Union Calendar No. 63

105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 956

[Report No. 105–105, Part I]

A BILL

To amend the National Narcotics Leadership Act

other purposes.to reduce substance abuse among youth, and foronstrate a comprehensive, long-term commitmentencourage local communities that first demof 1988 to establish a program to support and

MAY 20, 1997

Reported from the Committee on Government Reform

and Oversight with an amendment

MAY 20, 1997

Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended for a

period ending not later than May 20, 1997

MAY 20, 1997

Committee on Commerce discharged; committed to the

Union, and ordered to be printedCommittee of the Whole House on the State of the
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Union Calendar No. 63

105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 956

[Report No. 105–105, Part I]

To amend the National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988 to establish a

program to support and encourage local communities that first demonstrate a comprehensive, long-term commitment to reduce substance

abuse among youth, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 5, 1997

Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. HASTERT, Mr. LEVIN, and Mr. RANGEL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on

Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker,

in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

MAY 20, 1997

Reported from the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight with an

amendment

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

MAY 20, 1997

Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended for a period endng not later

than May 20, 1997.

MAY 20, 1997

Additional sponsors: Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, Mr. WOLF, Mr. LAFALCE,

Mr. CHABOT, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. DELLUMS, Mr. CONYERS, Mr.

MCDERMOTT, Mr. UNDERWOOD, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. FROST, Mr. HAMILTON, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. FILNER, Mr. BONIOR, Ms. STABENOW, Mr.

FORBES, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. MICA, Mr. FATTAH,

Mr. OXLEY, Mr. NETHERCUTT, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. DAVIS of Virginia, Mr.

BOEHNER, Mr. SOLOMON, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. DREIER, Mr.

PICKERING, Mr. RUSH, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. CANADY of Florida, Mr. KASICH, Mr. GINGRICH, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. FAZIO of California, Mr.
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PARKER, Mr. HEFLEY, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mr. HOBSON, Mr. BOYD, Ms. CARSON, Mr. WICKER, Mr. CONDIT,

Mr. SMITH of Michigan, Mr. BEREUTER, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. BERMAN,

and Mr. PAYNE

MAY 20, 1997

Committee on Commerce discharged; committed to the Committee of the

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

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 5, 1997]

A BILL

To amend the National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988

to establish a program to support and encourage local

communities that first demonstrate a comprehensive,

long-term commitment to reduce substance abuse among

youth, 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 ‘‘Drug-Free Communities

5 Act of 1997’’.

6 SEC. 2. NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAM.

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The National Narcotics Leadership

8 Act of 1988 (21 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) is amended—

9 (1) by inserting between sections 1001 and 1002

10 the following:

11 ‘‘CHAPTER 1—OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG

12 CONTROL POLICY’’;

13 and
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1 (2) by adding at the end the following:

2 ‘‘CHAPTER 2—DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES

3 ‘‘SEC. 1021. FINDINGS.

4 ‘‘Congress finds the following:

5 ‘‘(1) Substance abuse among youth has more

6 than doubled in the 5-year period preceding 1996,

7 with substantial increases in the use of marijuana,

8 inhalants, cocaine, methamphetamine, LSD, and her9 oin.

10 ‘‘(2) The most dramatic increases in substance

11 abuse has occurred among 13- and 14-year-olds.

12 ‘‘(3) Casual or periodic substance abuse by youth

13 today will contribute to hard core or chronic sub14 stance abuse by the next generation of adults.

15 ‘‘(4) Substance abuse is at the core of other prob16 lems, such as rising violent teenage and violent gang

17 crime, increasing health care costs, HIV infections,

18 teenage pregnancy, high school dropouts, and lower

19 economic productivity.

20 ‘‘(5) Increases in substance abuse among youth

21 are due in large part to an erosion of understanding

22 by youth of the high risks associated with substance

23 abuse, and to the softening of peer norms against use.

24 ‘‘(6)(A) Substance abuse is a preventable behav25 ior and a treatable disease; and
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1 ‘‘(B)(i) during the 13-year period beginning

2 with 1979, monthly use of illegal drugs among youth

3 12 to 17 years of age declined by over 70 percent; and

4 ‘‘(ii) data suggests that if parents would simply

5 talk to their children regularly about the dangers of

6 substance abuse, use among youth could be expected to

7 decline by as much as 30 percent.

8 ‘‘(7) Community anti-drug coalitions throughout

9 the United States are successfully developing and im10 plementing comprehensive, long-term strategies to re11 duce substance abuse among youth on a sustained

12 basis.

13 ‘‘(8) Intergovernmental cooperation and coordi14 nation through national, State, and local or tribal

15 leadership and partnerships are critical to facilitate

16 the reduction of substance abuse among youth in com17 munities throughout the United States.

18 ‘‘SEC. 1022. PURPOSES.

19 ‘‘The purposes of this chapter are—

20 ‘‘(1) to reduce substance abuse among youth in

21 communities throughout the United States, and over

22 time, to reduce substance abuse among adults;

23 ‘‘(2) to strengthen collaboration among commu24 nities, the Federal Government, and State, local, and

25 tribal governments;
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1 ‘‘(3) to enhance intergovernmental cooperation

2 and coordination on the issue of substance abuse

3 among youth;

4 ‘‘(4) to serve as a catalyst for increased citizen

5 participation and greater collaboration among all sec6 tors and organizations of a community that first

7 demonstrates a long-term commitment to reducing

8 substance abuse among youth;

9 ‘‘(5) to rechannel resources from the fiscal year

10 1998 Federal drug control budget to provide technical

11 assistance, guidance, and financial support to com12 munities that demonstrate a long-term commitment

13 in reducing substance abuse among youth;

14 ‘‘(6) to disseminate to communities timely infor15 mation regarding the state-of-the-art practices and

16 initiatives that have proven to be effective in reducing

17 substance abuse among youth;

18 ‘‘(7) to enhance, not supplant, local community

19 initiatives for reducing substance abuse among youth;

20 and

21 ‘‘(8) to encourage the creation of and support for

22 community anti-drug coalitions throughout the Unit23 ed States.

24 ‘‘SEC. 1023. DEFINITIONS.

25 ‘‘In this chapter:
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1 ‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Adminis2 trator’ means the Administrator appointed by the Di3 rector under section 1031(c).

4 ‘‘(2) ADVISORY COMMISSION.—The term ‘Advi5 sory Commission’ means the Advisory Commission es6 tablished under section 1041.

7 ‘‘(3) COMMUNITY.—The term ‘community’ shall

8 have the meaning provided that term by the Adminis9 trator, in consultation with the Advisory Commission.

10 ‘‘(4) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means the

11 Director of the Office of National Drug Control Pol12 icy.

13 ‘‘(5) ELIGIBLE COALITION.—The term ‘eligible

14 coalition’ means a coalition that meets the applicable

15 criteria under section 1032(a).

16 ‘‘(6) GRANT RECIPIENT.—The term ‘grant recipi17 ent’ means the recipient of a grant award under sec18 tion 1032.

19 ‘‘(7) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.—The term

20 ‘nonprofit organization’ means an organization de21 scribed under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Reve22 nue Code of 1986 that is exempt from taxation under

23 section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

24 ‘‘(8) PROGRAM.—The term ‘Program’ means the

25 program established under section 1031(a).
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1 ‘‘(9) SUBSTANCE ABUSE.—The term ‘substance

2 abuse’ means—

3 ‘‘(A) the illegal use or abuse of drugs, in4 cluding substances listed in schedules I through

5 V of section 112 of the Controlled Substances Act

6 (21 U.S.C. 812);

7 ‘‘(B) the abuse of inhalants; or

8 ‘‘(C) the use of alcohol, tobacco, or other re9 lated product as such use is prohibited by State

10 or local law.

11 ‘‘(10) YOUTH.—The term ‘youth’ shall have the

12 meaning provided that term by the Administrator, in

13 consultation with the Advisory Commission.

14 ‘‘SEC. 1024. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

15 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro16 priated to the Office of National Drug Control Policy to

17 carry out this chapter—

18 ‘‘(1) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;

19 ‘‘(2) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;

20 ‘‘(3) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;

21 ‘‘(4) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; and

22 ‘‘(5) $43,500,000 for fiscal year 2002.

23 ‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more than the fol24 lowing percentages of the amounts authorized under sub25 section (a) may be used to pay administrative costs:
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1 ‘‘(1) 10 percent for fiscal year 1998.

2 ‘‘(2) 6 percent for fiscal year 1999.

3 ‘‘(3) 4 percent for fiscal year 2000.

4 ‘‘(4) 3 percent for fiscal year 2001.

5 ‘‘(5) 3 percent for fiscal year 2002.

6 ‘‘Subchapter I—Drug-Free Communities

7 Support Program

8 ‘‘SEC. 1031. ESTABLISHMENT OF DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES

9 SUPPORT PROGRAM.

10 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director shall establish a

11 program to support communities in the development and

12 implementation of comprehensive, long-term plans and pro13 grams to prevent and treat substance abuse among youth.

14 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM.—In carrying out the Program, the Di15 rector shall—

16 ‘‘(1) make and track grants to grant recipients;

17 ‘‘(2) provide for technical assistance and train18 ing, data collection, and dissemination of information

19 on state-of-the-art practices that the Director deter20 mines to be effective in reducing substance abuse; and

21 ‘‘(3) provide for the general administration of

22 the Program.

23 ‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATION.—Not later than 30 days after

24 receiving recommendations from the Advisory Commission
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1 under section 1042(a)(1), the Director shall appoint an Ad2 ministrator to carry out the Program.

3 ‘‘(d) CONTRACTING.—The Director may employ any

4 necessary staff and may enter into contracts or agreements

5 with national drug control agencies, including interagency

6 agreements to delegate authority for the execution of grants

7 and for such other activities necessary to carry out this

8 chapter.

9 ‘‘SEC. 1032. PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION.

10 ‘‘(a) GRANT ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive an

11 initial grant or a renewal grant under this subchapter, a

12 coalition shall meet each of the following criteria:

13 ‘‘(1) APPLICATION.—The coalition shall submit

14 an application to the Administrator in accordance

15 with section 1033(a)(2).

16 ‘‘(2) MAJOR SECTOR INVOLVEMENT.—

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The coalition shall con18 sist of 1 or more representatives of each of the

19 following categories:

20 ‘‘(i) Youth.

21 ‘‘(ii) Parents.

22 ‘‘(iii) Businesses.

23 ‘‘(iv) The media.

24 ‘‘(v) Schools.

25 ‘‘(vi) Organizations serving youth.
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1 ‘‘(vii) Law enforcement.

2 ‘‘(viii) Religious organizations.

3 ‘‘(ix) Civic, volunteer, and fraternal

4 groups.

5 ‘‘(x) Health care professionals.

6 ‘‘(xi) State, local, or tribal govern7 mental agencies with expertise in the field

8 of substance abuse (including, if applicable,

9 the State authority with primary authority

10 for substance abuse).

11 ‘‘(xii) Other organizations involved in

12 reducing substance abuse.

13 ‘‘(B) ELECTED OFFICIALS.—If feasible, in

14 addition to representatives from the categories

15 listed in subparagraph (A), the coalition shall

16 have an elected official (or a representative of an

17 elected official) from—

18 ‘‘(i) the Federal Government; and

19 ‘‘(ii) the government of the appropriate

20 State and political subdivision thereof or

21 the governing body or an Indian tribe (as

22 that term is defined in section 4(e) of the

23 Indian Self-Determination Act (25 U.S.C.

24 450b(e))).
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1 ‘‘(C) REPRESENTATION.—An individual

2 who is a member of the coalition may serve on

3 the coalition as a representative of not more than

4 1 category listed under subparagraph (A).

5 ‘‘(3) COMMITMENT.—The coalition shall dem6 onstrate, to the satisfaction of the Administrator—

7 ‘‘(A) that the representatives of the coalition

8 have worked together on substance abuse reduc9 tion initiatives, which, at a minimum, includes

10 initiatives that target drugs referenced in section

11 1023(9)(A), for a period of not less than 6

12 months, acting through entities such as task

13 forces, subcommittees, or community boards; and

14 ‘‘(B) substantial participation from volun15 teer leaders in the community involved (espe16 cially in cooperation with individuals involved

17 with youth such as parents, teachers, coaches,

18 youth workers, and members of the clergy).

19 ‘‘(4) MISSION AND STRATEGIES.—The coalition

20 shall, with respect to the community involved—

21 ‘‘(A) have as its principal mission the re22 duction of substance abuse, which, at a mini23 mum, includes the use and abuse of drugs ref24 erenced in section 1023(9)(A), in a comprehen-
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1 sive and long-term manner, with a primary

2 focus on youth in the community;

3 ‘‘(B) describe and document the nature and

4 extent of the substance abuse problem, which, at

5 a minimum, includes the use and abuse of drugs

6 referenced in section 1023(9)(A), in the commu7 nity;

8 ‘‘(C)(i) provide a description of substance

9 abuse prevention and treatment programs and

10 activities, which, at a minimum, includes pro11 grams and activities relating to the use and

12 abuse of drugs referenced in section 1023(9)(A),

13 in existence at the time of the grant application;

14 and

15 ‘‘(ii) identify substance abuse programs and

16 service gaps, which, at a minimum, includes

17 programs and gaps relating to the use and abuse

18 of drugs referenced in section 1023(9)(A), in the

19 community;

20 ‘‘(D) develop a strategic plan to reduce sub21 stance abuse among youth, which, at a mini22 mum, includes the use and abuse of drugs ref23 erenced in section 1023(9)(A), in a comprehen24 sive and long-term fashion; and
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1 ‘‘(E) work to develop a consensus regarding

2 the priorities of the community to combat sub3 stance abuse among youth, which, at a mini4 mum, includes the use and abuse of drugs ref5 erenced in section 1023(9)(A).

6 ‘‘(5) SUSTAINABILITY.—The coalition shall dem7 onstrate that the coalition is an ongoing concern by

8 demonstrating that the coalition—

9 ‘‘(A) is—

10 ‘‘(i)(I) a nonprofit organization; or

11 ‘‘(II) an entity that the Administrator

12 determines to be appropriate; or

13 ‘‘(ii) part of, or is associated with, an

14 established legal entity;

15 ‘‘(B) receives financial support (including,

16 in the discretion of the Administrator, in-kind

17 contributions) from non-Federal sources; and

18 ‘‘(C) has a strategy to solicit substantial fi19 nancial support from non-Federal sources to en20 sure that the coalition and the programs oper21 ated by the coalition are self-sustaining.

22 ‘‘(6) ACCOUNTABILITY.—The coalition shall—

23 ‘‘(A) establish a system to measure and re24 port outcomes—
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1 ‘‘(i) consistent with common indicators

2 and evaluation protocols established by the

3 Administrator; and

4 ‘‘(ii) approved by the Administrator;

5 ‘‘(B) conduct—

6 ‘‘(i) for an initial grant under this

7 subchapter, an initial benchmark survey of

8 drug use among youth (or use local surveys

9 or performance measures available or acces10 sible in the community at the time of the

11 grant application); and

12 ‘‘(ii) biennial surveys (or incorporate

13 local surveys in existence at the time of the

14 evaluation) to measure the progress and ef15 fectiveness of the coalition; and

16 ‘‘(C) provide assurances that the entity con17 ducting an evaluation under this paragraph, or

18 from which the coalition receives information,

19 has experience—

20 ‘‘(i) in gathering data related to sub21 stance abuse among youth; or

22 ‘‘(ii) in evaluating the effectiveness of

23 community anti-drug coalitions.

24 ‘‘(b) GRANT AMOUNTS.—

25 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—
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1 ‘‘(A) GRANTS.—

2 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause

3 (iv), for a fiscal year, the Administrator

4 may grant to an eligible coalition under

5 this paragraph, an amount not to exceed the

6 amount of non-Federal funds raised by the

7 coalition, including in-kind contributions,

8 for that fiscal year.

9 ‘‘(ii) SUSPENSION OF GRANTS.—If such

10 grant recipient fails to continue to meet the

11 criteria specified in subsection (a), the Ad12 ministrator may suspend the grant, after

13 providing written notice to the grant recipi14 ent and an opportunity to appeal.

15 ‘‘(iii) RENEWAL GRANTS.—Subject to

16 clause (iv), the Administrator may award a

17 renewal grant to a grant recipient under

18 this subparagraph for each fiscal year fol19 lowing the fiscal year for which an initial

20 grant is awarded, in an amount not to ex21 ceed the amount of non-Federal funds raised

22 by the coalition, including in-kind contribu23 tions, for that fiscal year, during the 4-year

24 period following the period of the initial

25 grant.
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1 ‘‘(iv) LIMITATION.—The amount of a

2 grant award under this subparagraph may

3 not exceed $100,000 for a fiscal year.

4 ‘‘(B) COALITION AWARDS.—

5 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided

6 in clause (ii), the Administrator may, with

7 respect to a community, make a grant to 1

8 eligible coalition that represents that com9 munity.

10 ‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—The Administrator

11 may make a grant to more than 1 eligible

12 coalition that represents a community if—

13 ‘‘(I) the eligible coalitions dem14 onstrate that the coalitions are collabo15 rating with one another; and

16 ‘‘(II) each of the coalitions has

17 independently met the requirements set

18 forth in subsection (a).

19 ‘‘(2) RURAL COALITION GRANTS.—

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—

21 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In addition to

22 awarding grants under paragraph (1), to

23 stimulate the development of coalitions in

24 sparsely populated and rural areas, the Ad25 ministrator, in consultation with the Advi-
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1 sory Commission, may award a grant in

2 accordance with this section to a coalition

3 that represents a county with a population

4 that does not exceed 30,000 individuals. In

5 awarding a grant under this paragraph, the

6 Administrator may waive any requirement

7 under subsection (a) if the Administrator

8 considers that waiver to be appropriate.

9 ‘‘(ii) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—Sub10 ject to subparagraph (C), for a fiscal year,

11 the Administrator may grant to an eligible

12 coalition under this paragraph, an amount

13 not to exceed the amount of non-Federal

14 funds raised by the coalition, including in15 kind contributions, for that fiscal year.

16 ‘‘(iii) SUSPENSION OF GRANTS.—If

17 such grant recipient fails to continue to

18 meet any criteria specified in subsection (a)

19 that has not been waived by the Adminis20 trator pursuant to clause (i), the Adminis21 trator may suspend the grant, after provid22 ing written notice to the grant recipient

23 and an opportunity to appeal.

24 ‘‘(B) RENEWAL GRANTS.—The Adminis25 trator may award a renewal grant to an eligible
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1 coalition that is a grant recipient under this

2 paragraph for each fiscal year following the fis3 cal year for which an initial grant is awarded,

4 in an amount not to exceed the amount of non5 Federal funds raised by the coalition, including

6 in-kind contributions, during the 4-year period

7 following the period of the initial grant.

8 ‘‘(C) LIMITATIONS.—

9 ‘‘(i) AMOUNT.—The amount of a grant

10 award under this paragraph shall not ex11 ceed $100,000 for a fiscal year.

12 ‘‘(ii) AWARDS.—With respect to a

13 county referred to in subparagraph (A), the

14 Administrator may award a grant under

15 this section to not more than 1 eligible coa16 lition that represents the county.

17 ‘‘SEC. 1033. INFORMATION COLLECTION AND DISSEMINA18 TION WITH RESPECT TO GRANT RECIPIENTS.

19 ‘‘(a) COALITION INFORMATION.—

20 ‘‘(1) GENERAL AUDITING AUTHORITY.—For the

21 purpose of audit and examination, the Adminis22 trator—

23 ‘‘(A) shall have access to any books, docu24 ments, papers, and records that are pertinent to
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1 any grant or grant renewal request under this

2 chapter; and

3 ‘‘(B) may periodically request information

4 from a grant recipient to ensure that the grant

5 recipient meets the applicable criteria under sec6 tion 1032(a).

7 ‘‘(2) APPLICATION PROCESS.—The Administrator

8 shall issue a request for proposal regarding, with re9 spect to the grants awarded under section 1032, the

10 application process, grant renewal, and suspension or

11 withholding of renewal grants. Each application

12 under this paragraph shall be in writing and shall be

13 subject to review by the Administrator.

14 ‘‘(3) REPORTING.—The Administrator shall, to

15 the maximum extent practicable and in a manner

16 consistent with applicable law, minimize reporting

17 requirements by a grant recipient and expedite any

18 application for a renewal grant made under this sub19 chapter.

20 ‘‘(b) DATA COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION.—

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may col22 lect data from—

23 ‘‘(A) national substance abuse organizations

24 that work with eligible coalitions, community

25 anti-drug coalitions, departments or agencies of
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1 the Federal Government, or State or local gov2 ernments and the governing bodies of Indian

3 tribes; and

4 ‘‘(B) any other entity or organization that

5 carries out activities that relate to the purposes

6 of the Program.

7 ‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES OF ADMINISTRATOR.—The Ad8 ministrator may—

9 ‘‘(A) evaluate the utility of specific initia10 tives relating to the purposes of the Program;

11 ‘‘(B) conduct an evaluation of the Program;

12 and

13 ‘‘(C) disseminate information described in

14 this subsection to—

15 ‘‘(i) eligible coalitions and other sub16 stance abuse organizations; and

17 ‘‘(ii) the general public.

18 ‘‘SEC. 1034. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING.

19 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—

20 ‘‘(1) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND AGREE21 MENTS.—With respect to any grant recipient or other

22 organization, the Administrator may—

23 ‘‘(A) offer technical assistance and training;

24 and
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1 ‘‘(B) enter into contracts and cooperative

2 agreements.

3 ‘‘(2) COORDINATION OF PROGRAMS.—The Ad4 ministrator may facilitate the coordination of pro5 grams between a grant recipient and other organiza6 tions and entities.

7 ‘‘(b) TRAINING.—The Administrator may provide

8 training to any representative designated by a grant recipi9 ent in—

10 ‘‘(1) coalition building;

11 ‘‘(2) task force development;

12 ‘‘(3) mediation and facilitation, direct service,

13 assessment and evaluation; or

14 ‘‘(4) any other activity related to the purposes of

15 the Program.

16 ‘‘Subchapter II—Advisory Commission

17 ‘‘SEC. 1041. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVISORY COMMISSION.

18 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a com19 mission to be known as the ‘Advisory Commission on Drug20 Free Communities’.

21 ‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The Advisory Commission shall ad22 vise, consult with, and make recommendations to the Direc23 tor concerning matters related to the activities carried out

24 under the Program.
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1 ‘‘SEC. 1042. DUTIES.

2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Commission—

3 ‘‘(1) shall, not later than 30 days after its first

4 meeting, make recommendations to the Director re5 garding the selection of an Administrator;

6 ‘‘(2) may make recommendations to the Director

7 regarding any grant, contract, or cooperative agree8 ment made by the Program;

9 ‘‘(3) may make recommendations to the Director

10 regarding the activities of the Program;

11 ‘‘(4) may make recommendations to the Director

12 regarding any policy or criteria established by the

13 Director to carry out the Program;

14 ‘‘(5) may—

15 ‘‘(A) collect, by correspondence or by per16 sonal investigation, information concerning ini17 tiatives, studies, services, programs, or other ac18 tivities of coalitions or organizations working in

19 the field of substance abuse in the United States

20 or any other country; and

21 ‘‘(B) with the approval of the Director,

22 make the information referred to in subpara23 graph (A) available through appropriate publi24 cations or other methods for the benefit of eligible

25 coalitions and the general public; and
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1 ‘‘(6) may appoint subcommittees and convene

2 workshops and conferences.

3 ‘‘(b) RECOMMENDATIONS.—If the Director rejects any

4 recommendation of the Advisory Commission under sub5 section (a)(1), the Director shall notify the Advisory Com6 mission in writing of the reasons for the rejection not later

7 than 15 days after receiving the recommendation.

8 ‘‘(c) CONFLICT OF INTEREST.—A member of the Advi9 sory Commission shall recuse himself or herself from any

10 decision that would constitute a conflict of interest.

11 ‘‘SEC. 1043. MEMBERSHIP.

12 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall appoint 11

13 members to the Advisory Commission as follows:

14 ‘‘(1) 4 members shall be appointed from the gen15 eral public and shall include leaders—

16 ‘‘(A) in fields of youth development, public

17 policy, law, or business; or

18 ‘‘(B) of nonprofit organizations or private

19 foundations that fund substance abuse programs.

20 ‘‘(2) 4 members shall be appointed from the lead21 ing representatives of national substance abuse reduc22 tion organizations, of which no fewer than 3 members

23 shall have extensive training or experience in drug

24 prevention.
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1 ‘‘(3) 3 members shall be appointed from the lead2 ing representatives of State substance abuse reduction

3 organizations.

4 ‘‘(b) CHAIRPERSON.—The Advisory Commission shall

5 elect a chairperson or co-chairpersons from among its mem6 bers.

7 ‘‘(c) EX OFFICIO MEMBERS.—The ex officio member8 ship of the Advisory Commission shall consist of any 2 offi9 cers or employees of the United States that the Director de10 termines to be necessary for the Advisory Commission to

11 effectively carry out its functions.

12 ‘‘SEC. 1044. COMPENSATION.

13 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Members of the Advisory Commis14 sion who are officers or employees of the United States shall

15 not receive any additional compensation for service on the

16 Advisory Commission. The remaining members of the Advi17 sory Commission shall receive, for each day (including trav18 el time) that they are engaged in the performance of the

19 functions of the Advisory Commission, compensation at

20 rates not to exceed the daily equivalent to the annual rate

21 of basic pay payable for grade GS–10 of the General Sched22 ule.

23 ‘‘(b) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each member of the Advi24 sory Commission shall receive travel expenses, including per
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1 diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sections

2 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code.

3 ‘‘SEC. 1045. TERMS OF OFFICE.

4 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the term

5 of office of a member of the Advisory Commission shall be

6 3 years, except that, as designated at the time of appoint7 ment—

8 ‘‘(1) of the initial members appointed under sec9 tion 1043(a)(1), 2 shall be appointed for a term of 2

10 years;

11 ‘‘(2) of the initial members appointed under sec12 tion 1043(a)(2), 2 shall be appointed for a term of 2

13 years; and

14 ‘‘(3) of the initial members appointed under sec15 tion 1043(a)(3), 1 shall be appointed for a term of 1

16 year.

17 ‘‘(b) VACANCIES.—Any member appointed to fill a va18 cancy for an unexpired term of a member shall serve for

19 the remainder of the unexpired term. A member of the Advi20 sory Commission may serve after the expiration of such

21 member’s term until a successor has been appointed and

22 taken office.

23 ‘‘SEC. 1046. MEETINGS.

24 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—After its initial meeting, the Advi25 sory Commission shall meet, with the advanced approval
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1 of the Administrator, at the call of the Chairperson (or Co2 chairpersons) of the Advisory Commission or a majority of

3 its members or upon the request of the Director or Adminis4 trator of the Program.

5 ‘‘(b) QUORUM.—6 members of the Advisory Commis6 sion shall constitute a quorum.

7 ‘‘SEC. 1047. STAFF.

8 ‘‘The Administrator shall make available to the Advi9 sory Commission adequate staff, information, and other as10 sistance.

11 ‘‘SEC. 1048. TERMINATION.

12 ‘‘The Advisory Commission shall terminate at the end

13 of fiscal year 2002.’’.

14 (b) REFERENCES.—Each reference in Federal law to

15 subtitle A of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, with the

16 exception of section 1001 of such subtitle, in any provision

17 of law that is in effect on the day before the date of enact18 ment of this Act shall be deemed to be a reference to chapter

19 1 of the National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988 (as so

20 designated by this section).