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114TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2d Session 114–539 

COMPREHENSIVE OPIOID ABUSE REDUCTION ACT OF 

2016 

MAY 6, 2016.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 

Union and ordered to be printed 

Mr. GOODLATTE, from the Committee on the Judiciary, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H.R. 5046] 

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] 

The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill 

(H.R. 5046) to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 

Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to 

assist State and local governments in addressing the national epidemic of opioid abuse, and for other purposes, having considered 

the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and recommends that the bill do pass. 

CONTENTS 

Page 

Purpose and Summary ............................................................................................ 2 

Background and Need for the Legislation ............................................................. 2 

Hearings ................................................................................................................... 3 

Committee Consideration ........................................................................................ 3 

Committee Votes ...................................................................................................... 3 

Committee Oversight Findings ............................................................................... 3 

New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures ...................................................... 3 

Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate .......................................................... 3 

Duplication of Federal Programs ............................................................................ 5 

Disclosure of Directed Rule Makings ..................................................................... 6 

Performance Goals and Objectives ......................................................................... 6 

Advisory on Earmarks ............................................................................................. 6 

Section-by-Section Analysis .................................................................................... 6 

Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported ..................................... 7 


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Purpose and Summary 

H.R. 5046 authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to 

States, units of local government, and Indian tribes, for the purpose of providing services relating to opioid abuse. The grant program contains eight allowable uses for the grant funds, which are 

broadly construed to give states flexibility in responding to the 

opioid epidemic within their borders. 

Background and Need for the Legislation 

In recent years, the United States has experienced a growing epidemic of prescription drug abuse and heroin use. Recently, this 

phenomenon has become commonly known as an opioid epidemic. 

An ‘‘opioid’’ is a type of narcotic derived from the opium poppy, 

which includes naturally-occurring drugs like morphine or codeine, 

as well as synthetic or partially synthetic drugs like hydrocodone 

(including brand names like Vicodin), oxycodone (including 

OxyContin and Percocet), and heroin. Hydrocodone products are 

the most commonly prescribed for a variety of painful conditions, 

including dental and injury-related pain. Morphine is often used 

before and after surgical procedures to alleviate severe pain. Codeine, on the other hand, is often prescribed for mild pain. 

Non-illicit opioids act by attaching to specific proteins called 

opioid receptors, which are found in the brain, spinal cord, gastrointestinal tract, and other organs in the body. When these drugs 

attach to their receptors, they reduce the user’s perception of pain. 

However, opioids’ effect on the body means that they also have a 

very high potential for abuse. The drugs’ abuse potential, over-prescribing by the medical profession, and diversion of prescription 

opioids from the legitimate supply chain have all contributed to the 

ongoing epidemic. Today, an estimated 46,000 people die each year 

from prescription drug overdoses. Not only has the total number of 

opioid pain relievers prescribed in the United States skyrocketed in 

the past 25 years, but a recent study in the journal of American 

Medicine (JAMA) showed that more than half of chronic prescription drug abusers—meaning those who took pills for at least 200 

days during the past year—received those pills from prescriptions 

written for them (27.3 percent) or friends and family (26 percent). 

In response to these and other concerns, the Drug Enforcement 

Administration has cracked down on the illicit use of prescription 

drugs in recent years, and, in 2014, rescheduled hydrocodone from 

Schedule III to Schedule II, which has led to tighter regulation of 

‘‘hydrocodone combination products.’’ In July 2015, the Judiciary 

Committee held a hearing on the topic of heroin, which also examined the related problem of prescription drug abuse. At that hearing, Committee members heard from government experts at the 

Federal and local levels about the growing availability of illicit heroin, which has not happened by accident. The crackdown on illicit 

prescription opioids means they have become very expensive on the 

illicit market (sometimes as high as $1 per milligram). That means 

that, once a user has become addicted to the opioid, he or she may 

not be able to afford the pills. However, as an opioid itself, heroin 

has a similar effect on the body, and is much cheaper. South and 


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Central American drug cartels have noticed this, and have made a 

business decision to traffic more heroin across our Southern border. 

H.R. 5046 is intended to continue the fight against opioid abuse, 

by creating a comprehensive grant program to address the problem. 

The new grant program builds off programs already being run at 

the Justice Department to address drug abuse, and specifically 

focus on opioid abuse. This legislation is similar to other proposals 

to enact new grant programs, but is more streamlined and condensed. This program is authorized at a higher level than existing 

proposals, but is fully offset to comply with House rules. 

Hearings 

The Committee on the Judiciary held no hearings on H.R. 5046. 

Committee Consideration 

On April 27, 2016, the Committee met in open session and ordered the bill H.R. 5046 favorably reported, without amendment, 

by voice vote, a quorum being present. 

Committee Votes 

In compliance with clause 3(b) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 

House of Representatives, the Committee advises that there were 

no recorded votes during the Committee’s consideration of H.R. 

5046. 

Committee Oversight Findings 

In compliance with clause 3(c)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 

House of Representatives, the Committee advises that the findings 

and recommendations of the Committee, based on oversight activities under clause 2(b)(1) of rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives, are incorporated in the descriptive portions of this report. 

New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures 

Clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives is inapplicable because this legislation does not provide new 

budgetary authority or increased tax expenditures. 

Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate 

In compliance with clause 3(c)(3) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 

House of Representatives, the Committee sets forth, with respect to 

the bill, H.R. 5046, the following estimate and comparison prepared 

by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office under section 

402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: 


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U.S. CONGRESS, CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE, Washington, DC, May 4, 2016. 

Hon. BOB GOODLATTE, CHAIRMAN, 

Committee on the Judiciary, 

House of Representatives, Washington, DC. 

DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: The Congressional Budget Office has prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 5046, the ‘‘Comprehensive 

Opioid Abuse Reduction Act of 2016.’’ 

If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be pleased 

to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Mark Grabowicz, who 

can be reached at 226–2860. 

Sincerely, 

KEITH HALL, DIRECTOR. 

Enclosure 

cc: Honorable John Conyers, Jr. 

Ranking Member 

H.R. 5046—Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Reduction Act 

of 2016. 

As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary 

on April 27, 2016. 

SUMMARY

H.R. 5046 would authorize the appropriation of $103 million annually over the 2017–2021 period for the Department of Justice 

(DOJ) to make grants to state, local, and tribal governments for 

programs to combat opioid abuse. The bill also would eliminate the 

current authorization of appropriations of $20 million annually 

over the 2017–2021 period for DOJ to make grants to state and 

local governments for law enforcement emergencies. That grant 

program last received an appropriation in 2013 of about $4 million. 

Assuming appropriation actions consistent with the bill, CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 5046 would have a net discretionary 

cost of $248 million over the 2017–2021 period, and $167 million 

after 2021. 

Enacting the bill would not affect direct spending or revenues, so 

pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 5046 would not increase net direct spending or on-budget 

deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 

2027. 

H.R. 5046 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA). 

ESTIMATED COST TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

The estimated budgetary impact of H.R. 5046 is shown in the following table. The costs of this legislation fall within budget function 750 (administration of justice). CBO assumes that the bill will 

be enacted near the end of 2016 and that outlays will follow the 

historical rate of spending for similar activities. 


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By Fiscal Year, in Millions of Dollars 

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2017– 

2021 

CHANGES IN SPENDING SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION 

Opioid Abuse Grants 

Authorization Level 103 103 103 103 103 515 

Estimated Outlays 23 54 74 90 103 344 

Eliminate Authorization of Emergency 

Law Enforcement Assistance1

Authorization Level –20 –20 –20 –20 –20 –100 

Estimated Outlays –16 –20 –20 –20 –20 –96 

Total Changes 

Authorization Level 83 83 83 83 83 415 

Estimated Outlays 7 34 54 70 83 248 

1. The Emergency Law Enforcement Assistance program is currently authorized at $20 million annually. The program last received on appropriation in 2013 of about $4 million. 

PAY-AS-YOU-GO CONSIDERATIONS

None. 

INCREASE IN LONG-TERM DIRECT SPENDING AND DEFICITS

CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 5046 would not increase net 

direct spending or on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 

10-year periods beginning in 2027. 

ESTIMATED IMPACT ON STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS

H.R. 5046 contains no intergovernmental mandates as defined in 

UMRA. State, local, and tribal governments would benefit from 

grants authorized in the bill to address epidemics of opioid abuse 

and addiction. Any costs to the state or local governments would 

result from complying with conditions of assistance. 

ESTIMATED IMPACT ON THE PRIVATE SECTOR

H.R. 5046 contains no private-sector mandates as defined in 

UMRA. 

ESTIMATE PREPARED BY: 

Federal Costs: Mark Grabowicz 

Impact on State, Local, and Tribal Governments: Rachel Austin 

Impact on the Private Sector: Paige Piper/Bach 

ESTIMATE APPROVED BY: 

H. Samuel Papenfuss 

Deputy Assistant Director for Budget Analysis 

Duplication of Federal Programs 

No provision of H.R. 5046 establishes or reauthorizes a program 

of the Federal Government known to be duplicative of another Federal program, a program that was included in any report from the 

Government Accountability Office to Congress pursuant to section 


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1Pub. L. No. 90–351, 82 Stat. 197 (1968) (codified at 42 U.S.C. § 3711 et seq.). 

21 of Public Law 111–139, or a program related to a program identified in the most recent Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. 

Disclosure of Directed Rule Makings 

The Committee estimates that H.R. 5046 specifically directs to be 

completed no specific rule makings within the meaning of 5 U.S.C. 

§ 551. 

Performance Goals and Objectives 

The Committee states that pursuant to clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII 

of the Rules of the House of Representatives, H.R. 5046 creates a 

new comprehensive grant program at the Department of Justice, 

and authorizes the Attorney General to make grants under that 

program to States, units of local government, and Indian tribes, for 

the purpose of providing services relating to opioid abuse. 

Advisory on Earmarks 

In accordance with clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House 

of Representatives, H.R. 5046 does not contain any congressional 

earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined 

in clause 9(e), 9(f), or 9(g) of Rule XXI. 

Section-by-Section Analysis 

The following discussion describes the bill as reported by the 

Committee. 

Section 1. Short Title. This section cites the short title of the bill 

as the ‘‘Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Reduction Act of 2016.’’ 

Section 2. Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program. This section creates a new Federal grant program, to be administered by 

the Department of Justice, as Part LL of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968.1 The new sections are as follows: 

Section 3021: This section authorizes the Attorney General to 

make grants to States, units of local government, and Indian 

tribes, for the purpose of providing services relating to opioid 

abuse. The grant program contains eight allowable uses for the 

grant funds, which are broadly construed to give states flexibility 

in responding to the opioid epidemic within their borders. 

Briefly, the allowable uses include: (1) alternatives to incarceration programs; (2) collaboration between criminal justice agencies 

and substance abuse systems; (3) training for first responders in 

carrying and administering opioid overdose reversal drugs (including naloxone); (4) investigative purposes related to unlawful distribution of opioids; (5) medication-assisted treatment by criminal 

justice agencies; (6) prescription drug monitoring programs; (7) programs specifically targeted to juvenile opioid abuse; and (8) for a 

jurisdiction to develop its own comprehensive opioid abuse reduction program. This section also allows grantees to make subawards 

to local and regional non-profit organizations, including faith-based 

organizations. 

Section 3022: This section lays out the process by which a potential grantee may apply for a grant, and imposes general requirements for recordkeeping and data reporting during the pendency of 


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2 26 U.S.C. § 511(a). 

3 42 U.S.C. § 10513(a). 

a grant. This section also requires each grantee to work with the 

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to develop a comprehensive strategy for addressing opioid abuse. 

Section 3023: This section provides that the Attorney General 

may not reject an application without giving a potential grantee notice of the deficiencies in the application and an opportunity to correct them. 

Section 3024: This section requires the Attorney General to ensure equitable geographic distribution of the grant funds, and to 

take into consideration the needs of rural and tribal communities. 

Section 3025: This section contains definitions for the various 

terms used in the bill. This section also provides for an authorized 

funding level of $103 million annually, all of which is fully offset. 

Section 3. Audit and Accountability of Grantees. This section requires the DOJ Inspector General, at his discretion, to conduct audits of covered grantees to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of 

funds. This section prohibits grantees with unresolved audit findings from receiving grants in the following fiscal year, and 

prioritizes grantees that do not have such findings. If a grantee 

nevertheless receives funds inappropriately, this section also compels DOJ to reimburse the Treasury for the amount awarded, and 

to seek to recoup the funds from the grantee. 

With respect to nonprofit organizations, this section prohibits 

nonprofits that hold money in offshore accounts for the purpose of 

avoiding certain Federal taxes 2 from applying for grants. It also requires nonprofit organizations to disclose, in a grant application, 

the compensation of its Board of Directors. This section further prohibits nonprofits from using funds awarded under this Act to lobby 

Federal, state, or local government representatives regarding the 

award of grant funding. If a grantee nevertheless does so, this section requires DOJ to compel the grantee to repay the grant in full, 

and to prohibit the grantee from receiving a further grant under 

the program from which it received an award for at least 5 years. 

Section 4. Veterans Treatment Courts. This section defines ‘‘qualified veterans’’ under this section as those that have served active 

duty in any branch of the Armed Services and have been discharged under conditions other than dishonorable. Additionally, it 

provides a definitional framework for ‘‘peer-to peer’’ programs, ‘‘veterans treatment court’’ programs, and ‘‘veterans assistance’’ programs that are eligible under this section. 

Section 5. Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance. This 

section amends the Emergency Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Program 3 to authorize the appropriation of $100 million over 

5 years in additional funding to support Federal anti-opioid programs. 

Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported 

In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of the 

House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by the bill, 

as reported, are shown as follows (existing law proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new matter is printed in italics, 


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and existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in 

roman): 

OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL AND SAFE STREETS ACT 

OF 1968 

* * * * * * * 

TITLE I—JUSTICE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT 

* * * * * * * 

PART J—FUNDING

AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 1001. (a)(1) There is authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000 for fiscal year 1992 and $33,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1994 and 1995 to carry out the functions of the Bureau 

of Justice Statistics. 

(2) There is authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000 for fis- cal year 1992 and $33,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1994 and 

1995 to carry out the functions of the National Institute of Justice. 

(3) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1992 and $28,000,000 for each of the 

fiscal years 1994 and 1995 to carry out the remaining functions of 

the Office of Justice Programs and the Bureau of Justice Assistance other than functions under parts D, E, F, G, L, M, N, O, P, 

Q, or R or EE. 

(4) There are authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year 

such sums as may be necessary to carry out part L of this title. 

(5) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1992 and $1,000,000,000 for each of the 

fiscal years 1994 and 1995 to carry out the programs under parts 

D and E (other than chapter B of subpart 2) (other than chapter 

B of subpart 2 of part E) of this title. 

(6) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may 

be necessary for fiscal year 1992, $245,000,000 for fiscal year 1993, 

and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1994 and 1995 

to carry out chapter B of subpart 2 of part E of this title. 

(7) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out part N 

$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2005. 

(8) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may 

be necessary for fiscal year 1992, $16,500,000 for fiscal year 1993, 

and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1994 and 1995. 

(9) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part 

O— 

(A) $24,000,000 for fiscal year 1996; 

(B) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1997; 

(C) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1998; 

(D) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and 

(E) $66,000,000 for fiscal year 2000. 

(10) There are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for 

each of the fiscal years 1994, 1995, and 1996 to carry out projects 

under part P. 


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(11)(A) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part Q, to remain available until expended $1,047,119,000 for each 

of fiscal years 2006 through 2009. 

(B) Of funds available under part Q in any fiscal year, up to 

3 percent may be used for technical assistance under section 

1701(d) or for evaluations or studies carried out or commissioned 

by the Attorney General in furtherance of the purposes of part Q. 

Of the remaining funds, 50 percent shall be allocated for grants 

pursuant to applications submitted by units of local government or 

law enforcement agencies having jurisdiction over areas with populations exceeding 150,000 or by public and private entities that 

serve areas with populations exceeding 150,000, and 50 percent 

shall be allocated for grants pursuant to applications submitted by 

units of local government or law enforcement agencies having jurisdiction over areas with populations 150,000 or less or by public and 

private entities that serve areas with populations 150,000 or less. 

In view of the extraordinary need for law enforcement assistance 

in Indian country, an appropriate amount of funds available under 

part Q shall be made available for grants to Indian tribal governments or tribal law enforcement agencies. 

(16) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

projects under part R— (A) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1996; 

(B) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1997; 

(C) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 1998; 

(D) $35,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and 

(E) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2000. 

(17) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the 

projects under part S— (A) $27,000,000 for fiscal year 1996; 

(B) $36,000,000 for fiscal year 1997; 

(C) $63,000,000 for fiscal year 1998; 

(D) $72,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and 

(E) $72,000,000 for fiscal year 2000. 

(18) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out part 

T $222,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. 

(19) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out part 

U $73,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. Funds 

appropriated under this paragraph shall remain available until expended. 

(20) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part 

V, $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2004. 

(21) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part 

W— 

(1) $2,500,000 for fiscal year 1996; 

(2) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1997; 

(3) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1998; 

(4) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and 

(5) $7,500,000 for fiscal year 2000. 

(22) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part 

X— 

(1) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1996; 

(2) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1997; 

(3) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1998; 

(4) $13,500,000 for fiscal year 1999; and 


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(5) $17,500,000 for fiscal year 2000. 

(23) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part Y, $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2001, and 

$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2012. 

(24) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part 

BB, to remain available until expended— (A) $35,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; 

(B) $85,400,000 for fiscal year 2002; 

(C) $134,733,000 for fiscal year 2003; 

(D) $128,067,000 for fiscal year 2004; 

(E) $56,733,000 for fiscal year 2005; 

(F) $42,067,000 for fiscal year 2006; 

(G) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; 

(H) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and 

(I) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2009. 

(25)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (C), there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part EE— (i) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2002; 

(ii) $54,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; 

(iii) $58,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; and 

(iv) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2005. (v) $70,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 and 2008. 

(v) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2006. 

(B) The Attorney General shall reserve not less than 1 percent 

and not more than 4.5 percent of the sums appropriated for this 

program in each fiscal year for research and evaluation of this program. 

(C) No funds made available to carry out part EE shall be expended if the Attorney General fails to submit the report required 

to be submitted under section 2401(c) of title II of Division B of the 

21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization 

Act. 

(26) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part CC $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010. 

(27) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

part LL $103,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 

2021. 

(b) Funds appropriated for any fiscal year may remain available for obligation until expended. 

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds appropriated under this section for part E of this title may be transferred or reprogrammed for carrying out any activity which is not 

authorized under such part. 

* * * * * * * 

PART HH—ADULT AND JUVENILE 

COLLABORATION PROGRAM GRANTS 

SEC. 2991. ADULT AND JUVENILE COLLABORATION PROGRAMS. 

(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following definitions 

shall apply: 

(1) APPLICANT.—The term ‘‘applicant’’ means States, units 

of local government, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations 

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(2) COLLABORATION PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘collaboration 

program’’ means a program to promote public safety by ensuring access to adequate mental health and other treatment services for mentally ill adults or juveniles that is overseen cooperatively by— 

(A) a criminal or juvenile justice agency or a mental 

health court; and 

(B) a mental health agency. 

(3) CRIMINAL OR JUVENILE JUSTICE AGENCY.—The term 

‘‘criminal or juvenile justice agency’’ means an agency of a 

State or local government or its contracted agency that is responsible for detection, arrest, enforcement, prosecution, defense, adjudication, incarceration, probation, or parole relating 

to the violation of the criminal laws of that State or local government. 

(4) DIVERSION AND ALTERNATIVE PROSECUTION AND SENTENCING.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The terms ‘‘diversion’’ and ‘‘alternative prosecution and sentencing’’ mean the appropriate 

use of effective mental health treatment alternatives to juvenile justice or criminal justice system institutional placements for preliminarily qualified offenders. 

(B) APPROPRIATE USE.—In this paragraph, the term 

‘‘appropriate use’’ includes the discretion of the judge or 

supervising authority, the leveraging of graduated sanctions to encourage compliance with treatment, and law enforcement diversion, including crisis intervention teams. 

(C) GRADUATED SANCTIONS.—In this paragraph, the 

term ‘‘graduated sanctions’’ means an accountability-based 

graduated series of sanctions (including incentives, treatments, and services) applicable to mentally ill offenders 

within both the juvenile and adult justice system to hold 

individuals accountable for their actions and to protect 

communities by providing appropriate sanctions for inducing law-abiding behavior and preventing subsequent involvement in the criminal justice system. 

(5) MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY.—The term ‘‘mental health 

agency’’ means an agency of a State or local government or its 

contracted agency that is responsible for mental health services or co-occurring mental health and substance abuse services. 

(6) MENTAL HEALTH COURT.—The term ‘‘mental health 

court’’ means a judicial program that meets the requirements 

of part V of this title. 

(7) MENTAL ILLNESS.—The term ‘‘mental illness’’ means a 

diagnosable mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder— 

(A) of sufficient duration to meet diagnostic criteria 

within the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the 

American Psychiatric Association; and 

(B)(i) that, in the case of an adult, has resulted in 

functional impairment that substantially interferes with or 

limits 1 or more major life activities; or 

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limits the juvenile’s role or functioning in family, school, or 

community activities. 

(8) NONVIOLENT OFFENSE.—The term ‘‘nonviolent offense’’ 

means an offense that does not have as an element the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the 

person or property of another or is not a felony that by its nature involves a substantial risk that physical force against the 

person or property of another may be used in the course of 

committing the offense. 

(9) PRELIMINARILY QUALIFIED OFFENDER.—The term ‘‘preliminarily qualified offender’’ means an adult or juvenile accused of a nonviolent offense who— 

(A)(i) previously or currently has been diagnosed by a 

qualified mental health professional as having a mental 

illness or co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse 

disorders; or 

(ii) manifests obvious signs of mental illness or co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse disorders during arrest or confinement or before any court; and 

(B) has faced, is facing, or could face criminal charges 

for a misdemeanor or nonviolent offense and is deemed eligible by a diversion process, designated pretrial screening 

process, or by a magistrate or judge, on the ground that 

the commission of the offense is the product of the person’s 

mental illness. 

(10) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 

(11) UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘‘unit of local 

government’’ means any city, county, township, town, borough, 

parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of 

a State, including a State court, local court, or a governmental 

agency located within a city, county, township, town, borough, 

parish, or village. 

(b) PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, in consultation 

with the Secretary, may award nonrenewable grants to eligible 

applicants to prepare a comprehensive plan for and implement 

an adult or juvenile collaboration program, which targets preliminarily qualified offenders in order to promote public safety 

and public health. 

(2) PURPOSES.—Grants awarded under this section shall be 

used to create or expand— 

(A) mental health courts or other court-based programs for preliminarily qualified offenders; 

(B) programs that offer specialized training to the officers and employees of a criminal or juvenile justice agency 

and mental health personnel serving those with co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse problems in procedures for identifying the symptoms of preliminarily qualified offenders in order to respond appropriately to individuals with such illnesses; 

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treatment services and, where appropriate, substance 

abuse treatment services for— 

(i) preliminarily qualified offenders with mental 

illness or co-occurring mental illness and substance 

abuse disorders; or 

(ii) adult offenders with mental illness during periods of incarceration, while under the supervision of 

a criminal justice agency, or following release from 

correctional facilities; and 

(D) programs that support intergovernmental cooperation between State and local governments with respect to 

the mentally ill offender. 

(3) APPLICATIONS.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—To receive a planning grant or an 

implementation grant, the joint applicants shall prepare 

and submit a single application to the Attorney General at 

such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney General and the Secretary shall reasonably require. An application under part V of this title 

may be made in conjunction with an application under this 

section. 

(B) COMBINED PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION GRANT

APPLICATION.—The Attorney General and the Secretary 

shall develop a procedure under which applicants may 

apply at the same time and in a single application for a 

planning grant and an implementation grant, with receipt 

of the implementation grant conditioned on successful completion of the activities funded by the planning grant. 

(4) PLANNING GRANTS.— 

(A) APPLICATION.—The joint applicants may apply to 

the Attorney General for a nonrenewable planning grant 

to develop a collaboration program. 

(B) CONTENTS.—The Attorney General and the Secretary may not approve a planning grant unless the application for the grant includes or provides, at a minimum, 

for a budget and a budget justification, a description of the 

outcome measures that will be used to measure the effectiveness of the program in promoting public safety and 

public health, the activities proposed (including the provision of substance abuse treatment services, where appropriate) and a schedule for completion of such activities, 

and the personnel necessary to complete such activities. 

(C) PERIOD OF GRANT.—A planning grant shall be effective for a period of 1 year, beginning on the first day of 

the month in which the planning grant is made. Applicants may not receive more than 1 such planning grant. 

(D) AMOUNT.—The amount of a planning grant may 

not exceed $75,000, except that the Attorney General may, 

for good cause, approve a grant in a higher amount. 

(E) COLLABORATION SET ASIDE.—Up to 5 percent of all 

planning funds shall be used to foster collaboration between State and local governments in furtherance of the 

purposes set forth in the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment 

and Crime Reduction Act of 2004. 

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(A) APPLICATION.—Joint applicants that have prepared 

a planning grant application may apply to the Attorney 

General for approval of a nonrenewable implementation 

grant to develop a collaboration program. 

(B) COLLABORATION.—To receive an implementation 

grant, the joint applicants shall— 

(i) document that at least 1 criminal or juvenile 

justice agency (which can include a mental health 

court) and 1 mental health agency will participate in 

the administration of the collaboration program; 

(ii) describe the responsibilities of each participating agency, including how each agency will use 

grant resources to provide supervision of offenders and 

jointly ensure that the provision of mental health 

treatment services and substance abuse services for 

individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders are coordinated, which may 

range from consultation or collaboration to integration 

in a single setting or treatment model; 

(iii) in the case of an application from a unit of 

local government, document that a State mental 

health authority has provided comment and review; 

and 

(iv) involve, to the extent practicable, in developing the grant application— 

(I) preliminarily qualified offenders; 

(II) the families and advocates of such individuals under subclause (I); and 

(III) advocates for victims of crime. 

(C) CONTENT.—To be eligible for an implementation 

grant, joint applicants shall comply with the following: 

(i) DEFINITION OF TARGET POPULATION.—Applicants for an implementation grant shall— 

(I) describe the population with mental illness 

or co-occurring mental illness and substance 

abuse disorders that is targeted for the collaboration program; and 

(II) develop guidelines that can be used by 

personnel of an adult or juvenile justice agency to 

identify preliminarily qualified offenders. 

(ii) SERVICES.—Applicants for an implementation 

grant shall— 

(I) ensure that preliminarily qualified offenders who are to receive treatment services under 

the collaboration program will first receive individualized, validated, needs-based assessments to 

determine, plan, and coordinate the most appropriate services for such individuals; 

(II) specify plans for making mental health, or 

mental health and substance abuse, treatment 

services available and accessible to preliminarily 

qualified offenders at the time of their release 

from the criminal justice system, including outside 

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(III) ensure that there are substance abuse 

personnel available to respond appropriately to 

the treatment needs of preliminarily qualified offenders; 

(IV) determine eligibility for Federal benefits; 

(V) ensure that preliminarily qualified offenders served by the collaboration program will have 

adequate supervision and access to effective and 

appropriate community-based mental health services, including, in the case of individuals with cooccurring mental health and substance abuse disorders, coordinated services, which may range 

from consultation or collaboration to integration in 

a single setting treatment model; 

(VI) make available, to the extent practicable, 

other support services that will ensure the preliminarily qualified offender’s successful reintegration into the community (such as housing, education, job placement, mentoring, and health care 

and benefits, as well as the services of faith-based 

and community organizations for mentally ill individuals served by the collaboration program); and 

(VII) include strategies, to the extent practicable, to address developmental and learning 

disabilities and problems arising from a documented history of physical or sexual abuse. 

(D) HOUSING AND JOB PLACEMENT.—Recipients of an 

implementation grant may use grant funds to assist mentally ill offenders compliant with the program in seeking 

housing or employment assistance. 

(E) POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.—Applicants for an implementation grant shall strive to ensure prompt access to 

defense counsel by criminal defendants with mental illness 

who are facing charges that would trigger a constitutional 

right to counsel. 

(F) FINANCIAL.—Applicants for an implementation 

grant shall— 

(i) explain the applicant’s inability to fund the collaboration program adequately without Federal assistance; 

(ii) specify how the Federal support provided will 

be used to supplement, and not supplant, State, local, 

Indian tribe, or tribal organization sources of funding 

that would otherwise be available, including billing 

third-party resources for services already covered 

under programs (such as Medicaid, Medicare, and the 

State Children’s Insurance Program); and 

(iii) outline plans for obtaining necessary support 

and continuing the proposed collaboration program following the conclusion of Federal support. 

(G) OUTCOMES.—Applicants for an implementation 

grant shall— 

(i) identify methodology and outcome measures, as 

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to be used in evaluating the effectiveness of the collaboration program; 

(ii) ensure mechanisms are in place to capture 

data, consistent with the methodology and outcome 

measures under clause (i); and 

(iii) submit specific agreements from affected 

agencies to provide the data needed by the Attorney 

General and the Secretary to accomplish the evaluation under clause (i). 

(H) STATE PLANS.—Applicants for an implementation 

grant shall describe how the adult or juvenile collaboration 

program relates to existing State criminal or juvenile justice and mental health plans and programs. 

(I) USE OF FUNDS.—Applicants that receive an implementation grant may use funds for 1 or more of the following purposes: 

(i) MENTAL HEALTH COURTS AND DIVERSION/ALTER- NATIVE PROSECUTION AND SENTENCING PROGRAMS.— Funds may be used to create or expand existing mental health courts that meet program requirements established by the Attorney General under part V of this 

title, other court-based programs, or diversion and alternative prosecution and sentencing programs (including crisis intervention teams and treatment accountability services for communities) that meet requirements established by the Attorney General and 

the Secretary. 

(ii) TRAINING.—Funds may be used to create or expand programs, such as crisis intervention training, 

which offer specialized training to— 

(I) criminal justice system personnel to identify and respond appropriately to the unique 

needs of preliminarily qualified offenders; or 

(II) mental health system personnel to respond appropriately to the treatment needs of preliminarily qualified offenders. 

(iii) SERVICE DELIVERY.—Funds may be used to 

create or expand programs that promote public safety 

by providing the services described in subparagraph 

(C)(ii) to preliminarily qualified offenders. 

(iv) IN-JAIL AND TRANSITIONAL SERVICES.—Funds 

may be used to promote and provide mental health 

treatment and transitional services for those incarcerated or for transitional re-entry programs for those released from any penal or correctional institution. 

(J) GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF GRANTS.—The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary, shall ensure that planning and implementation grants are equitably distributed among the geographical regions of the 

United States and between urban and rural populations. 

(c) PRIORITY.—The Attorney General, in awarding funds under 

this section, shall give priority to applications that— 

(1) promote effective strategies by law enforcement to identify and to reduce risk of harm to mentally ill offenders and 

public safety; 


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(2) promote effective strategies for identification and treatment of female mentally ill offenders; 

(3) promote effective strategies to expand the use of mental 

health courts, including the use of pretrial services and related 

treatment programs for offenders; or 

(4)(A) demonstrate the strongest commitment to ensuring 

that such funds are used to promote both public health and 

public safety; 

(B) demonstrate the active participation of each co-applicant in the administration of the collaboration program; 

(C) document, in the case of an application for a grant to 

be used in whole or in part to fund treatment services for 

adults or juveniles during periods of incarceration or detention, 

that treatment programs will be available to provide transition 

and reentry services for such individuals; and 

(D) have the support of both the Attorney General and the 

Secretary. 

(d) MATCHING REQUIREMENTS.— (1) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost of a 

collaboration program carried out by a State, unit of local government, Indian tribe, or tribal organization under this section 

shall not exceed— 

(A) 80 percent of the total cost of the program during 

the first 2 years of the grant; 

(B) 60 percent of the total cost of the program in year 

3; and 

(C) 25 percent of the total cost of the program in years 

4 and 5. 

(2) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal share of payments made under this section may be made in cash or in-kind 

fairly evaluated, including planned equipment or services. 

(e) FEDERAL USE OF FUNDS.—The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary, in administering grants under this 

section, may use up to 3 percent of funds appropriated to— 

(1) research the use of alternatives to prosecution through 

pretrial diversion in appropriate cases involving individuals 

with mental illness; 

(2) offer specialized training to personnel of criminal and 

juvenile justice agencies in appropriate diversion techniques; 

(3) provide technical assistance to local governments, mental health courts, and diversion programs, including technical 

assistance relating to program evaluation; 

(4) help localities build public understanding and support 

for community reintegration of individuals with mental illness; 

(5) develop a uniform program evaluation process; and 

(6) conduct a national evaluation of the collaboration program that will include an assessment of its cost-effectiveness. 

(f) INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General and the Secretary 

shall establish an interagency task force with the Secretaries 

of Housing and Urban Development, Labor, Education, and 

Veterans Affairs and the Commissioner of Social Security, or 

their designees. 

(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The task force established under 

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(A) identify policies within their departments that 

hinder or facilitate local collaborative initiatives for preliminarily qualified offenders; and 

(B) submit, not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, a report to Congress containing 

recommendations for improved interdepartmental collaboration regarding the provision of services to preliminarily 

qualified offenders. 

(g) MINIMUM ALLOCATION.—Unless all eligible applications 

submitted by any State or unit of local government within such 

State for a planning or implementation grant under this section 

have been funded, such State, together with grantees within the 

State (other than Indian tribes), shall be allocated in each fiscal 

year under this section not less than 0.75 percent of the total 

amount appropriated in the fiscal year for planning or implementation grants pursuant to this section. 

(h) LAW ENFORCEMENT RESPONSE TO MENTALLY ILL OFFENDERS IMPROVEMENT GRANTS.— 

(1) AUTHORIZATION.—The Attorney General is authorized 

to make grants under this section to States, units of local government, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations for the following purposes: 

(A) TRAINING PROGRAMS.—To provide for programs 

that offer law enforcement personnel specialized and comprehensive training in procedures to identify and respond 

appropriately to incidents in which the unique needs of individuals with mental illnesses are involved. 

(B) RECEIVING CENTERS.—To provide for the development of specialized receiving centers to assess individuals 

in the custody of law enforcement personnel for suicide 

risk and mental health and substance abuse treatment 

needs. 

(C) IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY.—To provide for computerized information systems (or to improve existing systems) 

to provide timely information to law enforcement personnel and criminal justice system personnel to improve 

the response of such respective personnel to mentally ill offenders. 

(D) COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS.—To provide for the establishment and expansion of cooperative efforts by criminal and juvenile justice agencies and mental health agencies to promote public safety through the use of effective 

intervention with respect to mentally ill offenders. 

(E) CAMPUS SECURITY PERSONNEL TRAINING.—To provide for programs that offer campus security personnel 

training in procedures to identify and respond appropriately to incidents in which the unique needs of individuals with mental illnesses are involved. 

(2) BJA TRAINING MODELS.—For purposes of paragraph 

(1)(A), the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance shall 

develop training models for training law enforcement personnel 

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(3) MATCHING FUNDS.—The Federal share of funds for a 

program funded by a grant received under this subsection may 

not exceed 50 percent of the costs of the program. The nonFederal share of payments made for such a program may be 

made in cash or in-kind fairly evaluated, including planned 

equipment or services. 

(i) ASSISTING VETERANS.— 

(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

(A) PEER TO PEER SERVICES OR PROGRAMS.—The term 

‘‘peer to peer services or programs’’ means services or programs that connect qualified veterans with other veterans 

for the purpose of providing support and mentorship to assist qualified veterans in obtaining treatment, recovery, stabilization, or rehabilitation. 

(B) QUALIFIED VETERAN.—The term ‘‘qualified veteran’’ 

means a preliminarily qualified offender who— 

(i) served on active duty in any branch of the 

Armed Forces, including the National Guard or Reserves; and 

(ii) was discharged or released from such service 

under conditions other than dishonorable. 

(C) VETERANS TREATMENT COURT PROGRAM.—The term 

‘‘veterans treatment court program’’ means a court program 

involving collaboration among criminal justice, veterans, 

and mental health and substance abuse agencies that provides qualified veterans with— 

(i) intensive judicial supervision and case management, which may include random and frequent drug 

testing where appropriate; 

(ii) a full continuum of treatment services, including mental health services, substance abuse services, 

medical services, and services to address trauma; 

(iii) alternatives to incarceration; or 

(iv) other appropriate services, including housing, 

transportation, mentoring, employment, job training, 

education, or assistance in applying for and obtaining 

available benefits. 

(2) VETERANS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, may award 

grants under this subsection to applicants to establish or 

expand— 

(i) veterans treatment court programs; 

(ii) peer to peer services or programs for qualified 

veterans; 

(iii) practices that identify and provide treatment, 

rehabilitation, legal, transitional, and other appropriate services to qualified veterans who have been incarcerated; or 

(iv) training programs to teach criminal justice, 

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(B) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this subsection, the Attorney General shall give priority to applications that— 

(i) demonstrate collaboration between and joint investments by criminal justice, mental health, substance 

abuse, and veterans service agencies; 

(ii) promote effective strategies to identify and reduce the risk of harm to qualified veterans and public 

safety; and 

(iii) propose interventions with empirical support 

to improve outcomes for qualified veterans. 

ø(i)¿ (j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—(1) IN GEN- ERAL.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department 

of Justice to carry out this section— (A) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; 

(B) such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal 

years 2006 and 2007; and (C) $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 

2014. 

(2) ALLOCATION OF FUNDING FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES.— For fiscal year 2009 and each subsequent fiscal year, of the 

amounts authorized under paragraph (1) for such fiscal year, the 

Attorney General may obligate not more than 3 percent for the administrative expenses of the Attorney General in carrying out this 

section for such fiscal year. 

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PART LL—COMPREHENSIVE OPIOID ABUSE 

GRANT PROGRAM 

SEC. 3021. DESCRIPTION. 

(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—From amounts made available to 

carry out this part, the Attorney General may make grants to States, 

units of local government, and Indian tribes, for use by the State, 

unit of local government, or Indian tribe to provide services primarily relating to opioid abuse, including for any one or more of the 

following: 

(1) Developing, implementing, or expanding a treatment alternative to incarceration program, which may include— 

(A) pre-booking or post-booking components, which 

may include the activities described in part HH of this title; 

(B) training for criminal justice agency personnel on 

substance use disorders and co-occurring mental illness 

and substance use disorders; 

(C) a mental health court, including the activities described in part V of this title; 

(D) a drug court, including the activities described in 

part EE of this title; and 

(E) a veterans treatment court program, including the 

activities described in subsection (i) of section 2991 of this 

title. 

(2) In the case of a State, facilitating or enhancing planning and collaboration between State criminal justice agencies 

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and effectively carry out programs described in paragraph (1) 

that address problems related to opioid abuse. 

(3) Providing training and resources for first responders on 

carrying and administering an opioid overdose reversal drug or 

device approved by the Food and Drug Administration, and 

purchasing such a drug or device for first responders who have 

received such training to carry and administer. 

(4) Investigative purposes to locate or investigate illicit activities related to the unlawful distribution of opioids. 

(5) Developing, implementing, or expanding a medicationassisted treatment program used or operated by a criminal justice agency, which may include training criminal justice agency 

personnel on medication-assisted treatment, and carrying out 

the activities described in part S of this title. 

(6) In the case of a State, developing, implementing, or expanding a prescription drug monitoring program to collect and 

analyze data related to the prescribing of schedule II, III, and 

IV controlled substances through a centralized database administered by an authorized State agency, which includes tracking 

the dispensation of such substances, and providing for data 

sharing with other States. 

(7) Developing, implementing, or expanding a program to 

prevent and address opioid abuse by juveniles. 

(8) Developing, implementing, or expanding an integrated 

and comprehensive opioid abuse response program. 

(b) CONTRACTS AND SUBAWARDS.—A State, unit of local government, or Indian tribe may, in using a grant under this subpart for 

purposes authorized by subsection (a), use all or a portion of that 

grant to contract with or make one or more subawards to one or 

more— 

(1) local or regional organizations that are private and 

nonprofit, including faith-based organizations; 

(2) units of local government; or 

(3) tribal organizations. 

(c) PROGRAM ASSESSMENT COMPONENT; WAIVER.— (1) PROGRAM ASSESSMENT COMPONENT.—Each program 

funded under this subpart shall contain a program assessment 

component, developed pursuant to guidelines established by the 

Attorney General, in coordination with the National Institute of 

Justice. 

(2) WAIVER.—The Attorney General may waive the requirement of paragraph (1) with respect to a program if, in the opinion of the Attorney General, the program is not of sufficient size 

to justify a full program assessment. 

(d) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more than 10 percent of a 

grant made under this subpart may be used for costs incurred to 

administer such grant. 

(e) PERIOD.—The period of a grant made under this part may 

not be longer than 4 years, except that renewals and extensions beyond that period may be granted at the discretion of the Attorney 

General. 

SEC. 3022. APPLICATIONS. 

To request a grant under this part, the chief executive officer of 

a State, unit of local government, or Indian tribe shall submit an 

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as the Attorney General may require. Such application shall include 

the following: 

(1) A certification that Federal funds made available under 

this subpart will not be used to supplant State, local, or tribal 

funds, but will be used to increase the amounts of such funds 

that would, in the absence of Federal funds, be made available 

for the activities described in section 3021(a). 

(2) An assurance that, for each fiscal year covered by an 

application, the applicant shall maintain and report such data, 

records, and information (programmatic and financial) as the 

Attorney General may reasonably require. 

(3) A certification, made in a form acceptable to the Attorney General and executed by the chief executive officer of the applicant (or by another officer of the applicant, if qualified under 

regulations promulgated by the Attorney General), that— 

(A) the programs to be funded by the grant meet all the 

requirements of this part; 

(B) all the information contained in the application is 

correct; 

(C) there has been appropriate coordination with affected agencies; and 

(D) the applicant will comply with all provisions of this 

part and all other applicable Federal laws. 

(4) An assurance that the applicant will work with the 

Drug Enforcement Administration to develop an integrated and 

comprehensive strategy to address opioid abuse. 

SEC. 3023. REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS. 

The Attorney General shall not finally disapprove any application (or any amendment to that application) submitted under this 

part without first affording the applicant reasonable notice of any 

deficiencies in the application and opportunity for correction and reconsideration. 

SEC. 3024. GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY. 

The Attorney General shall ensure equitable geographic distribution of grants under this part and take into consideration the 

needs of underserved populations, including rural and tribal communities. 

SEC. 3025. DEFINITIONS. 

In this part: 

(1) The term ‘‘first responder’’ includes a firefighter, law enforcement officer, paramedic, emergency medical technician, or 

other individual (including an employee of a legally organized 

and recognized volunteer organization, whether compensated or 

not), who, in the course of professional duties, responds to fire, 

medical, hazardous material, or other similar emergencies. 

(2) The term ‘‘medication-assisted treatment’’ means the use 

of medications approved by the Food and Drug Administration 

for the treatment of opioid abuse. 

(3) The term ‘‘opioid’’ means any drug, including heroin, 

having an addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining liability 

similar to morphine or being capable of conversion into a drug 

having such addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining liability. 

(4) The term ‘‘schedule II, III, or IV controlled substance’’ 

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schedule III, or schedule IV of section 202(c) of the Controlled 

Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812(c)). 

(5) The terms ‘‘drug’’ and ‘‘device’’ have the meanings given 

those terms in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321). 

(6) The term ‘‘criminal justice agency’’ means a State, local, 

or tribal— 

(A) court; 

(B) prison; 

(C) jail; 

(D) law enforcement agency; or 

(E) other agency that performs the administration of 

criminal justice, including prosecution, pretrial services, 

and community supervision. 

(7) The term ‘‘tribal organization’’ has the meaning given 

that term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and 

Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b). 

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JUSTICE ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1984 

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AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 609Y. (a) There is authorized to be appropriated 

$20,000,000 for each fiscal year ending after øSeptember 30, 1984¿ 

September 30, 2021, to provide under this subdivision federal law 

enforcement assistance in the form of funds. 

(b) There are authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year 

ending after September 30, 1984, such sums as may be necessary 

to provide under this subdivision Federal law enforcement assistance other than funds. 

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