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Calendar No. 81 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 998 

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 

expand support for police officer family services, stress reduction, and 

suicide prevention, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 3, 2019 

Mr. HAWLEY (for himself, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. TILLIS, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, 

Mr. DURBIN, Mr. LEAHY, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. 

COTTON, Mr. CORNYN, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. SCOTT of Florida, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. COONS, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. GRASSLEY, 

Mr. GARDNER, Ms. MCSALLY, and Mr. CRAMER) introduced the following 

bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

MAY 9, 2019 

Reported by Mr. GRAHAM, with an amendment 

[Insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 

Act of 1968 to expand support for police officer family 

services, stress reduction, and suicide prevention, and 

for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Supporting and Treat3 ing Officers In Crisis Act of 2019’’. 

4 SEC. 2. EXPANDING SUPPORT FOR POLICE OFFICER FAM5 ILY SERVICES, STRESS REDUCTION, AND SUI6 CIDE PREVENTION. 

7 Part W of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 

8 Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10491 et seq.) is 

9 amended— 

10 (1) in the part heading, by striking ‘‘FAMILY

11 SUPPORT’’ and inserting ‘‘SUPPORT FOR LAW

12 ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND FAMILIES’’; 

13 (2) in section 2301 (34 U.S.C. 10491)— 

14 (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, in15 cluding any research and reports developed 

16 under the Law Enforcement Mental Health and 

17 Wellness Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–113; 

18 131 Stat. 2276)’’ after ‘‘interested parties’’; 

19 and 

20 (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘, psy21 chological services, suicide prevention,’’ after 

22 ‘‘stress reduction’’; 

23 (3) in section 2302 (34 U.S.C. 10492), by in24 serting ‘‘and mental health services’’ after ‘‘family 

25 support services’’; and 

26 (4) in section 2303 (34 U.S.C. 10493)— 


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1 (A) in subsection (b)— 

2 (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘of3 ficers and’’ after ‘‘law enforcement’’; and 

4 (ii) by amending paragraph (4) to 

5 read as follows: 

6 ‘‘(4) Evidence-based programs to reduce stress, 

7 prevent suicide, and promote mental health.’’; and 

8 (B) in subsection (c)— 

9 (i) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘, 

10 mental health crisis, and suicide preven11 tion’’ after ‘‘family crisis’’; 

12 (ii) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘the 

13 human immunodeficiency virus’’ and in14 serting ‘‘infectious disease’’; 

15 (iii) in paragraph (8), by inserting ‘‘, 

16 injured, or permanently disabled’’ after 

17 ‘‘killed’’; and 

18 (iv) by striking paragraph (10) and 

19 inserting the following: 

20 ‘‘(10) Specialized training for identifying, re21 porting, and responding to officer mental health cri22 ses and suicide. 

23 ‘‘(11) Technical assistance and training to sup24 port any or all of the services described in para25 graphs (1) through (10).’’. 


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1 SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZING GRANT PROGRAMS FOR SUP2 PORTING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND 

3 FAMILIES. 

4 Section 1001(a)(21) of title I of the Omnibus Crime 

5 Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 

6 10261(a)(21)) is amended to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘(21) There are authorized to be appropriated to 

8 carry out part W, $7,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 

9 through 2024.’’. 


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Calendar No. 81 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 998 

A BILL 

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 

cide prevention, and for other purposes. officer family services, stress reduction, and suiStreets Act of 1968 to expand support for police 

MAY 9, 2019 

Reported with an amendment 


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