§ 10493. Uses of funds

Statutory text

In general

A State or local law enforcement agency or organization that receives a grant under this subchapter 1 shall use amounts provided under the grant to establish or improve training and support programs for law enforcement personnel.

Required activities

A law enforcement agency or organization that receives funds under this subchapter shall provide at least one of the following services:

Counseling for law enforcement officers and family members.

Child care on a 24-hour basis.

Marital and adolescent support groups.

Evidence-based programs to reduce stress, prevent suicide, and promote mental health.

Stress education for law enforcement recruits and families.

Technical assistance and training programs to support any or all of the services described in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), and (5).

Optional activities

A law enforcement agency or organization that receives funds under this subchapter may provide the following services:

Post-shooting debriefing for officers and their spouses.

Group therapy.

Hypertension clinics.

Critical incident response on a 24-hour basis.

Law enforcement family crisis, mental health crisis, and suicide prevention telephone services on a 24-hour basis.

Counseling for law enforcement personnel exposed to infectious disease.

Counseling for peers.

Counseling for families of personnel killed, injured, or permanently disabled in the line of duty.

Seminars regarding alcohol, drug use, gambling, and overeating.

Specialized training for identifying, reporting, and responding to officer mental health crises and suicide.

Technical assistance and training to support any or all of the services described in paragraphs (1) through (10).

Footnotes

1 See References in Text note below.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1994
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
Pub. L. 90–351 title I § 2303 · 82 Stat. 197
Enacted · 34 U.S.C. § 10493
Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2303, as added Pub. L. 103–322, title XXI, § 210201(a)(3), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2062
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2303, as added Pub. L. 103–322, title XXI, § 210201(a)(3), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2062
2019
Supporting and Treating Officers In Crisis Act of 2019
Pub. L. 116–32 § 2(4)(A)(i) · 133 Stat. 1036
Inserted · 34 U.S.C. § 10493(b)(1)
Pub. L. 116–32, § 2(4)(A)(i), inserted “officers and” after “law enforcement”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 116–32, § 2(4)(A)(i), inserted “officers and” after “law enforcement”.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(i) in paragraph (1), by inserting “officers and” after “law enforcement”; and
2019
Supporting and Treating Officers In Crisis Act of 2019
Pub. L. 116–32 § 2(4)(A)(ii) · 133 Stat. 1036
Amended · 34 U.S.C. § 10493(b)(4)
Pub. L. 116–32, § 2(4)(A)(ii), amended par. (4) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (4) read as follows: “Stress reduction programs.”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 116–32, § 2(4)(A)(ii), amended par. (4) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (4) read as follows: “Stress reduction programs.”
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(ii) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows: “(4) Evidence-based programs to reduce stress, prevent suicide, and promote mental health.” ; and
2019
Supporting and Treating Officers In Crisis Act of 2019
Pub. L. 116–32 § 2(4)(B)(i) · 133 Stat. 1036
Inserted · 34 U.S.C. § 10493(c)(5)
Pub. L. 116–32, § 2(4)(B)(i), inserted “, mental health crisis, and suicide prevention” after “family crisis”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (c)(5). Pub. L. 116–32, § 2(4)(B)(i), inserted “, mental health crisis, and suicide prevention” after “family crisis”.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(i) in paragraph (5), by inserting “, mental health crisis, and suicide prevention” after “family crisis”;
2019
Supporting and Treating Officers In Crisis Act of 2019
Pub. L. 116–32 § 2(4)(B)(ii) · 133 Stat. 1036
Substituted · 34 U.S.C. § 10493(c)(6)
Pub. L. 116–32, § 2(4)(B)(ii), substituted “infectious disease” for “the human immunodeficiency virus”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (c)(6). Pub. L. 116–32, § 2(4)(B)(ii), substituted “infectious disease” for “the human immunodeficiency virus”.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(ii) in paragraph (6), by striking “the human immunodeficiency virus” and inserting “infectious disease”;
2019
Supporting and Treating Officers In Crisis Act of 2019
Pub. L. 116–32 § 2(4)(B)(iii) · 133 Stat. 1036
Inserted · 34 U.S.C. § 10493(c)(8)
Pub. L. 116–32, § 2(4)(B)(iii), inserted “, injured, or permanently disabled” after “killed”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (c)(8). Pub. L. 116–32, § 2(4)(B)(iii), inserted “, injured, or permanently disabled” after “killed”.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(iii) in paragraph (8), by inserting “, injured, or permanently disabled” after “killed”; and
2019
Supporting and Treating Officers In Crisis Act of 2019
Pub. L. 116–32 § 2(4)(B)(iv) · 133 Stat. 1036
1. Added · 34 U.S.C. § 10493(c)(10); 34 U.S.C. § 10493(c)(11)
  Pub. L. 116–32, § 2(4)(B)(iv), added pars. (10) and (11)
2. Struck · 34 U.S.C. § 10493(c)(10); 34 U.S.C. § 10493(c)(11)
  Pub. L. 116–32, § 2(4)(B)(iv), struck out former par. (10) which read as follows: “Technical assistance and training to support any or all of the services described in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), and (9).”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Subsec. (c)(10), (11). Pub. L. 116–32, § 2(4)(B)(iv), added pars. (10) and (11) and struck out former par. (10) which read as follows: “Technical assistance and training to support any or all of the services described in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), and (9).”
Enacted provision · exact public law section
(iv) by striking paragraph (10) and inserting the following: “(10) Specialized training for identifying, reporting, and responding to officer mental health crises and suicide. “(11) Technical assistance and training to support any or all of the services described in paragraphs (1) through (10).” .

7 of 8 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This subchapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this Act”, and was translated as reading “this part”, meaning part W of title I of Pub. L. 90–351, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 3796jj–2 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Amendments

2019—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 116–32, § 2(4)(A)(i), inserted “officers and” after “law enforcement”.

Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 116–32, § 2(4)(A)(ii), amended par. (4) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (4) read as follows: “Stress reduction programs.”

Subsec. (c)(5). Pub. L. 116–32, § 2(4)(B)(i), inserted “, mental health crisis, and suicide prevention” after “family crisis”.

Subsec. (c)(6). Pub. L. 116–32, § 2(4)(B)(ii), substituted “infectious disease” for “the human immunodeficiency virus”.

Subsec. (c)(8). Pub. L. 116–32, § 2(4)(B)(iii), inserted “, injured, or permanently disabled” after “killed”.

Subsec. (c)(10), (11). Pub. L. 116–32, § 2(4)(B)(iv), added pars. (10) and (11) and struck out former par. (10) which read as follows: “Technical assistance and training to support any or all of the services described in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), and (9).”

Credits

1994–2019 · 2 acts

1994Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2303, as added Pub. L. 103–322, title XXI, § 210201(a)(3), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2062
2019amended Pub. L. 116–32, § 2(4), July 25, 2019, 133 Stat. 1036.

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(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2303, as added Pub. L. 103–322, title XXI, § 210201(a)(3), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2062; amended Pub. L. 116–32, § 2(4), July 25, 2019, 133 Stat. 1036.)