‘‘PART CC—MENTAL HEALTH AND DRUG TREAT-
MENT ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION 
PROGRAMS 
‘‘SEC. 2901. MENTAL HEALTH AND DRUG TREATMENT AL-
TERNATIVES 
TO 
INCARCERATION 
PRO-
GRAMS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘eligible entity’ means a State, 
unit of local government, Indian Tribe, or nonprofit 
organization; and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘eligible participant’ means an in-
dividual who— 
‘‘(A) comes into contact with the criminal 
justice system or is charged with an offense; 
‘‘(B) has a history of or a current— 
‘‘(i) substance use disorder; 
‘‘(ii) mental illness; or 
‘‘(iii) co-occurring mental illness and 
substance use disorders; and 
‘‘(C) has been approved for participation in 
a program funded under this section by, the rel-
evant law enforcement agency, prosecuting at-
torney, defense attorney, probation official, cor-
rections official, judge, representative of a men-
tal health agency, or representative of a sub-
stance abuse agency. 
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‘‘(b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney General 
may make grants to eligible entities to develop, implement, 
or expand a treatment alternative to incarceration pro-
gram for eligible participants, including— 
‘‘(1) pre-booking treatment alternative to incar-
ceration programs, including— 
‘‘(A) law enforcement training on sub-
stance use disorders, mental illness, and co-oc-
curring mental illness and substance use dis-
orders; 
‘‘(B) receiving centers as alternatives to in-
carceration of eligible participants; 
‘‘(C) specialized response units for calls re-
lated to substance use disorders, mental illness, 
or co-occurring mental illness and substance 
use disorders; and 
‘‘(D) other arrest and pre-booking treat-
ment alternatives to incarceration models; or 
‘‘(2) post-booking treatment alternative to in-
carceration programs, including— 
‘‘(A) specialized clinical case management; 
‘‘(B) pretrial services related to substance 
use disorders, mental illness, and co-occurring 
mental illness and substance use disorders; 
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‘‘(C) prosecutor and defender based pro-
grams; 
‘‘(D) specialized probation; 
‘‘(E) treatment and rehabilitation pro-
grams; and 
‘‘(F) problem-solving courts, including 
mental health courts, drug courts, co-occurring 
mental health and substance abuse courts, DWI 
courts, and veterans treatment courts. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity desiring a 
grant under this section shall submit an application 
to the Attorney General— 
‘‘(A) that meets the criteria under para-
graph (2); and 
‘‘(B) at such time, in such manner, and 
accompanied by such information as the Attor-
ney General may require. 
‘‘(2) CRITERIA.—An eligible entity, in submit-
ting an application under paragraph (1), shall— 
‘‘(A) provide extensive evidence of collabo-
ration with State and local government agencies 
overseeing 
health, 
community 
corrections, 
courts, prosecution, substance abuse, mental 
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health, victims services, and employment serv-
ices, and with local law enforcement agencies; 
‘‘(B) demonstrate consultation with the 
Single State Authority for Substance Abuse; 
‘‘(C) 
demonstrate 
that 
evidence-based 
treatment practices will be utilized; and 
‘‘(D) demonstrate that evidenced-based 
screening and assessment tools will be used to 
place participants in the treatment alternative 
to incarceration program. 
‘‘(d) REQUIREMENTS.—Each eligible entity awarded 
a grant for a treatment alternative to incarceration pro-
gram under this section shall— 
‘‘(1) determine the terms and conditions of par-
ticipation in the program by eligible participants, 
taking into consideration the collateral consequences 
of an arrest, prosecution or criminal conviction; 
‘‘(2) ensure that each substance abuse and 
mental health treatment component is licensed and 
qualified by the relevant jurisdiction; 
‘‘(3) for programs described in subsection 
(b)(2), organize an enforcement unit comprised of 
appropriately trained law enforcement professionals 
under the supervision of the State, Tribal, or local 
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criminal justice agency involved, the duties of which 
shall include— 
‘‘(A) the verification of addresses and 
other contacts of each eligible participant who 
participates or desires to participate in the pro-
gram; and 
‘‘(B) if necessary, the location, apprehen-
sion, arrest, and return to court of an eligible 
participant in the program who has absconded 
from the facility of a treatment provider or has 
otherwise significantly violated the terms and 
conditions of the program, consistent with Fed-
eral and State confidentiality requirements; 
‘‘(4) notify the relevant criminal justice entity if 
any eligible participant in the program absconds 
from the facility of the treatment provider or other-
wise violates the terms and conditions of the pro-
gram, consistent with Federal and State confiden-
tiality requirements; 
‘‘(5) submit periodic reports on the progress of 
treatment or other measured outcomes from partici-
pation in the program of each eligible offender par-
ticipating in the program to the relevant State, Trib-
al, or local criminal justice agency, including mental 
health courts, drug courts, co-occurring mental 
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health and substance abuse courts, DWI courts, and 
veterans treatment courts; 
‘‘(6) describe the evidence-based methodology 
and outcome measurements that will be used to 
evaluate the program, and specifically explain how 
such measurements will provide valid measures of 
the impact of the program; and 
‘‘(7) describe how the program could be broadly 
replicated if demonstrated to be effective. 
‘‘(e) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity shall use a 
grant received under this section for expenses of a treat-
ment alternative to incarceration program, including— 
‘‘(1) salaries, personnel costs, equipment costs, 
and other costs directly related to the operation of 
the program, including the enforcement unit; 
‘‘(2) payments for treatment providers that are 
approved by the relevant State or Tribal jurisdiction 
and licensed, if necessary, to provide needed treat-
ment to eligible offenders participating in the pro-
gram, including aftercare supervision, vocational 
training, education, and job placement; and 
‘‘(3) payments to public and nonprofit private 
entities that are approved by the State or Tribal ju-
risdiction and licensed, if necessary, to provide alco-
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hol and drug addiction treatment to eligible offend-
ers participating in the program. 
‘‘(f) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—An eligible enti-
ty shall use Federal funds received under this section only 
to supplement the funds that would, in the absence of 
those Federal funds, be made available from other Federal 
and non-Federal sources for the activities described in this 
section, and not to supplant those funds. The Federal 
share of a grant made under this section may not exceed 
50 percent of the total costs of the program described in 
an application under subsection (d). 
‘‘(g) GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION.—The Attorney 
General shall ensure that, to the extent practicable, the 
geographical distribution of grants under this section is 
equitable and includes a grant to an eligible entity in— 
‘‘(1) each State; 
‘‘(2) rural, suburban, and urban areas; and 
‘‘(3) Tribal jurisdictions. 
‘‘(h) REPORTS
AND
EVALUATIONS.—Each fiscal 
year, each recipient of a grant under this section during 
that fiscal year shall submit to the Attorney General a 
report on the outcomes of activities carried out using that 
grant in such form, containing such information, and on 
such dates as the Attorney General shall specify. 
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‘‘(i) ACCOUNTABILITY.—All grants awarded by the 
Attorney General under this section shall be subject to the 
following accountability provisions: 
‘‘(1) AUDIT REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the 
term ‘unresolved audit finding’ means a finding 
in the final audit report of the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of Justice that the au-
dited grantee has utilized grant funds for an 
unauthorized expenditure or otherwise unallow-
able cost that is not closed or resolved within 
12 months from the date on which the final 
audit report is issued. 
‘‘(B) AUDITS.—Beginning in the first fis-
cal year beginning after the date of enactment 
of this subsection, and in each fiscal year there-
after, the Inspector General of the Department 
of Justice shall conduct audits of recipients of 
grants under this section to prevent waste, 
fraud, and abuse of funds by grantees. The In-
spector General shall determine the appropriate 
number of grantees to be audited each year. 
‘‘(C) MANDATORY EXCLUSION.—A recipi-
ent of grant funds under this section that is 
found to have an unresolved audit finding shall 
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not be eligible to receive grant funds under this 
section during the first 2 fiscal years beginning 
after the end of the 12-month period described 
in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(D) 
PRIORITY.—In 
awarding 
grants 
under this section, the Attorney General shall 
give priority to eligible applicants that did not 
have an unresolved audit finding during the 3 
fiscal years before submitting an application for 
a grant under this section. 
‘‘(E) REIMBURSEMENT.—If an entity is 
awarded grant funds under this section during 
the 2-fiscal-year period during which the entity 
is barred from receiving grants under subpara-
graph (C), the Attorney General shall— 
‘‘(i) deposit an amount equal to the 
amount of the grant funds that were im-
properly awarded to the grantee into the 
General Fund of the Treasury; and 
‘‘(ii) seek to recoup the costs of the 
repayment to the fund from the grant re-
cipient that was erroneously awarded grant 
funds. 
‘‘(2) 
NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION
REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
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‘‘(A) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this 
paragraph and the grant programs under this 
part, the term ‘nonprofit organization’ means 
an organization that is described in section 
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
and is exempt from taxation under section 
501(a) of such Code. 
‘‘(B) PROHIBITION.—The Attorney Gen-
eral may not award a grant under this part to 
a nonprofit organization that holds money in 
offshore accounts for the purpose of avoiding 
paying the tax described in section 511(a) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
‘‘(C) DISCLOSURE.—Each nonprofit orga-
nization that is awarded a grant under this sec-
tion and uses the procedures prescribed in regu-
lations to create a rebuttable presumption of 
reasonableness for the compensation of its offi-
cers, directors, trustees, and key employees, 
shall disclose to the Attorney General, in the 
application for the grant, the process for deter-
mining such compensation, including the inde-
pendent persons involved in reviewing and ap-
proving such compensation, the comparability 
data used, and contemporaneous substantiation 
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of the deliberation and decision. Upon request, 
the Attorney General shall make the informa-
tion disclosed under this subparagraph available 
for public inspection. 
‘‘(3) CONFERENCE EXPENDITURES.— 
‘‘(A) LIMITATION.—No amounts made 
available to the Department of Justice under 
this section may be used by the Attorney Gen-
eral, or by any individual or entity awarded dis-
cretionary funds through a cooperative agree-
ment under this section, to host or support any 
expenditure for conferences that uses more than 
$20,000 in funds made available by the Depart-
ment of Justice, unless the head of the relevant 
agency or department, provides prior written 
authorization that the funds may be expended 
to host the conference. 
‘‘(B) WRITTEN
APPROVAL.—Written ap-
proval under subparagraph (A) shall include a 
written estimate of all costs associated with the 
conference, including the cost of all food, bev-
erages, audio-visual equipment, honoraria for 
speakers, and entertainment. 
‘‘(C) REPORT.—The Deputy Attorney Gen-
eral shall submit an annual report to the Com-
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SEC. 114. NATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND MENTAL 
HEALTH TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSIST-
ANCE. 
Part HH of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797aa et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 2992. NATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND MENTAL 
HEALTH TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSIST-
ANCE. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Attorney General may make 
grants to eligible organizations to provide for the estab-
lishment of a National Criminal Justice and Mental 
Health Training and Technical Assistance Center. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATION.—For purposes of 
subsection (a), the term ‘eligible organization’ means a na-
tional nonprofit organization that provides technical as-
sistance and training to, and has special expertise and 
broad, national-level experience in, mental health, crisis 
intervention, criminal justice systems, law enforcement, 
translating evidence into practice, training, and research, 
and education and support of people with mental illness 
and the families of such individuals. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—Any organization that receives 
a grant under subsection (a) shall establish and operate 
a National Criminal Justice and Mental Health Training 
and Technical Assistance Center to— 
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‘‘(1) provide law enforcement officer training 
regarding mental health and working with individ-
uals with mental illnesses, with an emphasis on de- 
escalation of encounters between law enforcement of-
ficers and those with mental disorders or in crisis, 
which shall include support of the development of in- 
person and technical information exchanges between 
systems and the individuals working in those sys-
tems in support of the concepts identified in the 
training; 
‘‘(2) provide education, training, and technical 
assistance for States, Indian Tribes, territories, 
units of local government, service providers, non-
profit organizations, probation or parole officers, 
prosecutors, defense attorneys, emergency response 
providers, and corrections institutions to advance 
practice and knowledge relating to mental health cri-
sis and approaches to mental health and criminal 
justice across systems; 
‘‘(3) provide training and best practices around 
relating to diversion initiatives, jail and prison strat-
egies, reentry of individuals with mental illnesses in 
into the community, and dispatch protocols and 
triage capabilities, including the establishment of 
learning sites; 
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‘‘(4) develop suicide prevention and crisis inter-
vention training and technical assistance for criminal 
justice agencies; 
‘‘(5) develop a receiving center system and pilot 
strategy that provides a single point of entry into 
the mental health and substance abuse system for 
assessments and appropriate placement of individ-
uals experiencing a crisis; 
‘‘(6) collect data and best practices in mental 
health and criminal health and criminal justice ini-
tiatives and policies from grantees under this part, 
other recipients of grants under this section, Fed-
eral, State, and local agencies involved in the provi-
sion of mental health services, and non-governmental 
organizations involved in the provision of mental 
health services; 
‘‘(7) develop and disseminate evaluation tools, 
mechanisms, and measures to better assess and doc-
ument performance measures and outcomes; 
‘‘(8) disseminate information to States, units of 
local government, criminal justice agencies, law en-
forcement agencies, and other relevant entities about 
best practices, policy standards, and research find-
ings; and 
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‘‘(9) provide education and support to individ-
uals with mental illness involved with, or at risk of 
involvement with, the criminal justice system, includ-
ing the families of such individuals. 
‘‘(d) ACCOUNTABILITY.—Grants awarded under this 
section shall be subject to the following accountability pro-
visions: 
‘‘(1) AUDIT REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the 
term ‘unresolved audit finding’ means a finding 
in the final audit report of the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of Justice under sub-
paragraph (C) that the audited grantee has 
used grant funds for an unauthorized expendi-
ture or otherwise unallowable cost that is not 
closed or resolved within 1 year after the date 
on which the final audit report is issued. 
‘‘(B) AUDITS.—Beginning in the first fis-
cal year beginning after the date of enactment 
of this section, and in each fiscal year there-
after, the Inspector General of the Department 
of Justice shall conduct audits of grantees 
under this section to prevent waste, fraud, and 
abuse of funds by grantees. The Inspector Gen-
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eral shall determine the appropriate number of 
grantees to be audited each year. 
‘‘(C) FINAL AUDIT REPORT.—The Inspec-
tor General of the Department of Justice shall 
submit a final report on each audit conducted 
under subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(D) MANDATORY EXCLUSION.—Grantees 
under this section about which there is an unre-
solved audit finding shall not be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under this section during the 2 
fiscal years beginning after the end of the 1- 
year period described in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(E) PRIORITY.—In making grants under 
this section, the Attorney General shall give pri-
ority to applicants that did not have an unre-
solved audit finding during the 3 fiscal years 
before submitting an application for a grant 
under this section. 
‘‘(F) REIMBURSEMENT.—If an entity re-
ceives a grant under this section during the 2- 
fiscal-year period during which the entity is 
prohibited from receiving grants under subpara-
graph (D), the Attorney General shall— 
‘‘(i) deposit an amount equal to the 
amount of the grant that was improperly 
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awarded to the grantee into the General 
Fund of the Treasury; and 
‘‘(ii) seek to recoup the costs of the 
repayment under clause (i) from the grant-
ee that was erroneously awarded grant 
funds. 
‘‘(2) NONPROFIT AGENCY REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this 
paragraph and the grant program under this 
section, the term ‘nonprofit agency’ means an 
organization that is described in section 
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
(26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3)) and is exempt from tax-
ation under section 501(a) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 501(a)). 
‘‘(B) PROHIBITION.—The Attorney Gen-
eral may not award a grant under this section 
to a nonprofit agency that holds money in an 
offshore account for the purpose of avoiding 
paying the tax described in section 511(a) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 
511(a)). 
‘‘(C) DISCLOSURE.—Each nonprofit agen-
cy that is awarded a grant under this section 
and uses the procedures prescribed in regula-
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tions to create a rebuttable presumption of rea-
sonableness for the compensation of its officers, 
directors, trustees, and key employees, shall dis-
close to the Attorney General, in the application 
for the grant, the process for determining such 
compensation, including the independent per-
sons involved in reviewing and approving such 
compensation, the comparability data used, and 
contemporaneous substantiation of the delibera-
tion and decision. Upon request, the Attorney 
General shall make the information disclosed 
under this subparagraph available for public in-
spection. 
‘‘(3) CONFERENCE EXPENDITURES.— 
‘‘(A) LIMITATION.—No amounts made 
available to the Department of Justice under 
this section may be used by the Attorney Gen-
eral, or by any individual or entity awarded dis-
cretionary funds through a cooperative agree-
ment under this section, to host or support any 
expenditure for conferences that use more than 
$20,000 in funds made available by the Depart-
ment of Justice, unless the head of the relevant 
agency or department, provides prior written 
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authorization that the funds may be expended 
to host the conference. 
‘‘(B) WRITTEN
APPROVAL.—Written ap-
proval under subparagraph (A) shall include a 
written estimate of all costs associated with the 
conference, including the cost of all food, bev-
erages, audio-visual equipment, honoraria for 
speakers, and entertainment. 
‘‘(C) REPORT.—The Deputy Attorney Gen-
eral shall submit an annual report to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
Representatives on all conference expenditures 
approved under this paragraph. 
‘‘(4) ANNUAL
CERTIFICATION.—Beginning in 
the first fiscal year beginning after the date of en-
actment of this subsection, the Attorney General 
shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
an annual certification— 
‘‘(A) indicating whether— 
‘‘(i) all final audit reports issued by 
the Office of the Inspector General under 
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paragraph (1) have been completed and re-
viewed by the appropriate Assistant Attor-
ney General or Director; 
‘‘(ii) all mandatory exclusions required 
under paragraph (1)(D) have been issued; 
and 
‘‘(iii) any reimbursements required 
under paragraph (1)(F) have been made; 
and 
‘‘(B) that includes a list of any grantees 
excluded under paragraph (1)(D) from the pre-
vious year. 
‘‘(5) PREVENTING DUPLICATIVE GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Before the Attorney 
General awards a grant to an applicant under 
this section, the Attorney General shall compare 
potential grant awards with other grants 
awarded under this Act to determine if dupli-
cate grant awards are awarded for the same 
purpose. 
‘‘(B) REPORT.—If the Attorney General 
awards duplicate grants to the same applicant 
for the same purpose the Attorney General shall 
submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of 
the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary 
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of the House of Representatives a report that 
includes— 
‘‘(i) a list of all duplicate grants 
awarded, including the total dollar amount 
of any duplicate grants awarded; and 
‘‘(ii) the reason the Attorney General 
awarded the duplicate grants.’’. 
SEC. 115. IMPROVING DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE DATA COL-
LECTION ON MENTAL ILLNESS INVOLVED IN 
CRIME. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, on or after the date that is 90 days after the 
date on which the Attorney General promulgates regula-
tions under subsection (b), any data prepared by, or sub-
mitted to, the Attorney General or the Director of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation with respect to the 
incidences of homicides, law enforcement officers killed, 
seriously injured, and assaulted, or individuals killed or 
seriously injured by law enforcement officers shall include 
data with respect to the involvement of mental illness in 
such incidences, if any. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General 
shall promulgate or revise regulations as necessary to 
carry out subsection (a). 
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SEC. 116. REPORTS ON THE NUMBER OF MENTALLY ILL OF-
FENDERS IN PRISON. 
(a) REPORT ON THE COST OF TREATING THE MEN-
TALLY ILL IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.—Not 
later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
submit to Congress a report detailing the cost of imprison-
ment for individuals who have serious mental illness by 
the Federal Government or a State or unit of local govern-
ment, which shall include— 
(1) the number and type of crimes committed 
by individuals with serious mental illness each year; 
and 
(2) detailed strategies or ideas for preventing 
crimes by those individuals with serious mental ill-
ness from occurring. 
(b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the 
Attorney General, in consultation with the Assistant Sec-
retary of Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders 
shall defined ‘‘serious mental illness’’ based on the 
‘‘Health Care Reform for Americans with Severe Mental 
Illnesses: Report of the National Advisory Mental Health 
Council’’, 
American 
Journal 
of 
Psychiatry 
1993; 
150:1447–1465. 
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TITLE II—COMPREHENSIVE JUS-
TICE AND MENTAL HEALTH 
ACT 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Comprehensive Justice 
and Mental Health Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 202. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) An estimated 2,000,000 individuals with se-
rious mental illnesses are booked into jails each 
year, resulting in prevalence rates of serious mental 
illness in jails that are 3 to 6 times higher than in 
the general population. An even greater number of 
individuals who are detained in jails each year have 
mental health problems that do not rise to the level 
of a serious mental illness but may still require a re-
source-intensive response. 
(2) Adults with mental illnesses cycle through 
jails more often than individuals without mental ill-
nesses, and tend to stay longer (including before 
trial, during trial, and after sentencing). 
(3) According to estimates, almost 3⁄4 of jail de-
tainees with serious mental illnesses have co-occur-
ring substance use disorders, and individuals with 
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mental illnesses are also much more likely to have 
serious physical health needs. 
(4) Among individuals under probation super-
vision, individuals with mental disorders are nearly 
twice as likely as other individuals to have their 
community sentence revoked, furthering their in-
volvement in the criminal justice system. Reasons 
for revocation may be directly or indirectly related to 
an individual’s mental disorder. 
SEC. 203. SEQUENTIAL INTERCEPT MODEL. 
(a) REDESIGNATION.—Section 2991 of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3797aa) is amended by redesignating subsection (i) as 
subsection (o). 
(b) SEQUENTIAL INTERCEPT MODEL.—Section 2991 
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797aa) is amended by inserting after 
subsection (h) the following: 
‘‘(i) SEQUENTIAL INTERCEPT GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘eligible entity’ means a State, unit of local govern-
ment, Indian Tribe, or Tribal organization. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION.—The Attorney General 
may make grants under this subsection to an eligible 
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entity for sequential intercept mapping and imple-
mentation in accordance with paragraph (3). 
‘‘(3) SEQUENTIAL INTERCEPT MAPPING; IMPLE-
MENTATION.—An eligible entity that receives a 
grant under this subsection may use funds for— 
‘‘(A) 
sequential 
intercept 
mapping, 
which— 
‘‘(i) shall consist of— 
‘‘(I) convening mental health and 
criminal justice stakeholders to— 
‘‘(aa) develop a shared un-
derstanding of the flow of justice- 
involved individuals with mental 
illnesses through the criminal 
justice system; and 
‘‘(bb) identify opportunities 
for improved collaborative re-
sponses to the risks and needs of 
individuals 
described 
in 
item 
(aa); and 
‘‘(II) developing strategies to ad-
dress gaps in services and bring inno-
vative and effective programs to scale 
along multiple intercepts, including— 
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‘‘(aa) emergency and crisis 
services; 
‘‘(bb) 
specialized 
police- 
based responses; 
‘‘(cc) court hearings and dis-
position alternatives; 
‘‘(dd) reentry from jails and 
prisons; and 
‘‘(ee) 
community 
super-
vision, treatment and support 
services; and 
‘‘(ii) may serve as a starting point for 
the development of strategic plans to 
achieve positive public health and safety 
outcomes; and 
‘‘(B) implementation, which shall— 
‘‘(i) be derived from the strategic 
plans described in subparagraph (A)(ii); 
and 
‘‘(ii) consist of— 
‘‘(I) hiring and training per-
sonnel; 
‘‘(II) identifying the eligible enti-
ty’s target population; 
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‘‘(III) providing services and sup-
ports to reduce unnecessary penetra-
tion into the criminal justice system; 
‘‘(IV) reducing recidivism; 
‘‘(V) evaluating the impact of the 
eligible entity’s approach; and 
‘‘(VI) planning for the sustain-
ability of effective interventions.’’. 
SEC. 204. VETERANS TREATMENT COURTS. 
Section 2991 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797aa) is amended by 
inserting after subsection (i), as added by section 203, the 
following: 
‘‘(j) ASSISTING VETERANS.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) PEER TO PEER SERVICES OR PRO-
GRAMS.—The term ‘peer to peer services or 
programs’ means services or programs that con-
nect qualified veterans with other veterans for 
the 
purpose 
of 
providing 
support 
and 
mentorship to assist qualified veterans in ob-
taining treatment, recovery, stabilization, or re-
habilitation. 
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‘‘(B) QUALIFIED
VETERAN.—The term 
‘qualified veteran’ means a preliminarily quali-
fied offender who— 
‘‘(i) served on active duty in any 
branch of the Armed Forces, including the 
National Guard or Reserves; and 
‘‘(ii) was discharged or released from 
such service under conditions other than 
dishonorable. 
‘‘(C) VETERANS TREATMENT COURT PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘veterans treatment court 
program’ means a court program involving col-
laboration among criminal justice, veterans, and 
mental health and substance abuse agencies 
that provides qualified veterans with— 
‘‘(i) intensive judicial supervision and 
case management, which may include ran-
dom and frequent drug testing where ap-
propriate; 
‘‘(ii) a full continuum of treatment 
services, including mental health services, 
substance abuse services, medical services, 
and services to address trauma; 
‘‘(iii) alternatives to incarceration; 
and 
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‘‘(iv) other appropriate services, in-
cluding housing, transportation, mentoring, 
employment, job training, education, and 
assistance in applying for and obtaining 
available benefits. 
‘‘(2) VETERANS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs, may award grants under this sub-
section to applicants to establish or expand— 
‘‘(i) veterans treatment court pro-
grams; 
‘‘(ii) peer to peer services or programs 
for qualified veterans; 
‘‘(iii) practices that identify and pro-
vide treatment, rehabilitation, legal, transi-
tional, and other appropriate services to 
qualified veterans who have been incarcer-
ated; and 
‘‘(iv) training programs to teach 
criminal justice, law enforcement, correc-
tions, mental health, and substance abuse 
personnel how to identify and appro-
priately respond to incidents involving 
qualified veterans. 
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‘‘(B) 
PRIORITY.—In 
awarding 
grants 
under this subsection, the Attorney General 
shall give priority to applications that— 
‘‘(i) demonstrate collaboration be-
tween and joint investments by criminal 
justice, mental health, substance abuse, 
and veterans service agencies; 
‘‘(ii) promote effective strategies to 
identify and reduce the risk of harm to 
qualified veterans and public safety; and 
‘‘(iii) propose interventions with em-
pirical support to improve outcomes for 
qualified veterans.’’. 
SEC. 205. PRISON AND JAILS. 
Section 2991 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797aa) is amended by 
inserting after subsection (j), as added by section 204, the 
following: 
‘‘(k) CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.— 
‘‘(A) CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.—The term 
‘correctional facility’ means a jail, prison, or 
other detention facility used to house people 
who have been arrested, detained, held, or con-
victed by a criminal justice agency or a court. 
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‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE INMATE.—The term ‘eligi-
ble inmate’ means an individual who— 
‘‘(i) is being held, detained, or incar-
cerated in a correctional facility; and 
‘‘(ii) manifests obvious signs of a 
mental illness or has been diagnosed by a 
qualified mental health professional as hav-
ing a mental illness. 
‘‘(2) CORRECTIONAL
FACILITY
GRANTS.—The 
Attorney General may award grants to applicants to 
enhance the capabilities of a correctional facility— 
‘‘(A) to identify and screen for eligible in-
mates; 
‘‘(B) to plan and provide— 
‘‘(i) initial and periodic assessments of 
the clinical, medical, and social needs of in-
mates; and 
‘‘(ii) appropriate treatment and serv-
ices that address the mental health and 
substance abuse needs of inmates; 
‘‘(C) to develop, implement, and enhance— 
‘‘(i) post-release transition plans for 
eligible inmates that, in a comprehensive 
manner, coordinate health, housing, med-
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ical, employment, and other appropriate 
services and public benefits; 
‘‘(ii) the availability of mental health 
care services and substance abuse treat-
ment services; and 
‘‘(iii) alternatives to solitary confine-
ment and segregated housing and mental 
health screening and treatment for inmates 
placed in solitary confinement or seg-
regated housing; and 
‘‘(D) to train each employee of the correc-
tional facility to identify and appropriately re-
spond to incidents involving inmates with men-
tal health or co-occurring mental health and 
substance abuse disorders.’’. 
SEC. 206. ALLOWABLE USES. 
Section 2991(b)(5)(I) of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797aa(b)(5)(I)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(v) TEAMS ADDRESSING FREQUENT 
USERS
OF
CRISIS
SERVICES.—Multidisci-
plinary teams that— 
‘‘(I) coordinate, implement, and 
administer community-based crisis re-
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sponses and long-term plans for fre-
quent users of crisis services; 
‘‘(II) provide training on how to 
respond appropriately to the unique 
issues involving frequent users of cri-
sis services for public service per-
sonnel, including criminal justice, 
mental health, substance abuse, emer-
gency room, healthcare, law enforce-
ment, corrections, and housing per-
sonnel; 
‘‘(III) develop or support alter-
natives to hospital and jail admissions 
for frequent users of crisis services 
that provide treatment, stabilization, 
and other appropriate supports in the 
least restrictive, yet appropriate, envi-
ronment; and 
‘‘(IV) develop protocols and sys-
tems among law enforcement, mental 
health, substance abuse, housing, cor-
rections, and emergency medical serv-
ice operations to provide coordinated 
assistance to frequent users of crisis 
services.’’. 
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SEC. 207. LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING. 
Section 2991(h) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797aa(h)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(F) ACADEMY
TRAINING.—To provide 
support for academy curricula, law enforcement 
officer orientation programs, continuing edu-
cation training, and other programs that teach 
law enforcement personnel how to identify and 
respond to incidents involving persons with 
mental health disorders or co-occurring mental 
health and substance abuse disorders.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) PRIORITY CONSIDERATION.—The Attorney 
General, in awarding grants under this subsection, 
shall give priority to programs that law enforcement 
personnel and members of the mental health and 
substance abuse professions develop and administer 
cooperatively.’’. 
SEC. 208. FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Attorney General shall provide direction 
and guidance for the following: 
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(1) TRAINING PROGRAMS.—Programs that offer 
specialized and comprehensive training, in proce-
dures to identify and appropriately respond to inci-
dents in which the unique needs of individuals who 
have a mental illness are involved, to first respond-
ers and tactical units of— 
(A) Federal law enforcement agencies; and 
(B) other Federal criminal justice agencies 
such as the Bureau of Prisons, the Administra-
tive Office of the United States Courts, and 
other agencies that the Attorney General deter-
mines appropriate. 
(2) IMPROVED
TECHNOLOGY.—The establish-
ment of, or improvement of existing, computerized 
information systems to provide timely information to 
employees of Federal law enforcement agencies, and 
Federal criminal justice agencies to improve the re-
sponse of such employees to situations involving in-
dividuals who have a mental illness. 
SEC. 209. GAO REPORT. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States, 
in coordination with the Attorney General, shall submit 
to Congress a report on— 
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(1) the practices that Federal first responders, 
tactical units, and corrections officers are trained to 
use in responding to individuals with mental illness; 
(2) procedures to identify and appropriately re-
spond to incidents in which the unique needs of indi-
viduals who have a mental illness are involved, to 
Federal first responders and tactical units; 
(3) the application of evidence-based practices 
in criminal justice settings to better address individ-
uals with mental illnesses; and 
(4) recommendations on how the Department of 
Justice can expand and improve information sharing 
and dissemination of best practices. 
SEC. 210. EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES. 
Section 2991(c) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797aa(c)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (6); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3), the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) propose interventions that have been 
shown by empirical evidence to reduce recidivism; 
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‘‘(5) when appropriate, use validated assess-
ment tools to target preliminarily qualified offenders 
with a moderate or high risk of recidivism and a 
need for treatment and services; or’’. 
SEC. 211. TRANSPARENCY, PROGRAM ACCOUNTABILITY, 
AND ENHANCEMENT OF LOCAL AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2991(a) of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3797aa(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (7)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘MENTAL 
ILLNESS’’ and inserting ‘‘MENTAL
ILLNESS; 
MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘term ‘mental illness’ 
means’’ and inserting ‘‘terms ‘mental illness’ 
and ‘mental health disorder’ mean’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (9) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(9) PRELIMINARILY QUALIFIED OFFENDER.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘prelimi-
narily qualified offender’ means an adult or ju-
venile accused of an offense who— 
‘‘(i)(I) previously or currently has 
been diagnosed by a qualified mental 
health professional as having a mental ill-
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ness or co-occurring mental illness and 
substance abuse disorders; 
‘‘(II) manifests obvious signs of men-
tal illness or co-occurring mental illness 
and substance abuse disorders during ar-
rest or confinement or before any court; or 
‘‘(III) in the case of a veterans treat-
ment court provided under subsection (i), 
has been diagnosed with, or manifests ob-
vious signs of, mental illness or a sub-
stance abuse disorder or co-occurring men-
tal illness and substance abuse disorder; 
‘‘(ii) has been unanimously approved 
for participation in a program funded 
under this section by, when appropriate— 
‘‘(I) the relevant— 
‘‘(aa) prosecuting attorney; 
‘‘(bb) defense attorney; 
‘‘(cc) probation or correc-
tions official; and 
‘‘(dd) judge; and 
‘‘(II) a representative from the 
relevant mental health agency de-
scribed in subsection (b)(5)(B)(i); 
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‘‘(iii) has been determined, by each 
person described in clause (ii) who is in-
volved in approving the adult or juvenile 
for participation in a program funded 
under this section, to not pose a risk of vi-
olence to any person in the program, or 
the public, if selected to participate in the 
program; and 
‘‘(iv) has not been charged with or 
convicted of— 
‘‘(I) any sex offense (as defined 
in section 111 of the Sex Offender 
Registration and Notification Act (42 
U.S.C. 16911)) or any offense relat-
ing to the sexual exploitation of chil-
dren; or 
‘‘(II) murder or assault with in-
tent to commit murder. 
‘‘(B) DETERMINATION.—In determining 
whether to designate a defendant as a prelimi-
narily qualified offender, the relevant pros-
ecuting attorney, defense attorney, probation or 
corrections official, judge, and mental health or 
substance abuse agency representative shall 
take into account— 
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‘‘(i) whether the participation of the 
defendant in the program would pose a 
substantial risk of violence to the commu-
nity; 
‘‘(ii) the criminal history of the de-
fendant and the nature and severity of the 
offense for which the defendant is charged; 
‘‘(iii) the views of any relevant victims 
to the offense; 
‘‘(iv) the extent to which the defend-
ant would benefit from participation in the 
program; 
‘‘(v) the extent to which the commu-
nity would realize cost savings because of 
the defendant’s participation in the pro-
gram; and 
‘‘(vi) whether the defendant satisfies 
the eligibility criteria for program partici-
pation unanimously established by the rel-
evant prosecuting attorney, defense attor-
ney, probation or corrections official, judge 
and mental health or substance abuse 
agency representative.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
Section 2927(2) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
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Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797s–6(2)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘has the meaning given that term in section 
2991(a).’’ and inserting ‘‘means an offense that— 
‘‘(A) does not have as an element the use, 
attempted use, or threatened use of physical 
force against the person or property of another; 
or 
‘‘(B) is not a felony that by its nature in-
volves a substantial risk that physical force 
against the person or property of another may 
be used in the course of committing the of-
fense.’’. 
SEC. 212. GRANT ACCOUNTABILITY. 
Section 2991 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797aa) is amended by 
inserting after subsection (k), as added by section 205, 
the following: 
‘‘(m) ACCOUNTABILITY.—All grants awarded by the 
Attorney General under this section shall be subject to the 
following accountability provisions: 
‘‘(1) AUDIT REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the 
term ‘unresolved audit finding’ means a finding 
in the final audit report of the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of Justice that the au-
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dited grantee has utilized grant funds for an 
unauthorized expenditure or otherwise unallow-
able cost that is not closed or resolved within 
12 months from the date when the final audit 
report is issued. 
‘‘(B) AUDITS.—Beginning in the first fis-
cal year beginning after the date of enactment 
of this subsection, and in each fiscal year there-
after, the Inspector General of the Department 
of Justice shall conduct audits of recipients of 
grants under this section to prevent waste, 
fraud, and abuse of funds by grantees. The In-
spector General shall determine the appropriate 
number of grantees to be audited each year. 
‘‘(C) MANDATORY EXCLUSION.—A recipi-
ent of grant funds under this section that is 
found to have an unresolved audit finding shall 
not be eligible to receive grant funds under this 
section during the first 2 fiscal years beginning 
after the end of the 12-month period described 
in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(D) 
PRIORITY.—In 
awarding 
grants 
under this section, the Attorney General shall 
give priority to eligible applicants that did not 
have an unresolved audit finding during the 3 
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fiscal years before submitting an application for 
a grant under this section. 
‘‘(E) REIMBURSEMENT.—If an entity is 
awarded grant funds under this section during 
the 2-fiscal-year period during which the entity 
is barred from receiving grants under subpara-
graph (C), the Attorney General shall— 
‘‘(i) deposit an amount equal to the 
amount of the grant funds that were im-
properly awarded to the grantee into the 
General Fund of the Treasury; and 
‘‘(ii) seek to recoup the costs of the 
repayment to the fund from the grant re-
cipient that was erroneously awarded grant 
funds. 
‘‘(2) 
NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION
REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this 
paragraph and the grant programs under this 
part, the term ‘nonprofit organization’ means 
an organization that is described in section 
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
and is exempt from taxation under section 
501(a) of such Code. 
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‘‘(B) PROHIBITION.—The Attorney Gen-
eral may not award a grant under this part to 
a nonprofit organization that holds money in 
offshore accounts for the purpose of avoiding 
paying the tax described in section 511(a) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
‘‘(C) DISCLOSURE.—Each nonprofit orga-
nization that is awarded a grant under this sec-
tion and uses the procedures prescribed in regu-
lations to create a rebuttable presumption of 
reasonableness for the compensation of its offi-
cers, directors, trustees, and key employees, 
shall disclose to the Attorney General, in the 
application for the grant, the process for deter-
mining such compensation, including the inde-
pendent persons involved in reviewing and ap-
proving such compensation, the comparability 
data used, and contemporaneous substantiation 
of the deliberation and decision. Upon request, 
the Attorney General shall make the informa-
tion disclosed under this subparagraph available 
for public inspection. 
‘‘(3) CONFERENCE EXPENDITURES.— 
‘‘(A) LIMITATION.—No amounts made 
available to the Department of Justice under 
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this section may be used by the Attorney Gen-
eral, or by any individual or entity awarded dis-
cretionary funds through a cooperative agree-
ment under this section, to host or support any 
expenditure for conferences that use more than 
$20,000 in funds made available by the Depart-
ment of Justice, unless the head of the relevant 
agency or department, provides prior written 
authorization that the funds may be expended 
to host the conference. 
‘‘(B) WRITTEN
APPROVAL.—Written ap-
proval under subparagraph (A) shall include a 
written estimate of all costs associated with the 
conference, including the cost of all food, bev-
erages, audio-visual equipment, honoraria for 
speakers, and entertainment. 
‘‘(C) REPORT.—The Deputy Attorney Gen-
eral shall submit an annual report to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of 
Representatives on all conference expenditures 
approved under this paragraph. 
‘‘(4) ANNUAL
CERTIFICATION.—Beginning in 
the first fiscal year beginning after the date of en-
actment of this subsection, the Attorney General 
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shall submit, to the Committee on the Judiciary and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and 
the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, 
an annual certification— 
‘‘(A) indicating whether— 
‘‘(i) all audits issued by the Office of 
the Inspector General under paragraph (1) 
have been completed and reviewed by the 
appropriate Assistant Attorney General or 
Director; 
‘‘(ii) all mandatory exclusions required 
under paragraph (1)(C) have been issued; 
and 
‘‘(iii) all reimbursements required 
under paragraph (1)(E) have been made; 
and 
‘‘(B) that includes a list of any grant re-
cipients excluded under paragraph (1) from the 
previous year. 
‘‘(n) PREVENTING DUPLICATIVE GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Before the Attorney Gen-
eral awards a grant to an applicant under this sec-
tion, the Attorney General shall compare potential 
grant awards with other grants awarded under this 
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Act to determine if duplicate grant awards are 
awarded for the same purpose. 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—If the Attorney General awards 
duplicate grants to the same applicant for the same 
purpose the Attorney General shall submit to the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report that includes— 
‘‘(A) a list of all duplicate grants awarded, 
including the total dollar amount of any dupli-
cate grants awarded; and 
‘‘(B) the reason the Attorney General 
awarded the duplicate grants.’’. 
TITLE III—NICS REAUTHORIZA-
TION 
AND 
NICS 
IMPROVE-
MENT 
SEC. 301. REAUTHORIZATION OF NICS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 103(e) of the NICS Im-
provement Amendments Act of 2007 (18 U.S.C. 922 note) 
is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2013’’ and inserting 
‘‘each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020’’. 
SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH. 
(a) TITLE 18 DEFINITIONS.—Chapter 44 of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended— 
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(1) in section 921(a), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(36)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
term ‘has been adjudicated mentally incompetent or 
has been committed to a psychiatric hospital’, with 
respect to a person— 
‘‘(i) means the person is the subject of an 
order or finding by a judicial officer, court, 
board, 
commission, 
or 
other 
adjudicative 
body— 
‘‘(I) that was issued after— 
‘‘(aa) a hearing— 
‘‘(AA) of which the person 
received actual notice; and 
‘‘(BB) at which the person 
had an opportunity to participate 
with counsel; or 
‘‘(bb) the person knowingly and 
intelligently waived the opportunity 
for a hearing— 
‘‘(AA) of which the person 
received actual notice; and 
‘‘(BB) at which the person 
would have had an opportunity to 
participate with counsel; and 
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‘‘(II) that found that the person, as a 
result of marked subnormal intelligence, 
mental impairment, mental illness, incom-
petency, condition, or disease— 
‘‘(aa) was a danger to himself or 
herself or to others; 
‘‘(bb) was guilty but mentally ill 
in a criminal case, in a jurisdiction 
that provides for such a verdict; 
‘‘(cc) was not guilty in a criminal 
case by reason of insanity or mental 
disease or defect; 
‘‘(dd) was incompetent to stand 
trial in a criminal case; 
‘‘(ee) was not guilty by reason of 
lack of mental responsibility under 
section 850a of title 10 (article 50a of 
the Uniform Code of Military Jus-
tice); 
‘‘(ff) required involuntary inpa-
tient treatment by a psychiatric hos-
pital for any reason, including sub-
stance abuse; or 
‘‘(gg) required involuntary out-
patient treatment by a psychiatric 
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hospital based on a finding that the 
person is a danger to himself or her-
self or to others; and 
‘‘(ii) does not include— 
‘‘(I) an admission to a psychiatric 
hospital for observation; or 
‘‘(II) a voluntary admission to a psy-
chiatric hospital. 
‘‘(B) In this paragraph, the term ‘order or find-
ing’ does not include— 
‘‘(i) an order or finding that has expired or 
has been set aside or expunged; 
‘‘(ii) an order or finding that is no longer 
applicable because a judicial officer, court, 
board, commission, or other adjudicative body 
has found that the person who is the subject of 
the order or finding— 
‘‘(I) does not present a danger to him-
self or herself or to others; 
‘‘(II) has been restored to sanity or 
cured of mental disease or defect; 
‘‘(III) has been restored to com-
petency; or 
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‘‘(IV) no longer requires involuntary 
inpatient or outpatient treatment by a psy-
chiatric hospital; or 
‘‘(iii) an order or finding with respect to 
which the person who is subject to the order or 
finding has been granted relief from disabilities 
under section 925(c), under a program de-
scribed in section 101(c)(2)(A) or 105 of the 
NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 
(18 U.S.C. 922 note), or under any other State- 
authorized relief from disabilities program of 
the State in which the original commitment or 
adjudication occurred. 
‘‘(37) The term ‘psychiatric hospital’ includes a 
mental health facility, a mental hospital, a sani-
tarium, a psychiatric facility, and any other facility 
that provides diagnoses or treatment by licensed pro-
fessionals of mental retardation or mental illness, in-
cluding a psychiatric ward in a general hospital.’’; 
and 
(2) in section 922— 
(A) in subsection (d)(4)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘as a mental defective’’ 
and inserting ‘‘mentally incompetent’’; and 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘any mental institu-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘a psychiatric hos-
pital’’; and 
(B) in subsection (g)(4)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘as a mental defective 
or who has’’ and inserting ‘‘mentally in-
competent or has’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘mental institution’’ 
and inserting ‘‘psychiatric hospital’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
The NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (18 
U.S.C. 922 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘as a mental defective’’ each 
place that term appears and inserting ‘‘mentally in-
competent’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘mental institution’’ each place 
that term appears and inserting ‘‘psychiatric hos-
pital’’; 
(3) in section 101(c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘to the 
mental health of a person’’ and inserting ‘‘to 
whether a person is mentally incompetent’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
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(i) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking 
‘‘to the mental health of a person’’ and in-
serting ‘‘to whether a person is mentally 
incompetent’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘to the mental health of a person’’ and in-
serting ‘‘to whether a person is mentally 
incompetent’’; and 
(4) in section 102(c)(3)— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
‘‘AS A MENTAL DEFECTIVE OR COMMITTED TO 
A MENTAL INSTITUTION’’ and inserting ‘‘MEN-
TALLY INCOMPETENT OR COMMITTED TO A PSY-
CHIATRIC HOSPITAL’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘mental institutions’’ and 
inserting ‘‘psychiatric hospitals’’. 
SEC. 303. INCENTIVES FOR STATE COMPLIANCE WITH NICS 
MENTAL HEALTH RECORD REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 104(b) of the NICS Improvement Amend-
ments Act of 2007 (18 U.S.C. 922 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2); 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (2); 
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(3) in paragraph (2), as redesignated, by strik-
ing ‘‘of paragraph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘of paragraph 
(1)’’; and 
(4) by inserting before paragraph (2), as redes-
ignated, the following: 
‘‘(1) INCENTIVES
FOR
PROVIDING
MENTAL 
HEALTH RECORDS AND FIXING THE BACKGROUND 
CHECK SYSTEM.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITION OF COMPLIANT STATE.— 
In this paragraph, the term ‘compliant State’ 
means a State that has— 
‘‘(i) provided not less than 90 percent 
of the records required to be provided 
under sections 102 and 103; or 
‘‘(ii) in effect a statute that— 
‘‘(I) requires the State to provide 
the records required to be provided 
under sections 102 and 103; and 
‘‘(II) implements a relief from 
disabilities program in accordance 
with section 105. 
‘‘(B) INCENTIVES
FOR
COMPLIANCE.— 
During the period beginning on the date that is 
18 months after the enactment of the Mental 
Health and Safe Communities Act of 2015 and 
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ending on the date that is 5 years after the 
date of enactment of such Act, the Attorney 
General— 
‘‘(i) shall use funds appropriated to 
carry out section 103 of this Act, the ex-
cess unobligated balances of the Depart-
ment of Justice and funds withheld under 
clause (ii), or any combination thereof, to 
increase the amounts available under sec-
tion 505 of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3755) for each compliant State in 
an amount that is not less than 2 percent 
nor more than 5 percent of the amount 
that was allocated to such State under 
such section 505 in the previous fiscal 
year; and 
‘‘(ii) may withhold an amount not to 
exceed the amount described in clause (i) 
that would otherwise be allocated to a 
State under any section of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) if the 
State— 
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‘‘(I) is not a compliant State; 
and 
‘‘(II) does not submit an assur-
ance to the Attorney General that— 
‘‘(aa) an amount that is not 
less than the amount described in 
clause (i) will be used solely for 
the purpose of enabling the State 
to become a compliant State; or 
‘‘(bb) the State will hold in 
abeyance an amount that is not 
less than the amount described in 
clause (i) until such State has be-
come a compliant State. 
‘‘(C) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 
days after the enactment of the Mental Health 
and Safe Communities Act of 2015, the Attor-
ney General shall issue regulations imple-
menting this paragraph.’’. 
SEC. 304. PROTECTING THE SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS 
OF VETERANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 55 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘§ 5511. Conditions for treatment of certain persons 
as adjudicated mentally incompetent for 
certain purposes 
‘‘(a) PROTECTING RIGHTS OF VETERANS WITH EX-
ISTING RECORDS.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of the Mental Health and Safe Communities 
Act of 2015, the Secretary shall provide written notice in 
accordance with subsection (b) of the opportunity for ad-
ministrative review under subsection (c) to all persons 
who, on the date of enactment of the Mental Health and 
Safe Communities Act of 2015, are considered to have 
been adjudicated mentally incompetent or committed to a 
psychiatric hospital under subsection (d)(4) or (g)(4) of 
section 922 of title 18 as a result of having been found 
by the Department to be mentally incompetent. 
‘‘(b) NOTICE.—The Secretary shall provide notice 
under this section to a person described in subsection (a) 
that notifies the person of— 
‘‘(1) the determination made by the Secretary; 
‘‘(2) a description of the implications of being 
considered to have been adjudicated mentally incom-
petent or committed to a psychiatric hospital under 
subsection (d)(4) or (g)(4) of section 922 of title 18; 
and 
‘‘(3) the right of the person to request a review 
under subsection (c)(1). 
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‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW.— 
‘‘(1) REQUEST.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date on which a person described in subsection 
(a) receives notice in accordance with subsection (b), 
such person may request a review by the board de-
signed or established under paragraph (2) or by a 
court of competent jurisdiction to assess whether the 
person is a danger to himself or herself or to others. 
In such assessment, the board may consider the per-
son’s honorable discharge or decorations. 
‘‘(2) BOARD.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of the Mental Health and 
Safe Communities Act of 2015, the Secretary shall 
designate or establish a board that shall, upon re-
quest of a person under paragraph (1), assess 
whether the person is a danger to himself or herself 
or to others. 
‘‘(d) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—A person may file a peti-
tion with a Federal court of competent jurisdiction for ju-
dicial review of an assessment of the person under sub-
section (c) by the board designated or established under 
subsection (c)(2).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 55 of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘5511. Conditions for treatment of certain persons as adjudicated mentally in-
competent for certain purposes.’’. 
SEC. 305. APPLICABILITY OF AMENDMENTS. 
With respect to any record of a person prohibited 
from possessing or receiving a firearm under subsection 
(d)(4) or (g)(4) of section 922 of title 18, United States 
Code, before the date of enactment of this Act, the Attor-
ney General shall remove such a record from the National 
Instant Criminal Background Check System— 
(1) upon being made aware that the person is 
no longer considered as adjudicated mentally incom-
petent or committed to a psychiatric hospital accord-
ing to the criteria under paragraph (36)(A)(i)(II) of 
section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code (as 
added by this title), and is therefore no longer pro-
hibited from possessing or receiving a firearm; 
(2) upon being made aware that any order or 
finding that the record is based on is an order or 
finding described in paragraph (36)(B) of section 
921(a) of title 18, United States Code (as added by 
this title); or 
(3) upon being made aware that the person has 
been found competent to possess a firearm after an 
administrative or judicial review under subsection (c) 
or (d) of section 5511 of title 38, United States 
Code (as added by this title). 
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SEC. 306. CLARIFICATION THAT FEDERAL COURT INFOR-
MATION IS TO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE 
NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND 
CHECK SYSTEM. 
Section 103(e)(1) of the Brady Handgun Violence 
Prevention Act (18 U.S.C. 922 note) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) 
APPLICATION
TO
FEDERAL 
COURTS.—In this paragraph— 
‘‘(i) the terms ‘department or agency 
of the United States’ and ‘Federal depart-
ment or agency’ include a Federal court; 
and 
‘‘(ii) for purposes of any request, sub-
mission, or notification, the Director of the 
Administrative Office of the United States 
Courts shall perform the functions of the 
head of the department or agency.’’. 
TITLE IV—REAUTHORIZATIONS 
AND OFFSET 
SEC. 401. REAUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) ADULT AND JUVENILE COLLABORATION PRO-
GRAMS.—Subsection (o) of section 2991 of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3797aa), as redesignated by section 203, is amended— 
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