(A) the principles of deescalation and 
antiracism; and 
(B) age-appropriate techniques; 
(3) to ensure that such mental health profes-
sionals link persons described in subparagraph (A), 
(B), or (C) of paragraph (1) with voluntary commu-
nity-based services where appropriate; and 
(4) to train the staff of dispatch centers regard-
ing the proper handling of a report of an emergency 
described in paragraph (1), including training in the 
principles of deescalation and antiracism referred to 
in paragraph (2)(A). 
(b) DELEGATION.—The Secretary shall delegate re-
sponsibility for carrying out the Secretary’s responsibil-
ities under this section and section 4 to the Director of 
the Center for Mental Health Services of the Substance 
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 
(c) ADDITIONAL
AWARDS.—The Secretary shall 
make an additional award of funds under this section each 
fiscal year to grantees that demonstrate that their pro-
grams under this section resulted in— 
(1) a notable reduction in the incarceration and 
death of persons with mental illness or an intellec-
tual or developmental disability; or 
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(2) a notable reduction in the use of force by 
police and a notable increase in referrals of persons 
with a mental illness or intellectual disability to com-
munity-based, voluntary support services (other than 
institutionalization or carceral support services). 
(d) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall give priority to States and polit-
ical subdivisions of States that— 
(1) have high rates of arrests and incarceration 
of persons with a mental illness or an intellectual or 
developmental disability; 
(2) commit to increasing resources for mental 
health and community-based support services or so-
lutions for such persons; or 
(3) include peer support specialists in their cur-
rent first responder model. 
(e) REPORTING.— 
(1) BY
GRANTEES.—A recipient of a grant 
under this section shall submit to the Secretary— 
(A) a quarterly report on— 
(i) the number and percentage of 
emergencies where mental health profes-
sionals were dispatched in lieu of law en-
forcement officers pursuant to assistance 
under this section; 
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(ii) such other matters as the Sec-
retary may require for determining wheth-
er the recipient should receive an addi-
tional award under subsection (c); and 
(iii) any increase or decrease, com-
pared to any previous quarter, in incarcer-
ation or institutionalization as a result of 
dispatching mental health professionals 
pursuant to assistance under this section, 
disaggregated to include data specific to 
persons with intellectual and developmental 
disabilities and mental illnesses where 
available, so as— 
(I) to provide a critical baseline 
analysis; and 
(II) to ensure that mental health 
practitioners are not simply funneling 
individuals into other institutionalized 
settings; and 
(B) a final report on the use of such grant. 
(2) BY
SECRETARY.—Not later than 1 year 
after awarding the first grant under this section, 
and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Congress a report on the grant program 
under this section. 
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(3) DISAGGREGATION OF DATA.—The reporting 
pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) shall, to the ex-
tent determined by the Secretary to be applicable, be 
disaggregated by age, gender, race, and ethnicity. 
(f) REVOCATION OF GRANT.—If the Secretary finds, 
based on reporting under subsection (e) or other informa-
tion, that activities funded through a grant under this sec-
tion are leading to a significant increase in incarceration 
or institutionalization— 
(1) the Secretary shall revoke the grant; and 
(2) the grantee shall repay to the Federal Gov-
ernment any amounts that the grantee— 
(A) received through the grant; and 
(B) has not obligated or expended. 
(g) FUNDING.—To carry out this section, there are 
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec-
essary for fiscal year 2022 and each subsequent fiscal 
year. 
SEC. 4. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR POLITICAL SUBDIVI-
SIONS OF A STATE. 
The Secretary of Health and Human Service, acting 
through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and 
Substance Use and in consultation with the Assistant At-
torney General for the Civil Rights Division of the Depart-
ment of Justice, shall provide technical assistance to 
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grantees under section 3 (or other Federal law), other po-
litical subdivisions of States, and States to hire, employ, 
train, and dispatch mental health professionals to respond 
in lieu of law enforcement officers, as described in section 
3. 
SEC. 5. STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services and the Assistant Attorney General for 
the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice 
shall conduct a study of the effectiveness of programs and 
activities under sections 3 and 4. 
(b) QUALITATIVE
AND LONGITUDINAL EXAMINA-
TION.—The study under subsection (a) shall include a 
qualitative and longitudinal study of— 
(1) the number of persons diverted from ar-
rests; and 
(2) short- and long-term outcomes for those 
persons, including reduced recidivism, reduced 
incidences of use of force, and reduced utilization of 
resources. 
(c) COMPLETION; REPORT.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services and the Assistant Attorney 
General for the Civil Rights Division of the Department 
of Justice shall— 
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(1) complete the study under subsection (a); 
(2) submit a report to the Congress on the re-
sults of such study; and 
(3) publish such report. 
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