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Judiciary and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate 
and the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the House of Representatives an annual cer-
tification— 
‘‘(A) indicating whether— 
‘‘(i) all final audit reports issued by the Office 
of the Inspector General under paragraph (1) have 
been completed and reviewed by the appropriate 
Assistant Attorney General or Director; 
‘‘(ii) all mandatory exclusions required under para-
graph (1)(D) have been issued; and 
‘‘(iii) any reimbursements required under para-
graph (1)(F) have been made; and 
‘‘(B) that includes a list of any grantees excluded under 
paragraph (1)(D) from the previous year. 
‘‘(5) PREVENTING DUPLICATIVE GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Before the Attorney General awards 
a grant to an applicant under this section, the Attorney 
General shall compare potential grant awards with other 
grants awarded under this Act to determine if duplicate 
grant awards are awarded for the same purpose. 
‘‘(B) REPORT.—If the Attorney General awards dupli-
cate grants to the same applicant for the same purpose 
the Attorney General shall submit to the Committee on 
the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee on the 
Judiciary of the House of Representatives a report that 
includes— 
‘‘(i) a list of all duplicate grants awarded, including 
the total dollar amount of any duplicate grants 
awarded; and 
‘‘(ii) the reason the Attorney General awarded the 
duplicate grants.’’. 
SEC. 14015. IMPROVING DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE DATA COLLECTION 
ON MENTAL ILLNESS INVOLVED IN CRIME. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
on or after the date that is 90 days after the date on which 
the Attorney General promulgates regulations under subsection 
(b), any data prepared by, or submitted to, the Attorney General 
or the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation with respect 
to the incidences of homicides, law enforcement officers killed, seri-
ously injured, and assaulted, or individuals killed or seriously 
injured by law enforcement officers shall include data with respect 
to the involvement of mental illness in such incidences, if any. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall promulgate 
or revise regulations as necessary to carry out subsection (a). 
SEC. 14016. REPORTS ON THE NUMBER OF MENTALLY ILL OFFENDERS 
IN PRISON. 
(a) REPORT
ON
THE COST
OF TREATING
THE MENTALLY ILL 
IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.—Not later than 12 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of 
the United States shall submit to Congress a report detailing the 
cost of imprisonment for individuals who have serious mental illness 
by the Federal Government or a State or unit of local government, 
which shall include—
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(1) the number and type of crimes committed by individuals 
with serious mental illness each year; and 
(2) detail strategies or ideas for preventing crimes by those 
individuals with serious mental illness from occurring. 
(b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the Attorney 
General, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary of Mental 
Health and Substance Use Disorders, shall define ‘‘serious mental 
illness’’ based on the ‘‘Health Care Reform for Americans with 
Severe Mental Illnesses: Report’’ of the National Advisory Mental 
Health Council, American Journal of Psychiatry 1993; 150:1447– 
1465. 
SEC. 14017. CODIFICATION OF DUE PROCESS FOR DETERMINATIONS 
BY SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OF MENTAL 
CAPACITY OF BENEFICIARIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 55 of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after section 5501 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 5501A. Beneficiaries’ rights in mental competence deter-
minations 
‘‘The Secretary may not make an adverse determination con-
cerning the mental capacity of a beneficiary to manage monetary 
benefits paid to or for the beneficiary by the Secretary under this 
title unless such beneficiary has been provided all of the following, 
subject to the procedures and timelines prescribed by the Secretary 
for determinations of incompetency: 
‘‘(1) Notice of the proposed adverse determination and the 
supporting evidence. 
‘‘(2) An opportunity to request a hearing. 
‘‘(3) An opportunity to present evidence, including an 
opinion from a medical professional or other person, on the 
capacity of the beneficiary to manage monetary benefits paid 
to or for the beneficiary by the Secretary under this title. 
‘‘(4) An opportunity to be represented at no expense to 
the Government (including by counsel) at any such hearing 
and to bring a medical professional or other person to provide 
relevant testimony at any such hearing.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of such chapter 55 is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 5501 the following new item: 
‘‘5501A. Beneficiaries’ rights in mental competence determinations’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 5501A of title 38, United States 
Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply to determinations 
made by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 14018. REAUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Subsection (o) of section 2991 of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797aa), as redesignated 
by section 14006, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ‘‘2009 through 2014’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2017 through 2021’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—Not more than 20 percent of the funds 
authorized to be appropriated under this section may be used for 
purposes described in subsection (i) (relating to veterans).’’.
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Subtitle B—Comprehensive Justice and 
Mental Health 
SEC. 14021. SEQUENTIAL INTERCEPT MODEL. 
Section 2991 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797aa), as amended by section 
14005, is amended by inserting after subsection (j), the following: 
‘‘(k) SEQUENTIAL INTERCEPT GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term ‘eligible 
entity’ means a State, unit of local government, Indian tribe, 
or tribal organization. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION.—The Attorney General may make 
grants under this subsection to an eligible entity for sequential 
intercept mapping and implementation in accordance with para-
graph (3). 
‘‘(3) SEQUENTIAL INTERCEPT MAPPING; IMPLEMENTATION.— 
An eligible entity that receives a grant under this subsection 
may use funds for— 
‘‘(A) sequential intercept mapping, which— 
‘‘(i) shall consist of— 
‘‘(I) convening mental health and criminal jus-
tice stakeholders to— 
‘‘(aa) develop a shared understanding of 
the flow of justice-involved individuals with 
mental illnesses through the criminal justice 
system; and 
‘‘(bb) identify opportunities for improved 
collaborative responses to the risks and needs 
of individuals described in item (aa); and 
‘‘(II) developing strategies to address gaps in 
services and bring innovative and effective pro-
grams 
to 
scale 
along 
multiple 
intercepts, 
including— 
‘‘(aa) emergency and crisis services; 
‘‘(bb) specialized police-based responses; 
‘‘(cc) court hearings and disposition alter-
natives; 
‘‘(dd) reentry from jails and prisons; and 
‘‘(ee) community supervision, treatment 
and support services; and 
‘‘(ii) may serve as a starting point for the develop-
ment of strategic plans to achieve positive public health 
and safety outcomes; and 
‘‘(B) implementation, which shall— 
‘‘(i) be derived from the strategic plans described 
in subparagraph (A)(ii); and 
‘‘(ii) consist of— 
‘‘(I) hiring and training personnel; 
‘‘(II) identifying the eligible entity’s target 
population; 
‘‘(III) providing services and supports to reduce 
unnecessary penetration into the criminal justice 
system; 
‘‘(IV) reducing recidivism; 
‘‘(V) evaluating the impact of the eligible 
entity’s approach; and
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‘‘(VI) planning for the sustainability of effec-
tive interventions.’’. 
SEC. 14022. PRISON AND JAILS. 
Section 2991 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797aa) is amended by inserting 
after subsection (k), as added by section 14021, the following: 
‘‘(l) 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 convicted by a criminal justice agency or a court. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE
INMATE.—The term ‘eligible inmate’ 
means an individual who— 
‘‘(i) is being held, detained, or incarcerated in a 
correctional facility; and 
‘‘(ii) manifests obvious signs of a mental illness 
or has been diagnosed by a qualified mental health 
professional as having a mental illness. 
‘‘(2) CORRECTIONAL FACILITY GRANTS.—The Attorney Gen-
eral may award grants to applicants to enhance the capabilities 
of a correctional facility— 
‘‘(A) to identify and screen for eligible inmates; 
‘‘(B) to plan and provide— 
‘‘(i) initial and periodic assessments of the clinical, 
medical, and social needs of inmates; and 
‘‘(ii) appropriate treatment and services 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, medical, employment, and other 
appropriate services and public benefits; 
‘‘(ii) the availability of mental health care services 
and substance abuse treatment services; and 
‘‘(iii) alternatives to solitary confinement and seg-
regated housing and mental health screening and 
treatment for inmates placed in solitary confinement 
or segregated housing; and 
‘‘(D) to train each employee of the correctional facility 
to identify and appropriately respond to incidents involving 
inmates with mental health or co-occurring mental health 
and substance abuse disorders.’’. 
SEC. 14023. ALLOWABLE USES. 
Section 2991(b)(5)(I) of title 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.—Multidisciplinary teams that— 
‘‘(I) coordinate, implement, and administer 
community-based crisis responses and long-term 
plans for frequent users of crisis services; 
‘‘(II) provide training on how to respond appro-
priately to the unique issues involving frequent 
users of crisis services for public service personnel,