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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2046 

To establish a National Methamphetamine Information Clearinghouse to promote sharing information regarding successful law enforcement, treatment, environmental, social services, and other programs related to the 

production, use, or effects of methamphetamine and grants available 

for such programs, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 17, 2005 

Mr. DEWINE introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To establish a National Methamphetamine Information 

Clearinghouse to promote sharing information regarding 

successful law enforcement, treatment, environmental, social services, and other programs related to the production, use, or effects of methamphetamine and grants 

available for such programs, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Methamphet5 amine Information Clearinghouse Act of 2005’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act— 

3 (1) the term ‘‘Council’’ means the National 

4 Methamphetamine Advisory Council established 

5 under section 3(b)(1); 

6 (2) the term ‘‘drug endangered children’’ means 

7 children whose physical, mental, or emotional health 

8 are at risk because of the production, use, or effects 

9 of methamphetamine by another person; 

10 (3) the term ‘‘National Methamphetamine In11 formation Clearinghouse’’ or ‘‘NMIC’’ means the in12 formation clearinghouse established under section 

13 3(a); and 

14 (4) the term ‘‘qualified entity’’ means a State 

15 or local government, school board, or public health, 

16 law enforcement, nonprofit, or other nongovern17 mental organization providing services related to 

18 methamphetamines. 

19 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF CLEARINGHOUSE AND ADVI20 SORY COUNCIL. 

21 (a) CLEARINGHOUSE.—There is established, under 

22 the supervision of the Attorney General of the United 

23 States, an information clearinghouse to be known as the 

24 National Methamphetamine Information Clearinghouse. 

25 (b) ADVISORY COUNCIL.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is established an advi2 sory council to be known as the National Meth3 amphetamine Advisory Council. 

4 (2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Council shall consist of 

5 10 members appointed by the Attorney General— 

6 (A) not fewer than 3 of whom shall be rep7 resentatives of law enforcement agencies; 

8 (B) not fewer than 4 of whom shall be rep9 resentatives of nongovernmental and nonprofit 

10 organizations providing services related to 

11 methamphetamines; and 

12 (C) 1 of whom shall be a representative of 

13 the Department of Health and Human Services. 

14 (3) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT; VACANCIES.— 

15 Members shall be appointed for 3 years. Any va16 cancy in the Council shall not affect its powers, but 

17 shall be filled in the same manner as the original ap18 pointment. 

19 SEC. 4. NMIC REQUIREMENTS AND REVIEW. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—The NMIC shall promote sharing 

21 information regarding successful law enforcement, treat22 ment, environmental, social services, and other programs 

23 related to the production, use, or effects of methamphet24 amine and grants available for such programs. 

25 (b) COMPONENTS.—The NMIC shall include— 
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1 (1) a toll-free number; and 

2 (2) a website that— 

3 (A) provides information on the short-term 

4 and long-term effects of methamphetamine use; 

5 (B) provides information regarding meth6 amphetamine treatment programs and pro7 grams for drug endangered children, including 

8 descriptions of successful programs and contact 

9 information for such programs; 

10 (C) provides information regarding grants 

11 for methamphetamine-related programs, includ12 ing contact information and links to websites; 

13 (D) allows a qualified entity to submit 

14 items to be posted on the website regarding 

15 successful public or private programs or other 

16 useful information related to the production, 

17 use, or effects of methamphetamine; 

18 (E) includes a restricted section that may 

19 only be accessed by a law enforcement organiza20 tion that contains successful strategies, training 

21 techniques, and other information that the 

22 Council determines helpful to law enforcement 

23 agency efforts to combat the production, use or 

24 effects of methamphetamine; 
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1 (F) allows public access to all information 

2 not in a restricted section; and 

3 (G) contains any additional information 

4 the Council determines may be useful in com5 bating the production, use, or effects of meth6 amphetamine. 

7 (c) REVIEW OF POSTED INFORMATION.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 

9 the date of submission of an item by a qualified enti10 ty, the Council shall review an item submitted for 

11 posting on the website described in subsection 

12 (b)(2)— 

13 (A) to evaluate and determine whether the 

14 item, as submitted or as modified, meets the re15 quirements for posting; and 

16 (B) in consultation with the Attorney Gen17 eral, to determine whether the item should be 

18 posted in a restricted section of the website. 

19 (2) DETERMINATION.—Not later than 45 days 

20 after the date of submission of an item, the Council 

21 shall— 

22 (A) post the item on the website described 

23 in subsection (b)(2); or 

24 (B) notify the qualified entity that sub25 mitted the item regarding the reason such item 
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1 shall not be posted and modifications, if any, 

2 that the qualified entity may make to allow the 

3 item to be posted. 

4 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

5 There are authorized to be appropriated— 

6 (1) for fiscal year 2006— 

7 (A) $1,000,000 to establish the NMIC and 

8 Council; and 

9 (B) such sums as are necessary for the op10 eration of the NMIC and Council; and 

11 (2) for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2010, 

12 such sums as are necessary for the operation of the 

13 NMIC and Council. 

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