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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2228 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 29, 2017 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

AN ACT 

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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Law Enforcement 

3 Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017’’. 

4 SEC. 2. SUPPORT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. 

5 (a) INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION.—The Attorney 

6 General shall consult with the Secretary of Defense and 

7 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress 

8 a report, which shall be made publicly available, on De9 partment of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs 

10 mental health practices and services that could be adopted 

11 by Federal, State, local, or tribal law enforcement agen12 cies. 

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

14 Community Oriented Policing Services shall submit to 

15 Congress a report— 

16 (1) that is similar to the report entitled 

17 ‘‘Health, Safety, and Wellness Program Case Stud18 ies in Law Enforcement’’ published by the Office of 

19 Community Oriented Policing Services in 2015; and 

20 (2) that focuses on case studies of programs de21 signed primarily to address officer psychological 

22 health and well-being. 

23 (c) PEER MENTORING PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 

24 1701(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 

25 Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381(b)) is amended— 


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

2 inserting a semicolon; 

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

4 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

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

7 and wellness pilot programs within State, tribal, and 

8 local law enforcement agencies.’’. 

9 SEC. 3. SUPPORT FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS. 

10 The Attorney General, in coordination with the Sec11 retary of Health and Human Services, shall develop re12 sources to educate mental health providers about the cul13 ture of Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforcement 

14 agencies and evidence-based therapies for mental health 

15 issues common to Federal, State, local, and tribal law en16 forcement officers. 

17 SEC. 4. SUPPORT FOR OFFICERS. 

18 The Attorney General shall— 

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

20 and tribal law enforcement agencies— 

21 (A) identify and review the effectiveness of 

22 any existing crisis hotlines for law enforcement 

23 officers; 

24 (B) provide recommendations to Congress 

25 on whether Federal support for existing crisis 


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1 hotlines or the creation of an alternative hotline 

2 would improve the effectiveness or use of the 

3 hotline; and 

4 (C) conduct research into the efficacy of 

5 an annual mental health check for law enforce6 ment officers; 

7 (2) in consultation with the Secretary of Home8 land Security and the head of other Federal agencies 

9 that employ law enforcement officers, examine the 

10 mental health and wellness needs of Federal law en11 forcement officers, including the efficacy of expand12 ing peer mentoring programs for law enforcement 

13 officers at each Federal agency; 

14 (3) ensure that any recommendations, re15 sources, or programs provided under this Act protect 

16 the privacy of participating law enforcement officers; 

17 and 

18 (4) not later than 1 year after the date of en19 actment of this Act, submit a report to Congress 

20 containing findings from the review and research 


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1 under paragraphs (1) and (2), and final rec2 ommendations based upon those findings. 

Passed the House of Representatives November 28, 

2017. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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