1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “First Responder Resiliency Act of 2020”.
First Responder Resiliency Act of 2020
A BILL
To exempt certain Federal first responder grants from matching fund requirements to address the Nation’s rising rate of first responder suicides and other mental health issues, and for other purposes.
2. Matching fund exemption for fire and EMS job-related mental health grants
Section 33(k)(1) of the Fire Prevention and Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2229(k)(1)) is amended—
in subparagraph (A), by adding “or subparagraph (C)” following “except as provided in subparagraph (B)”; and
by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:
“(C) Exception for job-related mental health grants—The requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B) do not apply with respect to funds awarded to carry out a program dedicated to raising awareness of, and prevention of, job-related mental health issues (as described in subsection (c)(3)(E)).”
3. Matching fund exemption for law enforcement job-related mental health grants
Section 1701 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381) is amended—
in subsection (b)(23), by adding “job-related mental health issues remediation programs or” after “establish”; and
in subsection (g), by adding at the end the following: “Programs funded by a grant under subsection (a) for job-related mental health issues remediation programs or peer mentoring mental health and wellness pilot programs within State, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies (as described in subsection (b)(23)) are exempt from the requirements of this subsection.”.