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[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2368 Reported in House (RH)]

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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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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.

 

    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 ``Supporting and Treating Officers In 
Crisis Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. EXPANDING SUPPORT FOR POLICE OFFICER FAMILY SERVICES, STRESS 
              REDUCTION, AND SUICIDE PREVENTION.

    Part W of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10491 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in the part heading, by striking ``family support'' and 
        inserting ``support for law enforcement officers and 
        families'';
            (2) in section 2301 (34 U.S.C. 10491)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, including 
                any research and reports developed under the Law 
                Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017 
                (Public Law 115-113; 131 Stat. 2276)'' after 
                ``interested parties''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``, 
                psychological services, suicide prevention,'' after 
                ``stress reduction'';
            (3) in section 2302 (34 U.S.C. 10492), by inserting ``and 
        mental health services'' after ``family support services''; and
            (4) in section 2303 (34 U.S.C. 10493)--
                    (A) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting 
                        ``officers and'' after ``law enforcement''; and
                            (ii) by amending paragraph (4) to read as 
                        follows:
            ``(4) Evidence-based programs to reduce stress, prevent 
        suicide, and promote mental health.''; and
                    (B) in subsection (c)--
                            (i) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``, 
                        mental health crisis, and suicide prevention'' 
                        after ``family crisis'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (6), by striking ``human 
                        immunodeficiency virus'' and inserting 
                        ``infectious disease'';
                            (iii) in paragraph (8), by inserting ``, 
                        injured, or permanently disabled'' after 
                        ``killed''; and
                            (iv) by striking paragraph (10) and 
                        inserting the following:
            ``(10) Specialized training for identifying, reporting, and 
        responding to officer mental health crises and suicide.
            ``(11) Technical assistance and training to support any or 
        all of the services described in paragraphs (1) through 
        (10).''.

SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZING GRANT PROGRAMS FOR SUPPORTING LAW ENFORCEMENT 
              OFFICERS AND FAMILIES.

    Section 1001(a)(21) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10261(a)(21)) is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``(21) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part W, 
$7,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024.''.
                                                 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 Streets Act of 1968 to 
 expand support for police officer family services, stress reduction, 
            and suicide prevention, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              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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