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34 U.S.C. § 10653 — Creation of a TBI and PTSD training for first responders
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**(a) In general** Not later than one year after August 16, 2022, the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, in consultation with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, shall solicit best practices regarding techniques to interact with persons who have a traumatic brain injury, an acquired brain injury, or post-traumatic stress disorder from first responder, brain injury, veteran, and mental health organizations, health care and mental health providers, hospital emergency departments, and other relevant stakeholders, and shall develop crisis intervention training tools for use by first responders (as such term is defined in [section 10705 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section10705&num=0&edition=prelim)) that provide—
(1) information on the conditions and symptoms of a traumatic brain injury, an acquired brain injury, and post-traumatic stress disorder;
(2) techniques to interact with persons who have a traumatic brain injury, an acquired brain injury, or post-traumatic stress disorder; and
(3) information on how to recognize persons who have a traumatic brain injury, an acquired brain injury, or post-traumatic stress disorder.
**(b) Use of training tools at Law Enforcement Mental Health Learning Sites** The Attorney General shall ensure that not less than one Law Enforcement Mental Health Learning Site designated by the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance uses the training tools developed under subsection (a).
**(c) Police Mental Health Collaboration Toolkit** The Attorney General shall make the training tools developed under subsection (a) available as part of the Police-
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**(a) In general** Not later than one year after August 16, 2022, the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, in consultation with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, shall solicit best practices regarding techniques to interact with persons who have a traumatic brain injury, an acquired brain injury, or post-traumatic stress disorder from first responder, brain injury, veteran, and mental health organizations, health care and mental health providers, hospital emergency departments, and other relevant stakeholders, and shall develop crisis intervention training tools for use by first responders (as such term is defined in [section 10705 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section10705&num=0&edition=prelim)) that provide—
(1) information on the conditions and symptoms of a traumatic brain injury, an acquired brain injury, and post-traumatic stress disorder;
(2) techniques to interact with persons who have a traumatic brain injury, an acquired brain injury, or post-traumatic stress disorder; and
(3) information on how to recognize persons who have a traumatic brain injury, an acquired brain injury, or post-traumatic stress disorder.
**(b) Use of training tools at Law Enforcement Mental Health Learning Sites** The Attorney General shall ensure that not less than one Law Enforcement Mental Health Learning Site designated by the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance uses the training tools developed under subsection (a).
**(c) Police Mental Health Collaboration Toolkit** The Attorney General shall make the training tools developed under subsection (a) available as part of the Police-Mental Health Collaboration Toolkit provided by the Bureau of Justice Assistance.
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In this subchapter:
(1) The term “first responder” includes a firefighter, law enforcement officer, paramedic, emergency medical technician, or other individual (including an employee of a legally organized and recognized volunteer organization, whether compensated or not), who, in the course of his or her professional duties, responds to fire, medical, hazardous material, or other similar emergencies.
(2) The term “medication-assisted treatment” means the use of medications approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of opioid abuse.
(3) The term “opioid” means any drug, including heroin, having an addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining liability similar to morphine or being capable of conversion into a drug having such addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining liability.
(4) The term “schedule II, III, or IV controlled substance” means a controlled substance that is listed on schedule II, schedule III, or schedule IV of [section 812(c) of title 21](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section812/c&num=0&edition=prelim).
(5) The terms “drug” and “device” have the meanings given those terms in [section 321 of title 21](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title21-section321&num=0&edition=prelim).
(6) The term “criminal justice agency” means a State, local, or tribal—
(A) court;
(B) prison;
(C) jail;
(D) law enforcement agency; or
(E) other agency that performs the administration of criminal justice, including prosecution, pretrial services, and community supervision.
(7) The term “tribal organization” has the meaning given that term in [section 5304 of title 25](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section5304&num=0&edition=prelim).
(8) Th
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There is hereby established an Office of Justice Programs within the Department of Justice under the general authority of the Attorney General. The Office of Justice Programs (hereinafter referred to in this chapter as the “Office”) shall be headed by an Assistant Attorney General (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the “Assistant Attorney General”) appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
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**(a) Definitions** In this section, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) **Applicant** — The term “applicant” means States, units of local government, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations that apply for a grant under this section.
(2) **Collaboration program** — The term “collaboration program” means a program to promote public safety by ensuring access to adequate mental health and other treatment services for mentally ill adults or juveniles that is overseen cooperatively by—
(A) a criminal or juvenile justice agency or a mental health court; and
(B) a mental health agency.
(3) **Criminal or juvenile justice agency** — The term “criminal or juvenile justice agency” means an agency of a State or local government or its contracted agency that is responsible for detection, arrest, enforcement, prosecution, defense, adjudication, incarceration, probation, or parole relating to the violation of the criminal laws of that State or local government.
(4) **Diversion and alternative prosecution and sentencing**
(A) *In general* — The terms “diversion” and “alternative prosecution and sentencing” mean the appropriate use of effective mental health treatment alternatives to juvenile justice or criminal justice system institutional placements for preliminarily qualified offenders.
(B) *Appropriate use* — In this paragraph, the term “appropriate use” includes the discretion of the judge or supervising authority, the leveraging of graduated sanctions to encourage compliance with treatment, and law enforcement diversion, including crisis intervention teams.
(C) *Graduated sanctions* — In this paragraph, the term “graduated sanctions” means an accountability-based graduated series of sanctions (including incentives, treatments, and services) applicable to
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TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
§ 10653
(5) Preventing duplicative grants
(A) In general
Before the Attorney General awards a
grant to an applicant under this section, the
Attorney General shall compare potential
grant awards with other grants awarded
under this Act to determine if duplicate
grant awards are awarded for the same pur-
pose.
(B) Report
If the Attorney General awards duplicate
grants to the same applicant for the same
purpose the Attorney General shall submit
to the Committee on the Judiciary of the
Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary
of the House of Representatives a report
that includes—
(i) a list of all duplicate grants awarded,
including the total dollar amount of any
duplicate grants awarded; and
(ii) the reason the Attorney General
awarded the duplicate grants.
(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2992, as added Pub. L.
114–255, div. B, title XIV, § 14014, Dec. 13, 2016, 130
Stat. 1303.)
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
This Act, referred to in subsec. (d)(5)(A), is Pub. L.
90–351, June 19, 1968, 82 Stat. 197, known as the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. For com-
plete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short
Title of 1968 Act note set out under section 10101 of this
title and Tables.
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 3797aa–1 of
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi-
torial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING FOR FEDERAL UNIFORMED
SERVICES
Pub. L. 114–255, div. B, title XIV, § 14008, Dec. 13, 2016,
130 Stat. 1296, provided that:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the
date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 13, 2016], the Sec-
retary of Defens
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