ing given the term in section 922(s) of title 18, 
United States Code. 
(4) GRANT FUNDS.—The term ‘‘grant funds’’ 
means funds from a grant awarded under section 4. 
(5) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
has the meaning given the term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ in 
section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
(6) LAW
ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘law enforcement agency’’ means an agency of a 
State, unit of local government, or Indian Tribe that 
is authorized by law or by a government agency to 
engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, in-
vestigation, or prosecution of any violation of crimi-
nal law. 
(7) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘program’’ means a 
program or class that— 
(A) provides instructional training to law 
enforcement officers for response to a behav-
ioral health crises, including response to people 
suspected to be under the influence of a drug 
or substance, and response to circumstances in 
which a person is suspected to be suicidal or 
suffering from a mental illness; and 
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(B) includes training on techniques and 
strategies designed to protect the health and 
safety of law enforcement officers and the pub-
lic, including the person or persons a law en-
forcement officer encounters during a behav-
ioral health crisis response. 
(8) RECIPIENT.—The term ‘‘recipient’’ means 
an applicant that receives a grant under section 4. 
(9) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 901 of title I of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 (34 U.S.C. 10251). 
SEC. 4. GRANTS. 
(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney General 
shall award grants to applicants for— 
(1) law enforcement officers to receive training 
from a behavioral health crisis response program; 
and 
(2) the cost of transportation and lodging asso-
ciated with law enforcement officers attending a pro-
gram. 
(b) PROGRAM STANDARDS.—The Attorney General 
shall establish and publish qualification standards for or-
ganizations that provide behavioral health crisis response 
programs. 
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(c) APPLICATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The chief law enforcement 
officer of an applicant shall submit to the Attorney 
General an application that— 
(A) shall include— 
(i) a statement describing the pro-
gram the law enforcement officers will 
complete; 
(ii) the total number of law enforce-
ment officers in the agency; 
(iii) the number of law enforcement 
officers of the agency that have been killed, 
or seriously injured while responding to a 
behavioral health crisis during the 5-year- 
period preceding the date of the applica-
tion; and 
(iv) whether the law enforcement offi-
cers employed by the agency receive any 
behavioral health crisis response training, 
including during basic police officer train-
ing; and 
(B) in addition to the information required 
under subparagraph (A), may, at the option of 
the applicant, include information relating to— 
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(i) recent incidents involving law en-
forcement officers of the agency in which 
behavioral health crisis response training 
could have played a role in protecting the 
safety of the law enforcement officer or the 
public, including the person or persons the 
law enforcement officers encountered; and 
(ii) estimated cost of attendance of a 
program per law enforcement officer. 
(d) RESTRICTIONS.— 
(1) SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDS.—Grant funds shall 
be used to supplement, and not supplant, State, 
local, and tribal funds made available to any appli-
cant for any of the purposes described in subsection 
(a). 
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more than 3 
percent of any grant made under this section may 
be used for administrative costs. 
(e) REPORTS AND RECORDS.— 
(1) REPORTS.—For each year during which 
grant funds are used, the recipient shall submit to 
the Attorney General a report containing— 
(A) a summary of any activity carried out 
using grant funds; 
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(B) the number of officers that received 
training using grant funds; and 
(C) any other information relevant to the 
purpose of this Act that the Attorney General 
may determine appropriate. 
(2) RECORDS.—For the purpose of an audit by 
the Attorney General of the receipt and use of grant 
funds, a recipient shall— 
(A) keep— 
(i) any record relating to the receipt 
and use of grant funds; and 
(ii) any other record as the Attorney 
General may require; and 
(B) make the records described in subpara-
graph (A) available to the Attorney General 
upon request by the Attorney General. 
SEC. 5. USE OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS. 
Of the total amount appropriated to carry out the 
Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant under 
subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Con-
trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10151 et 
seq.) for each of fiscal years 2020, 2021, and 2022, 
$5,000,000 shall be used to carry out this Act for each 
such fiscal year. 
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