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Union Calendar No. 106 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 654 

[Report No. 117–146] 

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 

FEBRUARY 1, 2021 

Mr. JOYCE of Ohio (for himself and Mr. KILMER) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

OCTOBER 19, 2021 

Additional sponsors: Mr. RICE of South Carolina and Mr. DAVIDSON

OCTOBER 19, 2021 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 

on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 1, 2021] 


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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. 


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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 ‘‘Drug-Free Communities 

5 Pandemic Relief Act’’. 

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

7 DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES SUPPORT PRO8 GRAM. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), if the Ad10 ministrator of the Drug-Free Communities Support Pro11 gram determines that, as a result of the public health emer12 gency declared pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health 

13 Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) as a result of COVID–19, an 

14 eligible coalition is unable to raise the amount of non-Fed15 eral funds, including in-kind contributions, agreed to be 

16 raised by the coalition for a fiscal year under an agreement 

17 entered into with the Administrator pursuant to paragraph 

18 (1)(A) or (3) of section 1032(b) of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act 

19 of 1988 (21 U.S.C. 1532(b)), the Administrator may, not20 withstanding such paragraphs, provide to the eligible coali21 tion the grant or renewal grant, as applicable, for that fis22 cal year in an amount— 

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

24 grant described under paragraph (1)(A) or (3)(A) of 

25 such section, that exceeds the amount of non-Federal 


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1 funds raised by the eligible coalition, including in2 kind contributions, for that fiscal year; 

3 (2) with respect to a renewal grant described 

4 under paragraph (3)(D)(i) of such section, that ex5 ceeds 125 percent of the amount of non-Federal funds 

6 raised by the eligible coalition, including in-kind con7 tributions, for that fiscal year; and 

8 (3) with respect to a renewal grant described 

9 under paragraph (3)(D)(ii) of such section, that ex10 ceeds 150 percent of the amount of non-Federal funds 

11 raised by the eligible coalition, including in-kind con12 tributions, for that fiscal year. 

13 (b) LIMITATION.—The Administrator may not provide 

14 a grant or renewal grant to an eligible coalition in an 

15 amount exceeding the amount of funds initially agreed to 

16 be provided by the Administrator under the applicable 

17 agreement. 

18 SEC. 3. RAISING CAP ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 

19 UNDER ANTI-DRUG ABUSE ACT OF 1988. 

20 Section 1024(b) of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 

21 (21 U.S.C. 1524(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘8 percent’’ and 

22 inserting ‘‘12 percent’’. 

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Administrator of the Drug-Free Communities Support 

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tion for the Drug-Free Communities Support Program, 

and for other purposes.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 106 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 654 

[Report No. 117–146] 

A BILL 

To provide the Administrator of the Drug-Free 

Free Communities Support Program. waive the Federal fund limitation for the DrugCommunities Support Program the authority to 

OCTOBER 19, 2021 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 

dered to be printed of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and orVerDate Sep 11 2014 21:38 Oct 21, 2021 Jkt 029200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H654.RH H654

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