,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fijh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ah1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,vindman 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,sessions1 ,mr4 ,higgins of ,louisiana1 
and ,mr4 ,moore of ,alabama7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,omnibus ,crime   
,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of     
#aifh to authorize the use of ,byrne    
grants for blue envelope programs1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,blue    
,envelope ,awareness ,act4  #b4 ,use of 
,byrne funds for blue envelope programs 
7a7 ,in general ,section #eja7;a77#a7 of
 the ,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe 
,streets ,act of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4   
#ajaeb7;a77#a77 is amended by adding at 
the end the following3  7,l7 ,blue      
envelope programs4  4  7b7 ,definition  
,section #ija7;a7 of the ,omnibus ,crime
 ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of    
#aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbea7;a77 is     

amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#cd7 ,the term blue        
envelope program means a program that   
provides assistance to individuals with 
speech1 hearing1 or developmental       
disabilities communicate more           
effectively with law enforcement        
officers during traffic stops by-- 7,a7 
distributing blue envelopes in which    
such individuals may keep documentation 
relating to their disability to present 
to law enforcement officers2 and  7,b7  
providing training to law enforcement   
officers on interacting with such       
individuals4  4