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Union Calendar No. 103 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2368 

[Report No. 116–140] 

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 

expand support for police officer family services, stress reduction, and 

suicide prevention, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 25, 2019 

Mr. RESCHENTHALER (for himself and Ms. DEAN) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

JULY 9, 2019 

Additional sponsors: Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. KUSTOFF of Tennessee, Mr. CICILLINE, Mrs. MCBATH, Ms. 

WILD, Mr. KILMER, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. CRENSHAW, and Mr. BILIRAKIS

JULY 9, 2019 

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 amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 

Act of 1968 to expand support for police officer family 

services, stress reduction, and suicide prevention, 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 ‘‘Supporting and Treat5 ing Officers In Crisis Act of 2019’’. 

6 SEC. 2. EXPANDING SUPPORT FOR POLICE OFFICER FAM7 ILY SERVICES, STRESS REDUCTION, AND SUI8 CIDE PREVENTION. 

9 Part W of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 

10 Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10491 et seq.) is 

11 amended— 

12 (1) in the part heading, by striking ‘‘FAMILY

13 SUPPORT’’ and inserting ‘‘SUPPORT FOR LAW

14 ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND FAMILIES’’; 

15 (2) in section 2301 (34 U.S.C. 10491)— 

16 (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, in17 cluding any research and reports developed 

18 under the Law Enforcement Mental Health and 

19 Wellness Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–113; 

20 131 Stat. 2276)’’ after ‘‘interested parties’’; 

21 and 

22 (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘, psy23 chological services, suicide prevention,’’ after 

24 ‘‘stress reduction’’; 


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1 (3) in section 2302 (34 U.S.C. 10492), by in2 serting ‘‘and mental health services’’ after ‘‘family 

3 support services’’; and 

4 (4) in section 2303 (34 U.S.C. 10493)— 

5 (A) in subsection (b)— 

6 (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘of7 ficers and’’ after ‘‘law enforcement’’; and 

8 (ii) by amending paragraph (4) to 

9 read as follows: 

10 ‘‘(4) Evidence-based programs to reduce stress, 

11 prevent suicide, and promote mental health.’’; and 

12 (B) in subsection (c)— 

13 (i) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘, 

14 mental health crisis, and suicide preven15 tion’’ after ‘‘family crisis’’; 

16 (ii) in paragraph (6), by striking 

17 ‘‘human immunodeficiency virus’’ and in18 serting ‘‘infectious disease’’; 

19 (iii) in paragraph (8), by inserting ‘‘, 

20 injured, or permanently disabled’’ after 

21 ‘‘killed’’; and 

22 (iv) by striking paragraph (10) and 

23 inserting the following: 


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1 ‘‘(10) Specialized training for identifying, re2 porting, and responding to officer mental health cri3 ses and suicide. 

4 ‘‘(11) Technical assistance and training to sup5 port any or all of the services described in para6 graphs (1) through (10).’’. 

7 SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZING GRANT PROGRAMS FOR SUP8 PORTING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND 

9 FAMILIES. 

10 Section 1001(a)(21) of title I of the Omnibus Crime 

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

12 10261(a)(21)) is amended to read as follows: 

13 ‘‘(21) There are authorized to be appropriated to 

14 carry out part W, $7,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 

15 through 2024.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 103 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2368 

[Report No. 116–140] 

A BILL 

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 

cide prevention, and for other purposes. officer family services, stress reduction, and suiStreets Act of 1968 to expand support for police 

JULY 9, 2019 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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