[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1055 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1055

     To provide for the designation and funding of high intensity 
              methamphetamine abuse and trafficking areas.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 2, 2005

  Ms. Hooley introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
   the Judiciary, 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 provide for the designation and funding of high intensity 
              methamphetamine abuse and trafficking areas.

    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 Methamphetamine 
Response Act''.

SEC. 2. HIGH INTENSITY METHAMPHETAMINE ABUSE AND TRAFFICKING AREAS.

    (a) HIMATAs.--The Director may designate a State or any portion of 
a State as a high intensity methamphetamine abuse and trafficking area 
(in this section referred to as a ``HIMATA'') and provide funding for 
such areas in accordance with this section.
    (b) Designation Process.--
            (1) In general.--The Director may make a HIMATA designation 
        only after--
                    (A) receipt of a petition by a Governor of a State 
                to designate the State or a portion of the State as a 
                HIMATA; and
                    (B) making a determination for the area that is the 
                subject of the petition on the basis of the 
                methamphetamine epidemic severity index developed under 
                paragraph (3).
            (2) Priority for hidtas.--The Director may accept a 
        petition in full, accept certain portions of the geographic 
        areas proposed, or reject the petition. The Director shall give 
        priority consideration to areas that are already designated a 
        high intensity drug trafficking area (in this section referred 
        to as a ``HIDTA'') and include methamphetamine as a primary 
        reason for that designation.
            (3) Severity index.--The Director shall develop a 
        methamphetamine epidemic severity index to be used for 
        determining whether to designate an area as a HIMATA under this 
        section. The index shall be based on the following factors:
                    (A) Per capita rates of arrests for methamphetamine 
                possession in an area.
                    (B) Per capita rates of arrests for methamphetamine 
                production in an area.
                    (C) Per capita rates of methamphetamine lab 
                seizures in an area.
                    (D) Per capita rates of treatment for 
                methamphetamine addiction in an area.
                    (E) Any additional particular factors the Director 
                considers appropriate for indicating the severity of 
                the problem in an area.
    (c) Funding of HIMATAs.--
            (1) In general.--The Director may provide funding to a 
        State to implement a HIMATA after receipt of a comprehensive 
        methamphetamine response plan for that HIMATA that meets the 
        requirements of subsection (d), as determined by the Director.
            (2) Level of funding.--The Director shall determine the 
        level of funds to be provided to a HIMATA based on the 
        population and the methamphetamine epidemic severity index of 
        the HIMATA, except that the Director shall increase the amount 
        of funds that otherwise would be provided to a State by 10 
        percent if the State has effective precursor control laws or 
        regulations in place when its CMRP is submitted.
            (3) Specific funding requirements.--In providing funds for 
        a HIMATA, the Director shall require that at least 5 percent of 
        the funds be used for youth and adult prevention efforts and 
        that at least 25 percent be used for treating methamphetamine 
        addiction. The remainder may be used for prosecution, law 
        enforcement personnel, law enforcement equipment, drug courts, 
        and other priorities. Federal funding must supplement rather 
        than supplant State and local funding.
            (4) Five year funding.--Funding shall be provided to a 
        HIMATA on an annual basis for five years. After five years, the 
        Director shall evaluate the designation of the HIMATA and 
        determine whether it should be extended.
    (d) Comprehensive Methamphetamine Response Plan.--
            (1) Requirement to develop plan.--For each HIMATA 
        designated under this section, the Director shall require the 
        State in which the HIMATA is located to develop a comprehensive 
        methamphetamine response plan (in this section referred to as 
        the ``CMRP'') within six months after the date of designation 
        that complies with the requirements of this subsection.
            (2) Requirements of plan.--A CMRP developed by a State 
        under this subsection shall--
                    (A) describe the manner in which the State plans to 
                use funding provided under this Act to address any 
                existing inadequacies in enforcement, treatment, 
                prevention, and precursor controls; and
                    (B) in the case of a HIMATA that overlaps with an 
                area designated as a HIDTA, address how the two 
                programs will cooperate and coordinate, including how 
                resources and efforts may be merged.
    (e) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
        National Drug Control Policy.
            (2) HIMATA.--The term ``HIMATA'' means a high intensity 
        methamphetamine abuse and trafficking area designated under 
        section 2 of this Act.
            (3) HIDTA.--The term ``HIDTA'' means a high intensity drug 
        trafficking area designated under section 707 of the Office of 
        National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 
        (Public Law 105-277; 21 U.S.C. 1706).
            (4) CMRP.--The term ``CMRP'' means a comprehensive 
        methamphetamine response plan developed under section 2 of this 
        Act.
    (f) Authorization.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
$1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2006 and each fiscal year thereafter to 
carry out this Act.
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