[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 384 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 384

     To establish counseling programs for disabled police officers.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 1995

Mr. Traficant introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
     To establish counseling programs for disabled police officers.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) disabled police officers, retired as a result of 
        employment-related injuries, face the problems of acclimating 
        to civilian life, coping with uncertainty regarding future 
        employment and income, and learning to live with disabilities;
            (2) with appropriate career counseling, training and 
        education programs, scholarship programs, disabled police 
        officers can obtain meaningful employment;
            (3) such officers who are severely disabled may be able to 
        cope with the pain and depression that results from their 
        disabilities if they receive individual, family, or group 
        therapy; and
            (4) many disabled police officers do not seek necessary 
        counseling services unless such services charge minimal or no 
        fees.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTERS.

    (a) General Authority.--(1) The Attorney General may make grants in 
accordance with this Act to the Disabled Police Officers Counseling 
Center, Incorporated, Brandywine, Maryland, a nonpartisan, nonprofit 
organization, for the purpose of assisting the Disabled Police Officers 
Counseling Center in providing free services to retired disabled police 
officers and such officers immediate family members.
    (2) For purposes of this Act, the term ``retired disabled police 
officer'' means a Federal, State, county, or city law enforcement 
officer, sheriff, deputy sheriff, trooper, corrections officer, police 
officer, or special agent who has become disabled and is retired or 
will be retired from such law enforcement agency as a result of 
employment-related injuries.
    (b) Use of Funds.--Grants under this Act shall be used only to 
provide free counseling services at not more than 8 locations in the 
United States to retired disabled police officers and such officers 
immediate family members who participate in the program described in 
subsection (a).

SEC. 3. APPLICATIONS.

    (a) Application Required.--No grant under this Act may be made 
except upon application at such time, in such manner, and accompanied 
by such information as the Attorney General may reasonably require.
    (b) Contents of Application.--Each such application shall contain 
provisions to assure that--
            (1) grants will be used to establish not more than 8 
        counseling centers throughout the United States; and
            (2) centers established with funds provided under this Act 
        shall make every attempt to coordinate any additional necessary 
        or appropriate services for retired disabled police officers.

SEC. 4. REPORT.

    The Director of the Disabled Police Officers Counseling Center 
shall submit a report to the Attorney General not later than 18 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act regarding the number of 
retired disabled police officers served and the effectiveness of 
services at the centers established with funds provided under this Act.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 for fiscal year 
1994 to carry out this Act.

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