Sec. 3. Veterans pilot program on promising retention models
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The Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, shall carry out a pilot program— to provide training and technical support to local and State conviction review entities; and to make grants to eligible units of local government to improve retention in a veterans treatment court program (as such term is defined in section 2991 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10651 )) and drug courts. In order to be eligible for a grant under subsection (a)(2), a unit of local government shall operate a veterans treatment court program or a drug court.
A unit of local government seeking a grant through the pilot program under subsection (a)(2) shall submit to the Attorney General an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney General may reasonably require, and shall contain, including— a description of the therapy model that they plan to implement and data to support the use of the therapy model, including information showing how the therapy will promote retention in and completion of veterans treatment court programs; and detailed plans on how the applicant would test the efficacy of the therapy program.
Not later than 180 days after receiving a grant under subsection (a)(2), a unit of local government shall submit to the Attorney General a report, which includes demographic information of participants in the veterans treatment court program and completion rates of such participants. The Attorney General shall develop guidelines for the report required under this subsection. There is authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2027 to carry out this section.
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