113 HR 4783 IH: Promoting Healthy Minds for Safer Communities Act of 2014
U.S. House of Representatives
2014-05-30
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1.This Act may be cited as the Promoting Healthy Minds for Safer Communities Act of 2014
.
2.The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Title I—Strengthening and improving intervention efforts
Sec. 101. Mental health crisis assessment, prevention, and education grant program.
Sec. 102. School-based mental health programs.
Sec. 103. Justice and mental health collaboration.
Title II—Improving mental health research
Sec. 201. Research with respect to violence.
Title III—Understanding the epidemic of gun violence
Sec. 301. National violent death reporting system.
Sec. 302. Reaffirming Centers for Disease Control’s authority.
Sec. 303. Protecting confidential doctor-patient relationship.
Title IV—Mental health and access to firearms
Sec. 401. Ban on firearm possession by person committed involuntarily to mental institution on an
outpatient basis.
Sec. 402. Ban on firearm possession by person convicted of misdemeanor stalking; expansion of scope
of misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.
Sec. 403. Expansion of definition of intimate partner.
Sec. 404. Grant program regarding firearms.
Sec. 405. Notification of State and local law enforcement authorities of attempt to purchase
firearm by ineligible person.
Title V—Restoration
Sec. 501. Federal agency relief program.
Sec. 502. State relief programs.
Sec. 503. General Federal relief.
Title VI—Submission of Mental Health Records to National Instant Criminal Background Check System
Sec. 601. Reports relating to submission of information to NICS.
Sec. 602. Reauthorization of the National Criminal History Records Improvement Program.
Sec. 603. Improvement of metrics and incentives.
Sec. 604. Grants to States to improve coordination and automation of NICS record reporting.
Sec. 605. Sharing of records by Federal departments and agencies with NICS.
Sec. 606. Rulemaking to permit submission of mental health records to the National Instant
Criminal Background Check System pursuant to the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act.
<enum>I</enum><header>Strengthening and improving intervention efforts</header>
<section id="H93D7E3A39CB74C579D4904C24BCFC88E"><enum>101.</enum><header>Mental health crisis assessment, prevention, and education grant program</header>
<subsection id="H946A9EFEB3C140AD9010F3BCF759EE18"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:</text>
<paragraph id="H3941294C7F934DCBB7EE168F251F548E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible Entity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>eligible entity</term> means a State, political subdivision of a State, or nonprofit private entity.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H896D8700D42C41BE991FDF2D8F21C050"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3A3FDA7EAEE9444CA5CB581F1AC3350A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>State</term> means each State of the United States, the District of Columbia, each commonwealth, territory or
possession of the United States, and each federally recognized Indian
tribe.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA8353BBEB33E4EB893CA54F80DECE94D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment of Grant Program</header>
<paragraph id="HFC755C57EEA74007BDCDDB582B20EBE0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a program to award grants to eligible entities to carry out the
activities described in paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H490E1AE3BD8940289E03CB01C0F24D60"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of Funds</header>
<subparagraph id="H04443413425E4D1C85FF77D5523757DE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants under this section may be used to carry out programs that—</text>
<clause id="H16474576E5CD4A48813B0BC273AA9BAA"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">expand early invention and treatment services to improve access to mental health crisis assistance
and address unmet mental health care needs;</text>
</clause><clause id="H0A61A9B4BFDC4EBC84BEB0F311BF22A8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">expand the continuum of services to address crisis intervention and crisis stabilization;</text>
</clause><clause id="H5C470490204E4E7FA57ABEE2394958D1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reduce recidivism due to mental health crises and mitigate unnecessary expenditures by local law
enforcement; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H30DA2AE8AE4F4062AB0E5C923F23C74F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>reduce unnecessary hospitalizations by appropriately utilizing community-based services and
improving access to timely mental health crisis assistance.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H32D1F9EBD743474B9DCE3F2288EC6A7F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Authorized Activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The programs described in subparagraph (A) may include any or all of the following activities:</text>
<clause id="H1759CB9429F2472DA2F8F24B6CFD0C0E"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mental health crisis intervention and response training for law enforcement (to increase officers’
understanding and recognition of mental illnesses).</text>
</clause><clause id="H2E409402F3704095AC167C6FC1580FB9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mobile support that provides field-based behavioral health assistance to law enforcement and
members of the community and links individuals in crisis to appropriate
services.</text>
</clause><clause id="HBD5E789B30224FCFA5C6AC466FFFF9F0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">School and community-based early intervention and prevention programs that provide mobile response,
screening and assessment, training and education, and peer-based and
family services.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HC44694DA90C24C57930CF0F98E211FF7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Application</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be considered for a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit an application to
the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such
information as the Secretary may require. At minimum, such application
shall include a description of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H03238EC8E14E471CAA44E9F4ADCDCE62"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the activities to be funded with the grant;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9D14AF60A3614EBF8C6477A5999A97D8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>community needs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3FBB091EFC1744F0B7B97AED8EE9B3F1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the population to be served; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF451C5D6D5C847DE8AFF1229EC5B652D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the interaction between the activities described in subparagraph (A) and public systems of health
and mental health care, law enforcement, social services, and related
assistance programs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H97C55D0D14034AC9835413258370192A"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Selecting among applicants</header>
<subparagraph id="H00A6385261994B339A3288D89FCAC4F2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In General</header><text>Grants shall be awarded to eligible entities on a competitive basis.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H522DD71FD94B49FB82CD819DCDDCF5D6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Selection Criteria</header><text>The Secretary shall evaluate applicants based on such criteria as the Secretary determines to be
appropriate, including the ability of an applicant to carry out the
activities described in paragraph (2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HF30BA8844DAA4DD3BE9A729884653160"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Reports</header>
<subparagraph id="H89C26E86C6284699A1D1B510AAA95BD0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Annual Reports</header>
<clause id="H01B59FD089764FB584D1AF78D9F6AD82"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Eligible Entities</header><text>As a condition of receiving a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall agree to submit a
report to the Secretary, on an annual basis, describing the activities
carried out with the grant and assessing the effectiveness of such
activities.</text>
</clause><clause id="HD080DA94C9AA459A887AA0AA2CC75CAC"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The Secretary shall, on an annual basis, and using the reports received under clause (i), report to
Congress on the overall impact and effectiveness of the grant program
under this section.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB5DC5B40BBB14012926376521F9224E7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Final Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than January 15, 2019, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a final report that
includes recommendations with respect to the feasibility and advisability
of extending or expanding the grant program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H96E0DED985864DA9B7E2E70C0D7B8BA6"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Collection of Data</header>
<subparagraph id="H149BA0FBDD834F1CA5081DCA245397C5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall collect data on the grant program to determine its effectiveness in reducing
the social impact of mental health crises and the feasibility and
advisability of extending the grant program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9D034BE75A4A41039A565A53F0BFE53C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Manner of Collection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Data described in subparagraph (A) shall be collected and analyzed using a scientific peer-reviewed
system and valid and reliable results-based research methodologies.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6494129085C04F599CFF9B028B61EB90"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<paragraph id="H1A9230BA5EB0445CBE367A8C878CC960"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Grant Amount</header><text>A grant under this section shall be in an amount that is not more than $100,000 for each of fiscal
years 2015 through 2019. Subject to the preceding sentence, the Secretary
shall determine the amount of each grant.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9C888FA4EAC94F5E945DF57D707B6A14"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization of Appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2015 through 2019.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HD01BEE81D5D847929F14E5EEB730813A"><enum>102.</enum><header>School-based mental health programs</header>
<subsection id="H9A743509FB3D47F993428BAAA53C03CE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Technical amendments</header><text>The second part G (relating to services provided through religious organizations) of title V of the
Public Health Service Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/290kk">42 U.S.C. 290kk et seq.</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H3773132D1D444777A3177BB13A616540"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating such part as part J; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H753BDBEF712F40A1A371F4639EEFD383"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating sections 581 through 584 as sections 596 through 596C, respectively.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6409009DCCB24582AADAD7476783D299"><enum>(b)</enum><header>School-Based mental health and children and violence</header><text>Section 581 of the Public Health Service Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/290hh">42 U.S.C. 290hh</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<section id="H433B71608EC343FD99BE86D923263D9A"><enum>581.</enum><header>School-based mental health and children and violence</header>
<subsection id="H32D1618953934D87B1E251243A4F27A9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in collaboration with the Secretary of Education and in consultation with the
Attorney General, shall, directly or through grants, contracts, or
cooperative agreements awarded to public entities and local education
agencies, assist local communities and schools in applying a public health
approach to mental health services both in schools and in the community.
Such approach should provide comprehensive age-appropriate services and
supports, be linguistically and culturally appropriate, be
trauma-informed, and incorporate age-appropriate strategies of positive
behavioral interventions and supports. A comprehensive school mental
health program funded under this section shall assist children in dealing
with trauma and violence.</text>
</subsection><subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H325C45EA74474B4EAB2CF757A0F604F5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Activities</header><text>Under the program under subsection (a), the Secretary may—</text>
<paragraph id="HCB43084BDFC64C0CB9A9635D8FEF386B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide financial support to enable local communities to implement a comprehensive culturally and
linguistically appropriate, trauma-informed, and age-appropriate, school
mental health program that incorporates positive behavioral interventions,
client treatment, and supports to foster the health and development of
children;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H16060029E1C1419F906B00B775EFF90B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide technical assistance to local communities with respect to the development of programs
described in paragraph (1);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3BBFB803102B47D3BF3B41161EE6034C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provide assistance to local communities in the development of policies to address child and
adolescent trauma and mental health issues and violence when and if it
occurs;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEAD9C6185D1F4CDB9732436A3893202F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>facilitate community partnerships among families, students, law enforcement agencies, education
systems, mental health and substance use disorder service systems,
family-based mental health service systems, welfare agencies, health care
service systems (including physicians), faith-based programs, trauma
networks, and other community-based systems; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAC6923F7D863425CB12A5CF3AE3C40C8"><enum>(5)</enum><text>establish mechanisms for children and adolescents to report incidents of violence or plans by other
children, adolescents, or adults to commit violence.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H047A907076B74B1581EAA342C7C3888A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Requirements</header>
<paragraph id="H29A9CE949B6A4AA495C71C7B6602BC93"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To be eligible for a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under subsection (a), an entity
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEEC0BC7BA23245A9A3BE75D55BE791A1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be a partnership between a local education agency and at least one community program or agency that
is involved in mental health; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H604D4D4D452C4E3CBF6F12C103A41126"><enum>(B)</enum><text>submit an application, that is endorsed by all members of the partnership, that contains the
assurances described in paragraph (2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H78EE9B251DD6442B8782F26C2A991F4C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Required assurances</header><text>An application under paragraph (1) shall contain assurances as follows:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HE895AFEB35C14411A67D97DEF0E26469"><enum>(A)</enum><text>That the applicant will ensure that, in carrying out activities under this section, the local
educational agency involved will enter into a memorandum of understanding—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H1F4C09F178C344C687F386A88FAE7D54"><enum>(i)</enum><text>with at least one public or private mental health entity, health care entity, law enforcement or
juvenile justice entity, child welfare agency, family-based mental health
entity, family or family organization, trauma network, or other
community-based entity; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H2FA446C3FBDE404A83F65811800742CE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that clearly states—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="HF994D84531C6415E950376E8AAB95C26"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">how school-employed mental health professionals (such as school psychologists, school counselors,
and school social workers) will be utilized in the comprehensive school
mental health program;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H2918F4EBFB2745E2B6453DE96D945C47"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the responsibilities of each partner with respect to the activities to be carried out;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H6F88343DAB464DBC982F0A912331565E"><enum>(III)</enum><text>how each such partner will be accountable for carrying out such responsibilities; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="HB4ACD87763E8451891FA09C251C518E6"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the amount of non-Federal funding or in-kind contributions that each such partner will contribute
in order to sustain the program.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H558245F645A74304910E81BFCA7F2CBA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>That the comprehensive school-based mental health program carried out under this section supports
the flexible use of funds to address—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H3624F013AD5841A78544C44D3F2016E9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the promotion of the social, emotional, mental, and behavioral health and wellness of all students
in an environment that is conducive to learning;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H26CCEF13F9CF47678FF79B978D6B1FA7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the reduction in the likelihood of at risk students developing social, emotional, mental, and
behavioral health problems, or substance use disorders;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H1C755EF9C0124A529219E5B21F7C1406"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the early identification of social, emotional, mental, and behavioral problems, or substance use
disorders and the provision of early intervention services;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H388857E2E0244C0DAE74D1E6C43D5628"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the treatment or referral for treatment of students with existing social, emotional, mental, and
behavioral health problems, or substance use disorders; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HCE569DDE6D334859BD91CECE739DCE0E"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the development and implementation of programs to assist children in dealing with trauma and
violence.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6E92A072519B47599760F1AA3FC716E1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">That the comprehensive school-based mental health program carried out under this section will
provide for in-service training of all school personnel, including
ancillary staff and volunteers, in—</text>
<clause id="H2DA6EF1F660C4600AF5FA44F00BA22E5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the techniques and supports needed to identify early children with trauma histories and children
with, or at risk of, mental illness;</text>
</clause><clause id="H0B68579F619F468498C73ADF73AD710F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the use of referral mechanisms that effectively link such children to appropriate treatment and
intervention services in the school and in the community and to follow-up
when services are not available;</text>
</clause><clause id="H14FA4B1A1AE54E30861F3F10FEE9204C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>strategies that promote the social, emotional, mental, and behavioral health and wellness of all
students;</text>
</clause><clause id="H809F4929C04245458275D05E9B5AC7D4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">strategies for promoting the social, emotional, mental, and behavioral health of all students; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H249ACB642A6F421A8749D1834B851E36"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">strategies to increase the knowledge and skills of school and community leaders about the impact of
trauma and violence and on the application of a public health approach to
comprehensive school-based mental health programs.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB59694081C2743E58843C8F79848D603"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">That the comprehensive school-based mental health program carried out under this section will
include comprehensive training for parents, siblings, and other family
members of children with mental health disorders, and for concerned
members of the community in—</text>
<clause id="H3B4377227B24420499EEA26529F34072"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the techniques and supports needed to identify early children with trauma histories, and children
with, or at risk of, mental illness;</text>
</clause><clause id="HE5774AC10BB44F80A7FB29389524B942"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the use of referral mechanisms that effectively link such children to appropriate treatment and
intervention services in the school and in the community and follow-up
when such services are not available; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HE17C5A2B848C44B59B78B31B33BEBFE2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>strategies that promote a school-wide positive environment.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HC67A922D60C84E90855D87E184E1597F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>That the comprehensive school-based mental health program carried out under this section will
demonstrate the measures to be taken to sustain the program after funding
under this section terminates.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H528312B67AC34846B84183AB5BC91A69"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">That the local education agency partnership involved is supported by the State educational and
mental health system to ensure that the sustainability of the programs is
established after funding under this section terminates.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HE9E6F95306C44FCA8BD2944B337C4AFC"><enum>(G)</enum><text>That the comprehensive school-based mental health program carried out under this section will be
based on trauma-informed and evidence-based practices.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H8037AE6EDC71480EA57DDC200A428E4D"><enum>(H)</enum><text>That the comprehensive school-based mental health program carried out under this section will be
coordinated with early intervening activities carried out under the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H0D15EEB661244529B73C3137509D1984"><enum>(I)</enum><text>That the comprehensive school-based mental health program carried out under this section will be
trauma-informed and culturally and linguistically appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9CD31599F304499CA1F734419770DA20"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">That the comprehensive school-based mental health program carried out under this section will
include a broad needs assessment of youth who drop out of school due to
policies of <quote>zero tolerance</quote> with respect to drugs, alcohol, or weapons and an inability to obtain appropriate services.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE7B3090658204426B35C0F0ACAB2B8F8"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">That the mental health services provided through the comprehensive school-based mental health
program carried out under this section will be provided by qualified
mental and behavioral health professionals who are certified or licensed
by the State involved and practicing within their area of expertise.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7B4D91D7DB984B3FA5BE9F8297A10593"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Coordinator</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any entity that is a member of a partnership described in paragraph (1)(A) may serve as the
coordinator of funding and activities under the grant if all members of
the partnership agree.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H38100831C2C84988A7CAA92985645C68"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Compliance with HIPAA</header><text>A grantee under this section shall be deemed to be a covered entity for purposes of compliance with
the regulations promulgated under section 264(c) of the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 with respect to any patient
records developed through activities under the grant.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE50192188FEA402F9E29B5CB167F25DE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Geographical distribution</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements under subsection (a)
will be distributed equitably among the regions of the country and among
urban and rural areas.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9CD6D68FB8DE4E46B2DF4A95E4AA4570"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Duration of awards</header><text>With respect to a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under subsection (a), the period during
which payments under such an award will be made to the recipient shall be
6 years. An entity may receive only one award under this section, except
that an entity that is providing services and supports on a regional basis
may receive additional funding after the expiration of the preceding grant
period.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H092288C64749401A9CA47DD1E498CDF9"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Evaluation and measures of outcomes</header>
<paragraph id="HD6D23883EAF847E6A1AC9933B86A8349"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Development of process</header><text>The Administrator shall develop a fiscally appropriate process for evaluating activities carried
out under this section. Such process shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF1067491B68E46589DAE194E122B224A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the development of guidelines for the submission of program data by grant, contract, or cooperative
agreement recipients;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7193D714B321418F987623B1FF9C6031"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the development of measures of outcomes (in accordance with paragraph (2)) to be applied by such
recipients in evaluating programs carried out under this section; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8A952EDDB72D42D691507579C2F51C03"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the submission of annual reports by such recipients concerning the effectiveness of programs
carried out under this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE3E997560E0042A4B24DB8EC5EEF4CCA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Measures of outcomes</header>
<subparagraph id="H69EC0B798EDA4BB2B517B9488B003F75"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator shall develop measures of outcomes to be applied by recipients of assistance
under this section, and the Administrator, in evaluating the effectiveness
of programs carried out under this section. Such measures shall include
student and family measures as provided for in subparagraph (B) and local
educational measures as provided for under subparagraph (C).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H66E0F44951C045899717FB5A2484095C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Student and family measures of outcomes</header><text>The measures of outcomes developed under paragraph (1)(B) relating to students and families shall,
with respect to activities carried out under a program under this section,
at a minimum include provisions to evaluate whether the program is
effective in—</text>
<clause id="HD7C977B33A8443A0AD5C570BCA61C289"><enum>(i)</enum><text>improving social, emotional, mental, and behavioral health and wellness;</text>
</clause><clause id="H76881294FD404801A475E74A35D729D1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>increasing academic competency (as defined by Secretary);</text>
</clause><clause id="HD469937B718044CAA0FE4C0DEE79E74B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>reducing disruptive and aggressive behaviors;</text>
</clause><clause id="H07949E6D73AA42B1AC23C0D3C627B071"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>improving child functioning;</text>
</clause><clause id="H58D52105E95B44C9B7E18FFE5EAD94F1"><enum>(v)</enum><text>reducing substance use disorders;</text>
</clause><clause id="H2FE5068F4FDF4C7D840EDBB5AD1A6B17"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>reducing suspensions, truancy, expulsions and violence;</text>
</clause><clause id="H7AE55BE3C3EE4E63BB96957BF93669BF"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>increasing graduation rates (as defined in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(vi) of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965); and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H85E8D7CC9F2E48C1AB3F63E61CB3092E"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>improving access to care for mental health disorders.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB7803D0A4A0A4BDEB00D4C46DA181CAC"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Local educational outcomes</header><text>The outcome measures developed under paragraph (1)(B) relating to local educational systems shall,
with respect to activities carried out under a program under this section,
at a minimum include provisions to evaluate—</text>
<clause id="HEE6DD801DCCE44AABDD69E8D816831AC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the effectiveness of comprehensive school mental health programs established under this section;</text>
</clause><clause id="H8B836EB9C773428D8CD4984BC9E1B5BF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the effectiveness of formal partnership linkages among child and family serving institutions,
community support systems, and the educational system;</text>
</clause><clause id="HE9BCE52C09AF4971BB6B0953F839BA0E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the progress made in sustaining the program once funding under the grant has expired;</text>
</clause><clause id="HA0A9218748E148EF82847A0B691244A7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the effectiveness of training and professional development programs for all school personnel that
incorporate indicators that measure cultural and linguistic competencies
under the program in a manner that incorporates appropriate cultural and
linguistic training;</text>
</clause><clause id="H65E41CF5D0E94B509717D6DF4615684C"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the improvement in perception of a safe and supportive learning environment among school staff,
students, and parents;</text>
</clause><clause id="H64C2C0C1E19540D9BCABE147501764E1"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the improvement in case-finding of students in need of more intensive services and referral of
identified students to early intervention and clinical services;</text>
</clause><clause id="H06E2580E321C4452957FB35D3B16B321"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the improvement in the immediate availability of clinical assessment and treatment services within
the context of the local community to students posing a danger to
themselves or others;</text>
</clause><clause id="HC9996ED0569A4E2EA9B6990ED028B447"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>the increased successful matriculation to postsecondary school; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H3E4D0D3543F940118AEB54CB03772F41"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>reduced referrals to juvenile justice.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9EC2C189C7084FBEAF06237E6444DC89"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Submission of annual data</header><text>An entity that receives a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this section shall
annually submit to the Administrator a report that includes data to
evaluate the success of the program carried out by the entity based on
whether such program is achieving the purposes of the program. Such
reports shall utilize the measures of outcomes under paragraph (2) in a
reasonable manner to demonstrate the progress of the program in achieving
such purposes.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H17F54E100D484D208CB8336256FD5384"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Evaluation by Administrator</header><text>Based on the data submitted under paragraph (3), the Administrator shall annually submit to
Congress a report concerning the results and effectiveness of the programs
carried out with assistance received under this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCA85C271D59B42788266B9C21FE03EA6"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>A grantee shall use not to exceed 10 percent of amounts received under a grant under this section
to carry out evaluation activities under this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H06E1B7802C234B6DB063ED046105417F"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Information and education</header><text>The Secretary shall establish comprehensive information and education programs to disseminate the
findings of the knowledge development and application under this section
to the general public and to health care professionals.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7B71E815C8AC41CAADAD3C0520C7A0A1"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Amount of grants and authorization of appropriations</header>
<paragraph id="HDD96BCFAA56A4F34BA95813A5778B321"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Amount of grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A grant under this section shall be in an amount that is not more than $1,000,000 for each of grant
years 2013 through 2017. The Secretary shall determine the amount of each
such grant based on the population of children up to age 21 of the area to
be served under the grant.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8B341E08E3B849D698FCF4FC99702718"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $200,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2013 through 2017.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H667A04114B6B458F944AAFF0CE55D65D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Part G of title V of the Public Health Service Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/290hh">42 U.S.C. 290hh et seq.</external-xref>), as amended by this
section, is further amended by striking the part heading and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCA4C0E03A5C54398917EF569314D711A" style="OLC">
<part id="HCF61BD7D2E184D50AC8B1B2717413066"><enum>G</enum><header>School-based mental health</header></part><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H820701DCD0284AF481FBDE96EBC12560"><enum>103.</enum><header>Justice and mental health collaboration</header>
<subsection id="H100879A63CAB456F8A943CBC738FED82"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Assisting Veterans</header>
<paragraph id="H29C4A9A43E894603A1F9BF7F307F8D4D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Redesignation</header><text>Section 2991 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3797aa">42 U.S.C. 3797aa</external-xref>) is
amended by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (l).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H63BE6F22BDBB492AB87F692DFC1CBA9D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Assisting veterans</header><text>Section 2991 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3797aa">42 U.S.C. 3797aa</external-xref>) is
amended by inserting after subsection (h) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H73AE12249E874CF6AF44110C3EC05083" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H2853ACF65F194DB9B1EA23742B8CCE77"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Assisting Veterans</header>
<paragraph id="H68B79E4D8EE04F2CB8ADF21DED8CBDBA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection:</text>
<subparagraph id="H14DED68162B74C6D828B2D712FF63DD9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Peer to peer services or programs</header><text>The term <term>peer to peer services or programs</term> means services or programs that connect qualified veterans with other veterans for the purpose of
providing support and mentorship to assist qualified veterans in obtaining
treatment, recovery, stabilization, or rehabilitation.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF4CBDE9A1030446891139ACF65A272FE"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Qualified veteran</header><text>The term <term>qualified veteran</term> means a preliminarily qualified offender who—</text>
<clause id="H2DEAA66EB93149F2A57DBA26F3C1A08B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>has served on active duty in any branch of the Armed Forces, including the National Guard and
reserve components; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H41EE6DBF0C144D669B88CEC39AA616A2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>was discharged or released from such service under conditions other than dishonorable.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3C75AD673A2A4947B03D105CACA662D8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Veterans treatment court program</header><text>The term <term>veterans treatment court program</term> means a court program involving collaboration among criminal justice, veterans, and mental health
and substance abuse agencies that provides qualified veterans with—</text>
<clause id="HC907E2E6E98947B18C2BC2698D2FE6E1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>intensive judicial supervision and case management, which may include random and frequent drug
testing where appropriate;</text>
</clause><clause id="H4DF46805FBEE400895459ECEB4ACCA2C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a full continuum of treatment services, including mental health services, substance abuse services,
medical services, and services to address trauma;</text>
</clause><clause id="H12EC7E592D8B498CAF21372CC7664482"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>alternatives to incarceration; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H3089372F969243A48C490AC580EEAFF4"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>other appropriate services, which may include housing, transportation, mentoring, employment, job
training, education, and assistance in applying for and obtaining
available benefits.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6FF0F5CB61CD4C2F946EC95ACC1B1537"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Veterans assistance program</header>
<subparagraph id="HCDE0DF226AC44CDD894ED880C8EE028E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, may award grants
under this subsection to applicants to establish or expand—</text>
<clause id="H4C5CA83122C34C8AA9C273D36229643A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>veterans treatment court programs;</text>
</clause><clause id="H950536AD8DAD46749EC7F3A21D8A6F4B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>peer to peer services or programs for qualified veterans;</text>
</clause><clause id="HDBB5D81AB0214A25A1AFF88BAA005543"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>practices that identify and provide treatment, rehabilitation, legal, transitional, and other
appropriate services to qualified veterans who have been incarcerated; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HC1FB4BFE5C7F4921AF813169C7D8D23A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>training programs to teach criminal justice, law enforcement, corrections, mental health, and
substance abuse personnel how to identify and appropriately respond to
incidents involving qualified veterans.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAC0703EF685842859F8097A3B3A38180"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In awarding grants under this subsection, the Attorney General shall give priority to applications
that—</text>
<clause id="HCA412E3F90844053B0B44380CAC10C68"><enum>(i)</enum><text>demonstrate collaboration between and joint investments by criminal justice, mental health,
substance abuse, and veterans service agencies;</text>
</clause><clause id="H3CC9E55C537B45219BC37ECF7460940E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>promote effective strategies to identify and reduce the risk of harm to qualified veterans and
public safety; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H8DDD65A3689A48478FBE2CF89EC4754F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>propose interventions with empirical support to improve outcomes for qualified veterans.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HE77F3096DB294821AEB885C0EF1CB946"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Correctional Facilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2991 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3797aa">42 U.S.C. 3797aa</external-xref>) is
amended by inserting after subsection (i), as so added by subsection (a),
the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HBAD438B74996439BBD49CDF81DDAF5D1" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H74CCF55D77214CC382BD1E1D42BDD4EA"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Correctional facilities</header>
<paragraph id="H96864D5FF2A7460896767D161A20FDE8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header>
<subparagraph id="H8412DFCBECC542F7BDD979FF5980FDCF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Correctional facility</header><text>The term <term>correctional facility</term> 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.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8A7E55FD23AB4883A6C6892F80D57245"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligible inmate</header><text>The term <term>eligible inmate</term> means an individual who—</text>
<clause id="HADF3FF9BE5A340FDBE262612BF244346"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is being held, detained, or incarcerated in a correctional facility; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H464474EF8EE34B6990766638B8EFC9E1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>manifests obvious signs of a mental illness or has been diagnosed by a qualified mental health
professional as having a mental illness.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H60530699305B4E578656973997BC08E0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Correctional facility grants</header><text>The Attorney General may award grants to applicants to enhance the capabilities of a correctional
facility—</text>
<subparagraph id="H13EADF8BCF204495858A96F566A9780B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to identify and screen for eligible inmates;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H4FC3FBAD93574796907B24205BA012CE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to plan and provide—</text>
<clause id="H8D1FE4418C50415B88301A6B723362FA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>initial and periodic assessments of the clinical, medical, and social needs of inmates; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H1182069C16C54586809A993C0B71E72D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>appropriate treatment and services that address the mental health and substance abuse needs of
inmates;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H609296E3FD70437E930BBB6C9701DC7C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to develop, implement, and enhance—</text>
<clause id="H44A258E0105046D188560DE7CDEA4DB5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>post-release transition plans for eligible inmates that, in a comprehensive manner, coordinate
health, housing, medical, employment, and other appropriate services and
public benefits;</text>
</clause><clause id="H24B266647C1242FABC100692755FA126"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the availability of mental health care services and substance abuse treatment services; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HAD6A08498E1F4265AF84EA093AB0E14D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>alternatives to solitary confinement and segregated housing and mental health screening and
treatment for inmates placed in solitary confinement or segregated
housing; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF92B4813D9204719925BAA192D521F0E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>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.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H1DBE4846856C4CA598DDB4F6D35CBF13"><enum>(c)</enum><header>High utilizers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2991 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3797aa">42 U.S.C. 3797aa</external-xref>) is
amended by inserting after subsection (j), as added by subsection (b), the
following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H1B81EA69416B46B285F446272259CDBC" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H6E5DCF9E8D3A4F9EA3B24AA9B05415EA"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Demonstration grants responding to high utilizers</header>
<paragraph id="HD7794BE7D2B94E1D89074419D1CCE9A5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>high utilizer</term> means an individual who—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9AE5C7A40D6A49BDA0857B2EBC0DCF41"><enum>(A)</enum><text>manifests obvious signs of mental illness or has been diagnosed by a qualified mental health
professional as having a mental illness; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H15D951F095CC48D2960EF0F17F6EEEB3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>consumes a significantly disproportionate quantity of public resources, such as emergency, housing,
judicial, corrections, and law enforcement services.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1988319D89D24A2C9D6EE0E420FA9A9A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Demonstration grants responding to high utilizers</header>
<subparagraph id="H4405FC494FD645BDAB48D44EB912CC2A"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Attorney General may award not more than 6 grants per year under this subsection to applicants
for the purpose of reducing the use of public services by high utilizers.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3BEC5761FBEE4D6F98DF86C21AFE6787"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Use of grants</header><text>A recipient of a grant awarded under this subsection may use the grant—</text>
<clause id="HED420E48EDCB49AE83AC682B406EF069"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to develop or support multidisciplinary teams that coordinate, implement, and administer
community-based crisis responses and long-term plans for high utilizers;</text>
</clause><clause id="HD31D9FCFBD5A4BCAB2EC84637BFC9A77"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to provide training on how to respond appropriately to the unique issues involving high utilizers
for public service personnel, including criminal justice, mental health,
substance abuse, emergency room, healthcare, law enforcement, corrections,
and housing personnel;</text>
</clause><clause id="HB258B40D9DFE4CEFA1701767AD042D2C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to develop or support alternatives to hospital and jail admissions for high utilizers that provide
treatment, stabilization, and other appropriate supports in the least
restrictive, yet appropriate, environment; or</text>
</clause><clause id="H64FBE0D6E2F9472EA96DB7778AEA1A3B"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>to develop protocols and systems among law enforcement, mental health, substance abuse, housing,
corrections, and emergency medical service operations to provide
coordinated assistance to high utilizers.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE989542104E34CE3BF0345DB263E0570"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than the last day of the first year following the fiscal year in which a grant is awarded
under this subsection, the recipient of the grant shall submit to the
Attorney General a report that—</text>
<clause id="H18503B0F7AF14224B83A5025334A7BE1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>measures the performance of the grant recipient in reducing the use of public services by high
utilizers; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H88DB29436FD9418E936C0A4E3BA0B5EA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provides a model set of practices, systems, or procedures that other jurisdictions can adopt to
reduce the use of public services by high utilizers.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HCC381ED2BD6B4EB09D3DD0548AFE34F3"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Academy training</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2991(h) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3797aa">42 U.S.C. 3797aa(h)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HCC90D0AB49DD4D06B644AE5B51CC6A6D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HC8883974412E4269B7705F2690D9FC70" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H93EEC6CEC8FD413F8ADD9BDBA6E4BFFA"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Academy training</header><text>To provide support for academy curricula, law enforcement officer orientation programs, continuing
education training, and other programs that teach law enforcement
personnel how to identify and respond to incidents involving individuals
with mental illness or co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse
disorders.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H09754DE434F04621A9F3413283F80C59"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HCA4053FB5AF34AA88B88A93F89BE3F46" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H77511F044F7344E08ADA148F40B93B9F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Priority consideration</header><text>The Attorney General, in awarding grants under this subsection, shall give priority to programs
that law enforcement personnel and members of the mental health and
substance abuse professions develop and administer cooperatively.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HFA372CDCD61C464E8E60C10351965074"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Evidence based practices</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2991(c) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3797aa">42 U.S.C. 3797aa(c)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H0383CD0338B84DEBB4C4FE2C349640A0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4C1EF1A10C204C90B188A416E184A44E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (6); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9D08C954CDB44E15952CECC8C5AEAB87"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (3), the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H9407DE2CDE294FBFBF667B198555DE76" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H17E3FB371CD546E4BCF7511C320D2CDA"><enum>(4)</enum><text>propose interventions that have been shown by empirical evidence to reduce recidivism;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0BA1EF8A8DFF4C10AD4C7F8E6CFE8EB1"><enum>(5)</enum><text>when appropriate, use validated assessment tools to target preliminarily qualified offenders with a
moderate or high risk of recidivism and a need for treatment and services;
or</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H68556BE8012D45F2B63CBA5E883C45E5"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Safe communities</header>
<paragraph id="H84B763EE29AE44FD8F04605156198C7A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2991(a) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3797aa">42 U.S.C. 3797aa(a)</external-xref>) is
amended by striking paragraph (9) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H2EE24858D7C74538BFFDFE608B81E915" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H5CBD7270AD7B455792D6ED3254427C7D"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Preliminarily qualified offender</header>
<subparagraph id="HD9F9691292F14BBE825EEC92CE8531EF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>preliminarily qualified offender</term> means an adult or juvenile accused of an offense who—</text>
<clause id="H3988F904EF50419FAECB90373ACFD969"><enum>(i)</enum>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H6E23461D841D4F9CB1C0DD5FE054E057"><enum>(I)</enum><text>previously or currently has been diagnosed by a qualified mental health professional as having a
mental illness or co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse
disorders;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H5AB1FB19B4A34F1BAD53078110AACD3F" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>manifests obvious signs of mental illness or co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse
disorders during arrest or confinement or before any court; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HE4A1FCEF55AC46BEAB2CCA2A44553FB8" indent="up1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in the case of a veterans treatment court provided under subsection (i), has been diagnosed with,
or manifests obvious signs of, mental illness or a substance abuse
disorder or co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse disorder; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H65D5772786634B3E9D29044D083DE57D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>has been unanimously approved for participation in a program funded under this section by, when
appropriate, the relevant—</text>
<subclause id="H2F22CC3F6294466380AEE64E391E4C6D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>prosecuting attorney;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H46092188ED4F42249F677F75E6DD0A79"><enum>(II)</enum><text>defense attorney;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H1F3113174F1845359F58741CC99A014A"><enum>(III)</enum><text>probation or corrections official;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="HA980577A1D4940A9BAF75DE6B57670A4"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>judge; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H0038D9C68C6F44869FC9DC77F6BA4B7A"><enum>(V)</enum><text>a representative from the relevant mental health agency described in subsection (b)(5)(B)(i).</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3F2057E871BE47A7B6F6E13EA6E9E1A4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Determination</header><text>In determining whether to designate an individual as a preliminarily qualified offender, the
relevant prosecuting attorney, defense attorney, probation or corrections
official, judge, and mental health or substance abuse agency
representative shall take into account—</text>
<clause id="H169C260D952E405B81C0551509602E9C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>whether the participation of the individual in the program would pose a substantial risk of
violence to the community;</text>
</clause><clause id="HE5F671B57D254AF688A28DC3D9D2851A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the criminal history of the individual and the nature and severity of the offense for which the
individual is charged;</text>
</clause><clause id="HDAB8113C6F2749D2B0500AFFD3718D59"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the views of any relevant victims to the offense;</text>
</clause><clause id="HD82B2C4F9CAE44979A73A7E604F677C3"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent to which the individual would benefit from participation in the program;</text>
</clause><clause id="H929C75658DFE40278399E95C83DB4D4C"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent to which the community would realize cost savings because of the individual’s
participation in the program; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HE2423632021341A5B3C3962AA4CBF437"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">whether the individual satisfies the eligibility criteria for program participation unanimously
established by the relevant prosecuting attorney, defense attorney,
probation or corrections official, judge and mental health or substance
abuse agency representative.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7AFA0833846A499BB41A9322434E1B67"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Technical and conforming amendment</header><text>Section 2927(2) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3797s-6">42 U.S.C. 3797s–6(2)</external-xref>) is
amended by striking <quote>has the meaning given that term in section 2991(a).</quote> and inserting</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H927C0DA174414077B817F6826B53916E" style="OLC">
<text>means an offense that—</text><subparagraph id="HFD8D6693656042248DC100EF363BA3D7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>does not have as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the
person or property of another; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1EBCFB5F16F44FB8B7336719DEF6F625"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is not a felony that by its nature involves a substantial risk that physical force against the
person or property of another may be used in the course of committing the
offense.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H774F0C5A09704F179E839D29CB2BB227"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Reauthorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (l) of section 2991 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3797aa), as redesignated in subsection (a)(1), is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA549F815E8EB478585E911F4F8467C76"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H470C250742C840C79EB025014F10E5A9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H05BC24E87EB64A64893B0976A54EF55F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H81E42602ECCF426F93EF4B5AD6855DAF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HAEEC6E99FB694A2897372D50B679ABBD" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HE3F61B95A92E478D96182C60F885C036"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H13A7AD0FE8474A15A407BBA321B3221B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H2389DD1867AE410CAE81B624AAA48AF5" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HDE890B8D5D8E4225884EBE21ED89DF13"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>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).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Improving mental health research</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD78B26F10D8642A081B7CF4796AC1780"><enum>201.</enum><header>Research with respect to violence</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Director of the National
Institutes of Health, shall expand and intensify research on self-directed
and other-directed violence associated with mental illness.</text>
</section><enum>III</enum><header>Understanding the epidemic of gun violence</header>
<section id="H02A68CE9C59E4C1CBAAD046D92C0DB28" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>301.</enum><header>National violent death reporting system</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, shall improve the National Violent Death Reporting
System, as authorized by title III of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 241 et seq.), particularly through the expansion of the application
of such system to include the 50 States. Participation in the system by
the States shall be voluntary.</text>
</section><section id="H87EF1A8D22AD4DA087E15D84B7C519DB"><enum>302.</enum><header>Reaffirming Centers for Disease Control’s authority</header>
<subsection id="H863669C05670435FBDB29D1A14C085A5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 391 of the Public Health Service Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/280b">42 U.S.C. 280b</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HFFB8117807BE491EA2DEAE5A860C5A52"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(1), by striking <quote>research relating to the causes, mechanisms, prevention, diagnosis, treatment of injuries, and
rehabilitation from injuries;</quote> and inserting</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H8578D3A5C40A44E0A455E52552BF17C8" style="OLC"><text>research, including data collection, relating to—</text><subparagraph id="id7215C17334514F32B329B5CEA8DCFF7B" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the causes, mechanisms, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of injuries, including with respect to
gun violence; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id61DC6494CFDA4A42B84447490CD55520" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">rehabilitation from such injuries;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1F5C6A07D52B4683A9B4B7C22E911181"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAB8B9A4F9A7949CDB0DD86E980CB2CB6" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H5AB27BACE2E74FEA922DD9F9F7BB596C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>No advocacy or promotion of gun control</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall be construed to—</text>
<paragraph id="H0E287009A9764725A8765452253FEEEC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">authorize the Secretary to give assistance, make grants, or enter into cooperative agreements or
contracts for the purpose of advocating or promoting gun control; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF820E773A25148DBBEBB5FE4FCEF516C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">permit a recipient of any assistance, grant, cooperative agreement, or contract under this section
to use such assistance, grant, agreement, or contract for the purpose of
advocating or promoting gun control.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA96FA588AFCC42A095FA8397D348AEE1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 394A of the Public Health Service Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/280b-3">42 U.S.C. 280b–3</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>authorized to be appropriated</quote> and all that follows through the end and inserting the following: <quote>authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2015 through
2019.</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H8F3FE3F63B8B4F9A84D3D8AA00731D26"><enum>303.</enum><header>Protecting confidential doctor-patient relationship</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2717(c) of the Public Health Service Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300gg-17">42 U.S.C. 300gg–17(c)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at
the end the following new paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block id="HB9CF7978E1E0439391E8217F772B4A11" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HBA312CE9291C4B278E4391C26BCB0A51"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding the previous provisions of this subsection, none of the authorities provided to the
Secretary under this subsection, <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/148">Public Law 111–148</external-xref>, or an amendment made
by such Public Law shall be construed to prohibit a physician or other
health care provider from—</text>
<subparagraph id="H151C8B1D43C44B239F7954E346FED0C0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>asking a patient about the ownership, possession, use, or storage of a firearm or ammunition in the
home of such patient;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE8E2ABA29E814CD2A6A2E7BFEFEDA6C5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>speaking to a patient about gun safety; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H076EE418274C4495A395D003F66B1319"><enum>(C)</enum><text>reporting to the authorities a patient’s threat of violence.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><enum>IV</enum><header>Mental health and access to firearms</header>
<section id="H14583D2BA5774EF79A8D0348D097F06F"><enum>401.</enum><header>Ban on firearm possession by person committed involuntarily to mental institution on an outpatient
basis</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Subsections (d)(4) and (g)(4) of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/922">section 922</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code, are each amended by
inserting <quote>on an involuntary inpatient or involuntary outpatient basis</quote> before the semicolon.</text>
</section><section id="HB926ABFCE6F443ADB5DE5D9541A650CF"><enum>402.</enum><header>Ban on firearm possession by person convicted of misdemeanor stalking; expansion of scope of
misdemeanor crime of domestic violence</header>
<subsection id="H25B83667EF8D4D5D8C20A3196389657A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Ban on firearm possession by person convicted of misdemeanor stalking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/922">Section 922</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HE5F4C8346F374E4FA0F1F4BC4C804D04"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the first sentence of subsection (d)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H33CD89BD8B404D77888190EFC37D0341"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (8)(ii), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H279A98B03A684DFF8F124E80BBACD6C6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (9), by striking the period and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8231ABFF28C94AEDA5D0B15B824FDA90"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC39BB2936F4D492DA7B98D8362713A70" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H6D9BCAC4F05143B0B78A726F83B155AD"><enum>(10)</enum><text>has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of stalking.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE161953B23C049E390F61133E3B5A3AA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (g)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE1EDCCDD49AF4F0AB740B52CD2A05DE3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (8)(C)(ii), by striking <quote>or</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD63F18AC65934F74A3D22B4D86F584ED"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (9), by striking the comma and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H596B88F3D7B34AF7AFF52468A6D63B2D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD0E76082AD414CCF95078A11704B357A" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H090A0DDAC7444EFEB26F4E6229B0B106"><enum>(10)</enum><text>who has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of stalking,</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H0D5C88C1D23A4D9A914BA4EB431BC221"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definition of misdemeanor crime of stalking; expansion of scope of misdemeanor crime of domestic
violence</header><text>Section 921(a)(33) of such title is amended by striking all that precedes subparagraph (B) and
inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H62F4B60205D644238610E642698999A2" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H0C7FDE9DC82544E8BB43612C1AC604EC"><enum>(33)</enum>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA9E70D031F7D4AC998326BEC0ACFB525"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (B):</text>
<clause id="HADE66EE6CE1E40559D2B3197B9339660" indent="up1"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>misdemeanor crime of domestic violence</quote> means an offense that—</text>
<subclause id="HB208F9AB5CC541C3BE683A70D13FEBE8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is a misdemeanor under Federal, State, or tribal law; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H7326060BC2EF46BEB4C7A1D28D56C775"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has, as an element, the use or attempted use of physical force, or the threatened use of a deadly
weapon, committed by a current or former spouse, parent, child,
grandparent, grandchild, sibling, or guardian of the victim, by a person
with whom the victim shares a child in common, by a person who is
cohabiting with or has cohabited with the victim as a spouse, parent, or
guardian, by a dating partner (as defined in section 40002(a)(9) of the
Violence Against Women Act of 1994), or by a person similarly situated to
a spouse, parent, dating partner, or guardian of the victim.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="H0ADD66C6E3494A3D9BE3B684EC01AEFA" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>misdemeanor crime of stalking</quote> means an offense that—</text>
<subclause id="H341EF6A8EEAA4AEB9A7EDC6448858181"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is a misdemeanor under Federal, State, territorial, or tribal law; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="H78DE6F91D6044B1A8BB51D438A285592"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has, as an element, conduct prohibited by section 2261A or the threatened use of a deadly weapon,
committed by a person against another person.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="H2351C260737E42FCBC62E5585AA13A71"><enum>403.</enum><header>Expansion of definition of intimate partner</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/921">Section 921(a)(32)</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>the spouse</quote> and all that follows and inserting <quote>a current or former spouse, parent, child, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, or guardian of the
person, an individual with whom the person shares a child in common, a
person who is cohabiting with or has cohabited with the person as a
spouse, parent, or guardian, a dating partner (as defined in section
40002(a)(9) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994) of the person, or
by a person similarly situated to a spouse, parent, dating partner,
sibling, or guardian of the person.</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="H2A03349A8E50427AA5ABD50A7422079B"><enum>404.</enum><header>Grant program regarding firearms</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 506(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3756">42 U.S.C. 3756(b)</external-xref>) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HB6753845EB0741B6B7447D2C6568E824"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>1 or more States or units of local government, for 1 or more of the purposes specified in section
501, pursuant to his determination that the same is necessary</quote>;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB6DF94562DD94236A00DDE16B928858F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting before paragraph (1) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H1108287AA85D470990A36B7E1DAF93F9" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H2C006D8E546D4FAF97D1A151D1CA1CC2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>1 or more States or units of local government, for 1 or more of the purposes specified in section
501, pursuant to his determination that the same is necessary—</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4482FCE34B60464D82465878B175350F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (1) as subparagraph (A);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H51E483F9BA9F4576BA94A5C70141B8A6"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7053EB1E6504422CAA7EDEA645A199D8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; or</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC356B741055241B189EAE04B990258A9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraph (2) as subparagraph (B); and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H7EACE711D8424B16B2C07BD15892B2D5"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H24FAD6D208294FBC8493E1AA735DC13E" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HE4F32F38F6E94910912DE7A36EE0CC63"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 or more States, if that State has demonstrated, in the determination of the Attorney General,
that the State has adopted policies, procedures, protocols, laws or
regulations pertaining to the possession or transfer of firearms or
ammunition that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB10B6C02AA6F4A9397F9646C6369A5E3"><enum>(A)</enum>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H6C2AF72F11A047529B0D355CA900B201"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">give State and local law enforcement the authority, to the extent allowable under Federal laws and
the United States Constitution, to seize firearms or ammunition from an
individual pursuant to a warrant, where there is probable cause to believe
that the individual in possession of such firearms or ammunition poses an
elevated risk of harm to himself or herself or to another individual,
which may be determined by considering whether the individual has caused
harm to himself or herself or another individual, has detailed plans to
cause harm to himself or herself or another individual, has a history of
substance abuse, or lacks impulse control; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H73F5FF48B1844DFFA0F6A0697CA8A2EA" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide that not later than 14 days after such a seizure, an individual from whom a firearm or
ammunition was so seized shall be given an opportunity to contest such
seizure in court, and any firearm or ammunition so seized shall be
returned to the individual, unless a State or local law enforcement
officer demonstrates in court by a preponderance of the evidence that the
individual from whom a firearm or ammunition was seized poses an elevated
risk of harm to himself or herself or to another individual; or</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE1146C21096042C9BE3CD5F659B885BB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>temporarily prohibit an individual who has been involuntarily hospitalized for a period of not less
than 48 hours for mental illness on an emergency basis, from possessing a
firearm or ammunition;</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HC40AC1DE1FE944C6974E489ADD4B04B8"><enum>405.</enum><header>Notification of State and local law enforcement authorities of attempt to purchase firearm by
ineligible person</header>
<subsection id="HE53858F4111A48F79C7DA61B2637DE5F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Attorney General shall establish a system for the prompt notification of the relevant State and
local enforcement agencies when the National Instant Criminal Background
Check System established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence
Prevention Act notifies a licensed dealer that the information available
to the system indicates that the possession of a firearm by an individual
attempting to obtain a firearm from the licensed dealer would violate
subsection (g) or (n) of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/922">section 922</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code, or
State law, except when it is determined, on a case-by-case basis, that law
enforcement purposes would best be served by not providing such a notice.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6DEA0F322E774542B7EA956ECBA9D1FD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the terms <term>firearm</term> and <term>licensed dealer</term> shall have the meanings given such terms in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/921">section 921(a)</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>V</enum><header>Restoration</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H03B826D57C034B52B860CD78AE15EB56" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>501.</enum><header>Federal agency relief program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 101(c) of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/922">18 U.S.C. 922</external-xref> note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HE18694BA2C0445CC99A95FA6851F93D8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(A)(i), by inserting after <quote>imposed by such subsections</quote> the following: <quote>if such person is a person described in subparagraph (C) and submits the opinion (and records and
information supporting the opinion) of a psychiatrist or licensed clinical
psychologist who has personally evaluated the person</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H77A80104B40D481BB1D5FB05F729DC27"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H724A3B7D9F1044DFB2A509F9C2A7539A" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HEF8973467ED143BEA4D689A9B21C1ABD"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Person described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A person is described in this subparagraph if, beginning not earlier than 1 year after the person
is subject to the disabilities imposed by subsection (d)(4) or (g)(4) of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/922">section 922</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code, and after affording the
Federal department or agency the opportunity to request an additional
evaluation, by a psychiatrist or licensed clinical psychologist appointed
by the department or agency, the department or agency determines by a
preponderance of the evidence received that—</text>
<clause id="HAE689A5EABA24ECC9D119F509899AF1D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the person no longer manifests the symptoms of mental disorder that resulted in that person’s
adjudication as a mental defective or involuntary commitment or that
otherwise significantly elevate the risk of harm to self or others;</text>
</clause><clause id="HB3181E13EB5E44A695C3E17BB80D1220"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the person has adhered consistently to any prescribed treatment for a substantial period of time
preceding the date of the application and has expressed a willingness to
continue treatment under an appropriate mental health professional;</text>
</clause><clause id="H1F5F737BF09847469BFC77E7E470409C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>if ongoing treatment is required, that adherence to that treatment is likely to minimize the risk
that the person will revert to a mental state that would present a danger
to self or others; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HBF38AEB7994648C8AD9AE66AA952E0DC"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the granting of the relief would not be contrary to the public interest.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HC5A6DFDDC70B485D817B66BAEDDB2928"><enum>502.</enum><header>State relief programs</header>
<subsection id="HF8C8138598694C0094D7C3B3663BC3EF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 105 of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/922">18 U.S.C. 922</external-xref> note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H358B1DB6DF9942B888EF5F0267639A7D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(2), by striking <quote>if the circumstances regarding the disabilities referred to in paragraph (1), and the person's
record and reputation, are such that the person will not be likely to act
in a manner dangerous to public safety and that the granting of the relief
would not be contrary to the public interest; and</quote> and inserting the following: <quote>beginning not earlier than 1 year after the person is first adjudicated as described in subsection
(g)(4) of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/922">section 922</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code, if the person
submits the opinion (and records and information supporting the opinion)
of a psychiatrist or licensed clinical psychologist who has personally
evaluated the person, and after affording the State the opportunity to
request an additional evaluation, by a psychiatrist or licensed clinical
psychologist appointed by the court, board, commission, or other lawful
authority, only if the court, board, commission, or other lawful authority
determines by a preponderance of the evidence received that the person is
a person described in subsection (c); and</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8087731F05094C0B87D13CBE99E6C712"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA7AAAEE790D54E32A23FB4AAF9F497CA" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H0E8B4CB61B7B4EE5971299150650A85E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible person described</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A person described in this subsection is any person who submits with the application for relief
under subsection (a)(1), the opinion (and records and information
supporting the opinion) of a psychiatrist or licensed clinical
psychologist who has personally evaluated the petitioner and which attests
that—</text>
<paragraph id="H5F1F855152864D0492195A16DFA3DA44"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the person no longer manifests the symptoms of mental disorder that resulted in that person’s
adjudication as a mental defective or involuntary commitment;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H709B8F342B1345D685454616DC8F1862"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the person appears to have adhered consistently to any prescribed treatment for a substantial
period of time preceding the date of the application and has expressed a
willingness to continue treatment under an appropriate mental health
professional;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1A0D5A28F85D4906914DD9CC7D4F43DD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>if ongoing treatment is required, that adherence to that treatment is likely to minimize the risk
that the person will revert to a mental state that would present a danger
to self or others; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H53AA378A52FC462E942EF8A29131FFC3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the granting of the relief would not be contrary to the public interest.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HF7D2A40E606D4EC394A82960D7CA2F03"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>The Attorney General may, by rule, define terms used in this section to ensure conformity with
Federal programs providing relief from disabilities imposed under
subsections (d) and (g) of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/922">section 922</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBE9EE1EDD75541DBBE41DA1316EC7528"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transition rule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply only beginning on the date that is 5 years after
the date of enactment of this Act, in the case of any State that has a
program described in section 105 of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of
2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/922">18 U.S.C. 922</external-xref> note) in effect on the date of enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H91DFA702C3F74A18847F175B3233D860"><enum>503.</enum><header>General Federal relief</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"><external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/925">Section 925</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code, is amended in subsection (c)—</text>
<paragraph id="H3743DC12148B431E8B550DBE6A45B9FF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(c) A person</quote> and inserting <quote>(c)(1) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2), a person</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9A633C1C49AA4416A48CA635EBEA0EE0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8E0DB98E549D4BF78BBB1DBF190151FE" style="USC">
<paragraph id="H7BD96A97EF5F4A86813D63EE13EC0871" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of a person who is subject to the disability imposed under subsection (d)(4) or
subsection (g)(4) of section 922, such person may not receive relief under
this subsection unless—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA2BF6EC323494B83A2AB7EB2FD7FE742"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the person submits an application not earlier than 1 year after the person is first subject to the
disability imposed under subsection (d)(4) or subsection (g)(4) of section
922;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0EF4A39A1A4143819236F6132F1F084B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the person submits, with the application for relief, the opinion (and records and information
supporting the opinion) of a psychiatrist or licensed clinical
psychologist who has personally evaluated the petitioner and which attests
that—</text>
<clause id="H11BB344E02194D7FBBB3142D82AC88CB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the person no longer manifests the symptoms of mental disorder that resulted in that person’s
adjudication as a mental defective or involuntary commitment;</text>
</clause><clause id="HFF58C39FF6024A2799CC9BECA017F1C8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the person appears to have adhered consistently to any prescribed treatment for a substantial
period of time preceding the date of the application; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H654444E20AB042F0A255AE56132C3CA2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>if ongoing treatment is required, that adherence to that treatment is likely to minimize the risk
that the person will revert to a mental state that would present a danger
to self or others;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H471F35BED20549AB94C32FCC9D8036AA"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Attorney General is afforded the opportunity to request an additional evaluation, by a
psychiatrist or licensed clinical psychologist appointed by the court; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H060AF7697EA24906A5DE04F16BBF0E83"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the Attorney General determines by a preponderance of the evidence received that—</text>
<clause id="H0726EB5777304B108E9A4A133E3FA81F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the person no longer manifests the symptoms of mental disorder that resulted in that person’s
adjudication as a mental defective or involuntary commitment;</text>
</clause><clause id="HB2377BAC115D49C8AF01B086098837CE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the person appears to have adhered consistently to any prescribed treatment for a substantial
period of time preceding the date of the application and has expressed a
willingness to continue treatment under an appropriate mental health
professional;</text>
</clause><clause id="HF9097F23F06941DEA24B99209CEAB2E9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>if ongoing treatment is required, that adherence to that treatment is likely to minimize the risk
that the person will revert to a mental state that would present a danger
to self or others; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HD4E761B11F8C4076A972339D80ECC80F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the granting of the relief would not be contrary to the public interest.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><enum>VI</enum><header>Submission of Mental Health Records to National Instant Criminal Background Check System</header>
<section id="H3BBDA8556974461CAF71A12B982B934F"><enum>601.</enum><header>Reports relating to submission of information to NICS</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 201 of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/922">18 U.S.C. 922</external-xref> note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H0C98509F1BC24A9CBCD18527D34C116C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H25FE161DFA274BA1B5D6F5B4B71FB5DF" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H57607F6F6CF64568BF251EC66B72005B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report on persons prohibited from obtaining firearms as a result of a conviction of a misdemeanor
crime of domestic violence</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than January 31 of each year, the Director shall submit to Congress a report containing
the number of persons reported by each State to the National Instant
Criminal Background Check System who are prohibited from possessing or
receiving a firearm under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/922">section 922(g)(9)</external-xref> of title 18, United States
Code.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H41CCDAB0146D463BB4C28D7574394B62"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (d) as (e); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFD050A5218CB4C59A0AB95C14A42A0A7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (c) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4EBB274E71D24373B21C6A547522AA9A" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H5B0DB689A9C14B93B1E8C3E144F28342"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report on promising practices</header>
<paragraph id="H573C068EE15845528471BDBC4DE143AD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Promoting Healthy Minds for Safer
Communities Act of 2014, and annually thereafter, the Director shall
submit to Congress and to each State participating in the National
Criminal History Improvement Program, a report of the practices of the
States that the Director considers to be promising practices.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H11356AEF611246EC80990E7AF8DF1BFE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Promising practice defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this subsection, the term <term>promising practice</term> means a program, activity, or strategy of a State regarding the collection, maintenance,
automation, and transmittal of information relevant to determining whether
a person is prohibited from possessing or receiving a firearm by Federal
or State law, by the State or any other agency, or any other records
relevant to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, that
the Director determines—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1316C1F920D54801938BAA19AD9EF844"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has been used by a State or other agency to successfully increase or expand its ability to collect,
maintain, automate, and transmit the information described in the matter
preceding this subparagraph;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDC46C3FD122B4D7EB2409033AB76423C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shows promise in its early stages of becoming a best practice under subsection (c), with long-term
sustainable impact; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD9F197120DB445FA80FAC3AC57CFB64E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>may be replicated by other States or agencies.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HC7F9FEE616F54D8182D8F4326A95EC60"><enum>602.</enum><header>Reauthorization of the National Criminal History Records Improvement Program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 106(b) of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/159">Public Law 103–159</external-xref> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/922">18 U.S.C. 922</external-xref> note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H7F615461DE8D47DB87E02CE32789694E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>of this Act</quote> and inserting <quote>of the Promoting Healthy Minds for Safer Communities Act of 2014</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEDEC7DA5583B468DACBDB948EED8A923"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H10E3775F7DBA42D982BE4999D305AA29" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H04A0817C2CA9420D9FFE217EDCEDCBF4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated for grants under this subsection $100,000,000 for each of
fiscal years 2015 through 2018.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="H4D7F03FC0DE1404485ACD5A79BA353C1"><enum>603.</enum><header>Improvement of metrics and incentives</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 102(b) of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/922">18 U.S.C. 922</external-xref> note) is amended to
read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H61979CC58A9544DBA7BE1E001CFA9333" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H338C7857EAD648C0A14E61C638B65DAF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Implementation plan</header>
<paragraph id="H86BC0DAEEEED4E79885053FC6F361C47"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Promoting Healthy Minds for Safer
Communities Act of 2014, the Attorney General, in coordination with the
States, shall establish for each State or Indian tribal government
desiring a grant under section 103 a 4-year implementation plan to ensure
maximum coordination and automation of the reporting of records or making
records available to the National Instant Criminal Background Check
System.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD5428FCD910242EFA2621472A87EFE25"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Benchmark requirements</header><text>Each 4-year plan established under paragraph (1) shall include annual benchmarks, including both
qualitative goals and quantitative measures, to assess implementation of
the 4-year plan.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H5B9E6AD679B340589D34C41C3DE1E017"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Penalties for non-compliance</header>
<subparagraph id="H46CC717AE6D947C688D2575E97697D42"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>During the 4-year period covered by a 4-year plan established under paragraph (1), the Attorney
General shall withhold—</text>
<clause id="H9A366851C1F8493AB16A0CDE5A0D15B7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>10 percent of the amount that would otherwise be allocated to a State under section 505 of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3755">42 U.S.C. 3755</external-xref>) if the
State does not meet the benchmark established under paragraph (2) for the
first year in the 4-year period;</text>
</clause><clause id="H202A7173B626416BB47B686BE4DA3671"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>11 percent of the amount that would otherwise be allocated to a State under section 505 of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3755">42 U.S.C. 3755</external-xref>) if the
State does not meet the benchmark established under paragraph (2) for the
second year in the 4-year period;</text>
</clause><clause id="H197485A1DD5C445B90B9AE136D76AE01"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>13 percent of the amount that would otherwise be allocated to a State under section 505 of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3755">42 U.S.C. 3755</external-xref>) if the
State does not meet the benchmark established under paragraph (2) for the
third year in the 4-year period; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H178A647605E64883A8F2D3B6F0EA9233"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>15 percent of the amount that would otherwise be allocated to a State under section 505 of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3755">42 U.S.C. 3755</external-xref>) if the
State does not meet the benchmark established under paragraph (2) for the
fourth year in the 4-year period.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H82A3CAC6C4AA4260A9D4D07664D85381"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Failure to establish a plan</header><text>A State that fails to establish a plan under paragraph (1) shall be treated as having not met any
benchmark established under paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H84AEC624998D42D5B3E7C2BF2D818F2B"><enum>604.</enum><header>Grants to States to improve coordination and automation of NICS record reporting</header>
<subsection id="HCF45567C0484418E88FE3B95403E1C6F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/922">18 U.S.C. 922</external-xref> note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H71F1226810C945AA9C1CF31ACE8E7017"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking section 103 and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HB59BA2D5B8894FC197E723DB03F97822" style="OLC">
<section id="HCFC31A97958E45669817E39F020C725A"><enum>103.</enum><header>Grants to States for improvement of coordination and automation of NICS record reporting</header>
<subsection id="HD4000E2A7BA943D09B4FD52E82C2DC2F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>From amounts made available to carry out this section, the Attorney General shall make grants to
States, Indian Tribal governments, and State court systems, in a manner
consistent with the National Criminal History Improvement Program and
consistent with State plans for integration, automation, and accessibility
of criminal history records, for use by the State, or units of local
government of the State, Indian Tribal government, or State court system
to improve the automation and transmittal of mental health records and
criminal history dispositions, records relevant to determining whether a
person has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence,
court orders, and mental health adjudications or commitments to Federal
and State record repositories in accordance with section 102 and the
National Criminal History Improvement Program.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3AC30EE2C5444DD1BD75A9FE24582BD3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of grant amounts</header><text>Grants awarded to States, Indian Tribal governments, or State court systems under this section may
only be used to—</text>
<paragraph id="HBD847175D53D4AEEACF925DACBEE080A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>carry out, as necessary, assessments of the capabilities of the courts of the State or Indian
Tribal government for the automation and transmission of arrest and
conviction records, court orders, and mental health adjudications or
commitments to Federal and State record repositories;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7682F22F0425471ABA48A27EBAA290B6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>implement policies, systems, and procedures for the automation and transmission of arrest and
conviction records, court orders, and mental health adjudications or
commitments to Federal and State record repositories;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0B0E158870404C139224EB76F9EB1914"><enum>(3)</enum><text>create electronic systems that provide accurate and up-to-date information which is directly
related to checks under the National Instant Criminal Background Check
System, including court disposition and corrections records;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB07F6E2087F84DE283D42B5CB8BC4EDC"><enum>(4)</enum><text>assist States or Indian Tribal governments in establishing or enhancing their own capacities to
perform background checks using the National Instant Criminal Background
Check System; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF81FDD7F9A734BAF87424F342EC4CC44"><enum>(5)</enum><text>develop and maintain the relief from disabilities program in accordance with section 105.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4043BD6180CC4000B9125D592561B8A4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligibility</header>
<paragraph id="H3E2E0887BD3C4EA9B03E6005E1A22037"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To be eligible for a grant under this section, a State, Indian Tribal government, or State court
system shall certify, to the satisfaction of the Attorney General, that
the State, Indian Tribal government, or State court system—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAEBDEDCA78914DCE806428FDBF987DFB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is not prohibited by State law or court order from submitting mental health records to the National
Instant Criminal Background Check System; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDB446E6C2EAE4D02BE0B22A8DBA6C69B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>subject to paragraph (2), has implemented a relief from disabilities program in accordance with
section 105.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H1ED6FEC8ACFF4531A6324F2C7699692D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Relief from disabilities program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of obtaining a grant under this section, a State, Indian Tribal government, or State
court system shall not be required to meet the eligibility requirement
described in paragraph (1)(B) until the date that is 2 years after the
date of enactment of the Promoting Healthy Minds for Safer Communities Act
of 2014.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HDFFA955EA81A427881F1EC77632F5CA2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Federal share</header>
<paragraph id="HBFD9E9A16BD84E68B36F861C942C854A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Studies, assessments, non-material activities</header><text>The Federal share of a study, assessment, creation of a task force, or other non-material activity,
as determined by the Attorney General, carried out with a grant under this
section shall be not more than 25 percent.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H488236ECB1044B42BBA668EC3013CFEB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Infrastructure or system development</header><text>The Federal share of an activity involving infrastructure or system development, including
labor-related costs, for the purpose of improving State or Indian Tribal
government record reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background
Check System carried out with a grant under this section may amount to 100
percent of the cost of the activity.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA36FC058012B4B31BA8F1A79DF5484E5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Grants to indian tribes</header><text>Up to 5 percent of the grant funding available under this section may be reserved for Indian tribal
governments for use by Indian tribal judicial systems.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H38D6C7E04BF341078B53D0BE4D5F1EC9"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $100,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2015 through 2018.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7FAE120A8D4D4AF891EF38149910AABD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking title III; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H4D70776D3E8A49A4B752BA608E99858B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in section 401(b), by inserting after <quote>of this Act</quote> the following: <quote>and 18 months after the date of enactment of the Promoting Healthy Minds for Safer Communities Act
of 2014</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H10F4C4D1198941CABB939FDAE7DE2ACB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical and conforming amendment</header><text>The table of sections in section 1(b) of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (18 U.S.C. 922
note) is amended by striking the item relating to section 103 and
inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HD2EE2A6597FB4368B0C3C5A174D9BF87" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 103. Grants to States for improvement of coordination and automation of NICS record reporting.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="HDA0D070C61FA431ABB3158EB60DE73D0"><enum>605.</enum><header>Sharing of records by Federal departments and agencies with NICS</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 101(b) of the NICS Improvement Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/922">18 U.S.C. 922</external-xref> note) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HE854B899B5DE4B478EBBF59652B339AD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFBB90CAA28224BA1B3DB97AF82253A09"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB400120DEC894C4F9D37C4C43665188B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2C619A2FF499424F8075123C2F0F77B0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H80F039E3A2DA40B6AD94E6F06E68E8CC" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HCC7D167E040F4DCFB9D995A4106047B1"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Promoting Healthy Minds for Safer
Communities Act of 2014, and annually thereafter, submit a report to
Congress on the compliance of the heads of Federal departments and
agencies with the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (3).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE84CD92002424624822948D70D713CA2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H93E4D331944744828D9786CF7674B749" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H3F42B1B5B17A4A0B99FF734407A06357"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Other Federal departments and agencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The head of each Federal department or agency in possession of records which are relevant to a
determination of whether a person is disqualified from possessing or
receiving a firearm under subsection (g) or (n) of section 922 of title
18, United States Code, shall make available to the Attorney General, such
records, updated not less than quarterly, for use in the background checks
performed by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></section><section id="HA458AC6B2FA94BB399BF884AC8F0DA20"><enum>606.</enum><header>Rulemaking to permit submission of mental health records to the National Instant Criminal
Background Check System pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the Promoting Healthy Minds for Safer
Communities Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall issue a
final rule, pursuant to section 264(c) of the Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1320d-2">42 U.S.C. 1320d–2</external-xref> note), to allow
disclosures of information described in section 102(c)(3) of the NICS
Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/922">18 U.S.C. 922</external-xref> note) to the National
Instant Criminal Background Check System to assist the Attorney General in
enforcing <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/922">section 922(g)(4)</external-xref> of title 18, United States Code.</text>
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