[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3359 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3359

 To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
  1968 to authorize grants for heroin and methamphetamine task forces.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 20, 2016

Mr. Leahy (for himself and Mr. Grassley) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
  1968 to authorize grants for heroin and methamphetamine task forces.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. HEROIN AND METHAMPHETAMINE TASK FORCES.

    (a) In General.--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:

        ``PART MM--HEROIN AND METHAMPHETAMINE TASK FORCE GRANTS

``SEC. 3031. HEROIN AND METHAMPHETAMINE TASK FORCES.

    ``(a) Authority.--The Attorney General may make grants to State law 
enforcement agencies for investigative purposes--
            ``(1) to locate or investigate illicit activities through 
        statewide collaboration, including activities related to--
                    ``(A) the distribution of heroin, fentanyl, or 
                carfentanil or the unlawful distribution of 
                prescription opioids; or
                    ``(B) unlawful heroin, fentanyl, carfentanil, and 
                prescription opioid traffickers; and
            ``(2) to locate or investigate illicit activities, 
        including precursor diversion, laboratories, or methamphetamine 
        traffickers.
    ``(b) Applications.--A State law enforcement agency desiring a 
grant under this section shall submit an application to the Attorney 
General at such time and in such form as the Attorney General may 
require.''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 1001(a) of title I of 
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3793(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(28) For activities under part MM, there are authorized 
        to be appropriated--
                    ``(A) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 
                through 2021 to carry out paragraph (1) of section 
                3031(a); and
                    ``(B) $7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 
                through 2021 to carry out paragraph (2) of section 
                3031(a).''.
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