3.0.0 2934 2023-01-14T22:48:35Z 2023-01-14T22:48:35Z Senate S S 2004-10-07 108 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-10-07T22:41:31Z 2004-10-07 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2004-10-07 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10731-10732) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-10-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA N Crime and Law Enforcement Arrest Child support Community policing Criminal justice information Criminal statistics Drug abuse Drug abuse prevention Drug abuse treatment Drug courts Drug law enforcement Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Emergency medicine Environmental Protection Families Family courts Family services Federal aid to Indians Federal aid to law enforcement Federal-Indian relations Federal-local relations Federal-state relations Fire fighters Government Operations and Politics Hazardous wastes Health Indian law enforcement Labor and Employment Laboratories Mentoring Methamphetamine Minorities Police training Prosecution Searches and seizures Social Welfare Social work Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2004-10-07 Introduced in Senate 2004-12-23T15:11:15Z Combating Methamphetamine Act of 2004 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General, through the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), to make grants to States to address the manufacture, sale, and use of methamphetamine (methamphetamine use) to enhance public safety. Lists eligible programs, projects, and activities, including: (1) arresting individuals violating methamphetamine laws; (2) undertaking clandestine methamphetamine lab seizures and environmental cleanup; (3) providing community-based education, awareness, and prevention; and (4) providing Drug Court and Family Drug Court services to address methamphetamine use. Sets forth grant application requirements.

Authorizes the Attorney General, through BJA, to make grants to States, Indian tribal governments, and multijurisdictional or regional consortia thereof to develop a comprehensive, cooperative strategy to address methamphetamine use to enhance public safety. Earmarks specified sums (according to a specified formula) to each State.

Authorizes the Attorney General to: (1) collect systematic data on the effectiveness of the programs assisted under this Act in reducing methamphetamine use; (2) establish a national clearinghouse of information on effective programs to address such use that shall disseminate to State and local agencies a description of the results of research on reduction efforts and information on effective programs, best practices, and Federal resources; (3) establish a program within the Department of Justice to facilitate the sharing of knowledge in best practices among States addressing such use; and (4) provide technical assistance to State and local agencies implementing effective programs to reduce methamphetamine use.

]]> Combating Methamphetamine Act of 2004 Display Title Combating Methamphetamine Act of 2004 Official Title as Introduced A bill to combat methamphetamine abuse in the United States. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Combating Methamphetamine Act of 2004 Introduced in Senate 2004-10-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-108s2934is/xml/BILLS-108s2934is.xml 2004-10-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.