S. 208 extends the SOAR to Health and Wellness Training Program for an additional five years, moving its authorization period from fiscal years 2020-2024 to 2025-2029. The SOAR program trains police officers and other first responders to recognize and respond appropriately to people experiencing mental health crises, substance use disorders, or homelessness. This bill affects law enforcement agencies and first responder organizations across the country that participate in or rely on the training program. To help offset costs, the legislation rescissions $20 million from unobligated balances in the Department of Health and Human Services' Nonrecurring Expenses Fund, meaning those unused funds will be returned rather than carried forward.
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