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Union Calendar No. 317 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2228 

[Report No. 115–428] 

To provide support for law enforcement agency efforts to protect the mental 

health and well-being of law enforcement officers, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 28, 2017 

Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana (for herself, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, 

Mr. PASCRELL, and Mr. REICHERT) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

NOVEMBER 28, 2017 

Additional sponsors: Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. LAMBORN, 

Mr. COOK, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. JENKINS of West Virginia, 

Mr. SMUCKER, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mrs. WAGNER, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. 

YOHO, Mr. KIND, Mr. ROKITA, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. RYAN

of Ohio, Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, Mr. KNIGHT, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. 

BARLETTA, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. HOLLINGSWORTH, Mr. NORMAN, Ms. 

JENKINS of Kansas, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. CURBELO of Florida, Mr. 

MOULTON, and Mrs. MIMI WALTERS of California 

NOVEMBER 28, 2017 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To provide support for law enforcement agency efforts to 

protect the mental health and well-being of law enforcement officers, and for other purposes. 


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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 ‘‘Law Enforcement 

5 Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017’’. 

6 SEC. 2. SUPPORT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. 

7 (a) INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION.—The Attorney 

8 General shall consult with the Secretary of Defense and 

9 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress 

10 a report, which shall be made publicly available, on De11 partment of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs 

12 mental health practices and services that could be adopted 

13 by Federal, State, local, or tribal law enforcement agen14 cies. 

15 (b) CASE STUDIES.—The Director of the Office of 

16 Community Oriented Policing Services shall submit to 

17 Congress a report— 

18 (1) that is similar to the report entitled 

19 ‘‘Health, Safety, and Wellness Program Case Stud20 ies in Law Enforcement’’ published by the Office of 

21 Community Oriented Policing Services in 2015; and 

22 (2) that focuses on case studies of programs de23 signed primarily to address officer psychological 

24 health and well-being. 


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1 (c) PEER MENTORING PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 

2 1701(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 

3 Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd(b)) is amended— 

4 (1) in paragraph (21), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 

5 inserting a semicolon; 

6 (2) in paragraph (22), by striking the period at 

7 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

8 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(23) to establish peer mentoring mental health 

10 and wellness pilot programs within State, tribal, and 

11 local law enforcement agencies.’’. 

12 SEC. 3. SUPPORT FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS. 

13 The Attorney General, in coordination with the Sec14 retary of Health and Human Services, shall develop re15 sources to educate mental health providers about the cul16 ture of Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforcement 

17 agencies and evidence-based therapies for mental health 

18 issues common to Federal, State, local, and tribal law en19 forcement officers. 

20 SEC. 4. SUPPORT FOR OFFICERS. 

21 The Attorney General shall— 

22 (1) in consultation with Federal, State, local, 

23 and tribal law enforcement agencies— 


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1 (A) identify and review the effectiveness of 

2 any existing crisis hotlines for law enforcement 

3 officers; 

4 (B) provide recommendations to Congress 

5 on whether Federal support for existing crisis 

6 hotlines or the creation of an alternative hotline 

7 would improve the effectiveness or use of the 

8 hotline; and 

9 (C) conduct research into the efficacy of 

10 an annual mental health check for law enforce11 ment officers; 

12 (2) in consultation with the Secretary of Home13 land Security and the head of other Federal agencies 

14 that employ law enforcement officers, examine the 

15 mental health and wellness needs of Federal law en16 forcement officers, including the efficacy of expand17 ing peer mentoring programs for law enforcement 

18 officers at each Federal agency; and 

19 (3) ensure that any recommendations, re20 sources, or programs provided under this Act protect 

21 the privacy of participating law enforcement officers. 


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Union Calendar No. 317 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2228 

[Report No. 115–428] 

A BILL 

To provide support for law enforcement agency efposes. of law enforcement officers, and for other pur- forts to protect the mental health and well-being 

NOVEMBER 28, 2017 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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