eral shall establish a grant program (hereinafter referred 
to as the ‘‘Program’’) to implement and administer mental 
health screenings to corrections officers at an eligible de-
tention center and refer such individuals to mental 
healthcare providers, as applicable. 
(b) GRANT AUTHORITY.—In carrying out the Pro-
gram, the Attorney General may award a grant on a com-
petitive basis to an eligible recipient in accordance with 
this section. 
(c) APPLICATION.—The Attorney General may award 
a grant under the Program to a State or locality, deter-
mined by the Attorney General to carry out a project de-
scribed in subsection (d). 
(d) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.— 
(1) HIRING REQUIREMENT.—To be eligible for 
a grant under the Program, a State or locality shall 
hire a mental health liaison staff member for eligible 
detention centers under its jurisdiction. One mental 
health liaison staff member may cover multiple eligi-
ble detention centers. The mental health liaison staff 
member shall be responsible for— 
(A) coordinating efforts between the eligi-
ble detention center and mental health pro-
viders in the local region to help corrections of-
ficers; 
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(B) coordinating with the Advisory Board 
to ensure that the Program is operating in ac-
cordance with this section; and 
(C) overseeing and coordinating activities 
of the outreach team (as described in subsection 
(g)). 
(2) PLAN.—To be eligible for a grant under the 
Program, a State or locality shall submit a plan to 
the Advisory Board established under section 4 ex-
plaining how the Program established shall meet the 
criteria under subsection (e). 
(e) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—Grant funds awarded 
under the Program may only be used to: 
(1) Develop and administer a brief mental 
health screening survey as required under subsection 
(f). 
(2) Develop any technology necessary for an eli-
gible detention center to provide the survey under 
paragraph (1). 
(3) Hire any staff necessary for an eligible de-
tention center to provide the survey under paragraph 
(1). 
(4) Establish an outreach team pursuant to 
subsection (g) to refer a correctional officer, if their 
responses to the survey indicate severe mental ill-
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ness, to a local mental healthcare provider for fur-
ther assessment and outreach, admission (when nec-
essary), and support for that officer in re-estab-
lishing ties with a mental health provider. 
(5) Pay the salary or overtime pay of an out-
reach team as established pursuant to subsection 
(g), including providing direct funding to an eligible 
detention center to compensate staff members. 
(f) BRIEF MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING SURVEY.— 
The mental health screening survey developed and admin-
istered under subsection (e) shall: 
(1) Be composed of 5 to 10 questions. 
(2) Be based on the questions and content of 
the Employee Assistance Program standard mental 
health screening or the Bureau of Prisons initial 
mental health screening standard. 
(3) Seek to identify severe mental illnesses, in-
cluding schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major 
depression. 
(4) Ask individuals about the symptoms of se-
vere mental illness they may be experiencing or have 
experienced and any prior use of mental health-re-
lated medications or inpatient care. 
(5) Identify the individual’s place of residence. 
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(6) Be administered by a trained staff member 
at the eligible detention center to all corrections offi-
cers. 
(g) OUTREACH TEAM.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—A referral to a mental 
healthcare provider, pursuant to subsection (e), shall 
be made by a mental health outreach team that is 
composed of— 
(A) mental healthcare professionals and 
clinicians from mental healthcare centers local 
to the eligible detention center; 
(B) staff from the eligible detention center, 
when applicable; and 
(C) a mental health liaison staff member 
who shall oversee the outreach team. 
(2) ALERT.—If an individual has been deter-
mined to need a referral to a mental healthcare pro-
vider, the mental health outreach team shall be noti-
fied immediately by eligible detention center staff 
and informed, when applicable. 
SEC. 3. BUREAU OF PRISONS. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons 
shall establish a program that is substantially similar to 
the Program established under section 2 to implement and 
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administer mental health screenings to corrections officers 
at eligible detention centers and refer such officers to men-
tal healthcare providers, as applicable. 
SEC. 4. ADVISORY BOARD ON PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney Gen-
eral shall establish an Advisory Board to manage and ad-
minister the Program under section 2, with the responsi-
bility to: 
(1) Evaluate and approve the plans submitted 
by a State or locality as required under section 2 
and to ensure that grant funding is used as specified 
under section 2. 
(2) Monitor plans submitted by the Bureau of 
Prisons and advise the Attorney General on compli-
ance to ensure that funding to the Bureau of Pris-
ons is used as specified under section 2. 
(3) Provide technical assistance to a State or 
locality to help with the implementation and admin-
istration of mental health screening and referral pro-
grams. 
(4) 
Create 
a 
working 
group 
of 
mental 
healthcare providers, jail and prison administrators, 
law enforcement officials, and operators of existing 
mental health screening and referral programs to 
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