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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · S. 5000 (Introduced in Senate) — To provide support with respect to the prevention of, treatment for, and recovery from, substance use disorder. · Sec. 404

Sec. 404. Veterans treatment courts

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Section 2991 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10651 ) is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (2)— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— by inserting , substance use disorder, after mental health ; and by inserting or adults or juveniles with substance use disorders after mentally ill adults or juveniles ; in subparagraph (A), by inserting or substance use after mental health ; and in subparagraph (B), by inserting or substance use after mental health ; in paragraph (4)— in subparagraph (A), by inserting or substance use disorder after mental health ; and in subparagraph (C), by inserting or offenders with substance use disorders after mentally ill offenders ; in paragraph (5)— in the heading, by inserting after or substance use disorder ;
Mental health by striking mental health agency and inserting mental health or substance use agency ; and by inserting , substance use services, after mental health services ; in paragraph (9)— in subparagraph (A)— in clause (i)— in subclause (I), by inserting , a substance use disorder, after a mental illness ; and in subclause (II), by inserting , substance use disorder, after mental illness ; and in clause (ii)(II), by inserting or substance use after mental health ; by redesignating paragraph
(11)as paragraph (12); and by inserting after paragraph
(10)the following: The term substance use court means a judicial program that meets the requirements of part EE of this title. ; in subsection (b)— in paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (A), by inserting , substance use courts, after mental health courts ; in subparagraph (B)— by inserting mental health disorders, substance use disorders, or before co-occurring mental illness and substance use problems ; and by striking illnesses and inserting disorders, illnesses, or problems ; in subparagraph (C)— in the matter preceding clause (i)— by striking mental health agencies and inserting mental health or substance use agencies ; and by striking and, where appropriate, and inserting or ; and in clause (i), by inserting , substance use disorders, after mental illness ; and in subparagraph (D), by inserting or offender with a substance use disorder after mentally ill offender ; and in paragraph (5)— in subparagraph (B)— in clause (i)— by inserting or substance use court after mental health court ; and by striking mental health agency and inserting mental health or substance use agency ; and in clause (ii), by striking and substance use services for individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders and inserting or substance use services ; in subparagraph (C)— in clause (i)(I), by inserting , substance use disorders, after mental illness ; in clause (ii)— in subclause (II), by inserting , substance use, after mental health, ; in subclause (V), by striking mental health services and inserting mental health or substance use services ; and in subclause (VI), by inserting or individuals with substance use disorders after mentally ill individuals ; in subparagraph (D), by inserting or offenders with substance use disorders after mentally ill offenders ; in subparagraph (E), by inserting or substance use disorders after mental illness ; in subparagraph (H), by striking and mental health and inserting , mental health, and substance use ; and in subparagraph (I)— in clause (i)— in the heading, by inserting after , substance use courts, ; Mental health courts by inserting or substance use courts after mental health courts ; and by inserting or part EE, as applicable, after part V ; and in clause (iv), by inserting or substance use after mental health ; in subsection (c)— in paragraph (1), by inserting , offenders with substance use disorders, after mentally ill offenders ; in paragraph (2), by inserting and offenders with substance use disorders after mentally ill offenders ; and in paragraph (3), by inserting or substance use courts after mental health courts ; in subsection (e)— in paragraph (1), by inserting or substance use disorders after mental illness ; and in paragraph (4), by inserting or substance use disorders after mental illness ; in subsection (h)— in the heading, by inserting after and offenders with substance use disorders ; mentally ill offenders in paragraph (1)— in subparagraph (A), by inserting or substance use disorders after mental illnesses ; in subparagraph (C), by inserting or offenders with substance use disorders after mentally ill offenders ; in subparagraph (D)— by inserting or substance use after mental health ; and by inserting or offenders with substance use disorders after mentally ill offenders ; in subparagraph (E), by inserting or substance use disorders after mental illnesses ; and in subparagraph (F), by inserting , substance use disorders, after mental health disorders ; and in paragraph (2), by inserting or substance use disorders after mental illnesses ; in subsection (i)(2)— in subparagraph (B)— by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), and
(iii)as subclauses (I), (II), and (III), and adjusting the margins accordingly; in the matter preceding subclause (I), as so redesignated, by striking shall give priority to applications that— and inserting the following: shall give priority to— applications that— ; and by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: ; and applications to establish or expand veterans treatment court programs that— allow participation by a veteran receiving any type of medication-assisted treatment that involves the use of any drug or combination of drugs that have been approved under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 262 ) for the treatment of an opioid use disorder; follow the Adult Drug Court Best Practice Standards published by the National Association of Drug Court Professionals; and provide culturally competent (as defined in section 102 of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 ( 42 U.S.C. 15002 )) services. ; and by adding at the end the following: An applicant that receives a grant under this subsection to establish or expand a veterans treatment court program shall— disclose to the Attorney General any contract or relationship between the applicant and a local treatment provider; track and report to the Attorney General the number of referrals to local treatment providers provided by the program; and track and report to the Attorney General, with respect to each participant in the program— each charge brought against the participant; the demographics of the participant; and the outcome of the participant's case. The Attorney General shall periodically submit to Congress a report containing the information reported to the Attorney General under clause (i). It is the sense of Congress that a veterans treatment court program that receives funding from a grant under this subsection should not exclude individuals who are chronically exposed to the criminal justice system. ; in subsection (j)— in paragraph (1), by inserting or substance use disorders after mental illness ; and in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting or substance use disorders after mental illnesses ; in subsection (k)(3)(A)(i)(I)(aa), by inserting or substance use disorders after mental illnesses ; in subsection (l)— in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), by inserting or substance use disorder after mental illness each place that term appears; and in paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (C)(iii), by inserting or substance use after mental health ; and in subparagraph (D), by striking mental health or and inserting mental health disorders, substance use disorders, or ; and in subsection (o)(3)— by striking and inserting Limitation ; Veterans by striking Not more than and inserting the following: Not more than ; in subparagraph (A), as so designated, by striking this section and inserting paragraph
(1); and by adding at the end the following: In addition to the amounts authorized under paragraph (1), there are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Justice to carry out subsection
(i)$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2026. .
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Sec. 404
Veterans treatment courts
U.S.C.§ 10651
U.S.C.§ 301
U.S.C.§ 262
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