Sec. 7. Safe communities
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Section 2991(a) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3797aa(a) ) is amended— in paragraph (7)— in the heading, by striking and inserting Mental illness ; and Mental illness; mental health disorder by striking term and inserting mental illness means terms ; and mental illness and mental health disorder mean by striking paragraph
(9)and inserting the following: The term preliminarily qualified offender means an adult or juvenile accused of an offense who— previously or currently has been diagnosed by a qualified mental health professional as having a mental illness or co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse disorders; manifests obvious signs of mental illness or co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse disorders during arrest or confinement or before any court; or in the case of a veterans treatment court provided under subsection (i), has been diagnosed with, or manifests obvious signs of, mental illness or a substance abuse disorder or co-occuring mental illness and substance abuse disorder; and has been unanimously approved for participation in a program funded under this section by, when appropriate, the relevant— prosecuting attorney; defense attorney; probation or corrections official; judge; and a representative from the relevant mental health agency described in subsection (b)(5)(B)(i). In determining whether to designate a defendant as a preliminarily qualified offender, the relevant prosecuting attorney, defense attorney, probation or corrections official, judge, and mental health or substance abuse agency representative shall take into account— whether the participation of the defendant in the program would pose a substantial risk of violence to the community; the criminal history of the defendant and the nature and severity of the offense for which the defendant is charged; the views of any relevant victims to the offense; the extent to which the defendant would benefit from participation in the program; the extent to which the community would realize cost savings because of the defendant's participation in the program; and whether the defendant satisfies the eligibility criteria for program participation unanimously established by the relevant prosecuting attorney, defense attorney, probation or corrections official, judge and mental health or substance abuse agency representative. . Section 2927(2) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3797s–6(2) ) is amended by striking has the meaning given that term in section 2991(a). and inserting “means an offense that— does not have as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the person or property of another; or is not a felony that by its nature involves a substantial risk that physical force against the person or property of another may be used in the course of committing the offense. .
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- 42 USC 3797s–6(2)
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