sure that such programs, projects, or activities are com-
pleted in a timely and effective manner. 
SEC. 304. MOBILE CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAMS GRANTS. 
(a) GRANT AUTHORIZATION.—The Attorney General 
may make grants to States, units of local government, 
public and community defender systems, and nonprofit or-
ganizations to create or expand mobile crisis intervention 
teams to address homelessness and reduce recidivism. 
(b) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An entity seeking a grant 
under this section shall submit to the Attorney Gen-
eral an application at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Attorney 
General may reasonably require, including an assur-
ance described in paragraph (2). 
(2) ASSURANCE DESCRIBED.—An assurance de-
scribed in this paragraph is an assurance that— 
(A) the entity has in place a policy pro-
tecting employees, individuals, and communities 
served by the entity from discrimination under 
applicable civil rights laws; and 
(B) the policy described in subparagraph 
(A) includes protection from discrimination on 
the basis of gender-related identity, appearance, 
mannerisms, or other gender-related character-
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istics of an individual, regardless of the individ-
ual’s designated sex at birth. 
(3) NONPROFIT EXPERTISE.—In addition to the 
assurance described in paragraph (2), a nonprofit 
organization seeking a grant under this section shall 
demonstrate in the application submitted under this 
subsection that the organization has a proven his-
tory of— 
(A) successful engagement with popu-
lations experiencing homelessness and housing 
instability, including members of a population 
at higher risk of homelessness; or 
(B) assisting communities to engage in al-
ternatives to penalizing homelessness. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—An entity that receives a grant 
under this section may use funds received under this sec-
tion for creating, supporting, expanding, or studying mo-
bile crisis intervention teams that are trained to provide 
stabilization services to individuals with an urgent medical 
or psychological need, as an alternative to a law enforce-
ment response, which teams may include healthcare pro-
fessionals, mental health professionals, addiction coun-
selors, housing referral specialists, groups serving or rep-
resenting justice system-involved or homeless individuals, 
and other related resource providers. 
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(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$50,000,000 for the first fiscal year beginning after the 
date of enactment of this Act and for each of the 9 suc-
ceeding fiscal years thereafter. 
SEC. 305. LIBRARY CONSORTIUM PILOT GRANTS. 
Part A of title V of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 290aa et seq.) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 506B. LIBRARY CONSORTIUM PILOT GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means— 
‘‘(A) an eligible library; 
‘‘(B) a library agency that is an official 
agency of a State or other unit of government 
and is charged by the law governing it with the 
extension and development of public library 
services within its jurisdiction; 
‘‘(C) an eligible library consortium; or 
‘‘(D) a library association that exists on a 
permanent basis, serves libraries or library pro-
fessionals on a national, regional, State, or local 
level, and engages in activities designed to ad-
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vance the well-being of libraries and the library 
profession. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE LIBRARY.—The term ‘eligible li-
brary’ means— 
‘‘(A) a public library; 
‘‘(B) an elementary or secondary school li-
brary; 
‘‘(C) a library that is operated by an insti-
tution of higher education; 
‘‘(D) a research library or archive that is 
not an integral part of an institution of higher 
education and that makes publicly available li-
brary services and materials that are suitable 
for scholarly research and not otherwise avail-
able; or 
‘‘(E) a Tribal library. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE
LIBRARY
CONSORTIUM.—The 
term ‘eligible library consortium’ means a local, 
statewide, regional, interstate, or international coop-
erative association of library entities that provides 
for the systematic and effective coordination of the 
resources of eligible libraries, and information cen-
ters that work to improve the services delivered to 
the clientele of these libraries. 
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‘‘(b) GRANT PROGRAM.—From amounts made avail-
able under this section for a fiscal year, the Assistant Sec-
retary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligi-
ble entities to enable those eligible entities to carry out 
pilot programs to address the needs of homeless individ-
uals or individuals at risk of homelessness. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible entity receiv-
ing funds under this section may use such funds to 
provide programs or resources that address the 
needs of homeless individuals or individuals at risk 
of homelessness by— 
‘‘(A) connecting them with resources to 
help them transition to stable, independent or 
supported living, through the eligible entity’s 
own activities or through subgrants to eligible 
libraries, as appropriate; 
‘‘(B) providing homeless individuals or in-
dividuals at risk of homelessness with programs 
on issues such as health, mortgage or rental as-
sistance, and applying for government benefits; 
or 
‘‘(C) partnering with other community or-
ganizations or the locality’s department of pub-
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