,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #egbe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #h1 #bjbe,mrs4
 ,watson ,coleman 7= h]self1 ,ms4       
,ans>i1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4  
,goldman ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,norton1    
,ms4 ,sal9as1 ,mr4 ,?an$>1 ,mr4 ,?ompson
 ( ,mississippi1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,mr4      
,quigley1 & ,ms4 ,g>cia ( ,texas7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 
addition to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y1
 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by 
! ,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation (  
su* provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction 
( ! committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
direct ! ,attorney ,g5]al to e/abli% a  
grant to support communities transition+
 to heal?-c5t]$ responses = m5tal       
heal?-relat$ em]g5cies4  #a4 ,%ort title
  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,m5tal      
,heal? ,crisis ,response ,act ( #bjbe4  
#b4 ,grant program = crisis response    
alt]natives  7a7  ,e/abli%m5t  ,n lat]  
?an #bgj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (

 ?is ,act1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al1 9        
p>tn]%ip ) ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y =      
,m5tal ,heal? & ,sub/ance ,use1 %all    
e/abli% a grant program1 to aw>d1 on a  
competitive basis1 grants to eligible   
jurisdictions = ! purposes ( implem5t+  
or exp&+ heal?-c5t]$ crisis response    
/rategies = individuals exp]i5c+        
behavioral heal? em]g5cies4  7b7        
,eligible jurisdictions  ,a jurisdiction
 %all be eligible = a grant "u          
subsection 7a7 if ! ,/ate1 ,tribal1 or  
local gov]nm5t manages em]g5cy s]vices 9
 response to any incid5t1 includ+ law   
en=cem5t & em]g5cy m$ical s]vices4  7c7 
,application ,an eligible jurisdiction  
seek+ a grant "u ?is section %all submit
 an application to ! ,attorney ,g5]al at
 su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su*     
in=mation z ! ,attorney ,g5]al may      
reasonably require4  7d7 ,use ( funds ,a
 grant aw>d$ "u subsection 7a7 may be   
us$ by an eligible jurisdiction to3     
7#a7 ,emb$ m5tal heal? pr(essionals into
 #iaa dispat* & call triage sy/ems4     

7#b7 ,develop alt]native #iaa call r\t+ 
to #ihh or o!r m5tal heal? or sub/ance  
abuse crisis hotl9e s]vice4  7#c7 ,=m   
p>tn]%ips betwe5 ,/ate or local em]g5cy 
s]vices & ,/ate or local #iaa dispat*   
c5t]s to ensure a /reaml9$ h&(f )\t     
requir+ ! call] to hangup & dial #ihh or
 o!r m5tal heal? or sub/ance abuse      
crisis hotl9e s]vice4  7e7 ,rule (      
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all be    
con/ru$ to--  7#a7 require a ,/ate1     
,tribe1 or local gov]nm5t to remove law 
en=cem5t f an em]g5cy response model2 or
  7#b7 preempt a ,/ate law reg>d+       
involunt>y psy*iatric holds1 involunt>y 
treatm5t1 or any em]g5cy au?ority t w\ld
 h9d] public safety4  7f7 ,report+      
requirem5t ,an eligible jurisdiction    
aw>d$ a grant "u ?is section %all submit
 an annual report on--  7#a7 ! am\nt (  
"t x takes = a response to an incid5t2  
7#b7 use ( =ce by law en=cem5t or any   
o!r individual respond+ to an incid5t   
:]e an individual requires assi/ance2   
7#c7 div]sion rates2 &  7#d7 any o!r    

in=mation reque/$ by ! ,attorney ,g5]al 
or ,assi/ant ,secret>y = ,m5tal ,heal? &
 ,sub/ance ,use4  7g7 ,au?orization (   
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ #be1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal  
ye>s #bjbg ?r\gh #bjca to c>ry out ?is  
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