ice outrea*      
program1 o!r law en=cem5t ag5cies1 fire 
& em]g5cy m$ical s]vices dep>tm5ts1     
hospitals1 social "w ag5cies1 o!r       
entities )9 ! ju/ice sy/em1 nonpr(it    
organizations1 & o!r appropriate        
entities4  7,d7 ,imm]s+ vet]ans response

 team memb]s 9 ! vet]an community by    
att5d+ vet]ans ev5ts1 respond+ to       
incid5ts involv+ vet]ans1 z describ$ 9  
p>agraph 7#a77;,i71 & mak+ public       
appe>ances to fur!r engage ) vet]ans4   
7,e7 ,provid+ tra9+ on vet]ans exp]i5c+ 
crisis = individuals involv$ ) ! vet]ans
 response team1 & = o!r law en=cem5t    
(fic]s :o are likely to come 9 contact )
 vet]ans4  7c7 ,t]m9ation ,! au?ority "u
 ?is section %all t]m9ate on ! date t is
 #e ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is 
section4  7d7 ,report+ ,! ,attorney     
,g5]al %all provide a report to         
,congress on ! progress ( ! pilot       
program t includes ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,!   
numb] ( applicants4  7#b7 ,! numb] (    
grants aw>d$4  7#c7 ,! av]age grant     
am\nt s\ght by an applicant4  7#d7 ,!   
av]age am\nt ( a grant aw>d$4  7#e7 ,any
 o!r in=mation t ! ,attorney ,g5]al     
det]m9es to be appropriate4  7e7 ,funds 
,subject to ! availability (            
appropriations1 ! pilot program "u ?is  
section %all be c>ri$ out us+ funds made

 available = grants "u "p ,q ( title ,i 
( ! ,omnibus ,crime ,control & ,safe    
,/reets ,act ( #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4     
#ajcha et seq47 = ea* ( fiscal ye>s     
#bjbf ?r\gh #bjcj4