grams for general education and special edu-
cation teachers, including early childhood edu-
cators.’’. 
(c) GRANTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEADER-
SHIP PROGRAMS.—Section 202(f)(1)(B) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1022a(f)(1)(B)) is 
amended— 
(1) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in clause (vi), by striking the period and in-
serting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(vii) identify students who have expe-
rienced trauma and connect those students 
with appropriate school-based or commu-
nity-based interventions and services.’’. 
SEC. 205. TOOLS FOR FRONT-LINE PROVIDERS. 
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
in coordination with appropriate stakeholders with subject 
matter expertise which may include the National Child 
Traumatic Stress Network, shall carry out activities to de-
velop accessible and easily understandable toolkits for use 
by front-line service providers (including teachers, early 
childhood educators, school leaders, mentors, social work-
ers, counselors, faith leaders, first responders, and kinship 
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caregivers) for appropriately identifying, responding to, 
and supporting infants, children, and youth, and their 
families, as appropriate, who have experienced or are at 
risk of experiencing trauma. Front-line service providers 
may also include programs focused on adults who them-
selves have experience trauma or whose children have ex-
perienced trauma, including programs related to healthy 
marriage and responsible fatherhood, child support, and 
temporary assistance to needy families. Such toolkits shall 
incorporate best practices developed under section 7132(d) 
of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act 
(Public Law 115–271), and include actions to build a safe, 
stable, and nurturing environment for the infants, chil-
dren, and youth served in those settings, capacity building, 
and strategies for addressing the impact of secondary 
trauma, compassion fatigue, and burnout among such 
front-line service providers. 
SEC. 206. CHILDREN EXPOSED TO VIOLENCE INITIATIVE. 
Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10101) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘PART OO—CHILDREN EXPOSED TO VIOLENCE 
AND ADDICTION INITIATIVE 
‘‘SEC. 3051. GRANTS TO IDENTIFY AND SUPPORT CHILDREN 
EXPOSED TO VIOLENCE AND SUBSTANCE 
USE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may make 
grants to States, units of local government, Indian tribes 
and tribal organizations (as such terms are defined in sec-
tion 4 of the Indian Self-Determination Act and Edu-
cation Assistance Act), and nonprofit organizations to re-
duce violence and substance use by preventing exposure 
to trauma, violence, or substance use and identifying and 
supporting infants, children, and youth, and their families, 
as appropriate, exposed to trauma, violence, or substance 
use. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—A grant under subsection (a) 
may be used to implement trauma-informed policies and 
practices that support infants, children, youth, and their 
families, as appropriate, by— 
‘‘(1) building public awareness and education, 
and improving policies and practices; 
‘‘(2) providing training, tools, and resources to 
develop the skills and capacity of parents (including 
foster parents), adult guardians, and professionals 
who interact directly with infants, children, and 
youth, and their families, as appropriate, in an orga-
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nized or professional setting, including through the 
best practices developed under section 7132(d) of 
the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act 
(Public Law 115–271); and 
‘‘(3) providing technical assistance to commu-
nities, organizations, and public agencies on how to 
prevent and mitigate the impact of exposure to trau-
ma, violence, or substance use. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$11,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024.’’. 
SEC. 207. ESTABLISHMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT CHILD 
AND YOUTH TRAUMA COORDINATING CEN-
TER. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall 
establish a National Law Enforcement Child and 
Youth Trauma Coordinating Center (referred to in 
this section as the ‘‘Center’’) to provide assistance to 
adult- and juvenile-serving State, local, and tribal 
law enforcement agencies (including those operated 
by Indian tribes and tribal organizations as such 
terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-De-
termination Act and Education Assistance Act) in 
interacting with infants, children, and youth who 
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have been exposed to violence or other trauma, and 
their families as appropriate. 
(2) AGE RANGE.—The Center shall determine 
the age range of infants, children, and youth to be 
covered by the activities of the Center. 
(b) DUTIES.—The Center shall provide assistance to 
adult- and juvenile-serving State, local, and tribal law en-
forcement agencies by— 
(1) disseminating information on the best prac-
tices for law enforcement officers, which may include 
best practices based on evidence-based and evidence- 
informed models from programs of the Department 
of Justice and the Office of Justice Services of the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs or the best practices devel-
oped under section 7132(d) of the SUPPORT for 
Patients and Communities Act (Public Law 115– 
271), such as— 
(A) models developed in partnership with 
national law enforcement organizations, Indian 
tribes, or clinical researchers; and 
(B) models that include— 
(i) culturally sensitive, trauma-in-
formed approaches to conflict resolution, 
information 
gathering, 
forensic 
inter-
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viewing, de-escalation, and crisis interven-
tion training; 
(ii) early interventions that link child 
and youth witnesses and victims, and their 
families as appropriate, to age-appropriate 
trauma-informed services; and 
(iii) preventing and supporting offi-
cers who experience secondary trauma; 
(2) providing professional training and technical 
assistance; and 
(3) awarding grants under subsection (c). 
(c) GRANT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, act-
ing through the Center, may award grants to State, 
local, and tribal law enforcement agencies or to 
multi-disciplinary consortia to— 
(A) enhance the awareness of best prac-
tices for trauma-informed responses to infants, 
children, and youth who have been exposed to 
violence or other trauma, and their families as 
appropriate; and 
(B) provide professional training and tech-
nical assistance in implementing the best prac-
tices described in subparagraph (A). 
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(2) APPLICATION.—Any State, local, or tribal 
law enforcement agency seeking a grant under this 
subsection shall submit an application to the Attor-
ney General at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Attorney General 
may require. 
(3) USE OF FUNDS.—A grant awarded under 
this subsection may be used to— 
(A) provide training to law enforcement of-
ficers on best practices, including how to iden-
tify and appropriately respond to early signs of 
trauma and violence exposure when interacting 
with infants, children, and youth, and their 
families, as appropriate; and 
(B) establish, operate, and evaluate a re-
ferral and partnership program with trauma-in-
formed clinical mental health, substance use, 
health care, or social service professionals in the 
community in which the law enforcement agen-
cy serves. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney Gen-
eral— 
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(1) $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 
through 2024 to award grants under subsection (c); 
and 
(2) $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 
through 2024 for other activities of the Center. 
SEC. 208. NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH REPORT ON 
TRAUMA. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Director of the National Institutes of 
Health shall submit to Congress a report on the activities 
of the National Institutes of Health with respect to trau-
ma (including trauma that stems from child abuse, expo-
sure to violence, addiction and substance use, and toxic 
stress) and the implications of trauma for infants, chil-
dren, and youth, and their families, as appropriate. Such 
report shall include— 
(1) the comprehensive research agenda of the 
National Institutes of Health with respect to trau-
ma; 
(2) the capacity, expertise, and review mecha-
nisms of the National Institutes of Health with re-
spect to the evaluation and examination of research 
proposals related to child trauma, including coordi-
nation across institutes and centers and inclusion of 
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trauma impact statements within relevant grants fo-
cused on serving children and families; 
(3) the relevance of trauma to other diseases, 
outcomes, and domains; 
(4) strategies to link and analyze data from 
multiple independent sources, including child wel-
fare, health care (including mental health care), law 
enforcement, and education systems, to enhance re-
search efforts and improve health outcomes; 
(5) the efficacy of existing interventions, includ-
ing clinical treatment methods, child- and family-fo-
cused prevention models, and community-based ap-
proaches, in mitigating the effects of experiencing 
trauma and improving health and societal outcomes; 
and 
(6) identification of gaps in understanding in 
the field of trauma and areas of greatest need for 
further research related to trauma. 
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