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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7595 

To provide the Administrator of the Drug-Free Communities Support Program the authority to waive the Federal fund limitation for the DrugFree Communities Support Program. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 13, 2020 

Mr. ROUDA (for himself, Mr. BUDD, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New 

York, Mr. KUSTOFF of Tennessee, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, Mr. 

COLE, Mr. TONKO, Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. TIFFANY, 

Mr. TRONE, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. GRIFFITH, Ms. 

JACKSON LEE, Mr. STEIL, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, Ms. 

PORTER, Mr. BALDERSON, Mr. CISNEROS, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. 

WELCH, Mr. BANKS, Mr. CARBAJAL, Ms. STEFANIK, Ms. SCHRIER, Mr. 

VAN DREW, Mr. CASE, Mr. MCKINLEY, Ms. BONAMICI, Miss GONZA ́LEZCOLO ́N of Puerto Rico, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. RIGGLEMAN, Mr. 

MOOLENAAR, Mr. FERGUSON, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Mr. STAUBER, Mr. 

KING of New York, and Mr. GUEST) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To provide the Administrator of the Drug-Free Communities 

Support Program the authority to waive the Federal 

fund limitation for the Drug-Free Communities Support 

Program. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Drug-Free Commu3 nities Pandemic Relief Act’’ 

4 SEC. 2. WAIVER OF FEDERAL FUND LIMITATION FOR THE 

5 DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES SUPPORT PRO6 GRAM. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), if the 

8 Administrator of the Drug-Free Communities Support 

9 Program determines that, as a result of the public health 

10 emergency declared pursuant to section 319 of the Public 

11 Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) as a result of 

12 COVID–19, an eligible coalition is unable to raise the 

13 amount of non-Federal funds, including in-kind contribu14 tions, agreed to be raised by the coalition for a fiscal year 

15 under an agreement entered into with the Administrator 

16 pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) or (3)(D) of section 1032(b) 

17 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (21 U.S.C. 1532(b)), 

18 the Administrator may, notwithstanding such paragraphs, 

19 provide to the eligible coalition the grant or renewal grant, 

20 as applicable, for that fiscal year in an amount— 

21 (1) with respect to an initial grant or renewal 

22 grant described under paragraph (1)(A) of such sec23 tion, that exceeds the amount of non-Federal funds 

24 raised by the eligible coalition, including in-kind con25 tributions, for that fiscal year; 


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1 (2) with respect to a renewal grant described 

2 under paragraph (3)(D)(i) of such section, that ex3 ceeds 125 percent of the amount of non-Federal 

4 funds raised by the eligible coalition, including in5 kind contributions, for that fiscal year; and 

6 (3) with respect to a renewal grant described 

7 under paragraph (3)(D)(ii) of such section, that ex8 ceeds 150 percent of the amount of non-Federal 

9 funds raised by the eligible coalition, including in10 kind contributions, for that fiscal year. 

11 (b) LIMITATIONS.—The Administrator may not pro12 vide a grant or renewal grant to an eligible coalition in 

13 an amount exceeding the amount of funds initially agreed 

14 to be provided by the Administrator under the applicable 

15 agreement. 

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