[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2294 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2294

  To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
   revise the definition of ``violent offender'' for the purpose of 
                     participation in drug courts.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 14, 2007

 Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of Florida introduced the following bill; which 
             was 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 
   revise the definition of ``violent offender'' for the purpose of 
                     participation in drug courts.

    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 ``Enhanced Participation in Drug 
Courts Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF VIOLENT OFFENDER.

    (a) Definition.--Section 2953(a)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797u-2(a)(1)) is amended by 
inserting ``that is punishable by a term of imprisonment exceeding one 
year'' after ``convicted of an offense''.
    (b) Period for Compliance.--Notwithstanding section 2952(2) of the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797u-
1(2)), each grantee under part EE of such Act shall have not more than 
3 years from the date of enactment of this Act to adopt the definition 
of ``violent offender'' under such part, as amended by subsection (a) 
of this section.
    (c) Regulations.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall revise any regulations or 
guidelines described in section 2952 of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797u-1) in accordance with the 
amendments made by subsection (a). Such regulations shall specify that 
grant amounts under part EE of such Act shall be reduced for any drug 
court that does not adopt the definition of ``violent offender'' under 
such part, as amended by subsection (a) of this section, within 3 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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