‘‘(e) REPORTS.—An entity that receives a grant 
under subsection (a) during a fiscal year shall, not later 
than the last day of the following fiscal year, submit to 
the Attorney General a report that describes and assesses 
the uses of such grant. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of 
Justice to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of 
the fiscal years 2008 through 2013.’’. 
SEC. 7. STATEWIDE PLANNING GRANTS TO IMPROVE 
TREATMENT OF MENTALLY ILL OFFENDERS. 
Part HH of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended by sections 4, 5, 
and 6, is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘SEC. 2995. PLANNING GRANTS TO IMPROVE TREATMENT 
OF MENTALLY ILL OFFENDERS. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Attorney General is au-
thorized to carry out a grant program under which the 
Attorney General makes grants to States, units of local 
government, territories, and Indian tribes for the following 
purposes, with respect to the treatment of offenders with 
mental illnesses: 
‘‘(1) To facilitate the coordination of treatment 
and services provided for such offenders by the State 
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and other units of government located within the 
State (including local, territorial and tribal). 
‘‘(2) To provide for a State (or other appro-
priate jurisdictional) administer to coordinate such 
treatment and services provided within the State (or 
other jurisdiction). 
‘‘(3) To develop a comprehensive plan for the 
provision of such treatment and services to such of-
fenders within such State. 
‘‘(4) To establish a coordinating center, with re-
spect to a State, to— 
‘‘(A) facilitate the sharing of information 
related to such treatment and services for such 
offenders among the jurisdictions located in 
such State; and 
‘‘(B) promote evidence-based practices for 
purposes of providing such treatment and serv-
ices. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, an entity described in subsection (a) 
shall submit to the Attorney General an application, in 
such form and manner and at such time as specified by 
the Attorney General that includes a proposal that de-
scribes how the grant will be used to fund mental health 
treatment and services for jail and prison populations that 
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are identified as savings populations for such entity and 
that any savings accruing to the State or other applicable 
jurisdiction from providing such population with such 
treatment and services would be used to increase the avail-
ability and accessibility of community-based mental health 
services. For purposes of the previous sentence, the term 
‘savings population’ means a population that, if in receipt 
of such treatment and services, would potentially generate 
savings to the State or other applicable jurisdiction. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 to carry 
out this section for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 
2012.’’. 
SEC. 8. IMPROVING THE MENTAL HEALTH COURTS GRANT 
PROGRAM. 
(a) REAUTHORIZATION OF THE MENTAL HEALTH 
COURTS GRANT PROGRAM.—Section 1001(a)(20) of title 
I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)(20)) is amended by striking 
‘‘fiscal years 2001 through 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal 
years 2008 through 2013’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL GRANT USES AUTHORIZED.—Sec-
tion 2201 of such title (42 U.S.C. 3796ii) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) at the end, by striking 
‘‘and’’; 
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(2) in paragraph (2) at the end, by striking the 
period and adding ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) pretrial services and related treatment pro-
grams for offenders with mental illnesses; and 
‘‘(4) developing, implementing, or expanding 
programs that are alternatives to incarceration for 
offenders with mental illnesses.’’. 
SEC. 9. STUDY AND REPORT ON PREVALENCE OF MEN-
TALLY ILL OFFENDERS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Attorney General shall provide for 
a study of the following: 
(1) The rate of occurrence of serious mental ill-
nesses in each of the following populations: 
(A) Individuals, including juveniles, on 
probation. 
(B) Individuals, including juveniles, incar-
cerated in a jail. 
(C) Individuals, including juveniles, incar-
cerated in a prison. 
(D) Individuals, including juveniles, on pa-
role. 
(2) For each population described in paragraph 
(1), the percentage of individuals with serious men-
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tal illnesses who, at the time of the arrest, are eligi-
ble to receive supplemental security income benefits, 
social security disability insurance benefits, or med-
ical assistance under a State plan for medical assist-
ance under title XIX of the Social Security Act. 
(3) For each such population, with respect to a 
year, the percentage of individuals with serious men-
tal illnesses who— 
(A) were homeless (as defined in section 
103 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302)) at the time of ar-
rest; and 
(B) were homeless (as so defined) during 
any period in the previous year. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General 
shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the 
study under subsection (a). 
(c) DEFINITION OF SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS.— 
For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘serious mental ill-
ness’’ has the meaning given such term for purposes of 
title V of the Public Health Service Act. 
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(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$2,000,000 for 2008. 
Æ 
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