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[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``America's Law Enforcement and Mental 
Health Project''.

SEC. 2. MENTAL HEALTH DIVERSION COURTS.

    (a) Amendment.--Part V of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended to read as follows:

                ``PART V--MENTAL HEALTH DIVERSION COURTS

``SEC. 2201. GRANT AUTHORITY.

    ``The Attorney General may make grants to States, State courts, 
local courts, units of local government, and Indian tribal governments, 
acting directly or through agreements with other public or nonprofit 
entities, for 25 programs that involve--
            ``(1) continuing judicial supervision, including periodic 
        review at least every 45 days, over preliminarily qualified 
        offenders with mental illness, mental retardation, or co-
        occurring mental illness and substance abuse disorders who are 
        charged with nonviolent misdemeanors, for a period not to 
        exceed 1 year; and
            ``(2) the integrated administration of services, which 
        includes--
                    ``(A) specialized training of law enforcement and 
                judicial personnel to identify and address the unique 
                needs of a mentally ill or mentally retarded offender;
                    ``(B) voluntary diversion into outpatient or 
                inpatient mental health treatment that carries with it 
                the possibility of prosecution of the original criminal 
                charge if the mentally ill or mentally retarded 
                defendant is noncompliant with program requirements;
                    ``(C) centralized case management involving the 
                consolidation of all of a mentally ill or mentally 
                retarded defendant's misdemeanor cases, including 
                violations of misdemeanor probation, and the 
                coordination of all treatment plans of mental health 
                and social service providers; and
                    ``(D) life skills training, such as housing 
                placement, vocational training, education, job 
                placement, health care, and relapse prevention for each 
                participant who requires such services.

``SEC. 2202. DEFINITION.

    ``In this part the term `preliminarily qualified offender with 
mental illness, mental retardation, or co-occurring mental and 
substance abuse disorders' means a person who--
            ``(1)(A) previously or currently has been diagnosed by a 
        qualified mental health professional as having a mental 
        illness, mental retardation, or co-occurring mental illness and 
        substance abuse disorders; or
            ``(B) manifests obvious signs of mental illness, mental 
        retardation, or co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse 
        disorders during arrest or confinement or before any court; and
            ``(2) is deemed eligible for diversion by designated 
        judges.

``SEC. 2203. ADMINISTRATION.

    ``(a) Consultation.--The Attorney General shall consult with the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services and any other appropriate 
officials in carrying out this part.
    ``(b) Use of Components.--The Attorney General may utilize any 
component or components of the Department of Justice in carrying out 
this part.
    ``(c) Regulatory Authority.--The Attorney General shall issue 
regulations and guidelines necessary to carry out this part which 
include, but are not limited to, the methodologies and outcome measures 
proposed for evaluating each applicant program.
    ``(d) Applications.--In addition to any other requirements that may 
be specified by the Attorney General, an application for a grant under 
this part shall--
            ``(1) include a long-term strategy and detailed 
        implementation plan;
            ``(2) explain the applicant's inability to fund the program 
        adequately without Federal assistance;
            ``(3) certify that the Federal support provided will be 
        used to supplement, and not supplant, State, Indian tribal, and 
        local sources of funding that would otherwise be available;
            ``(4) identify related governmental or community 
        initiatives which complement or will be coordinated with the 
        proposal;
            ``(5) certify that there has been appropriate consultation 
        with all affected agencies and that there will be appropriate 
        coordination with all affected agencies in the implementation 
        of the program;
            ``(6) certify that participating offenders will be 
        supervised by one or more designated judges with responsibility 
        for the mental health diversion court program;
            ``(7) specify plans for obtaining necessary support and 
        continuing the proposed program following the conclusion of 
        Federal support; and
            ``(8) describe the methodology and outcome measures that 
        will be used in evaluating the program.

``SEC. 2204. APPLICATIONS.

    ``To request funds under this part, the chief executive or the 
chief justice of a State or the chief executive or chief judge of a 
unit of local government or Indian tribal government shall submit an 
application to the Attorney General in such form and containing such 
information as the Attorney General may reasonably require.

``SEC. 2205. FEDERAL SHARE.

    ``The Federal share of a grant made under this part may not exceed 
75 percent of the total costs of the program described in the 
application submitted under section 2205 for the fiscal year for which 
the program receives assistance under this part, unless the Attorney 
General waives, wholly or in part, the requirement of a matching 
contribution under this section. The use of the Federal share of a 
grant made under this part shall be limited to new expenses 
necessitated by the proposed diversion program, including the 
development of treatment services and the hiring and training of 
personnel. In-kind contributions may constitute a portion of the non-
Federal share of a grant.

``SEC. 2206. GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION.

    ``The Attorney General shall ensure that, to the extent 
practicable, an equitable geographic distribution of grant awards is 
made that considers the special needs of rural communities, Indian 
tribes, and Alaska Natives.

``SEC. 2207. REPORT.

    ``A State, Indian tribal government, or unit of local government 
that receives funds under this part during a fiscal year shall submit 
to the Attorney General a report in March of the following year 
regarding the effectiveness of this part.

``SEC. 2208. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TRAINING, AND EVALUATION.

    ``(a) Technical Assistance and Training.--The Attorney General may 
provide technical assistance and training in furtherance of the 
purposes of this part.
    ``(b) Evaluations.--In addition to any evaluation requirements that 
may be prescribed for grantees, the Attorney General may carry out or 
make arrangements for evaluations of programs that receive support 
under this part.
    ``(c) Administration.--The technical assistance, training, and 
evaluations authorized by this section may be carried out directly by 
the Attorney General, in collaboration with the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, or through grants, contracts, or other cooperative 
arrangements with other entities.''.
    (b) Technical Amendment.--The table of contents of title I of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et 
seq.), is amended by inserting after part U the following:

                ``Part V--Mental Health Diversion Courts

``Sec. 2201. Grant authority.
``Sec. 2202. Definition.
``Sec. 2203. Administration.
``Sec. 2204. Applications.
``Sec. 2205. Federal share.
``Sec. 2206. Geographic distribution.
``Sec. 2207. Report.
``Sec. 2208. Technical assistance, training, and evaluation.''.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 1001(a) of title I of 
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3793(a)), is amended by inserting after paragraph (19) the following:
    ``(20) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part V, 
$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2004.''.
[EX A]: America's Law Enforcement and Mental Health Project - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to States, State courts, local courts, units of local government, and Indian tribal governments, acting directly or through agreements with other public or nonprofit entities, for 25 programs that involve: (1) continuing judicial supervision, including periodic review at least every 45 days, over preliminarily qualified offenders with mental illness, mental retardation, or co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse disorders who are charged with non-violent misdemeanors, for a period not to exceed one year; and (2) the integrated administration of services, which includes specialized training of law enforcement and judicial personnel to identify and address the unique needs of a mentally ill or mentally retarded offender, voluntary diversion into outpatient or inpatient mental health treatment that carries with it the possibility of prosecution of the original criminal charge if the mentally ill or mentally retarded defendant is noncompliant with program requirements, centralized case management involving the consolidation of all of a mentally ill or mentally retarded defendant's misdemeanor cases (including violations of misdemeanor probation) and the coordination of all treatment plans of mental health and social service providers, and life skills training. 
Defines "preliminarily qualified offender with mental illness, mental retardation, or co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders" to mean a person who: (1) previously or currently has been diagnosed by a qualified mental health professional as having a mental illness, mental retardation, or co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders or who manifests obvious signs of mental illness, mental retardation, or co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders during arrest or confinement or before any court; and (2) is deemed eligible for diversion by designated judges. 
Directs the Attorney General to issue regulations and guidelines necessary to carry out this Act, including the methodologies and outcome measures proposed for evaluating each applicant program. 
Sets forth provisions regarding application requirements, the Federal cost share (75 percent), geographic distribution of grants, reporting requirements, and technical assistance, training, and evaluation.  Authorizes appropriations.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Emergency Room Relief Act 
of 2017''.

SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF URGENT CARE AND EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT OF 
              VETERANS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) Payment of Reasonable Costs of Urgent Care.--
            (1) In general.--Subchapter III of chapter 17 of title 38, 
        United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1725 
        the following new section:
``Sec. 1725A. Payment of reasonable costs of urgent care
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall enter into contracts with 
urgent care providers under which the Secretary pays the urgent care 
provider the reasonable costs of urgent care provided to eligible 
veterans by the urgent care provider.
    ``(b) Eligible Veterans.--A veteran is an eligible veteran for 
purposes of this section if the veteran--
            ``(1) is enrolled in the system of annual patient 
        enrollment established and operated under section 1705(a) of 
        this title; and
            ``(2) has received health care under this chapter during 
        the two-year period preceding the date on which the veteran 
        receives urgent care under this section.
    ``(c) Cost Sharing.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
Secretary shall establish a cost-sharing amount that eligible veterans 
shall pay to the Secretary to receive urgent care from an urgent care 
provider under this section.
    ``(2) The cost-sharing amount established under paragraph (1) shall 
not apply to an eligible veteran--
            ``(A) if the eligible veteran is admitted to a hospital for 
        treatment or observation after receiving urgent care under this 
        section; or
            ``(B) if the eligible veteran is receiving urgent care 
        under this section for the treatment of a service-connected 
        disability or condition.
    ``(d) Treatment of Department.--Notwithstanding the coverage of an 
eligible veteran under a health-plan contract, the Secretary shall be 
considered the primary payer for any urgent care provided to the 
eligible veteran under this section.
    ``(e) Types of Providers.--The Secretary shall ensure that all 
types of urgent care providers, including local urgent care providers, 
have an opportunity to enter into a contract with the Secretary under 
this section.
    ``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `health-plan contract' has the meaning given 
        that term in section 1725(f) of this title.
            ``(2) The term `urgent care' has the meaning given that 
        term by the Secretary.
            ``(3) The term `urgent care provider' means a health care 
        provider that provides urgent care at a non-Department 
        facility.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of chapter 17 of such title is amended by inserting 
        after the item relating to section 1725 the following new item:

``1725A. Payment of reasonable costs of urgent care.''.
            (3) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
        the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is encouraged to contract 
        with urgent care centers that are accredited by a nationally 
        recognized accrediting body or organization to carry out 
        section 1725A of title 38, United States Code, as added by 
        paragraph (1).
    (b) Establishment of Cost-Sharing Amount for Veterans Receiving 
Emergency Room Care From Department.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a cost-sharing 
        amount that veterans shall pay to the Secretary to receive care 
        at an emergency room of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
            (2) Exception.--The cost-sharing amount established under 
        paragraph (1) shall not apply to a veteran if the veteran--
                    (A) receives care for a service-connected (as 
                defined in section 101 of title 38, United States Code) 
                disability or condition;
                    (B) meets a hardship exception established by the 
                Secretary for purposes of this subsection; or
                    (C) is admitted to a hospital for treatment or 
                observation after receiving care at an emergency room 
                of the Department.
    (c) Limitation on Cost-Sharing Amounts.--The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs may not require a veteran to pay multiple cost-sharing amounts 
if the veteran seeks urgent care under section 1725A of title 38, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1), and care at an 
emergency room of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the same 
condition during a period determined by the Secretary for purposes of 
this subsection.
    (d) Report on Use by Veterans of Urgent and Emergency Room Care.--
Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and not less frequently than once every two years thereafter, the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee on 
Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
of the House of Representatives a report on the use by veterans 
eligible for health care under the laws administered by the Secretary 
of--
            (1) urgent care facilities; and
            (2) emergency room facilities of the Department of Veterans 
        Affairs.
[EX A]: Veterans Emergency Room Relief Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into contracts under which the VA pays health care providers the reasonable costs of urgent care provided to eligible veterans at non-VA facilities. An &quot;eligible veteran&quot; is one who: (1) is enrolled in the VA health care system, and (2) has received health care through the VA during the two years preceding the date on which the veteran receives urgent care. The VA shall establish a cost-sharing amount that a veteran shall pay to the VA to receive such urgent care. Such amount shall not apply to a veteran who: (1) is admitted to a hospital for treatment or observation after receiving urgent care, or (2) is receiving urgent care for the treatment of a service-connected disability or condition.  The VA shall: (1) be considered the primary payer for the urgent care provided, and (2) ensure that all types of urgent care providers have an opportunity to enter into such a contract.  The VA also shall establish a cost-sharing amount that veterans shall pay to receive care at a VA emergency room. Such amount shall not apply to a veteran who: (1) is receiving care for a service-connected disability or condition, (2) meets a hardship exception, or (3) is admitted to a hospital for treatment or observation after receiving care at a VA emergency room.  The VA may not require a veteran to pay multiple cost-sharing amounts if the veteran seeks urgent care under this bill and care at a VA emergency room for the same condition during a period determined by the VA.  The VA shall report every two years on the use by veterans of urgent care facilities and of VA emergency room facilities.

[EX Q]: SECTION. 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Persian Gulf Security Cost Fairness 
Act''.

 SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) the several key oil-producing countries that relied on 
        the United States for their military protection in 1990 and 
        1991, including during the Persian Gulf conflict, and continue 
        to depend on the United States for their security and 
        stability, should share in the responsibility for that 
        stability and security commensurate with their national 
        capabilities; and
            (2) the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (Bahrain, 
        Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab 
        Emirates) have the economic capability to contribute more 
        toward their own security and stability and therefore these 
        countries should contribute commensurate with that capability.

SEC. 3. EFFORTS TO INCREASE BURDENSHARING BY COUNTRIES IN THE PERSIAN 
              GULF REGION BENEFITTING FROM UNITED STATES MILITARY 
              PRESENCE.

    The President shall seek to have each country in the Persian Gulf 
region to which the United States extends military protection (either 
through security agreements, basing arrangements, or mutual 
participation in multinational military organizations or operations) 
take one or more of the following actions:
            (1) For any country in which United States military 
        personnel are assigned to permanent duty ashore, increase its 
        financial contributions to the payment of the nonpersonnel 
        costs incurred by the United States government for stationing 
        United States military personnel in that country, with the goal 
        of achieving by September 30, 2003, 75 percent of such costs. 
        An increase in financial contributions by any country under 
        this paragraph may include the elimination of taxes, fees, or 
        other charges levied on the United States military personnel, 
        equipment, or facilities stationed in that country.
            (2) Increase its annual budgetary outlays for national 
        defense as a percentage of its gross domestic product by 10 
        percent or at least to a level commensurate to that of the 
        United States by September 30, 2001.
            (3) Increase its annual budgetary outlays for foreign 
        assistance (to promote democratization, economic stabilization, 
        transparency arrangements, defense economic conversion, respect 
        for the rule of law, and internationally recognized human 
        rights) by 10 percent or at least to a level commensurate to 
        that of the United States by September 30, 2001.
            (4) Increase the amount of military assets (including 
        personnel, equipment, logistics, support and other resources) 
        that it contributes, or would be prepared to contribute, to 
        military activities in the Persian Gulf region.

SEC. 4. AUTHORITIES TO ENCOURAGE ACTIONS BY UNITED STATES ALLIES.

    In seeking the actions described in section 3 with respect to any 
country, or in response to a failure by any country to undertake one or 
more of such actions, the President may take any of the following 
measures to the extent otherwise authorized by law:
            (1) Reduce the end strength level of members of the Armed 
        Forces assigned to permanent or part-time duty in the Persian 
        Gulf region.
            (2) Impose on those countries fees or other charges similar 
        to those that such countries impose on United States forces 
        stationed in such countries.
            (3) Suspend, modify, or terminate any bilateral security 
        agreement the United States has with that country, consistent 
        with the terms of such agreement.
            (4) Reduce (through rescission, impoundment, or other 
        appropriate procedures as authorized by law) any United States 
        bilateral assistance appropriated for that country.
            (5) Take any other action the President determines to be 
        appropriate as authorized by law.

SEC. 5. REPORT ON PROGRESS IN INCREASING ALLIED BURDENSHARING.

    Not later than March 1, 2001, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to Congress a report on--
            (1) steps taken by other countries to complete the actions 
        described in section 3;
            (2) all measure taken by the President, including those 
        authorized in section 4, to achieve the actions described in 
        section 3;
            (3) the difference between the amount allocated by other 
        countries for each of the actions described in section 3 during 
        the period beginning on October 1, 2000, and ending on 
        September 30, 2001, and during the period beginning on October 
        1, 2001, and ending on September 30, 2002; and
            (4) the budgetary savings to the United States that are 
        expected to accrue as a result of the steps described under 
        paragraph (1).

SEC. 6. REVIEW AND REPORT ON NATIONAL SECURITY BASES FOR FORWARD 
              DEPLOYMENT AND BURDENSHARING RELATIONSHIPS.

    (a) Review.--In order to ensure the best allocation of budgetary 
resources, the President shall undertake a review of the status of 
elements of the United States Armed Forces that are permanently 
stationed outside the United States. The review shall include an 
assessment of the following:
            (1) The requirements that are to be found in agreements 
        between the United States and the allies of the United States 
        in the Persian Gulf region.
            (2) The national security interests that support permanent 
        stationing of elements of the United States Armed Forces 
        outside the United States.
            (3) The stationing costs associated with forward deployment 
        of elements of the United States Armed Forces.
            (4) The alternatives available to forward deployment (such 
        as material prepositioning, enhanced airlift and sealift, or 
        joint training operations) to meet such requirements or 
        national security interests, with such alternatives identified 
        and described in detail.
            (5) The costs and force structure configurations associated 
        with such alternatives to forward deployment.
            (6) The financial contributions that allies of the United 
        States in the Persian Gulf region make to common defense 
        efforts (to promote democratization, economic stabilization, 
        transparency arrangements, defense economic conversion, respect 
        for the rule of law, and internationally recognized human 
        rights).
            (7) The contributions that allies of the United States in 
        the Persian Gulf region make to meeting the stationing costs 
        associated with the forward deployment of elements of the 
        United States Armed Forces.
            (8) The annual expenditures of the United States and its 
        allies in the Persian Gulf region on national defense, and the 
        relative percentages of each country's gross domestic product 
        constituted by those expenditures.
    (b) Report.--The President shall submit to Congress a report on the 
review under subsection (a). The report shall be submitted not later 
than March 1, 2001, in classified and unclassified form.
[EX A]:
Directs the President to seek to have each country in the Persian Gulf region to which the United States extends military protection take one or more specified financial and budgetary actions to increase their burdensharing.
Authorizes the President, in seeking such actions or in responding to a country's failure to undertake one or more of them, to: (1) reduce the end strength level of members of the Armed Forces assigned to permanent or part-time duty in the Persian Gulf region; (2) impose on the country fees or other charges similar to those such countries impose on U.S. forces stationed in them; (3) suspend, modify, or terminate any bilateral security agreement the United States has with that country; (4) reduce any U.S. bilateral assistance appropriated for that country; or (5) take any other appropriate action.
Directs the Secretary of Defense to report to Congress on: (1) steps taken by other countries to complete the actions required by this Act; (2) all measures taken by the President to achieve such actions; (3) amounts such countries have allocated to take such actions; and (4) the budgetary savings to the United States expected to accrue as a result of the steps taken under this Act.
Requires the President to review and report to Congress on the status of elements of the U.S. Armed Forces permanently stationed outside the United States, including the national security bases for forward deployment and burdensharing relationships.