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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, and Mr. SCOTT of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Supporting and Treat5 ing Officers In Crisis Act of 2019’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. EXPANDING SUPPORT FOR POLICE OFFICER FAM2 ILY SERVICES, STRESS REDUCTION, AND SUI3 CIDE PREVENTION. 

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

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

6 amended— 

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

8 SUPPORT’’ and inserting ‘‘SUPPORT FOR LAW

9 ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND FAMILIES’’; 

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

11 (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, in12 cluding any research and reports developed 

13 under the Law Enforcement Mental Health and 

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

15 131 Stat. 2276)’’ after ‘‘interested parties’’; 

16 and 

17 (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘, psy18 chological services, suicide prevention,’’ after 

19 ‘‘stress reduction’’; 

20 (3) in section 2302 (34 U.S.C. 10492), by in21 serting ‘‘and mental health services’’ after ‘‘family 

22 support services’’; and 

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

24 (A) in subsection (b)— 

25 (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘of26 ficers and’’ after ‘‘law enforcement’’; and 


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1 (ii) by amending paragraph (4) to 

2 read as follows: 

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

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

5 (B) in subsection (c)— 

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

7 mental health crisis, and suicide preven8 tion’’ after ‘‘family crisis’’; 

9 (ii) in paragraph (6), by striking 

10 ‘‘human immunodeficiency virus’’ and in11 serting ‘‘infectious disease’’; 

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

13 injured, or permanently disabled’’ after 

14 ‘‘killed’’; and 

15 (iv) by striking paragraph (10) and 

16 inserting the following: 

17 ‘‘(10) Specialized training for identifying, re18 porting, and responding to officer mental health cri19 ses and suicide. 

20 ‘‘(11) Technical assistance and training to sup21 port any or all of the services described in para22 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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