[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 317 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
107th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 317
To establish grants for drug treatment alternative to prison programs
administered by State or local prosecutors.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 13, 2001
Mr. Schumer (for himself and Mr. Thurmond) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary
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A BILL
To establish grants for drug treatment alternative to prison programs
administered by State or local prosecutors.
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 ``Prosecution Drug Treatment
Alternative to Prison Act of 2001''.
SEC. 2. DRUG TREATMENT ALTERNATIVE TO PRISON PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY
STATE OR LOCAL PROSECUTORS.
(a) Prosecution Drug Treatment Alternative to Prison Programs.--
Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
part:
``PART AA--PROSECUTION DRUG TREATMENT ALTERNATIVE TO PRISON PROGRAMS
``SEC. 2701. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
``(a) In General.--The Attorney General may make grants to State or
local prosecutors for the purpose of developing, implementing, or
expanding drug treatment alternative to prison programs that comply
with the requirements of this part.
``(b) Use of Funds.--A State or local prosecutor who receives a
grant under this part shall use amounts provided under the grant to
develop, implement, or expand the drug treatment alternative to prison
program for which the grant was made, which may include payment of the
following expenses:
``(1) Salaries, personnel costs, equipment costs, and other
costs directly related to the operation of the program,
including the enforcement unit.
``(2) Payments to licensed substance abuse treatment
providers for providing treatment to offenders participating in
the program for which the grant was made, including aftercare
supervision, vocational training, education, and job placement.
``(3) Payments to public and nonprofit private entities for
providing treatment to offenders participating in the program
for which the grant was made.
``(c) Federal Share.--The Federal share of a grant under this part
shall not exceed 75 percent of the cost of the program.
``(d) Supplement and Not Supplant.--Grant amounts received under
this part shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, non-Federal
funds that would otherwise be available for activities funded under
this part.
``SEC. 2702. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.
``A drug treatment alternative to prison program with respect to
which a grant is made under this part shall comply with the following
requirements:
``(1) A State or local prosecutor shall administer the
program.
``(2) An eligible offender may participate in the program
only with the consent of the State or local prosecutor.
``(3) Each eligible offender who participates in the
program shall, as an alternative to incarceration, be sentenced
to or placed with a long term, drug free residential substance
abuse treatment provider that is licensed under State or local
law.
``(4) Each eligible offender who participates in the
program shall serve a sentence of imprisonment with respect to
the underlying crime if that offender does not successfully
complete treatment with the residential substance abuse
provider.
``(5) Each residential substance abuse provider treating an
offender under the program shall--
``(A) make periodic reports of the progress of
treatment of that offender to the State or local
prosecutor carrying out the program and to the
appropriate court in which the defendant was convicted;
and
``(B) notify that prosecutor and that court if that
offender absconds from the facility of the treatment
provider or otherwise violates the terms and conditions
of the program.
``(6) The program shall have an enforcement unit comprised
of law enforcement officers under the supervision of the State
or local prosecutor carrying out the program, the duties of
which shall include verifying an offender's addresses and other
contacts, and, if necessary, locating, apprehending, and
arresting an offender who has absconded from the facility of a
residential substance abuse treatment provider or otherwise
violated the terms and conditions of the program, and returning
such offender to court for sentence on the underlying crime.
``SEC. 2703. APPLICATIONS.
``(a) In General.--To request a grant under this part, a State or
local prosecutor shall submit an application to the Attorney General in
such form and containing such information as the Attorney General may
reasonably require.
``(b) Certifications.--Each such application shall contain the
certification of the State or local prosecutor that the program for
which the grant is requested shall meet each of the requirements of
this part.
``SEC. 2704. GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION.
``The Attorney General shall ensure that, to the extent
practicable, the distribution of grant awards is equitable and includes
State or local prosecutors--
``(1) in each State; and
``(2) in rural, suburban, and urban jurisdictions.
``SEC. 2705. REPORTS AND EVALUATIONS.
``For each fiscal year, each recipient of a grant under this part
during that fiscal year shall submit to the Attorney General a report
regarding the effectiveness of activities carried out using that grant.
Each report shall include an evaluation in such form and containing
such information as the Attorney General may reasonably require. The
Attorney General shall specify the dates on which such reports shall be
submitted.
``SEC. 2706. DEFINITIONS.
``In this part:
``(1) Eligible offender.--The term `eligible offender'
means an individual who--
``(A) has been convicted of, or pled guilty to, or
admitted guilt with respect to a crime for which a
sentence of imprisonment is required and has not
completed such sentence;
``(B) has never been convicted of, or pled guilty
to, or admitted guilt with respect to, and is not
presently charged with, a felony crime of violence or a
major drug offense or a crime that is considered a
violent felony under State or local law; and
``(C) has been found by a professional substance
abuse screener to be in need of substance abuse
treatment because that offender has a history of
substance abuse that is a significant contributing
factor to that offender's criminal conduct.
``(2) Felony crime of violence.--The term `felony crime of
violence' has the meaning given such term in section 924(c)(3)
of title 18, United States Code.
``(3) Major drug offense.--The term `major drug offense'
has the meaning given such term in section 36(a) of title 18,
United States Code.
``(4) State or local prosecutor.--The term `State or local
prosecutor' means any district attorney, State attorney
general, county attorney, or corporation counsel who has
authority to prosecute criminal offenses under State or local
law.''.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 1001(a) of title I of
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Street Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3793(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(24) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
part AA--
``(A) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
``(B) $85,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
``(C) $95,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
``(D) $105,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; and
``(E) $125,000,000 for fiscal year 2006.''.
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