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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3721 

To authorize veterans’ treatment courts and encourage services for veterans 

through drug courts under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 

Act of 1968. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 16, 2011 

Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. YODER, Mr. FATTAH, and Mr. ANDREWS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 

Judiciary 

A BILL 

To authorize veterans’ treatment courts and encourage services for veterans through drug courts under the Omnibus 

Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. 

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 ‘‘Servicemember Assist5 ance for Lawful Understanding, Treatment, and Edu6 cation Act’’ or the ‘‘SALUTE Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR VETERANS COURTS. 

2 (a) VETERANS AND DRUG COURTS.—Section 2951 of 

3 title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 

4 of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797u) is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (a)— 

6 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

7 by striking ‘‘and tribal drug courts’’ and insert8 ing ‘‘tribal drug courts, and veterans’ treatment 

9 courts and programs (in accordance with sub10 section (d))’’; and 

11 (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, and 

12 over offenders who are veterans (in accordance 

13 with subsection (d)),’’ after ‘‘problems’’; and 

14 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub15 section: 

16 ‘‘(d) VETERANS.— 

17 ‘‘(1) GRANTS.—Notwithstanding any other pro18 vision of this part, grants for continuing judicial su19 pervision over offenders who are veterans shall be 

20 used for— 

21 ‘‘(A) developing, implementing, or enhanc22 ing veterans’ treatment courts or expanding 

23 operational mental health or drug courts to 

24 serve veterans to ensure that such courts effec25 tively integrate substance abuse treatment, 

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1 tives, and transitional services, in a judicially 

2 supervised court setting with jurisdiction over 

3 offenders that have served in the United States 

4 military; and 

5 ‘‘(B) programs that involve— 

6 ‘‘(i) continuing judicial supervision 

7 over offenders with substance abuse or 

8 mental health problems who have served in 

9 the United States military; and 

10 ‘‘(ii) the integrated administration of 

11 other sanctions and services, which shall 

12 include— 

13 ‘‘(I) substance abuse and mental 

14 health treatment (such as treatment 

15 for depression and post-traumatic 

16 stress disorder) for each participant; 

17 and 

18 ‘‘(II) diversion, probation, or 

19 other supervised release involving the 

20 possibility of prosecution, confine21 ment, or incarceration based on non22 compliance with program require23 ments or failure to show satisfactory 

24 progress. 


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1 ‘‘(2) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this 

2 section: 

3 ‘‘(A) The term ‘veteran’ means a person 

4 who served in the active military, naval, or air 

5 service, and who was discharged or released 

6 therefrom under conditions other than dishon7 orable. 

8 ‘‘(B) The term ‘veterans’ treatment court’ 

9 means a program designed to offer a collabo10 rative rehabilitative approach for veterans in 

11 certain criminal justice proceedings. 

12 ‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—In awarding grants in 

13 accordance with this subsection, the Attorney Gen14 eral shall consult with the Secretary of Veterans Af15 fairs and any other appropriate officials.’’. 

16 (b) REPORTS.—Section 2958 of title I of the Omni17 bus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 

18 U.S.C. 3797u–7) is amended by inserting before the pe19 riod the following: ‘‘, including data and an evaluation re20 port on the effectiveness of veterans’ treatment courts and 

21 programs (as applicable)’’. 

22 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

23 1001(a)(25)(B) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 

24 and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 

25 3793u(a)(25)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the 


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1 following new sentence: ‘‘Of the sums remaining for this 

2 program in each fiscal year after such reservation, the At3 torney General shall reserve not less than 15 percent for 

4 veterans’ treatment courts and programs under part 

5 EE.’’. 

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