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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 384

To establish counseling programs for disabled police officers.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JANUARY 4, 1995

Mr. TRAFICANT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To establish counseling programs for disabled police officers.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.

4 The Congress finds that—

5 (1) disabled police officers, retired as a result of

6 employment-related injuries, face the problems of

7 acclimating to civilian life, coping with uncertainty

8 regarding future employment and income, and learn9 ing to live with disabilities;

10 (2) with appropriate career counseling, training

11 and education programs, scholarship programs, dis-
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1 abled police officers can obtain meaningful employ2 ment;

3 (3) such officers who are severely disabled may

4 be able to cope with the pain and depression that re5 sults from their disabilities if they receive individual,

6 family, or group therapy; and

7 (4) many disabled police officers do not seek

8 necessary counseling services unless such services

9 charge minimal or no fees.

10 SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTERS.

11 (a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—(1) The Attorney Gen12 eral may make grants in accordance with this Act to the

13 Disabled Police Officers Counseling Center, Incorporated,

14 Brandywine, Maryland, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organiza15 tion, for the purpose of assisting the Disabled Police Offi16 cers Counseling Center in providing free services to retired

17 disabled police officers and such officers immediate family

18 members.

19 (2) For purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘retired dis20 abled police officer’’ means a Federal, State, county, or

21 city law enforcement officer, sheriff, deputy sheriff, troop22 er, corrections officer, police officer, or special agent who

23 has become disabled and is retired or will be retired from

24 such law enforcement agency as a result of employment25 related injuries.
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1 (b) USE OF FUNDS.—Grants under this Act shall be

2 used only to provide free counseling services at not more

3 than 8 locations in the United States to retired disabled

4 police officers and such officers immediate family mem5 bers who participate in the program described in sub6 section (a).

7 SEC. 3. APPLICATIONS.

8 (a) APPLICATION REQUIRED.—No grant under this

9 Act may be made except upon application at such time,

10 in such manner, and accompanied by such information as

11 the Attorney General may reasonably require.

12 (b) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—Each such appli13 cation shall contain provisions to assure that—

14 (1) grants will be used to establish not more

15 than 8 counseling centers throughout the United

16 States; and

17 (2) centers established with funds provided

18 under this Act shall make every attempt to coordi19 nate any additional necessary or appropriate services

20 for retired disabled police officers.

21 SEC. 4. REPORT.

22 The Director of the Disabled Police Officers Counsel23 ing Center shall submit a report to the Attorney General

24 not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment

25 of this Act regarding the number of retired disabled police
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1 officers served and the effectiveness of services at the cen2 ters established with funds provided under this Act.

3 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

4 There are authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000

5 for fiscal year 1994 to carry out this Act.

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