[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 95 (Wednesday, June 15, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S4001]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4699. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 2578, making appropriations for the Departments 
of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

       (a) State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance.--In 
     addition to any amounts otherwise made available, there is 
     appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
     appropriated, for fiscal year 2017, $240,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, to the Department of Justice for 
     State law enforcement initiatives (which shall include a 30 
     percent pass-through to localities) under the Edward Byrne 
     Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program, as authorized by 
     subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
     and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3750 et seq.) (except 
     that section 1001(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3793(c)) shall 
     not apply for purposes of this Act), to be used, 
     notwithstanding such subpart 1, for a comprehensive program 
     to combat the heroin and opioid crisis, and for associated 
     criminal justice activities, including approved treatment 
     alternatives to incarceration:  Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 
     901(b)(2)(A)(i)).
       (b) Community Oriented Policing Services Programs.--In 
     addition to any other amount for ``Community Oriented 
     Policing Services Programs'' for competitive grants to State 
     law enforcement agencies in States with high rates of primary 
     treatment admissions for heroin or other opioids, there is 
     appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
     appropriated, for fiscal year 2017, $10,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended:  Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 
     901(b)(2)(A)(i)).
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