H. R. 2228 

One Hundred Fifteenth Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE FIRST SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 

the third day of January, two thousand and seventeen 

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. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Law Enforcement Mental Health 

and Wellness Act of 2017’’. 

SEC. 2. SUPPORT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. 

(a) INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION.—The Attorney General shall 

consult with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans 

Affairs to submit to Congress a report, which shall be made publicly 

available, on Department of Defense and Department of Veterans 

Affairs mental health practices and services that could be adopted 

by Federal, State, local, or tribal law enforcement agencies. 

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

Oriented Policing Services shall submit to Congress a report— 

(1) that is similar to the report entitled ‘‘Health, Safety, 

and Wellness Program Case Studies in Law Enforcement’’ published by the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services 

in 2015; and 

(2) that focuses on case studies of programs designed primarily to address officer psychological health and well-being. 

(c) PEER MENTORING PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 1701(b) of the 

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 

10381(b)) is amended— 

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

a semicolon; 

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

and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

(3) by adding at the end the following: 

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

wellness pilot programs within State, tribal, and local law 

enforcement agencies.’’. 

SEC. 3. SUPPORT FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS. 

The Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary of 

Health and Human Services, shall develop resources to educate 

mental health providers about the culture of Federal, State, tribal, 

and local law enforcement agencies and evidence-based therapies 

for mental health issues common to Federal, State, local, and tribal 

law enforcement officers. 
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SEC. 4. SUPPORT FOR OFFICERS. 

The Attorney General shall— 

(1) in consultation with Federal, State, local, and tribal 

law enforcement agencies— 

(A) identify and review the effectiveness of any existing 

crisis hotlines for law enforcement officers; 

(B) provide recommendations to Congress on whether 

Federal support for existing crisis hotlines or the creation 

of an alternative hotline would improve the effectiveness 

or use of the hotline; and 

(C) conduct research into the efficacy of an annual 

mental health check for law enforcement officers; 

(2) in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security 

and the head of other Federal agencies that employ law enforcement officers, examine the mental health and wellness needs 

of Federal law enforcement officers, including the efficacy of 

expanding peer mentoring programs for law enforcement officers at each Federal agency; 

(3) ensure that any recommendations, resources, or programs provided under this Act protect the privacy of participating law enforcement officers; and 

(4) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 

this Act, submit a report to Congress containing findings from 

the review and research under paragraphs (1) and (2), and 

final recommendations based upon those findings. 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.