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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · H.R. 2698 (Introduced in House) — To provide grants to State, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies to obtain behavioral health crisi... · Sec. 3

Sec. 3. Definitions

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In this Act: The term applicant means a law enforcement agency that applies for a grant under section 4. The term Attorney General means the Attorney General, acting through the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs. The term chief law enforcement officer has the meaning given the term in section 922(s) of title 18, United States Code. The term grant funds means funds from a grant awarded under section 4. The term Indian Tribe has the meaning given the term Indian tribe in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 ).
The term law enforcement agency means an agency of a State, unit of local government, or Indian Tribe that is authorized by law or by a government agency to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of any violation of criminal law. The term program means a program or class that— provides instructional training to law enforcement officers for response to a behavioral health crises, including response to people suspected to be under the influence of a drug or substance, and response to circumstances in which a person is suspected to be suicidal or suffering from a mental illness; and includes training on techniques and strategies designed to protect the health and safety of law enforcement officers and the public, including the person or persons a law enforcement officer encounters during a behavioral health crisis response.
The term recipient means an applicant that receives a grant under section 4. The term State has the meaning given the term in section 901 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10251 ).
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