[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[H.R. 5427 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5427

 To reauthorize the Drug-Free Communities Act, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 10, 2000

Mr. Portman (for himself and Mr. Levin) introduced the following bill; 
   which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in 
addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To reauthorize the Drug-Free Communities Act, 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. DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES SUPPORT PROGRAM.

    (a) Short Title.--Chapter 2 of the National Narcotics Leadership 
Act of 1988 (21 U.S.C. 1521 et seq.), (referred to in this section as 
``the Act'') is amended by inserting after the chapter heading the 
following:

``SEC. 1020. SHORT TITLE.

    ``This chapter may be cited as the `Drug-Free Communities Act'.''.
    (b) Extension and Increase in Program.--Section 1024(a) of the Act 
(21 U.S.C. 1524(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (4);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (5) and 
        inserting a semicolon; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(6) $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
            ``(7) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
            ``(8) $65,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; and
            ``(9) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2006.''.
    (c) Administrative Costs.--Section 1024(b) of the Act (21 U.S.C. 
1524(b)) is amended by striking ``amounts authorized'' and inserting 
``amounts made available''.
    (d) Extension of Limitation on Administrative Costs.--Section 
1024(b) of the Act (21 U.S.C. 1524(b)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph:
            ``(6) 3 percent for each of fiscal years 2003 through 
        2006.''.
    (e) Modification of Amount for Grant Renewals.--Section 1032 of the 
Act (21 U.S.C. 1532) is amended--
            (1) by striking clause (iv) of subsection (b)(1)(A) and 
        inserting the following:
                            ``(iv) Limitations.--
                                    ``(I) Funding levels.--Except as 
                                provided in subclause (II), the amount 
                                of a grant award under this 
                                subparagraph may not exceed $100,000 
                                for a fiscal year. In the second year 
                                of the grant award period, upon 
                                successful reapplication, a grant 
                                recipient is eligible to maintain its 
                                funding level at 100 percent of the 
                                original award. In the third year of 
                                the grant award period, upon successful 
                                reapplication, a grant recipient is 
                                eligible to maintain its funding level 
                                at 75 percent of the original award. In 
                                the fourth and fifth years of the grant 
                                award period, upon successful 
                                reapplication, a grant recipient is 
                                eligible to maintain its funding level 
                                at 50 percent of the original award.
                                    ``(II) Exceptions.--Any grant 
                                recipient receiving an award of $50,000 
                                or less is eligible in a subsequent 
                                fiscal year of the grant award period, 
                                upon successful reapplication, to 
                                receive not less than that amount. A 
                                grant recipient receiving an award 
                                amount greater than $50,000 and 
                                successfully reapplying for a grant 
                                award shall not have its funding level 
                                reduced below $50,000 in any subsequent 
                                fiscal year of the grant award 
                                period.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Modification of Eligibility Criteria.--The Administrator may 
not implement any modification in the criteria specified in subsection 
(a) for eligibility for the renewal of a grant award under this section 
without consulting the Advisory Commission.''.

SEC. 2. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Study.--The Director of the Office of National Drug Control 
Policy shall conduct a study that evaluates the need, if any, to 
increase administrative costs for the Drug-Free Communities Act 
(referred to in this section as ``the Act'').
    (b) Report.--After the completion of the study described in 
subsection (a), but not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to Congress a report 
that includes the findings of such study and--
            (1) information regarding current staffing levels and 
        administrative requirements necessary to carry out the Act;
            (2) the necessity, if any, and justification of an increase 
        in administrative funds, including the amount of such increase, 
        to carry out the Act;
            (3) what programs or activities any proposed increase will 
        support and a description of how such programs or activities 
        will improve grant performance, application processing, grant 
        administration, and program support, including support for the 
        Advisory Commission established under the Act;
            (4) a specific accounting of the amount or percentage of 
        any such increase which will be used by Federal agencies 
        involved in administering or supporting the program established 
        under the Act; and
            (5) an analysis of expected outcomes if administrative 
        funds are increased and what measures the Director and the 
        Attorney General will take to limit administrative costs in the 
        future.

SEC. 3. ANTIDRUG COALITION INSTITUTE.

    (a) In General.--The Director of the Office of National Drug 
Control Policy may make grants to an organization to provide for the 
establishment of a National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute.
    (b) Requirements.--The organization receiving a grant under 
subsection (a) shall--
            (1) be a national nonprofit organization that represents, 
        provides technical assistance and training to, and has special 
        expertise and broad, national-level experience in community 
        antidrug coalitions; and
            (2) establish a National Community Antidrug Coalition 
        Institute that will--
                    (A) provide education, training, and technical 
                assistance for coalition leaders and community teams;
                    (B) conduct research, testing, and diffusion of 
                tools, mechanisms, and measures to better evaluate and 
                document coalition performance measures and outcomes; 
                and
                    (C) bridge the gap between research and practice by 
                translating knowledge from research into practical 
                information.
    (c) Authorization.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 and 2003 to make grants as 
provided in this section.
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