Supporting and Treating Officers In Crisis Act of 2019

IB Union Calendar No. 103 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2368 [Report No. 116–140] To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand support for police officer family services, stress reduction, and suicide prevention, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 25, 2019 Mr. RESCHENTHALER (for himself and Ms. DEAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary JULY 9, 2019 Additional sponsors: Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. STIV- ERS, Mr. KUSTOFF of Tennessee, Mr. CICILLINE, Mrs. MCBATH, Ms. WILD, Mr. KILMER, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. CRENSHAW, and Mr. BILIRAKIS JULY 9, 2019 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:00 Jul 10, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H2368.RH H2368 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 2368 RH A BILL To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand support for police officer family services, stress reduction, and suicide prevention, and for other purposes. VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:00 Jul 10, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H2368.RH H2368 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 2368 RH Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Supporting and Treat- 4 ing Officers In Crisis Act of 2019’’. 5 SEC. 2. EXPANDING SUPPORT FOR POLICE OFFICER FAM- 6 ILY SERVICES, STRESS REDUCTION, AND SUI- 7 CIDE PREVENTION. 8 Part W of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 9 Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10491 et seq.) is 10 amended— 11 (1) in the part heading, by striking ‘‘FAMILY 12 SUPPORT’’ and inserting ‘‘SUPPORT FOR LAW 13 ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND FAMILIES’’; 14 (2) in section 2301 (34 U.S.C. 10491)— 15 (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, in- 16 cluding any research and reports developed 17 under the Law Enforcement Mental Health and 18 Wellness Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–113; 19 131 Stat. 2276)’’ after ‘‘interested parties’’; 20 and 21 (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘, psy- 22 chological services, suicide prevention,’’ after 23 ‘‘stress reduction’’; 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:00 Jul 10, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2368.RH H2368 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 2368 RH (3) in section 2302 (34 U.S.C. 10492), by in- 1 serting ‘‘and mental health services’’ after ‘‘family 2 support services’’; and 3 (4) in section 2303 (34 U.S.C. 10493)— 4 (A) in subsection (b)— 5 (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘of- 6 ficers and’’ after ‘‘law enforcement’’; and 7 (ii) by amending paragraph (4) to 8 read as follows: 9 ‘‘(4) Evidence-based programs to reduce stress, 10 prevent suicide, and promote mental health.’’; and 11 (B) in subsection (c)— 12 (i) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘, 13 mental health crisis, and suicide preven- 14 tion’’ after ‘‘family crisis’’; 15 (ii) in paragraph (6), by striking 16 ‘‘human immunodeficiency virus’’ and in- 17 serting ‘‘infectious disease’’; 18 (iii) in paragraph (8), by inserting ‘‘, 19 injured, or permanently disabled’’ after 20 ‘‘killed’’; and 21 (iv) by striking paragraph (10) and 22 inserting the following: 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:00 Jul 10, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2368.RH H2368 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 5 •HR 2368 RH ‘‘(10) Specialized training for identifying, re- 1 porting, and responding to officer mental health cri- 2 ses and suicide. 3 ‘‘(11) Technical assistance and training to sup- 4 port any or all of the services described in para- 5 graphs (1) through (10).’’. 6 SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZING GRANT PROGRAMS FOR SUP- 7 PORTING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND 8 FAMILIES. 9 Section 1001(a)(21) of title I of the Omnibus Crime 10 Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 11 10261(a)(21)) is amended to read as follows: 12 ‘‘(21) There are authorized to be appropriated to 13 carry out part W, $7,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 14 through 2024.’’. 15 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:00 Jul 10, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2368.RH H2368 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS Union Calendar No. 103 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2368 [Report No. 116–140] A BILL To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand support for police officer family services, stress reduction, and sui- cide prevention, and for other purposes. JULY 9, 2019 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:00 Jul 10, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H2368.RH H2368 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS