I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2368 
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
expand support for police officer family services, stress reduction, and 
suicide prevention, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 25, 2019 
Mr. RESCHENTHALER (for himself and Ms. DEAN) 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 expand support for police officer family 
services, stress reduction, and suicide prevention, and 
for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Supporting and Treat-
ing Officers In Crisis Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXPANDING SUPPORT FOR POLICE OFFICER FAM-
ILY SERVICES, STRESS REDUCTION, AND SUI-
CIDE PREVENTION. 
Part W of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10491 et seq.) is 
amended— 
(1) in the part heading, by striking ‘‘FAMILY 
SUPPORT’’ and inserting ‘‘SUPPORT
FOR
LAW 
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND FAMILIES’’; 
(2) in section 2301 (34 U.S.C. 10491)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding any research and reports developed 
under the Law Enforcement Mental Health and 
Wellness Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–113; 
131 Stat. 2276)’’ after ‘‘interested parties’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘, psy-
chological services, suicide prevention,’’ after 
‘‘stress reduction’’; 
(3) in section 2302 (34 U.S.C. 10492), by in-
serting ‘‘and mental health services’’ after ‘‘family 
support services’’; and 
(4) in section 2303 (34 U.S.C. 10493)— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘of-
ficers and’’ after ‘‘law enforcement’’; and 
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(ii) by amending paragraph (4) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(4) Evidence-based programs to reduce stress, 
prevent suicide, and promote mental health.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘, 
mental health crisis, and suicide preven-
tion’’ after ‘‘family crisis’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (6), by striking 
‘‘human immunodeficiency virus’’ and in-
serting ‘‘infectious disease’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (8), by inserting ‘‘, 
injured, or permanently disabled’’ after 
‘‘killed’’; and 
(iv) by striking paragraph (10) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(10) Specialized training for identifying, re-
porting, and responding to officer mental health cri-
ses and suicide. 
‘‘(11) Technical assistance and training to sup-
port any or all of the services described in para-
graphs (1) through (10).’’. 
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SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZING GRANT PROGRAMS FOR SUP-
PORTING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND 
FAMILIES. 
Section 1001(a)(21) of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 
10261(a)(21)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(21) There are authorized to be appropriated to 
carry out part W, $7,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 
through 2024.’’. 
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