populations of students with trauma exposure 
may learn (such as students involved in the fos-
ter care or juvenile justice systems, pregnant 
and parenting students, runaway and homeless 
students, students exposed to family violence or 
trafficking, and other youth who have re-en-
tered school after a period of absence due to 
dropping out).’’. 
(b) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
PROVISIONS.—Section 
203(b)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1022b(b)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) to eligible partnerships that have a 
high-quality proposal for trauma-informed and 
resilience-focused training programs for general 
education and special education teachers, in-
cluding early childhood educators.’’. 
(c) GRANTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEADER-
SHIP PROGRAMS.—Section 202(f)(1)(B) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1022a(f)(1)(B)) is 
amended— 
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(1) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in clause (vi), by striking the period and in-
serting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(vii) identify students who have expe-
rienced trauma and connect those students 
with appropriate school-based or commu-
nity-based interventions and services.’’. 
SEC. 205. TOOLS FOR FRONT-LINE PROVIDERS. 
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
in coordination with appropriate stakeholders with subject 
matter expertise which may include the National Child 
Traumatic Stress Network or other resource centers fund-
ed by the Department of Health and Human Services, 
shall carry out activities to develop accessible and easily 
understandable toolkits for use by front-line service pro-
viders (including teachers, early childhood educators, 
school and out-of-school program leaders, paraeducators 
and school support staff, home visitors, mentors, social 
workers, counselors, health care providers, child welfare 
agency staff, individuals in juvenile justice settings, faith 
leaders, first responders, kinship caregivers, domestic vio-
lence agencies, child advocacy centers, homeless services 
personnel, and youth development and community-based 
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organization personnel) for appropriately identifying, re-
sponding to, and supporting infants, children, and youth, 
and their families, as appropriate, who have experienced 
or are at risk of experiencing trauma or toxic stress. Such 
toolkits shall incorporate best practices developed under 
section 7132(d) of the SUPPORT for Patients and Com-
munities Act (Public Law 115–271), and include actions 
to build a safe, stable, and nurturing environment for the 
infants, children, and youth served in those settings, ca-
pacity building, and strategies for addressing the impact 
of secondary trauma, compassion fatigue, and burnout 
among such front-line service providers and other care-
givers. 
SEC. 206. CHILDREN EXPOSED TO VIOLENCE INITIATIVE. 
Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10101) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘PART OO—CHILDREN EXPOSED TO VIOLENCE 
AND ADDICTION INITIATIVE 
‘‘SEC. 3051. GRANTS TO SUPPORT CHILDREN EXPOSED TO 
VIOLENCE AND SUBSTANCE USE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may make 
grants to States, units of local government, Indian tribes 
and tribal organizations (as such terms are defined in sec-
tion 4 of the Indian Self-Determination Act and Edu-
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cation Assistance Act), and nonprofit organizations to re-
duce violence and substance use by preventing children’s 
trauma from exposure to violence or substance use and 
supporting infants, children, and youth, and their families, 
who have been harmed by violence, trauma, or substance 
use to heal. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A grant under subsection 
(a) may be used to implement trauma-informed poli-
cies and practices that support infants, children, 
youth, and their families, as appropriate, by— 
‘‘(A) building public awareness and edu-
cation about the importance of addressing 
childhood trauma as a means to reduce violence 
and substance use and improve educational, 
economic, developmental, and societal outcomes 
for infants, children, and youth; 
‘‘(B) providing training, tools, and re-
sources to develop the skills and capacity of 
parents (including foster parents), adult guard-
ians, and professionals who interact directly 
with infants, children, and youth, in an orga-
nized or professional setting, to reduce the im-
pact of trauma, grief, and exposure to violence 
on children, including through the best prac-
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tices developed under section 7132(d) of the 
SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act 
(Public Law 115–271); and 
‘‘(C) supporting community collaborations 
and providing technical assistance to commu-
nities, organizations, and public agencies on 
how they can coordinate to prevent and miti-
gate the impact of trauma from exposure to vio-
lence and substance use on children in their 
homes, schools, and communities. 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—Priority in awarding grants 
under this section shall be given to communities that 
seek to address multiple types of violence and serve 
children who have experienced poly-victimization. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$11,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.’’. 
SEC. 207. ESTABLISHMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT CHILD 
AND YOUTH TRAUMA COORDINATING CEN-
TER. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, in co-
ordination with the Civil Rights Division, shall es-
tablish a National Law Enforcement Child and 
Youth Trauma Coordinating Center (referred to in 
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this section as the ‘‘Center’’) to provide assistance to 
adult- and juvenile-serving State, local, and tribal 
law enforcement agencies (including those operated 
by Indian tribes and tribal organizations as such 
terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-De-
termination Act and Education Assistance Act) in 
interacting with infants, children, and youth who 
have been exposed to violence or other trauma, and 
their families as appropriate. 
(2) AGE RANGE.—The Center shall determine 
the age range of infants, children, and youth to be 
covered by the activities of the Center. 
(b) DUTIES.—The Center shall provide assistance to 
adult- and juvenile-serving State, local, and tribal law en-
forcement agencies by— 
(1) disseminating information on the best prac-
tices for law enforcement officers, which may include 
best practices based on evidence-based and evidence- 
informed models from programs of the Department 
of Justice and the Office of Justice Services of the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs or the best practices devel-
oped under section 7132(d) of the SUPPORT for 
Patients and Communities Act (Public Law 115– 
271), such as— 
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(A) models developed in partnership with 
national law enforcement organizations, Indian 
tribes, or clinical researchers; and 
(B) models that include— 
(i) trauma-informed approaches to 
conflict resolution, information gathering, 
forensic interviewing, de-escalation, and 
crisis intervention training; 
(ii) early interventions that link child 
and youth witnesses and victims, and their 
families as appropriate, to age-appropriate 
trauma-informed services; and 
(iii) preventing and supporting offi-
cers who experience secondary trauma; 
(2) providing professional training and technical 
assistance; and 
(3) awarding grants under subsection (c). 
(c) GRANT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, act-
ing through the Center, may award grants to State, 
local, and tribal law enforcement agencies or to 
multi-disciplinary consortia to— 
(A) enhance the awareness of best prac-
tices for trauma-informed responses to infants, 
children, and youth who have been exposed to 
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violence or other trauma, and their families as 
appropriate; and 
(B) provide professional training and tech-
nical assistance in implementing the best prac-
tices described in subparagraph (A). 
(2) APPLICATION.—Any State, local, or tribal 
law enforcement agency seeking a grant under this 
subsection shall submit an application to the Attor-
ney General at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Attorney General 
may require. 
(3) USE OF FUNDS.—A grant awarded under 
this subsection may be used to— 
(A) provide training to law enforcement of-
ficers on best practices, including how to iden-
tify and appropriately respond to early signs of 
trauma and violence exposure when interacting 
with infants, children, and youth, and their 
families, as appropriate; and 
(B) establish, operate, and evaluate a re-
ferral and partnership program with trauma-in-
formed clinical mental health, substance use, 
health care, or social service professionals in the 
community in which the law enforcement agen-
cy serves. 
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(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney Gen-
eral— 
(1) $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2026 to award grants under subsection (c); 
and 
(2) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2026 for other activities of the Center. 
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