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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3601 
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
establish the Adverse Childhood Experiences Response Team grant pro-
gram, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 23, 2025 
Mr. PAPPAS (for himself and Mr. RUTHERFORD) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 to establish the Adverse Childhood Experi-
ences Response Team grant program, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National ACERT 
Grant Program Authorization Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES RESPONSE 
TEAM GRANT PROGRAM. 
Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘PART OO—ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES 
RESPONSE TEAM GRANT PROGRAM 
‘‘SEC. 3051. GRANTS FOR ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERI-
ENCES RESPONSE TEAMS. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—From amounts made 
available to carry out this section, the Attorney General, 
in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, shall make grants to States, units of local gov-
ernment, Indian Tribes, and neighborhood or community- 
based organizations to address adverse childhood experi-
ences associated with exposure to trauma. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts received under a 
grant under this section may be used to establish an ad-
verse childhood experiences response team, including by— 
‘‘(1) establishing protocols to follow when en-
countering a child or youth exposed to trauma to fa-
cilitate access to services; 
‘‘(2) developing referral partnership agreements 
with behavioral health providers, substance treat-
ment facilities, and recovery services for family 
members of children exposed to trauma; 
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‘‘(3) 
integrating 
law 
enforcement, 
mental 
health, and crisis services to respond to situations 
where children have been exposed to trauma; 
‘‘(4) implementing comprehensive programs and 
practices to support children exposed to trauma; 
‘‘(5) identifying barriers for children to access 
trauma-informed care in their communities; 
‘‘(6) providing training in trauma-informed care 
to emergency response providers, victim service pro-
viders, child protective service professionals, edu-
cational institutions, and other community partners; 
‘‘(7) supporting cross-system planning and col-
laboration among officers and employees who work 
in law enforcement, court systems, child welfare 
services, correctional reentry programs, emergency 
medical services, health care services, public health, 
and substance abuse treatment and recovery sup-
port; and 
‘‘(8) providing technical assistance to commu-
nities, organizations, and public agencies on how to 
prevent and mitigate the impact of exposure to trau-
ma and violence. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—A State, unit of local govern-
ment, Indian Tribe, or neighborhood or community-based 
organization desiring a grant under this section shall sub-
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mit to the Attorney General an application in such form, 
and containing such information, as the Attorney General 
may reasonably require. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this section, there is authorized to be appro-
priated $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2026 
through 2029.’’. 
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