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Calendar No. 62 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 993 

To increase public safety by facilitating collaboration among the criminal 

justice, juvenile justice, veterans treatment services, mental health treatment, and substance abuse systems. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 16, 2015 

Mr. FRANKEN (for himself, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. LEAHY, Ms. AYOTTE, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. PORTMAN, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, 

Mr. COONS, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. BROWN, Ms. WARREN, 

Mr. BOOKER, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. HELLER, Mr. GRAHAM, 

Mrs. FEINSTEIN, and Mr. HATCH) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

APRIL 30, 2015 

Reported by Mr. GRASSLEY, without amendment 

A BILL 

To increase public safety by facilitating collaboration among 

the criminal justice, juvenile justice, veterans treatment 

services, mental health treatment, and substance abuse 

systems. 

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 ‘‘Comprehensive Justice 

3 and Mental Health Act of 2015’’. 

4 SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

5 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title. 

Sec. 2. Table of contents. 

Sec. 3. Findings. 

Sec. 4. Sequential intercept model. 

Sec. 5. Veterans treatment courts. 

Sec. 6. Prison and jails. 

Sec. 7. Allowable uses. 

Sec. 8. Law enforcement training. 

Sec. 9. Federal law enforcement training. 

Sec. 10. GAO report. 

Sec. 11. Evidence based practices. 

Sec. 12. Transparency, program accountability, and enhancement of local authority. 

Sec. 13. Grant accountability. 

Sec. 14. Reauthorization of appropriations. 

6 SEC. 3. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 

8 (1) An estimated 2,000,000 individuals with se9 rious mental illnesses are booked into jails each 

10 year, resulting in prevalence rates of serious mental 

11 illness in jails that are 3 to 6 times higher than in 

12 the general population. An even greater number of 

13 individuals who are detained in jails each year have 

14 mental health problems that do not rise to the level 

15 of a serious mental illness but may still require a re16 source-intensive response. 

17 (2) Adults with mental illnesses cycle through 

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1 nesses, and tend to stay longer (including before 

2 trial, during trial, and after sentencing). 

(3) According to estimates, almost 3 3 ⁄4 of jail de4 tainees with serious mental illnesses have co-occur5 ring substance use disorders, and individuals with 

6 mental illnesses are also much more likely to have 

7 serious physical health needs. 

8 (4) Among individuals under probation super9 vision, individuals with mental disorders are nearly 

10 twice as likely as other individuals to have their 

11 community sentence revoked, furthering their in12 volvement in the criminal justice system. Reasons 

13 for revocation may be directly or indirectly related to 

14 an individual’s mental disorder. 

15 SEC. 4. SEQUENTIAL INTERCEPT MODEL. 

16 (a) REDESIGNATION.—Section 2991 of the Omnibus 

17 Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 

18 3797aa) is amended by redesignating subsection (i) as 

19 subsection (n). 

20 (b) SEQUENTIAL INTERCEPT MODEL.—Section 2991 

21 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 

22 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797aa) is amended by inserting after 

23 subsection (h) the following: 

24 ‘‘(i) SEQUENTIAL INTERCEPT GRANTS.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 

2 ‘eligible entity’ means a State, unit of local govern3 ment, Indian tribe, or tribal organization. 

4 ‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION.—The Attorney General 

5 may make grants under this subsection to an eligible 

6 entity for sequential intercept mapping and imple7 mentation in accordance with paragraph (3). 

8 ‘‘(3) SEQUENTIAL INTERCEPT MAPPING; IMPLE9 MENTATION.—An eligible entity that receives a 

10 grant under this subsection may use funds for— 

11 ‘‘(A) sequential intercept mapping, 

12 which— 

13 ‘‘(i) shall consist of— 

14 ‘‘(I) convening mental health and 

15 criminal justice stakeholders to— 

16 ‘‘(aa) develop a shared un17 derstanding of the flow of justice18 involved individuals with mental 

19 illnesses through the criminal 

20 justice system; and 

21 ‘‘(bb) identify opportunities 

22 for improved collaborative re23 sponses to the risks and needs of 

24 individuals described in item 

25 (aa); and 


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1 ‘‘(II) developing strategies to ad2 dress gaps in services and bring inno3 vative and effective programs to scale 

4 along multiple intercepts, including— 

5 ‘‘(aa) emergency and crisis 

6 services; 

7 ‘‘(bb) specialized police8 based responses; 

9 ‘‘(cc) court hearings and dis10 position alternatives; 

11 ‘‘(dd) reentry from jails and 

12 prisons; and 

13 ‘‘(ee) community super14 vision, treatment and support 

15 services; and 

16 ‘‘(ii) may serve as a starting point for 

17 the development of strategic plans to 

18 achieve positive public health and safety 

19 outcomes; and 

20 ‘‘(B) implementation, which shall— 

21 ‘‘(i) be derived from the strategic 

22 plans described in subparagraph (A)(ii); 

23 and 

24 ‘‘(ii) consist of— 


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1 ‘‘(I) hiring and training per2 sonnel; 

3 ‘‘(II) identifying the eligible enti4 ty’s target population; 

5 ‘‘(III) providing services and sup6 ports to reduce unnecessary penetra7 tion into the criminal justice system; 

8 ‘‘(IV) reducing recidivism; 

9 ‘‘(V) evaluating the impact of the 

10 eligible entity’s approach; and 

11 ‘‘(VI) planning for the sustain12 ability of effective interventions.’’. 

13 SEC. 5. VETERANS TREATMENT COURTS. 

14 Section 2991 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 

15 Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797aa) is amended by 

16 inserting after subsection (i), as so added by section 4, 

17 the following: 

18 ‘‘(j) ASSISTING VETERANS.— 

19 ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

20 ‘‘(A) PEER TO PEER SERVICES OR PRO21 GRAMS.—The term ‘peer to peer services or 

22 programs’ means services or programs that con23 nect qualified veterans with other veterans for 

24 the purpose of providing support and 

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1 taining treatment, recovery, stabilization, or re2 habilitation. 

3 ‘‘(B) QUALIFIED VETERAN.—The term 

4 ‘qualified veteran’ means a preliminarily quali5 fied offender who— 

6 ‘‘(i) served on active duty in any 

7 branch of the Armed Forces, including the 

8 National Guard or Reserves; and 

9 ‘‘(ii) was discharged or released from 

10 such service under conditions other than 

11 dishonorable. 

12 ‘‘(C) VETERANS TREATMENT COURT PRO13 GRAM.—The term ‘veterans treatment court 

14 program’ means a court program involving col15 laboration among criminal justice, veterans, and 

16 mental health and substance abuse agencies 

17 that provides qualified veterans with— 

18 ‘‘(i) intensive judicial supervision and 

19 case management, which may include ran20 dom and frequent drug testing where ap21 propriate; 

22 ‘‘(ii) a full continuum of treatment 

23 services, including mental health services, 

24 substance abuse services, medical services, 

25 and services to address trauma; 


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1 ‘‘(iii) alternatives to incarceration; 

2 and 

3 ‘‘(iv) other appropriate services, in4 cluding housing, transportation, mentoring, 

5 employment, job training, education, and 

6 assistance in applying for and obtaining 

7 available benefits. 

8 ‘‘(2) VETERANS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, 

10 in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans 

11 Affairs, may award grants under this sub12 section to applicants to establish or expand— 

13 ‘‘(i) veterans treatment court pro14 grams; 

15 ‘‘(ii) peer to peer services or programs 

16 for qualified veterans; 

17 ‘‘(iii) practices that identify and pro18 vide treatment, rehabilitation, legal, transi19 tional, and other appropriate services to 

20 qualified veterans who have been incarcer21 ated; and 

22 ‘‘(iv) training programs to teach 

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1 priately respond to incidents involving 

2 qualified veterans. 

3 ‘‘(B) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants 

4 under this subsection, the Attorney General 

5 shall give priority to applications that— 

6 ‘‘(i) demonstrate collaboration be7 tween and joint investments by criminal 

8 justice, mental health, substance abuse, 

9 and veterans service agencies; 

10 ‘‘(ii) promote effective strategies to 

11 identify and reduce the risk of harm to 

12 qualified veterans and public safety; and 

13 ‘‘(iii) propose interventions with em14 pirical support to improve outcomes for 

15 qualified veterans.’’. 

16 SEC. 6. PRISON AND JAILS. 

17 Section 2991 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 

18 Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797aa) is amended by 

19 inserting after subsection (j), as so added by section 5, 

20 the following: 

21 ‘‘(k) CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.— 

22 ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.— 

23 ‘‘(A) CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.—The term 

24 ‘correctional facility’ means a jail, prison, or 

25 other detention facility used to house people 


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1 who have been arrested, detained, held, or con2 victed by a criminal justice agency or a court. 

3 ‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE INMATE.—The term ‘eligi4 ble inmate’ means an individual who— 

5 ‘‘(i) is being held, detained, or incar6 cerated in a correctional facility; and 

7 ‘‘(ii) manifests obvious signs of a 

8 mental illness or has been diagnosed by a 

9 qualified mental health professional as hav10 ing a mental illness. 

11 ‘‘(2) CORRECTIONAL FACILITY GRANTS.—The 

12 Attorney General may award grants to applicants to 

13 enhance the capabilities of a correctional facility— 

14 ‘‘(A) to identify and screen for eligible in15 mates; 

16 ‘‘(B) to plan and provide— 

17 ‘‘(i) initial and periodic assessments of 

18 the clinical, medical, and social needs of in19 mates; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) appropriate treatment and serv21 ices that address the mental health and 

22 substance abuse needs of inmates; 

23 ‘‘(C) to develop, implement, and enhance— 

24 ‘‘(i) post-release transition plans for 

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1 manner, coordinate health, housing, med2 ical, employment, and other appropriate 

3 services and public benefits; 

4 ‘‘(ii) the availability of mental health 

5 care services and substance abuse treat6 ment services; and 

7 ‘‘(iii) alternatives to solitary confine8 ment and segregated housing and mental 

9 health screening and treatment for inmates 

10 placed in solitary confinement or seg11 regated housing; and 

12 ‘‘(D) to train each employee of the correc13 tional facility to identify and appropriately re14 spond to incidents involving inmates with men15 tal health or co-occurring mental health and 

16 substance abuse disorders.’’. 

17 SEC. 7. ALLOWABLE USES. 

18 Section 2991(b)(5)(I) of the Omnibus Crime Control 

19 and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797aa(b)(5)(I)) 

20 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(v) TEAMS ADDRESSING FREQUENT

22 USERS OF CRISIS SERVICES.—Multidisci23 plinary teams that— 

24 ‘‘(I) coordinate, implement, and 

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1 sponses and long-term plans for fre2 quent users of crisis services; 

3 ‘‘(II) provide training on how to 

4 respond appropriately to the unique 

5 issues involving frequent users of cri6 sis services for public service per7 sonnel, including criminal justice, 

8 mental health, substance abuse, emer9 gency room, healthcare, law enforce10 ment, corrections, and housing per11 sonnel; 

12 ‘‘(III) develop or support alter13 natives to hospital and jail admissions 

14 for frequent users of crisis services 

15 that provide treatment, stabilization, 

16 and other appropriate supports in the 

17 least restrictive, yet appropriate, envi18 ronment; and 

19 ‘‘(IV) develop protocols and sys20 tems among law enforcement, mental 

21 health, substance abuse, housing, cor22 rections, and emergency medical serv23 ice operations to provide coordinated 

24 assistance to frequent users of crisis 

25 services.’’. 


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1 SEC. 8. LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING. 

2 Section 2991(h) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 

3 Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797aa(h)) is amend4 ed— 

5 (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 

6 following: 

7 ‘‘(F) ACADEMY TRAINING.—To provide 

8 support for academy curricula, law enforcement 

9 officer orientation programs, continuing edu10 cation training, and other programs that teach 

11 law enforcement personnel how to identify and 

12 respond to incidents involving persons with 

13 mental health disorders or co-occurring mental 

14 health and substance abuse disorders.’’; and 

15 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(4) PRIORITY CONSIDERATION.—The Attorney 

17 General, in awarding grants under this subsection, 

18 shall give priority to programs that law enforcement 

19 personnel and members of the mental health and 

20 substance abuse professions develop and administer 

21 cooperatively.’’. 

22 SEC. 9. FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING. 

23 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 

24 of this Act, the Attorney General shall provide direction 

25 and guidance for the following: 


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1 (1) TRAINING PROGRAMS.—Programs that offer 

2 specialized and comprehensive training, in proce3 dures to identify and appropriately respond to inci4 dents in which the unique needs of individuals who 

5 have a mental illness are involved, to first respond6 ers and tactical units of— 

7 (A) Federal law enforcement agencies; and 

8 (B) other Federal criminal justice agencies 

9 such as the Bureau of Prisons, the Administra10 tive Office of the United States Courts, and 

11 other agencies that the Attorney General deter12 mines appropriate. 

13 (2) IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY.—The establish14 ment of, or improvement of existing, computerized 

15 information systems to provide timely information to 

16 employees of Federal law enforcement agencies, and 

17 Federal criminal justice agencies to improve the re18 sponse of such employees to situations involving in19 dividuals who have a mental illness. 

20 SEC. 10. GAO REPORT. 

21 No later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 

22 this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States, 

23 in coordination with the Attorney General, shall submit 

24 to Congress a report on— 


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1 (1) the practices that Federal first responders, 

2 tactical units, and corrections officers are trained to 

3 use in responding to individuals with mental illness; 

4 (2) procedures to identify and appropriately re5 spond to incidents in which the unique needs of indi6 viduals who have a mental illness are involved, to 

7 Federal first responders and tactical units; 

8 (3) the application of evidence-based practices 

9 in criminal justice settings to better address individ10 uals with mental illnesses; and 

11 (4) recommendations on how the Department of 

12 Justice can expand and improve information sharing 

13 and dissemination of best practices. 

14 SEC. 11. EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICES. 

15 Section 2991(c) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 

16 Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797aa(c)) is amend17 ed— 

18 (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 

19 end; 

20 (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para21 graph (6); and 

22 (3) by inserting after paragraph (3), the fol23 lowing: 

24 ‘‘(4) propose interventions that have been 

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1 ‘‘(5) when appropriate, use validated assess2 ment tools to target preliminarily qualified offenders 

3 with a moderate or high risk of recidivism and a 

4 need for treatment and services; or’’. 

5 SEC. 12. TRANSPARENCY, PROGRAM ACCOUNTABILITY, 

6 AND ENHANCEMENT OF LOCAL AUTHORITY. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2991(a) of the Omnibus 

8 Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 

9 3797aa(a)) is amended— 

10 (1) in paragraph (7)— 

11 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘MENTAL

12 ILLNESS’’ and inserting ‘‘MENTAL ILLNESS; 

13 MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER’’; and 

14 (B) by striking ‘‘term ‘mental illness’ 

15 means’’ and inserting ‘‘terms ‘mental illness’ 

16 and ‘mental health disorder’ mean’’; and 

17 (2) by striking paragraph (9) and inserting the 

18 following: 

19 ‘‘(9) PRELIMINARILY QUALIFIED OFFENDER.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘prelimi21 narily qualified offender’ means an adult or ju22 venile accused of an offense who— 

23 ‘‘(i)(I) previously or currently has 

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1 ness or co-occurring mental illness and 

2 substance abuse disorders; 

3 ‘‘(II) manifests obvious signs of men4 tal illness or co-occurring mental illness 

5 and substance abuse disorders during ar6 rest or confinement or before any court; or 

7 ‘‘(III) in the case of a veterans treat8 ment court provided under subsection (i), 

9 has been diagnosed with, or manifests ob10 vious signs of, mental illness or a sub11 stance abuse disorder or co-occurring men12 tal illness and substance abuse disorder; 

13 ‘‘(ii) has been unanimously approved 

14 for participation in a program funded 

15 under this section by, when appropriate— 

16 ‘‘(I) the relevant— 

17 ‘‘(aa) prosecuting attorney; 

18 ‘‘(bb) defense attorney; 

19 ‘‘(cc) probation or correc20 tions official; and 

21 ‘‘(dd) judge; and 

22 ‘‘(II) a representative from the 

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1 ‘‘(iii) has been determined, by each 

2 person described in clause (ii) who is in3 volved in approving the adult or juvenile 

4 for participation in a program funded 

5 under this section, to not pose a risk of vi6 olence to any person in the program, or 

7 the public, if selected to participate in the 

8 program; and 

9 ‘‘(iv) has not been charged with or 

10 convicted of— 

11 ‘‘(I) any sex offense (as defined 

12 in section 111 of the Sex Offender 

13 Registration and Notification Act (42 

14 U.S.C. 16911)) or any offense relat15 ing to the sexual exploitation of chil16 dren; or 

17 ‘‘(II) murder or assault with in18 tent to commit murder. 

19 ‘‘(B) DETERMINATION.—In determining 

20 whether to designate a defendant as a prelimi21 narily qualified offender, the relevant pros22 ecuting attorney, defense attorney, probation or 

23 corrections official, judge, and mental health or 

24 substance abuse agency representative shall 

25 take into account— 


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1 ‘‘(i) whether the participation of the 

2 defendant in the program would pose a 

3 substantial risk of violence to the commu4 nity; 

5 ‘‘(ii) the criminal history of the de6 fendant and the nature and severity of the 

7 offense for which the defendant is charged; 

8 ‘‘(iii) the views of any relevant victims 

9 to the offense; 

10 ‘‘(iv) the extent to which the defend11 ant would benefit from participation in the 

12 program; 

13 ‘‘(v) the extent to which the commu14 nity would realize cost savings because of 

15 the defendant’s participation in the pro16 gram; and 

17 ‘‘(vi) whether the defendant satisfies 

18 the eligibility criteria for program partici19 pation unanimously established by the rel20 evant prosecuting attorney, defense attor21 ney, probation or corrections official, judge 

22 and mental health or substance abuse 

23 agency representative.’’. 

24 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 

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1 Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797s–6(2)) is amended 

2 by striking ‘‘has the meaning given that term in section 

3 2991(a).’’ and inserting ‘‘means an offense that— 

4 ‘‘(A) does not have as an element the use, 

5 attempted use, or threatened use of physical 

6 force against the person or property of another; 

7 or 

8 ‘‘(B) is not a felony that by its nature in9 volves a substantial risk that physical force 

10 against the person or property of another may 

11 be used in the course of committing the of12 fense.’’. 

13 SEC. 13. GRANT ACCOUNTABILITY. 

14 Section 2991 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 

15 Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797aa) is amended by 

16 inserting after subsection (k), as so added by section 6, 

17 the following: 

18 ‘‘(l) ACCOUNTABILITY.—All grants awarded by the 

19 Attorney General under this section shall be subject to the 

20 following accountability provisions: 

21 ‘‘(1) AUDIT REQUIREMENT.— 

22 ‘‘(A) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the 

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1 dited grantee has utilized grant funds for an 

2 unauthorized expenditure or otherwise unallow3 able cost that is not closed or resolved within 

4 12 months from the date when the final audit 

5 report is issued. 

6 ‘‘(B) AUDITS.—Beginning in the first fis7 cal year beginning after the date of enactment 

8 of this subsection, and in each fiscal year there9 after, the Inspector General of the Department 

10 of Justice shall conduct audits of recipients of 

11 grants under this section to prevent waste, 

12 fraud, and abuse of funds by grantees. The In13 spector General shall determine the appropriate 

14 number of grantees to be audited each year. 

15 ‘‘(C) MANDATORY EXCLUSION.—A recipi16 ent of grant funds under this section that is 

17 found to have an unresolved audit finding shall 

18 not be eligible to receive grant funds under this 

19 section during the first 2 fiscal years beginning 

20 after the end of the 12-month period described 

21 in subparagraph (A). 

22 ‘‘(D) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants 

23 under this section, the Attorney General shall 

24 give priority to eligible applicants that did not 

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1 fiscal years before submitting an application for 

2 a grant under this section. 

3 ‘‘(E) REIMBURSEMENT.—If an entity is 

4 awarded grant funds under this section during 

5 the 2-fiscal-year period during which the entity 

6 is barred from receiving grants under subpara7 graph (C), the Attorney General shall— 

8 ‘‘(i) deposit an amount equal to the 

9 amount of the grant funds that were im10 properly awarded to the grantee into the 

11 General Fund of the Treasury; and 

12 ‘‘(ii) seek to recoup the costs of the 

13 repayment to the fund from the grant re14 cipient that was erroneously awarded grant 

15 funds. 

16 ‘‘(2) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION REQUIRE17 MENTS.— 

18 ‘‘(A) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this 

19 paragraph and the grant programs under this 

20 part, the term ‘nonprofit organization’ means 

21 an organization that is described in section 

22 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 

23 and is exempt from taxation under section 

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1 ‘‘(B) PROHIBITION.—The Attorney Gen2 eral may not award a grant under this part to 

3 a nonprofit organization that holds money in 

4 offshore accounts for the purpose of avoiding 

5 paying the tax described in section 511(a) of 

6 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 

7 ‘‘(C) DISCLOSURE.—Each nonprofit orga8 nization that is awarded a grant under this sec9 tion and uses the procedures prescribed in regu10 lations to create a rebuttable presumption of 

11 reasonableness for the compensation of its offi12 cers, directors, trustees, and key employees, 

13 shall disclose to the Attorney General, in the 

14 application for the grant, the process for deter15 mining such compensation, including the inde16 pendent persons involved in reviewing and ap17 proving such compensation, the comparability 

18 data used, and contemporaneous substantiation 

19 of the deliberation and decision. Upon request, 

20 the Attorney General shall make the informa21 tion disclosed under this subparagraph available 

22 for public inspection. 

23 ‘‘(3) CONFERENCE EXPENDITURES.— 

24 ‘‘(A) LIMITATION.—No amounts made 

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1 this section may be used by the Attorney Gen2 eral, or by any individual or entity awarded dis3 cretionary funds through a cooperative agree4 ment under this section, to host or support any 

5 expenditure for conferences that uses more than 

6 $20,000 in funds made available by the Depart7 ment of Justice, unless the head of the relevant 

8 agency or department, provides prior written 

9 authorization that the funds may be expended 

10 to host the conference. 

11 ‘‘(B) WRITTEN APPROVAL.—Written ap12 proval under subparagraph (A) shall include a 

13 written estimate of all costs associated with the 

14 conference, including the cost of all food, bev15 erages, audio-visual equipment, honoraria for 

16 speakers, and entertainment. 

17 ‘‘(C) REPORT.—The Deputy Attorney Gen18 eral shall submit an annual report to the Com19 mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the 

20 Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 

21 Representatives on all conference expenditures 

22 approved under this paragraph. 

23 ‘‘(4) ANNUAL CERTIFICATION.—Beginning in 

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1 shall submit, to the Committee on the Judiciary and 

2 the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and 

3 the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee 

4 on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, 

5 an annual certification— 

6 ‘‘(A) indicating whether— 

7 ‘‘(i) all audits issued by the Office of 

8 the Inspector General under paragraph (1) 

9 have been completed and reviewed by the 

10 appropriate Assistant Attorney General or 

11 Director; 

12 ‘‘(ii) all mandatory exclusions required 

13 under paragraph (1)(C) have been issued; 

14 and 

15 ‘‘(iii) all reimbursements required 

16 under paragraph (1)(E) have been made; 

17 and 

18 ‘‘(B) that includes a list of any grant re19 cipients excluded under paragraph (1) from the 

20 previous year. 

21 ‘‘(m) PREVENTING DUPLICATIVE GRANTS.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Before the Attorney Gen23 eral awards a grant to an applicant under this sec24 tion, the Attorney General shall compare potential 

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1 Act to determine if duplicate grant awards are 

2 awarded for the same purpose. 

3 ‘‘(2) REPORT.—If the Attorney General awards 

4 duplicate grants to the same applicant for the same 

5 purpose the Attorney General shall submit to the 

6 Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the 

7 Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Rep8 resentatives a report that includes— 

9 ‘‘(A) a list of all duplicate grants awarded, 

10 including the total dollar amount of any dupli11 cate grants awarded; and 

12 ‘‘(B) the reason the Attorney General 

13 awarded the duplicate grants.’’. 

14 SEC. 14. REAUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

15 Subsection (n) of section 2991 of the Omnibus Crime 

16 Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797aa), 

17 as redesignated by section 4(a), is amended— 

18 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

19 (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

20 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

21 (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the 

22 period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

23 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

24 ‘‘(D) $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

25 2016 through 2020.’’; and 


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1 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

2 ‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—Not more than 20 percent 

3 of the funds authorized to be appropriated under 

4 this section may be used for purposes described in 

5 subsection (j) (relating to veterans).’’. 


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Calendar No. 62 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 993 

A BILL 

To increase public safety by facilitating collaborament, and substance abuse systems. veterans treatment services, mental health treat- tion among the criminal justice, juvenile justice, 

APRIL 30, 2015 

Reported without amendment 


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