US Congress House Bill 401 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 23 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-02-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act of 2013 - Amends the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2004 to: (1) expand the assistance provided under such Act, and (2) reauthorize appropriations for FY2015-FY2019. Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to establish or expand: (1) veterans treatment court programs, which involve collaboration among criminal justice, veterans, and mental health and substance abuse agencies to provide qualified veterans (preliminarily qualified offenders who were discharged from the armed forces under conditions other than dishonorable) with intensive judicial supervision and case management, treatment services, alternatives to incarceration, and other appropriate services, including housing, transportation, job training, education, and assistance in obtaining benefits; (2) peer to peer services or programs to assist such veterans in obtaining treatment, recovery, stabilization, or rehabilitation; (3) practices that identify and provide treatment, rehabilitation, legal, transitional, and other appropriate services to such veterans who have been incarcerated; and (4) training programs to teach criminal justice, law enforcement, corrections, mental health, and substance abuse personnel how to identify and respond to incidents involving such veterans. Revises the definition of "preliminarily qualified offender" to include, in the case of a veterans treatment court program, an adult or juvenile accused of an offense who has been diagnosed with, or manifests obvious signs of, mental illness or a substance abuse disorder or co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse disorder. Removes a requirement that the adult or juvenile be accused of a nonviolent offense. Requires preliminarily qualified offenders to be unanimously approved for participation in a collaboration program by, when appropriate, the relevant prosecuting attorney, defense attorney, probation or corrections official, judge, and representative from the relevant mental health agency. Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to enhance the capabilities of a correctional facility to: (1) identify and screen for mentally ill inmates; (2) plan and provide assessments of the clinical, medical, and social needs of inmates and appropriate treatment and services that address mental health and substance abuse needs; (3) develop, implement, and enhance post-release transition plans that coordinate services and public benefits, the availability of mental health care and substance abuse treatment services, alternatives to solitary confinement and segregated housing, and mental health screening and treatment for inmates placed in solitary confinement or segregated housing; and (4) train employees in identifying and responding to incidents involving inmates with mental health disorders or co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders. Authorizes the Attorney General to: (1) award not more than six grants per year to applicants for the purpose of reducing the use of public services by mentally ill individuals who consume a significantly disproportionate quantity of public resources, and (2) make grants to provide support for programs that teach law enforcement personnel how to identify and respond to incidents involving persons with such disorders. Directs the Attorney General to give priority in awarding grants for adult or juvenile collaboration programs to applications that: (1) propose interventions that have been shown by empirical evidence to reduce recidivism, and (2) use validated assessment tools to target preliminarily qualified offenders with a moderate or high risk of recidivism and a need for treatment and services.

Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act of 2013

Rep. Richard Nugent [R-FL]	Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV]	Rep. Ron Barber [D-AZ]	Rep. Dan Benishek [R-MI]
Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]	Rep. Susan Brooks [R-IN]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Dave Camp [R-MI]
Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]
Rep. Elizabeth Esty [D-CT]	Rep. Phil Gingrey [R-GA]	Rep. Trey Gowdy [R-SC]	Rep. Michael Grimm [R-NY]
Rep. Richard Hanna [R-NY]	Rep. Joseph Heck [R-NV]	Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler [R-WA]	Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]
Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]	Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. David Jolly [R-FL]
Rep. David Joyce [R-OH]	Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]
Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Patrick Meehan [R-PA]
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]	Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]
Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. David Reichert [R-WA]
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Jon Runyan [R-NJ]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]
Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]	Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]
Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R-OH]	Rep. Fred Upton [R-MI]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO]
Rep. Jackie Walorski [R-IN]	Rep. Kevin Yoder [R-KS]	Sen. Todd Young [R-IN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-02-28	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
2013-01-23	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

SB162 (Same As) 2014-05-21 - Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S3195-3196)
HB3717 (Related) 2014-04-03 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
HB4783 (Related) 2014-07-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
HB4574 (Related) 2014-07-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
SB2872 (Related) 2014-09-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/401/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr401/BILLS-113hr401ih.pdf