,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #egjf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #h1 #bjbe,ms4 
,ans>i 7= h]self1 ,mrs4 ,watson         
,coleman1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4
 ,g>cia ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,goldman ( ,new  
,york1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,sal9as1 ,mr4 
,?an$>1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,mississippi1 & 
,ms4 ,tlaib7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a     
grant program to assi/ eligible entities
 9 develop+ or exp&+ behavioral heal?   
crisis response programs t d n rely     
prim>ily on law en=cem5t1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,m5tal ,heal? ,em]g5cy     
,respond] ,act4  #b4 ,grant program to  
exp& behavioral heal? crisis response   
7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? & 
,human ,s]vices1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,assi/ant 
,secret>y = ,m5tal ,heal? & ,sub/ance   
,use1 %all e/abli% a competitive grant  
program 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z !    
program7 to assi/ eligible entities 9   

develop+ or exp&+ behavioral heal?      
crisis response programs t d n rely     
prim>ily on law en=cem5t4  7b7 ,eligible
 entities ,! foll[+ entities %all be    
eligible to receive grants "u !         
program-- 7#a7 a local or ,tribal       
gov]nm5t2  7#b7 a regional em]g5cy      
m$ical s]vices ag5cy or fire dep>tm5t2  
7#c7 a c]tifi$ community behavioral     
heal? cl9ic1 z def9$ by section         
#aije7;jj7 ( ! ,social ,security ,act   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acif;d7jj772 &  7#d7 a  
nonpr(it organization 9 p>tn]%ip ) a    
local gov]nm5t or heal? au?ority4  7c7  
,use ( grant funds ,grant funds receiv$ 
by an eligible entity "u ! program may  
be us$-- 7#a7 to recruit1 tra91 & equip 
behavioral heal? pr(essionals & p>am$ics
 = a behavioral heal? crisis response2  
7#b7 to integrate co-response teams into
 #iaa or #ihh call dispat* sy/ems2  7#c7
 to provide community education &       
outrea* reg>d+ alt]natives to police-l$ 
crisis response2  7#d7 to develop or    
implem5t protocols to enable em]g5cy    

m$ical s]vices ag5cies to accept cu/ody 
( civilians f police = transport to     
m5tal heal? facilities1 if p]mitt$ "u   
,/ate law2 &  7#e7 to e/abli% em]g5cy   
m$ical s]vices ag5cies1 or cl9ician-l$  
mobile crisis teams1 z ! prim>y         
respond]s to behavioral heal? em]g5cies 
9 lieu ( law en=cem5t1 9 a mann]        
consi/5t ) ,/ate & local laws4  7d7     
,limitation on /atutory con/ruction     
,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be con/ru$--   
7#a7 to require any ,/ate or local      
gov]nm5t to modify an em]g5cy det5tion  
or cu/ody law2 or  7#b7 to au?orize any 
entity to engage 9 em]g5cy det5tion or  
involunt>y transport beyond :at is      
p]mitt$ "u an applicable ,/ate law4  7e7
 ,report+ requirem5t ,! ,secret>y %all  
require ea* recipi5t ( a grant "u !     
program to submit to ! ,secret>y1 dur+  
su* p]iod ( "t z ! ,secret>y det]m9es   
appropriate1 an annual report detail+   
response outcomes1 div]sion rates1 &    
community fe$back4  7f7 ,priority       
consid]ation ,9 aw>d+ grants "u !       

program1 ! ,secret>y %all prioritize    
applications f eligible entities locat$ 
9 jurisdictions t d n curr5tly op]ate a 
non-law en=cem5t behavioral heal? crisis
 response program1 or ^: exi/+ programs 
are limit$ 9 scope or capacity4  7g7    
,co-,response team def9$ ,9 ?is section1
 ! t]m co-response team means a team t  
includes at lea/ "o behavioral heal?    
pr(essional 7su* z a lic5s$ cl9ician or 
social work]7 & at lea/ "o em]g5cy      
m$ical s]vices provid]1 firefight]1 or  
peace (fic] :o jo9tly respond to        
behavioral heal? crisis calls 9 real "t4
  7h7 ,au?orization ( appropriations    
,!re are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to  
c>ry out ?is section su* sums z may be  
necess>y = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbf ?r\gh
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