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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5975 

To authorize grants to implement school-community partnerships for 

preventing substance use and misuse among youth. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 17, 2023 

Ms. SA ́NCHEZ (for herself, Mr. SCHIFF, Mrs. CHAVEZ-DEREMER, Ms. CROCKETT, Mr. RUIZ, Ms. CRAIG, Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Mr. LAWLER, 

Mr. THANEDAR, Mr. KEATING, and Ms. KAPTUR) introduced the following bill 

NOVEMBER 14, 2023 

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To authorize grants to implement school-community partnerships for preventing substance use and misuse among 

youth. 

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 ‘‘Keeping Drugs Out 

5 of Schools Act of 2023’’. 

6 SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM. 

7 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 (1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 

2 the Director of the Office of National Drug Control 

3 Policy. 

4 (2) DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES FUNDED COALI5 TION.—The term ‘‘Drug-Free Communities funded 

6 coalition’’ means a recipient of a grant under section 

7 1032 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (21 

8 U.S.C. 1532). 

9 (3) EFFECTIVE DRUG PREVENTION PRO10 GRAMS.—The term ‘‘effective drug prevention pro11 grams’’, with respect to a school-community partner12 ship between a Drug-Free Communities funded coa13 lition and a local school, means strategies, policies, 

14 and activities that— 

15 (A) are tailored to meet the needs of the 

16 student population of the school, based on the 

17 environment of the school and the community 

18 surrounding the school; and 

19 (B) prevent and reduce substance use and 

20 misuse among local youth. 

21 (4) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti22 ty’’ means a coalition (within the meaning of section 

23 1032 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (21 

24 U.S.C. 1532)) that— 


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1 (A) is a Drug-Free Communities funded 

2 coalition on or before the date on which the co3 alition submits an application under subsection 

4 (d); and 

5 (B) has a memorandum of understanding 

6 in effect with not less than 1 local school to es7 tablish a school-community partnership. 

8 (5) LOCAL SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘local school’’ 

9 means an elementary, middle, or high school located 

10 in the area served by the eligible entity. 

11 (6) SCHOOL-COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP.—The 

12 term ‘‘school-community partnership’’ means a part13 nership between a Drug-Free Communities funded 

14 coalition and not less than 1 local school for the pur15 pose of implementing effective drug prevention pro16 grams. 

17 (7) SUBSTANCE USE AND MISUSE.—The term 

18 ‘‘substance use and misuse’’— 

19 (A) has the meaning given the term in 

20 paragraph (9) of section 1023 of the Anti-Drug 

21 Abuse Act of 1988 (21 U.S.C. 1523); and 

22 (B) includes the use of electronic or other 

23 delivery mechanisms to consume a substance 

24 described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of 

25 that paragraph. 


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1 (b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.— 

3 (A) INITIAL GRANTS.—Subject to para4 graph (2), the Director may award grants to el5 igible entities for the purpose of implementing 

6 a school-community partnership. 

7 (B) RENEWAL GRANTS.—Subject to para8 graph (2), the Director may award to an eligi9 ble entity who has received a grant under sub10 paragraph (A) an additional grant for each fis11 cal year during the 3-fiscal-year period fol12 lowing the fiscal year for which the grant was 

13 awarded under subparagraph (A), for the pur14 pose of continuing the school-community part15 nership. 

16 (2) LIMITATIONS.— 

17 (A) AMOUNT.—The amount of a grant 

18 under this subsection may not exceed $75,000 

19 for a fiscal year. 

20 (B) RECIPIENTS.—Not more than 1 eligi21 ble entity may receive a grant under this sub22 section to establish a school-community partner23 ship with a particular local school. 

24 (c) INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT.—The Director may 

25 enter into an interagency agreement with a National Drug 


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1 Control Program agency, as defined in section 702 of the 

2 Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization 

3 Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1701), to delegate authority for— 

4 (1) the execution of grants under this section; 

5 and 

6 (2) other activities necessary to carry out the 

7 responsibilities of the Director under this section. 

8 (d) APPLICATION.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity desiring a 

10 grant under this section, in coordination with each 

11 local school with which the eligible entity has a 

12 school-community partnership, shall submit to the 

13 Director an application at such time, in such man14 ner, and accompanied by such information as the 

15 Director may require. 

16 (2) PLAN.—The application submitted under 

17 paragraph (1) shall include a detailed, comprehen18 sive plan for the school-community partnership to 

19 implement effective drug prevention programs. 

20 (e) USE OF FUNDS.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity receiving a 

22 grant under this section shall use funds from the 

23 grant— 

24 (A) to implement the plan described in 

25 subsection (d)(2); and 


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1 (B) if necessary, to obtain specialized 

2 training and assistance from the organization 

3 receiving the grant under section 4(a) of Public 

4 Law 107–82 (21 U.S.C. 1521 note). 

5 (2) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Grants pro6 vided under this section shall be used to supplement, 

7 and not supplant, Federal and non-Federal funds 

8 that are otherwise available for drug prevention pro9 grams in local schools. 

10 (f) EVALUATION.—Section 1032(a)(6) of the Anti11 Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (21 U.S.C. 1532(a)(6)) shall 

12 apply to a grant under this section in the same manner 

13 as that section applies to a grant under subchapter I of 

14 chapter 2 of subtitle A of title I of that Act (21 U.S.C. 

15 1531 et seq.). 

16 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 

18 appropriated to carry out this section $7,000,000 for 

19 each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028. 

20 (2) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more than 8 

21 percent of the funds appropriated under paragraph 

22 (1) may be used by the Director for administrative 

23 expenses associated with the responsibilities of the 

24 Director under this section. 

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