U.S.C. 10381) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(n) TRAINING
IN
ALTERNATIVES
TO
USE
OF 
FORCE, DE-ESCALATION TECHNIQUES, AND BEHAVIORAL 
HEALTH CRISES.— 
‘‘(1) TRAINING
CURRICULA.—The Attorney 
General, in consultation with relevant law enforce-
ment agencies of States and units of local govern-
ment, labor organizations, professional law enforce-
ment organizations, and mental health organiza-
tions, shall develop training curricula in— 
‘‘(A) alternatives to use of force and de-es-
calation tactics; and 
‘‘(B) safely responding to a person experi-
encing a behavioral health crisis, including tech-
niques and strategies that are designed to pro-
tect the safety of the person experiencing the 
behavioral health crisis, law enforcement offi-
cers, and the public. 
‘‘(2) CERTIFIED
PROGRAMS.—The Attorney 
General shall establish a process to certify public 
and private entities that offer courses in alternatives 
to use of force, de-escalation tactics, and techniques 
and strategies for responding to a behavioral health 
crisis using the training curricula established under 
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paragraph (1) or equivalents to the training cur-
ricula established under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) TRANSITIONAL REGIONAL TRAINING PRO-
GRAMS
FOR
STATE
AND
LOCAL
AGENCY
PER-
SONNEL.—Until the end of fiscal year 2023, the At-
torney General shall, and thereafter may, provide re-
gional training to equip and certify personnel from 
law enforcement agencies of States and units of local 
government in a State to conduct training using the 
training curricula established under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(4) LIST.—The Attorney General shall publish 
a list of law enforcement agencies of States and 
units of local government that employ officers who 
have successfully completed a course described under 
paragraph (2) or (3), which shall include— 
‘‘(A) the total number of law enforcement 
officers employed by the agency; 
‘‘(B) the number of officers who have com-
pleted the course; and 
‘‘(C) whether personnel from the law en-
forcement agency are certified to conduct train-
ing. 
‘‘(5) DIRECT APPROPRIATIONS.—For the pur-
pose of making grants under this subsection there is 
authorized to be appropriated, and there is appro-
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priated, out of amounts in the Treasury not other-
wise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending Sep-
tember 30, 2021, $100,000,000, to remain available 
until expended.’’. 
(c) BYRNE JAG PROGRAM.—Subpart 1 of part E of 
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10151 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 508 as section 511; 
and 
(2) by inserting after section 507 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 508. LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘approved course in alternatives 
to use of force, de-escalation tactics, or techniques 
and strategies for responding to a behavioral health 
crisis’ means a course using the training curricula 
established under section 1701(n)(1) or equivalents 
to such training curricula— 
‘‘(A) provided by the Attorney General 
under section 1701(n)(3); or 
‘‘(B) provided by a certified entity; and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘certified entity’ means a public 
or private entity that has been certified by the At-
torney General under section 1701(n)(2). 
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‘‘(b) AUTHORITY.—The Attorney General shall, from 
amounts made available for this purpose under subsection 
(e), make grants to States for use by the State or a unit 
of government located in the State to— 
‘‘(1) pay for costs associated with conducting 
the training and for attendance by law enforcement 
personnel at an approved course in alternatives to 
use of force, de-escalation tactics, or techniques and 
strategies for responding to a behavioral health cri-
sis; and 
‘‘(2) procure training in alternatives to use of 
force, de-escalation tactics, or techniques and strate-
gies for responding to a behavioral health crisis from 
a certified entity. 
‘‘(c) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the total amount appro-
priated to carry out this section for a fiscal year, the 
Attorney General shall allocate funds to each State 
in proportion to the total number of law enforcement 
officers in the State as compared to the total num-
ber of law enforcement officers in the United States. 
‘‘(2) TRAINING FOR STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT 
OFFICERS.—Each State may retain from the total 
amount of funds provided to the State for the pur-
poses described in this section an amount that is not 
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more than the amount that bears the same ratio to 
the total amount of funds as the ratio of— 
‘‘(A) the total number of law enforcement 
officers employed by the State; to 
‘‘(B) the total number of law enforcement 
officers employed by the State and units of 
local government within the State. 
‘‘(3) TRAINING FOR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT 
OFFICERS.—A State shall make available to units of 
local government in the State for the purposes de-
scribed in this section the amounts remaining after 
a State retains funds under paragraph (2). At the 
request of a unit of local government, the State may 
use an amount of the funds allocated to the unit of 
local government under this paragraph to facilitate 
training in alternatives to use of force, de-escalation 
tactics, or techniques and strategies for responding 
to a behavioral health crisis to law enforcement offi-
cers employed by the unit of local government. 
‘‘(d) REPORTING.— 
‘‘(1) UNITS
OF
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT.—Any 
unit of local government that receives funds from a 
State under subsection (c)(3) shall submit to the 
State a report indicating— 
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