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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2228 

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 

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. 

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 


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1 a report, which shall be made publicly available, on De2 partment of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs 

3 mental health practices and services that could be adopted 

4 by Federal, State, local, or tribal law enforcement agen5 cies. 

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

7 Community Oriented Policing Services shall submit to 

8 Congress a report— 

9 (1) that is similar to the report entitled 

10 ‘‘Health, Safety, and Wellness Program Case Stud11 ies in Law Enforcement’’ published by the Office of 

12 Community Oriented Policing Services in 2015; and 

13 (2) that focuses on case studies of programs de14 signed primarily to address officer psychological 

15 health and well-being. 

16 (c) PEER MENTORING PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 

17 1701(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 

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

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

20 inserting a semicolon; 

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

22 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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


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

2 and wellness pilot programs within State, tribal, and 

3 local law enforcement agencies.’’. 

4 SEC. 3. SUPPORT FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS. 

5 The Attorney General, in coordination with the Sec6 retary of Health and Human Services, shall develop re7 sources to educate mental health providers about the cul8 ture of Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforcement 

9 agencies and evidence-based therapies for mental health 

10 issues common to Federal, State, local, and tribal law en11 forcement officers. 

12 SEC. 4. SUPPORT FOR OFFICERS. 

13 The Attorney General shall— 

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

15 and tribal law enforcement agencies— 

16 (A) identify and review the effectiveness of 

17 any existing crisis hotlines for law enforcement 

18 officers; 

19 (B) provide recommendations to Congress 

20 on whether Federal support for existing crisis 

21 hotlines or the creation of an alternative hotline 

22 would improve the effectiveness or use of the 

23 hotline; and 


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1 (C) conduct research into the efficacy of 

2 an annual mental health check for law enforce3 ment officers; 

4 (2) in consultation with the Secretary of Home5 land Security and the head of other Federal agencies 

6 that employ law enforcement officers, examine the 

7 mental health and wellness needs of Federal law en8 forcement officers, including the efficacy of expand9 ing peer mentoring programs for law enforcement 

10 officers at each Federal agency; and 

11 (3) ensure that any recommendations, re12 sources, or programs provided under this Act protect 

13 the privacy of participating law enforcement officers. 

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