SERVICE Act of 2024

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8140 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8140 To authorize the Attorney General to make grants for the creation and operation of veterans response teams within law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 26, 2024 Mr. Strong (for himself, Mr. Correa, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Ivey, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Stanton, Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Miller of Ohio, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Casten, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. James, and Mr. Balderson) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To authorize the Attorney General to make grants for the creation and operation of veterans response teams within law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Supporting Every at-Risk Veteran In Critical Emergencies Act of 2024'' or the ``SERVICE Act of 2024''. SEC. 2. VETERAN RESPONSE TEAM PILOT PROGRAM. (a) Grant Authorization.--The Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, is authorized to operate a pilot program to make grants to States, units of local government, and Indian Tribal governments, to support the creation and operation of veterans response teams in the law enforcement agencies of the jurisdiction, in accordance with subsection (b). (b) Grants To Develop Veterans Response Teams.-- (1) Activities of a veterans response team.--A veterans response team may include a program that does the following: (A) Provides law enforcement officers who are veteran