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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2228 
To provide support for law enforcement agency efforts to protect the mental 
health and well-being of law enforcement officers, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2017 
Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana (for herself, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, 
Mr. PASCRELL, and Mr. REICHERT) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide support for law enforcement agency efforts to 
protect the mental health and well-being of law enforce-
ment officers, 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 ‘‘Law Enforcement 
Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. SUPPORT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. 
(a) INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION.—The Attorney 
General shall consult with the Secretary of Defense and 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress 
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a report, which shall be made publicly available, on De-
partment of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs 
mental health practices and services that could be adopted 
by Federal, State, local, or tribal law enforcement agen-
cies. 
(b) CASE STUDIES.—The Director of the Office of 
Community Oriented Policing Services shall submit to 
Congress a report— 
(1) that is similar to the report entitled 
‘‘Health, Safety, and Wellness Program Case Stud-
ies in Law Enforcement’’ published by the Office of 
Community Oriented Policing Services in 2015; and 
(2) that focuses on case studies of programs de-
signed primarily to address officer psychological 
health and well-being. 
(c) PEER MENTORING PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 
1701(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (21), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (22), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(23) to establish peer mentoring mental health 
and wellness pilot programs within State, tribal, and 
local law enforcement agencies.’’. 
SEC. 3. SUPPORT FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS. 
The Attorney General, in coordination with the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, shall develop re-
sources to educate mental health providers about the cul-
ture of Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforcement 
agencies and evidence-based therapies for mental health 
issues common to Federal, State, local, and tribal law en-
forcement officers. 
SEC. 4. SUPPORT FOR OFFICERS. 
The Attorney General shall— 
(1) in consultation with Federal, State, local, 
and tribal law enforcement agencies— 
(A) identify and review the effectiveness of 
any existing crisis hotlines for law enforcement 
officers; 
(B) provide recommendations to Congress 
on whether Federal support for existing crisis 
hotlines or the creation of an alternative hotline 
would improve the effectiveness or use of the 
hotline; and 
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(C) conduct research into the efficacy of 
an annual mental health check for law enforce-
ment officers; 
(2) in consultation with the Secretary of Home-
land Security and the head of other Federal agencies 
that employ law enforcement officers, examine the 
mental health and wellness needs of Federal law en-
forcement officers, including the efficacy of expand-
ing peer mentoring programs for law enforcement 
officers at each Federal agency; and 
(3) ensure that any recommendations, re-
sources, or programs provided under this Act protect 
the privacy of participating law enforcement officers. 
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