34 U.S.C. § 10653 — Creation of a TBI and PTSD training for

Page 204 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.) Editorial Notes 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 Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of Commerce shall provide the following to each of the uniformed services (as that term is defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code) under their direction: ‘‘(1) TRAINING PROGRAMS.—Programs that offer spe- cialized and comprehensive training in procedures to identify and respond appropriately to incidents in which the unique needs of individuals with mental illnesses are involved. ‘‘(2) IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY.—Computerized infor- mation systems or technological improvements to provide timely information to Federal law enforce- ment personnel, other branches of the uniformed services, and criminal justice system personnel to improve the Federal response to mentally ill individ- uals. ‘‘(3) COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS.—The establishment and expansion of cooperative efforts to promote pub- lic safety through the use of effective intervention with respect to mentally ill individuals encountered by members of the uniformed services.’’ FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING Pub. L. 114–255, div. B, title XIV, § 14025, Dec. 13, 2016, 130 Stat. 1310, provided that: ‘‘Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 13, 2016], the Attorney General shall provide direction and guid- ance for the following: ‘‘(1) TRAINING PROGRAMS.—Programs that offer spe- cialized and comprehensive training, in procedures to identify and appropriately respond to incidents in which the unique needs of individuals who have a mental illness are involved, to first responders and tactical units of— ‘‘(A) Federal law enforcement agencies; and ‘‘(B) other Federal criminal justice agencies such as the Bureau of Prisons, the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, and other agencies that the Attorney General determines appropriate. ‘‘(2) IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY.—The establishment of, or improvement of existing, computerized informa- tion systems to provide timely information to em- ployees of Federal law enforcement agencies, and Federal criminal justice agencies to improve the re- sponse of such employees to situations involving indi- viduals who have a mental illness.’’ § 10653. Creation of a TBI and PTSD training for first responders (a) In general Not later than one year after August 16, 2022, the Attorney General, acting through the Direc- tor of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, in con- sultation with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Assist- ant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, shall solicit best practices regarding tech- niques to interact with persons who have a trau- matic brain injury, an acquired brain injury, or post-traumatic stress disorder from first re- sponder, brain injury, veteran, and mental health organizations, health care and mental health providers, hospital emergency depart- ments, and other relevant stakeholders, and shall develop crisis intervention training tools for use by first responders (as such term is de- fined in section 10705 of this title) that provide— (1) information on the conditions and symp- toms of a traumatic brain injury, an acquired brain injury, and post-traumatic stress dis- order; (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 ac- quired 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 As- sistance. (Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2993, as added Pub. L. 117–170, § 3(2), Aug. 16, 2022, 136 Stat. 2092.) Page 205 TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT § 10663 1 So in original. No subsec. (b) has been enacted. 2 So in original. The word ‘‘of’’ probably should not appear. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries FINDINGS Pub. L. 117–170, § 2, Aug. 16, 2022, 136 Stat. 2091, pro- vided that: ‘‘Congress finds the following: ‘‘(1) According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were approximately 2.9 million traumatic brain injury-related emergency depart- ment visits, hospitalizations, and deaths in the United States in 2014. ‘‘(2) Effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) can be short-term or long-term, and include impaired think- ing or memory, movement, vision or hearing, or emo- tional functioning, such as personality changes or de- pression. ‘‘(3) Currently, between 3.2 million and 5.3 million persons are living with a TBI-related disability in the United States. ‘‘(4) About 7 or 8 percent of Americans will experi- ence post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at some point in their lives, and about 8 million adults have PTSD during the course of a given year. ‘‘(5) TBI and PTSD have been recognized as the sig- nature injuries of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. ‘‘(6) According to the Department of Defense, 383,000 men and women deployed to Iraq and Afghani- stan sustained a brain injury while in the line of duty between 2000 and 2018. ‘‘(7) Approximately 13.5 percent of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom veterans screen posi- tive for PTSD, according to the Department of Vet- eran Affairs. ‘‘(8) About 12 percent of Gulf War Veterans have PTSD in a given year while about 30 percent of Viet- nam Veterans have had PTSD in their lifetime. ‘‘(9) Physical signs of TBI can include motor im- pairment, dizziness or poor balance, slurred speech, impaired depth perception, or impaired verbal mem- ory, while physical signs of PTSD can include agita- tion, irritability, hostility, hypervigilance, self-de- structive behavior, fear, severe anxiety, or mistrust. ‘‘(10) Physical signs of TBI and PTSD often overlap with physical signs of alcohol or drug impairment, which complicate a first responder’s ability to quick- ly and effectively identify an individual’s condition.’’ SUBCHAPTER XXXIV—CONFRONTING USE OF METHAMPHETAMINE § 10661. Authority to make grants to address pub- lic safety and methamphetamine manufac- turing, sale, and use in hot spots (a) 1 Purpose and program authority (1) Purpose It is the purpose of this subchapter to assist States, territories, and Indian tribes (as de- fined in section 10554 of this title)— (A) to carry out programs to address the manufacture, sale, and use of methamphet- amine drugs; and (B) to improve the ability of State, terri- torial, Tribal, and local government institu- tions of 2 to carry out such programs. (2) Grant authorization The Attorney General, through the Bureau of Justice Assistance in the Office of Justice Programs may make grants to States, terri- tories, and Indian tribes to address the manu- facture, sale, and use of methamphetamine to enhance public safety. (3) Grant projects to address methamphet- amine manufacture sale and use Grants made under subsection (a) may be used for programs, projects, and other activi- ties to— (A) investigate, arrest and prosecute indi- viduals violating laws related to the use, manufacture, or sale of methamphetamine; (B) reimburse the Drug Enforcement Ad- ministration for expenses related to the clean up of methamphetamine clandestine labs; (C) support State, Tribal, and local health department and environmental agency serv- ices deployed to address methamphetamine; and (D) procure equipment, technology, or sup- port systems, or pay for resources, if the ap- plicant for such a grant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Attorney General that ex- penditures for such purposes would result in the reduction in the use, sale, and manufac- ture of methamphetamine. (Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2996, as added Pub. L. 109–177, title VII, § 754, Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 274; amended Pub. L. 110–161, div. B, title II, § 220(a), Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 1916.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 3797cc of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi- torial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Some section numbers or references in amendment notes below reflect the classification of such sections or references prior to editorial reclassification. AMENDMENTS 2007—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 110–161, § 220(a)(1)(A), in- serted ‘‘, territories, and Indian tribes (as defined in section 3797d of this title)’’ after ‘‘to assist States’’ in introductory provisions. Subsec. (a)(1)(B). Pub. L. 110–161, § 220(a)(1)(B), sub- stituted ‘‘, territorial, Tribal, and local’’ for ‘‘and local’’. Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 110–161, § 220(a)(2), inserted ‘‘, territories, and Indian tribes’’ after ‘‘make grants to States’’. Subsec. (a)(3)(C). Pub. L. 110–161, § 220(a)(3), inserted ‘‘, Tribal,’’ after ‘‘support State’’. § 10662. Funding There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subchapter $99,000,000 for each fis- cal year 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010. (Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2997, as added Pub. L. 109–177, title VII, § 754, Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 274.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 3797cc–1 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi- torial reclassification and renumbering as this section. § 10663. Grants for programs for drug-endan- gered children (a) In general The Attorney General shall make grants to States, territories, and Indian tribes (as defined