Public Safety and Community Support Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5811 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5811 To use Byrne JAG funds for deflection and diversion programs, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 28, 2023 Mr. Ryan (for himself, Mr. Trone, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Mr. Mooney) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To use Byrne JAG funds for deflection and diversion programs, 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 ``Public Safety and Community Support Act''. SEC. 2. DEFLECTION AND PRE-ARREST DIVERSION. (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following: (1) Law enforcement officers and other first responders are at the front line of the opioid epidemic. However, a traditional law enforcement response to substance use often fails to disrupt the cycle of add…