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[S. 998 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.998

                     One Hundred Sixteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday,
           the third day of January, two thousand and nineteen


                                 An Act


 
   To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
expand support for police officer family services, stress reduction, and 
               suicide prevention, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Supporting and Treating Officers In 
Crisis Act of 2019''.
SEC. 2. EXPANDING SUPPORT FOR POLICE OFFICER FAMILY SERVICES, STRESS 
REDUCTION, AND SUICIDE PREVENTION.
    Part W of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10491 et seq.) is amended--
        (1) in the part heading, by striking ``family support'' and 
    inserting ``support for law enforcement officers and families'';
        (2) in section 2301 (34 U.S.C. 10491)--
            (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, including any 
        research and reports developed under the Law Enforcement Mental 
        Health and Wellness Act of 2017 (Public Law 115-113; 131 Stat. 
        2276)'' after ``interested parties''; and
            (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``, psychological 
        services, suicide prevention,'' after ``stress reduction'';
        (3) in section 2302 (34 U.S.C. 10492), by inserting ``and 
    mental health services'' after ``family support services''; and
        (4) in section 2303 (34 U.S.C. 10493)--
            (A) in subsection (b)--
                (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``officers and'' 
            after ``law enforcement''; and
                (ii) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:
        ``(4) Evidence-based programs to reduce stress, prevent 
    suicide, and promote mental health.''; and
            (B) in subsection (c)--
                (i) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``, mental health 
            crisis, and suicide prevention'' after ``family crisis'';
                (ii) in paragraph (6), by striking ``the human 
            immunodeficiency virus'' and inserting ``infectious 
            disease'';
                (iii) in paragraph (8), by inserting ``, injured, or 
            permanently disabled'' after ``killed''; and
                (iv) by striking paragraph (10) and inserting the 
            following:
        ``(10) Specialized training for identifying, reporting, and 
    responding to officer mental health crises and suicide.
        ``(11) Technical assistance and training to support any or all 
    of the services described in paragraphs (1) through (10).''.
SEC. 3. REAUTHORIZING GRANT PROGRAMS FOR SUPPORTING LAW ENFORCEMENT 
OFFICERS AND FAMILIES.
    Section 1001(a)(21) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10261(a)(21)) is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``(21) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part W, 
$7,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024.''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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