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Union Calendar No. 112 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4035 
[Report No. 117–154] 
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
prioritize veterans court treatment programs that ensure equal access 
for racial and ethnic minorities and women, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 22, 2021 
Ms. JACKSON LEE (for herself and Mr. NADLER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
OCTOBER 25, 2021 
Additional sponsor: Mr. RUTHERFORD 
OCTOBER 25, 2021 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 22, 2021] 
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A BILL 
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 to prioritize veterans court treatment pro-
grams that ensure equal access for racial and ethnic 
minorities and women, and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Real Justice for Our 
Veterans Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. EQUAL ACCESS TO VETERANS COURT TREATMENT 
PROGRAMS FOR RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORI-
TIES AND WOMEN. 
Section 2991(i)(2) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10651(i)(2)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date of enactment of this subparagraph, the 
Attorney General shall submit to Congress a re-
port on the effectiveness of veterans treatment 
court programs. In preparing such a report, the 
Attorney General shall conduct a national multi- 
site evaluation of such programs, including an 
assessment of— 
‘‘(i) the population served by such pro-
grams; 
‘‘(ii) whether such programs use evi-
dence-based treatments for substance use 
and mental health, including medication for 
addiction treatment; 
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‘‘(iii) recidivism rates of participants 
in such programs; 
‘‘(iv) program completion rates; and 
‘‘(v) whether racial and ethnic minori-
ties and women have equal access to such 
programs and an equal opportunity to com-
plete such programs, including by collecting 
and analyzing data related to admission in 
such programs and completion of such pro-
grams, to ensure there are not disparities 
related to race, ethnicity, or sex.’’. 
SEC. 3. VETERANS PILOT PROGRAM ON PROMISING RETEN-
TION MODELS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Attorney General, acting 
through the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, 
shall carry out a pilot program to make grants to eligible 
units of local government to improve retention in veterans 
treatment court programs (as such term is defined in sec-
tion 2991 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10651)) and drug court programs. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—In order to be eligible for a grant 
under subsection (a), a unit of local government shall oper-
ate a veterans treatment court program or a drug court. 
(c) APPLICATION.—A unit of local government seeking 
a grant through the pilot program under subsection (a) 
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shall submit to the Attorney General an application at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such information as 
the Attorney General may reasonably require, including— 
(1) a description of the therapeutic or treatment 
modality that the unit of local government plans to 
implement and data to support the use of the thera-
peutic or treatment modality, including information 
showing how the therapeutic or treatment modality 
will promote retention in and completion of veterans 
treatment court programs and drug court programs; 
and 
(2) detailed plans on how the applicant would 
test the efficacy of the therapeutic or treatment mo-
dality. 
(d) REPORTING METRICS.—Not later than 180 days 
after receiving a grant under subsection (a), a unit of local 
government shall submit to the Attorney General a report, 
which includes demographic information of participants in 
the veterans treatment court program, and completion rates 
of such participants. The Attorney General shall develop 
guidelines for the report required under this subsection. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2022 through 2027 to carry out this section. 
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SEC. 4. ADMISSION OF VETERANS TO DRUG COURTS. 
In the case of a jurisdiction that does not operate a 
veterans treatment court program (as such term is defined 
in section 2991 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10651)), but that does oper-
ate a drug court under part EE of the Omnibus Crime Con-
trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10611 et seq.), 
a veteran who would be eligible to participate in a veterans 
treatment court program may participate in the drug court, 
including a veteran who is a violent offender (as such term 
is defined in section 2953(a) of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10613(a))). 
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Union Calendar No. 112 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 4035 
[Report No. 117–154] 
A BILL 
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 to prioritize veterans court 
treatment programs that ensure equal access for 
racial and ethnic minorities and women, and for 
other purposes. 
OCTOBER 25, 2021 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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