I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 6003 To exempt certain Federal first responder grants from matching fund require- ments to address the Nation’s rising rate of first responder suicides and other mental health issues, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 27, 2020 Ms. KELLY of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently deter- mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To exempt certain Federal first responder grants from matching fund requirements to address the Nation’s ris- ing rate of first responder suicides and other mental health issues, and for other purposes. 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 ‘‘First Responder Resil- 4 iency Act of 2020’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:14 Mar 02, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6003.IH H6003 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 6003 IH SEC. 2. MATCHING FUND EXEMPTION FOR FIRE AND EMS 1 JOB-RELATED MENTAL HEALTH GRANTS. 2 Section 33(k)(1) of the Fire Prevention and Control 3 Act (15 U.S.C. 2229(k)(1)) is amended— 4 (1) in subparagraph (A), by adding ‘‘or sub- 5 paragraph (C)’’ following ‘‘except as provided in 6 subparagraph (B)’’; and 7 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol- 8 lowing new subparagraph: 9 ‘‘(C) EXCEPTION FOR JOB-RELATED MEN- 10 TAL HEALTH GRANTS.—The requirements of 11 subparagraphs (A) and (B) do not apply with 12 respect to funds awarded to carry out a pro- 13 gram dedicated to raising awareness of, and 14 prevention of, job-related mental health issues 15 (as described in subsection (c)(3)(E)).’’. 16 SEC. 3. MATCHING FUND EXEMPTION FOR LAW ENFORCE- 17 MENT JOB-RELATED MENTAL HEALTH 18 GRANTS. 19 Section 1701 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 20 Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381) is amended— 21 (1) in subsection (b)(23), by adding ‘‘job-re- 22 lated mental health issues remediation programs or’’ 23 after ‘‘establish’’; and 24 (2) in subsection (g), by adding at the end the 25 following: ‘‘Programs funded by a grant under sub- 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:14 Mar 02, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6003.IH H6003 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 6003 IH section (a) for job-related mental health issues reme- 1 diation programs or peer mentoring mental health 2 and wellness pilot programs within State, tribal, and 3 local law enforcement agencies (as described in sub- 4 section (b)(23)) are exempt from the requirements 5 of this subsection.’’. 6 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:14 Mar 02, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H6003.IH H6003 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS