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[H.R. 2228 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.2228

                     One Hundred Fifteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
          the third day of January, two thousand and seventeen


                                 An Act


 
  To provide support for law enforcement agency efforts to protect the 
mental health and well-being of law enforcement officers, and for other 
                                purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the ``Law Enforcement Mental Health and 
Wellness Act of 2017''.
SEC. 2. SUPPORT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.
    (a) Interagency Collaboration.--The Attorney General shall consult 
with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
submit to Congress a report, which shall be made publicly available, on 
Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs mental health 
practices and services that could be adopted by Federal, State, local, 
or tribal law enforcement agencies.
    (b) Case Studies.--The Director of the Office of Community Oriented 
Policing Services shall submit to Congress a report--
        (1) that is similar to the report entitled ``Health, Safety, 
    and Wellness Program Case Studies in Law Enforcement'' published by 
    the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services in 2015; and
        (2) that focuses on case studies of programs designed primarily 
    to address officer psychological health and well-being.
    (c) Peer Mentoring Pilot Program.--Section 1701(b) of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381(b)) is 
amended--
        (1) in paragraph (21), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
    semicolon;
        (2) in paragraph (22), by striking the period at the end and 
    inserting ``; and''; and
        (3) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(23) to establish peer mentoring mental health and wellness 
    pilot programs within State, tribal, and local law enforcement 
    agencies.''.
SEC. 3. SUPPORT FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS.
    The Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, shall develop resources to educate mental health 
providers about the culture of Federal, State, tribal, and local law 
enforcement agencies and evidence-based therapies for mental health 
issues common to Federal, State, local, and tribal law enforcement 
officers.
SEC. 4. SUPPORT FOR OFFICERS.
    The Attorney General shall--
        (1) in consultation with Federal, State, local, and tribal law 
    enforcement agencies--
            (A) identify and review the effectiveness of any existing 
        crisis hotlines for law enforcement officers;
            (B) provide recommendations to Congress on whether Federal 
        support for existing crisis hotlines or the creation of an 
        alternative hotline would improve the effectiveness or use of 
        the hotline; and
            (C) conduct research into the efficacy of an annual mental 
        health check for law enforcement officers;
        (2) in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and 
    the head of other Federal agencies that employ law enforcement 
    officers, examine the mental health and wellness needs of Federal 
    law enforcement officers, including the efficacy of expanding peer 
    mentoring programs for law enforcement officers at each Federal 
    agency;
        (3) ensure that any recommendations, resources, or programs 
    provided under this Act protect the privacy of participating law 
    enforcement officers; and
        (4) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
    Act, submit a report to Congress containing findings from the 
    review and research under paragraphs (1) and (2), and final 
    recommendations based upon those findings.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.