‘‘(B) QUALIFIED
VETERAN.—The term 
‘qualified veteran’ means a preliminarily quali-
fied offender who— 
‘‘(i) served on active duty in any 
branch of the Armed Forces, including the 
National Guard or Reserves; and 
‘‘(ii) was discharged or released from 
such service under conditions other than 
dishonorable. 
‘‘(C) VETERANS TREATMENT COURT PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘veterans treatment court 
program’ means a court program involving col-
laboration among criminal justice, veterans, and 
mental health and substance abuse agencies 
that provides qualified veterans with— 
‘‘(i) intensive judicial supervision and 
case management, which may include ran-
dom and frequent drug testing where ap-
propriate; 
‘‘(ii) a full continuum of treatment 
services, including mental health services, 
substance abuse services, medical services, 
and services to address trauma; 
‘‘(iii) alternatives to incarceration; 
and 
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‘‘(iv) other appropriate services, in-
cluding housing, transportation, mentoring, 
employment, job training, education, and 
assistance in applying for and obtaining 
available benefits. 
‘‘(2) VETERANS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs, may award grants under this sub-
section to applicants to establish or expand— 
‘‘(i) veterans treatment court pro-
grams; 
‘‘(ii) peer to peer services or programs 
for qualified veterans; 
‘‘(iii) practices that identify and pro-
vide treatment, rehabilitation, legal, transi-
tional, and other appropriate services to 
qualified veterans who have been incarcer-
ated; and 
‘‘(iv) training programs to teach 
criminal justice, law enforcement, correc-
tions, mental health, and substance abuse 
personnel how to identify and appro-
priately respond to incidents involving 
qualified veterans. 
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‘‘(B) 
PRIORITY.—In 
awarding 
grants 
under this subsection, the Attorney General 
shall give priority to applications that— 
‘‘(i) demonstrate collaboration be-
tween and joint investments by criminal 
justice, mental health, substance abuse, 
and veterans service agencies; 
‘‘(ii) promote effective strategies to 
identify and reduce the risk of harm to 
qualified veterans and public safety; and 
‘‘(iii) propose interventions with em-
pirical support to improve outcomes for 
qualified veterans.’’. 
SEC. 6. PRISON AND JAILS. 
Section 2991 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797aa) is amended by 
inserting after subsection (j), as so added by section 5, 
the following: 
‘‘(k) CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.— 
‘‘(A) CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.—The term 
‘correctional facility’ means a jail, prison, or 
other detention facility used to house people 
who have been arrested, detained, held, or con-
victed by a criminal justice agency or a court. 
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‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE INMATE.—The term ‘eligi-
ble inmate’ means an individual who— 
‘‘(i) is being held, detained, or incar-
cerated in a correctional facility; and 
‘‘(ii) manifests obvious signs of a 
mental illness or has been diagnosed by a 
qualified mental health professional as hav-
ing a mental illness. 
‘‘(2) CORRECTIONAL
FACILITY
GRANTS.—The 
Attorney General may award grants to applicants to 
enhance the capabilities of a correctional facility— 
‘‘(A) to identify and screen for eligible in-
mates; 
‘‘(B) to plan and provide— 
‘‘(i) initial and periodic assessments of 
the clinical, medical, and social needs of in-
mates; and 
‘‘(ii) appropriate treatment and serv-
ices that address the mental health and 
substance abuse needs of inmates; 
‘‘(C) to develop, implement, and enhance— 
‘‘(i) post-release transition plans for 
eligible inmates that, in a comprehensive 
manner, coordinate health, housing, med-
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ical, employment, and other appropriate 
services and public benefits; 
‘‘(ii) the availability of mental health 
care services and substance abuse treat-
ment services; and 
‘‘(iii) alternatives to solitary confine-
ment and segregated housing and mental 
health screening and treatment for inmates 
placed in solitary confinement or seg-
regated housing; and 
‘‘(D) to train each employee of the correc-
tional facility to identify and appropriately re-
spond to incidents involving inmates with men-
tal health or co-occuring mental health and sub-
stance abuse disorders.’’. 
SEC. 7. ALLOWABLE USES. 
Section 2991(b)(5)(I) of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797aa(b)(5)(I)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(v) TEAMS ADDRESSING FREQUENT 
USERS
OF
CRISIS
SERVICES.—Multidisci-
plinary teams that— 
‘‘(I) coordinate, implement, and 
administer community-based crisis re-
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