[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3138 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3138

 To establish a club drug taskforce, and to authorize grants to expand 
         prevention efforts regarding the abuse of club drugs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 16, 2001

  Mr. Graves introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To establish a club drug taskforce, and to authorize grants to expand 
         prevention efforts regarding the abuse of club drugs.

    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 ``Comprehensive Club Drug Abuse 
Reduction Act''.

               TITLE I--INTERAGENCY CLUB DRUG TASK FORCE

SEC. 101. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established a ``Club Drug Task Force'' 
(referred to in this title as the ``interagency task force'') which 
shall consist of the following members:
            (1) The Attorney General, or a designee, who shall serve as 
        chair.
            (2) 2 representatives selected by the Attorney General.
            (3) The Secretary of Education or a designee.
            (4) The Secretary of Health and Human Services or a 
        designee.
            (5) 2 representatives of State and local law enforcement 
        and regulatory agencies, to be selected by the Attorney 
        General.
            (6) 2 representatives selected by the Secretary of Health 
        and Human Services.
            (7) 5 nongovernmental experts in drug abuse prevention and 
        treatment to be selected by the Attorney General.
    (b) Responsibilities.--The interagency task force shall be 
responsible for designing, implementing, and evaluating the education 
and prevention and treatment practices and strategies of the Federal 
Government in conjunction with State, local, and community leaders with 
respect to club drugs and other synthetic stimulants.
    (c) Meetings.--The interagency task force shall meet at least once 
every 6 months.
    (d) Funding.--The administrative expenses of the interagency task 
force shall be paid out of existing Department of Justice 
appropriations.
    (e) FACA.--The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2) 
shall apply to the interagency task force.
    (f) Termination.--The interagency task force shall terminate 4 
years after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 102. PUBLIC HEALTH MONITORING.

    The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall develop a public 
health monitoring program to monitor club drugs in the United States. 
The program shall include the collection and dissemination of data 
related to club drug abuse which can be used by public health officials 
in policy development.

SEC. 103. DEFINITION.

    As used in this title, the term ``club drug'' means a primary 
synthetic that includes 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), 
Katamine, Gamma Hydroxybutyrate (GHB), Gamma Butyrolactone (GBL), 
Flunitrazepam (Rohypnol), d-lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), 
Phencyclidine (PCP), or methamphetamine.

         TITLE II--EXPANDING CLUB DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION EFFORTS

SEC. 201. GRANTS BY CENTER FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION.

    Section 515 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb-21) 
is amended by adding at the end the following subsection:
    ``(e) Prevention of Club Drug Abuse and Addiction.--
            ``(1) Grants.--The Director of the Prevention Center may 
        make grants to and enter into contracts and cooperative 
        agreements with public and nonprofit private entities to enable 
        such entities--
                    ``(A) to carry out school-based programs concerning 
                the dangers of club drug abuse and addiction, using 
                methods that are effective and evidence-based, 
                including initiatives that give students the 
                responsibility to create their own anti-drug abuse 
education programs for their schools; and
                    ``(B) to carry out community-based club drug abuse 
                and addiction prevention programs that are effective 
                and evidence-based.
            ``(2) Use of funds.--Amounts made available under a grant, 
        contract or cooperative agreement under paragraph (1) shall be 
        used for planning, establishing, or administering club drug 
        prevention programs in accordance with paragraph (3).
            ``(3) Prevention programs and activities.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Amounts provided under this 
                subsection may be used--
                            ``(i) to carry out school-based programs 
                        that are focused on those districts with high 
                        or increasing rates of club drug abuse and 
                        addiction and targeted at populations which are 
                        most at risk to start club drug abuse;
                            ``(ii) to carry out community-based 
                        prevention programs that are focused on those 
                        populations within the community that are most 
                        at-risk for club drug abuse and addiction;
                            ``(iii) to assist local government entities 
                        to conduct appropriate club drug prevention 
                        activities;
                            ``(iv) to train and educate State and local 
                        law enforcement officials, prevention and 
                        education officials, members of community anti-
                        drug coalitions and parents on the signs of 
                        club drug abuse and addiction and the options 
                        for treatment and prevention;
                            ``(v) for planning, administration, and 
                        educational activities related to the 
                        prevention of club drug abuse and addiction;
                            ``(vi) for the monitoring and evaluation of 
                        club drug prevention activities, and reporting 
                        and disseminating resulting information to the 
                        public; and
                            ``(vii) for targeted pilot programs with 
                        evaluation components to encourage innovation 
                        and experimentation with new methodologies.
                    ``(B) Priority.--The Director of the Prevention 
                Center shall give priority in making grants under this 
                subsection to rural and urban areas that are 
                experiencing a high rate or rapid increases in club 
                drug abuse and addiction.
            ``(4) Analyses and evaluation.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not less than $500,000 of the 
                amount available in each fiscal year to carry out this 
                subsection shall be made available to the Director of 
                the Prevention Center, acting in consultation with 
                other Federal agencies, to support and conduct periodic 
                analyses and evaluations of effective prevention 
                programs for club drug abuse and addiction and the 
                development of appropriate strategies for disseminating 
                information about and implementing these programs.
                    ``(B) Annual reports.--The Director of the 
                Prevention Centers shall submit to the Committee on 
                Energy and Commerce and Committee on Appropriations of 
                the House of Representatives, and the Committee on 
                Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the 
                Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, an annual 
                report with the results of the analyses and evaluation 
                under subparagraph (A).
            ``(5) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
        term `club drug' means a primary synthetic that includes 3,4-
        methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), katamine, gamma 
        hydroxybutyrate (GHB), gamma butyrolactone (GBL), flunitrazepam 
        (Rohypnol), d-lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), phencyclidine 
        (PCP), or methamphetamine.
            ``(6) Authorization of appropriations.--For the purpose of 
        carrying out this subsection, there are authorized to be 
        appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2002 
        and each subsequent fiscal year.''.
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