12 2 STA T .435 3 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 41 6—O CT. 14 , 200 8‘ ‘ (3)$50, 000,000 foreach of t hef is ca ly ears 2 00 9 thro ug h 20 14.’ ’. ( b ) AL L OCATI O N O FFU N D IN G FO R AD M INI S TRATI VEP UR P OSES. —S ectio n 2991(h) of such title is further a m en d ed— (1) by redesignating p aragraphs (1), (2), and (3) (as added by subsection (a)(3)) as subparagraphs (A), ( B ),and( C ), respec - ti v ely, and ad j usting the margins accordingly
(2) by stri k ing ‘‘ T here are authori z ed’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) I N GENERAL.—There are authorized’’; and (3) by adding at the end the follo w ing new paragraph
‘‘(2) ALLOCATION OF FUNDING FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES.— For fiscal year 2009 and each subse q uent fiscal year, of the amounts authorized under paragraph (1) for such fiscal year, the Attorney G eneral may obligate not more than 3 percent for the administrative e x penses of the Attorney General in carrying out this section for such fiscal year.’’. (c) ADDITIONAL APPLICATIONS R ECEIVING PRIORIT Y .—Subsection (c) of such section is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—The Attorney General, in awarding funds under this section, shall give priority to applications that— ‘‘(1) promote effective strategies by law enforcement to identify and to reduce risk of harm to mentally ill offenders and public safety; ‘‘(2) promote effective strategies for identification and treat- ment of female mentally ill offenders; ‘‘(3) promote effective strategies to expand the use of mental health courts, including the use of pretrial services and related treatment programs for offenders; or ‘‘(4)(A) demonstrate the strongest commitment to ensuring that such funds are used to promote both public health and public safety; ‘‘(B) demonstrate the active participation of each co- applicant in the administration of the collaboration program; ‘‘(C) document, in the case of an application for a grant to be used in whole or in part to fund treatment services for adults or juveniles during periods of incarceration or deten- tion, that treatment programs will be available to provide transition and reentry services for such individuals; and ‘‘( D ) have the support of both the Attorney General and the Secretary.’’. SEC.4 . LAW E NFOR CE M EN T RES P ONSE TO MENTALL YI LL OFFEN D ERS IMPRO V EMENT G RANTS. Section 2991 of title I of the O mnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 19 68 (42 U .S.C. 3 7 97aa) is amended by— (1) redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i); and (2) inserting after subsection (g) the following: ‘‘(h) L A WE NFORCEMENT RESPONSE TO M ENTALLY ILL OFFENDERS IMPROVEMENT GRANTS.— ‘‘(1) AUT H ORI Z ATION.—The Attorney General is authorized to make grants under this section to States, units of local government, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations for the following purposes: ‘‘(A) TRAINING PROGRAMS.—To provide for programs that offer law enforcement personnel specialized and com- prehensive training in procedures to identify and respond
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