[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2552 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2552

  To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
     clarify that Indian tribes are eligible to receive grants for 
    confronting the use of methamphetamine, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 5, 2006

 Mr. McCain (for himself, Mr. Dorgan, and Ms. Cantwell) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
     clarify that Indian tribes are eligible to receive grants for 
    confronting the use of methamphetamine, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Indian Tribes Methamphetamine 
Reduction Grants Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. INDIAN TRIBES PARTICIPATION IN METHAMPHETAMINE GRANTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 2996(a) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
                inserting ``and Indian tribes (as defined in section 
                2704)'' after ``to assist States''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``, Tribal,'' 
                before ``and local'';
            (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and Indian tribes'' 
        after ``make grants to States''; and
            (3) in paragraph (3)(C), by inserting ``, Tribal,'' after 
        ``support State''.
    (b) Grant Programs for Drug Endangered Children.--Section 755(a) of 
the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 
109-177) is amended by inserting ``and Indian tribes (as defined in 
section 2704 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
(42 U.S.C. 3797d))'' after ``make grants to States''.
    (c) Grant Programs to Address Methamphetamine Use by Pregnant and 
Parenting Women Offenders.--Section 756 of the USA PATRIOT Improvement 
and Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-177) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ``, territorial, or 
        Tribal'' after ``State'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by inserting ``, territorial, or 
                        Tribal'' after ``State''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``and/or'' and inserting 
                        ``or'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by inserting ``, territory, or Indian 
                        tribe'' after ``agency of the State''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``, territory, or Indian 
                        tribe'' after ``criminal laws of that State''; 
                        and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian tribe' has the same 
        meaning as in section 2704 of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
        Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797d)).''; and
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Indian Tribe'' 
                and inserting ``Indian tribe''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (4)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A)--
                                    (I) by striking ``State's 
                                services'' and inserting ``services of 
                                the State, territory, or Tribe''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``and/or'' and 
                                inserting ``or'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
                        ``State'';
                            (iii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``, 
                        Indian tribes,'' after ``involved counties''; 
                        and
                            (iv) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``, 
                        Tribal'' after ``Federal, State''.
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