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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4276

To promote rural safety and improve rural law enforcement. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 5, 2004

Mr. CARSON of Oklahoma introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 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 

A BILL

To promote rural safety and improve rural law enforcement.

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 ‘‘Rural Safety and Law 

5 Enforcement Improvement Act’’. 
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1 TITLE I—SMALL COMMUNITY 

2 LAW ENFORCEMENT IM3 PROVEMENT GRANTS 

4 SEC. 101. SMALL COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM. 

5 Section 1703 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 

6 and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd–2) is 

7 amended by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(d) RETENTION GRANTS.—

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may 

10 make grants to units of local government and tribal 

11 governments located outside a Standard Metropoli12 tan Statistical Area, which grants shall be targeted 

13 specifically for the retention for 1 additional year of 

14 police officers funded through the COPS Universal 

15 Hiring Program, the COPS FAST Program, the 

16 Tribal Resources Grant Program-Hiring, or the 

17 COPS in Schools Program. 

18 ‘‘(2) PREFERENCE.—In making grants under 

19 this subsection, the Attorney General shall give pref20 erence to grantees that demonstrate financial hard21 ship or severe budget constraint that impacts the en22 tire local budget and may result in the termination 

23 of employment for police officers described in para24 graph (1). 
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1 ‘‘(3) LIMIT ON GRANT AMOUNTS.—The total 

2 amount of a grant made under this subsection shall 

3 not exceed 20 percent of the original grant to the 

4 grantee. 

5 ‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized 

7 to be appropriated to carry out this subsection 

8 $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 

9 through 2009. 

10 ‘‘(B) SET-ASIDE.—Of the amount made 

11 available for grants under this subsection for 

12 each fiscal year, 10 percent shall be awarded to 

13 tribal governments.’’. 

14 SEC. 102. SMALL COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY GRANT PRO15 GRAM. 

16 Section 1701 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 

17 and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd) is 

18 amended by striking subsection (k) and inserting the fol19 lowing: 

20 ‘‘(k) LAW ENFORCEMENT TECHNOLOGY PRO21 GRAM.—

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Grants under subsection 

23 (a)(1)(C) may be made and used in accordance with 

24 this subsection to assist the police departments of 

25 units of local government and tribal governments lo-
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1 cated outside a Standard Metropolitan Statistical 

2 Area in employing professional, scientific, and tech3 nological advancements that will help those police 

4 departments to—

5 ‘‘(A) improve police communications 

6 through the use of wireless communications, 

7 computers, software, videocams, databases and 

8 other hardware and software that allow law en9 forcement agencies to communicate and operate 

10 more effectively; and 

11 ‘‘(B) develop and improve access to crime 

12 solving technologies, including DNA analysis, 

13 photo enhancement, voice recognition, and other 

14 forensic capabilities. 

15 ‘‘(2) COST SHARE REQUIREMENT.—A recipient 

16 of a grant made and used in accordance with this 

17 subsection shall provide matching funds from non18 Federal sources in an amount equal to not less than 

19 10 percent of the total amount of the grant made 

20 under this subsection, subject to a waiver by the At21 torney General for extreme hardship. 

22 ‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION.—The office of the De23 partment of Justice responsible for administering 

24 subsection (a)(1)(C) shall administer the grant pro25 gram under this subsection. 
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1 ‘‘(4) NO SUPPLANTING.—Federal funds pro2 vided under this subsection shall be used to supple3 ment and not to supplant local funds allocated to 

4 technology. 

5 ‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized 

7 to be appropriated $40,000,000 for each of fis8 cal years 2005 through 2009 to carry out this 

9 subsection. 

10 ‘‘(B) SET-ASIDE.—Of the amount made 

11 available for grants under this subsection for 

12 each fiscal year, 10 percent shall be awarded to 

13 tribal governments.’’. 

14 SEC. 103. RURAL 9–1–1 SERVICE. 

15 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to pro16 vide access to, and improve a communications infrastruc17 ture that will ensure a reliable and seamless communica18 tion between, law enforcement, fire, and emergency med19 ical service providers in units of local government and trib20 al governments located outside a Standard Metropolitan 

21 Statistical Area and in States. 

22 (b) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.—The Office of 

23 Justice Programs of the Department of Justice shall make 

24 grants, in accordance with such regulations as the Attor25 ney General may prescribe, to units of local government 
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1 and tribal governments located outside a Standard Metro2 politan Statistical Area for the purpose of establishing or 

3 improving 9–1–1 service in those communities. Priority in 

4 making grants under this section shall be given to commu5 nities that do not have 9–1–1 service. 

6 (c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘9–1–1 

7 service’’ refers to telephone service that has designated 9–

8 1–1 as a universal emergency telephone number in the 

9 community served for reporting an emergency to appro10 priate authorities and requesting assistance. 

11 (d) LIMIT ON GRANT AMOUNT.—The total amount 

12 of a grant made under this section shall not exceed 

13 $250,000. 

14 (e) FUNDING.—

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

16 appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 

17 for fiscal year 2005, to remain available until ex18 pended. 

19 (2) SET-ASIDE.—Of the amount made available 

20 for grants under this section, 10 percent shall be 

21 awarded to tribal governments. 
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1 TITLE II—CRACKING DOWN ON 

2 METHAMPHETAMINE 

3 SEC. 201. METHAMPHETAMINE TREATMENT PROGRAMS IN 

4 RURAL AREAS. 

5 Subpart I of part B of title V of the Public Health 

6 Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb et seq.) is amended by in7 serting after section 509 the following: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 510A. METHAMPHETAMINE TREATMENT PROGRAMS 

9 IN RURAL AREAS. 

10 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 

11 the Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treat12 ment, shall make grants to community-based public and 

13 nonprofit private entities for the establishment of sub14 stance abuse (particularly methamphetamine) prevention 

15 and treatment pilot programs in units of local government 

16 and tribal governments located outside a Standard Metro17 politan Statistical Area. 

18 ‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATION.—Grants made in accordance 

19 with this section shall be administered by a single State 

20 agency designated by a State to ensure a coordinated ef21 fort within that State. 

22 ‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 

23 under subsection (a), a public or nonprofit private entity 

24 shall prepare and submit to the Secretary an application 
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1 at such time, in such manner, and containing such infor2 mation as the Secretary may require. 

3 ‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—A recipient of a grant under 

4 this section shall use amounts received under the grant 

5 to establish a methamphetamine abuse prevention and 

6 treatment pilot program that serves one or more rural 

7 areas. Such a pilot program shall—

8 ‘‘(1) have the ability to care for individuals on 

9 an in-patient basis; 

10 ‘‘(2) have a social detoxification capability, with 

11 direct access to medical services within 50 miles; 

12 ‘‘(3) provide neuro-cognitive skill development 

13 services to address brain damage caused by meth14 amphetamine use; 

15 ‘‘(4) provide after-care services, whether as a 

16 single-source provider or in conjunction with commu17 nity-based services designed to continue neuro-cog18 nitive skill development to address brain damage 

19 caused by methamphetamine use; 

20 ‘‘(5) provide appropriate training for the staff 

21 employed in the program; and 

22 ‘‘(6) use scientifically-based best practices in 

23 substance abuse treatment, particularly in meth24 amphetamine treatment. 
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1 ‘‘(e) AMOUNT OF GRANTS.—The amount of a grant 

2 under this section shall be at least $19,000 but not greater 

3 than $100,000. 

4 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 

6 appropriated $2,000,000 to carry out this section. 

7 ‘‘(2) SET-ASIDE.—Of the amount made avail8 able for grants under this section, 10 percent shall 

9 be awarded to tribal governments to ensure the pro10 vision of services under this section.’’. 

11 SEC. 202. METHAMPHETAMINE PREVENTION EDUCATION. 

12 Section 519E of the Public Health Service Act (42 

13 U.S.C. 290bb–25e) is amended—

14 (1) in subsection (c)(1)—

15 (A) in subparagraph (F), by striking 

16 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

17 (B) in subparagraph (G), by striking the 

18 period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

19 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(H) to fund programs that educate rural 

21 communities, particularly parents, teachers, and 

22 others who work with youth, concerning the 

23 early signs and effects of methamphetamine 

24 use, however, as a prerequisite to receiving 

25 funding, these programs shall—
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1 ‘‘(i) prioritize methamphetamine pre2 vention and education; 

3 ‘‘(ii) have past experience in commu4 nity coalition building and be part of an 

5 existing coalition that includes medical and 

6 public health officials, educators, youth7 serving community organizations, and 

8 members of law enforcement; 

9 ‘‘(iii) utilize professional prevention 

10 staff to develop research and science based 

11 prevention strategies for the community to 

12 be served; 

13 ‘‘(iv) demonstrate the ability to oper14 ate a community-based methamphetamine 

15 prevention and education program; 

16 ‘‘(v) establish prevalence of use 

17 through a community needs assessment; 

18 ‘‘(vi) establish goals and objectives 

19 based on a needs assessment; and 

20 ‘‘(vii) demonstrate measurable out21 comes on a yearly basis.’’; 

22 (2) in subsection (e)—

23 (A) by striking ‘‘subsection (a), 

24 $10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)—

25 ‘‘(1) $10,000,000’’; 
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1 (B) by striking the period at the end and 

2 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

3 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(2) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 

5 through 2009 to carry out the programs referred to 

6 in subsection (c)(1)(H).’’; and 

7 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(f) SET-ASIDE.—Of the amount made available for 

9 grants under this section, 10 percent shall be used to as10 sist tribal governments. 

11 ‘‘(g) AMOUNT OF GRANTS.—The amount of a grant 

12 under this section, with respect to each rural community 

13 involved, shall be at least $19,000 but not greater than 

14 $100,000.’’. 

15 SEC. 203. METHAMPHETAMINE CLEANUP. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall, 

17 through the Department of Justice or through grants to 

18 States or units of local government and tribal governments 

19 located outside a Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area, 

20 in accordance with such regulations as the Attorney Gen21 eral may prescribe, provide for—

22 (1) the cleanup of methamphetamine labora23 tories and related hazardous waste in units of local 

24 government and tribal governments located outside a 

25 Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area; and 
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1 (2) the improvement of contract-related re2 sponse time for cleanup of methamphetamine labora3 tories and related hazardous waste in units of local 

4 government and tribal governments located outside a 

5 Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area by providing 

6 additional contract personnel, equipment, and facili7 ties. 

8 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 

10 appropriated $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2005 to 

11 carry out this section. 

12 (2) FUNDING ADDITIONAL.—Amounts author13 ized by this section are in addition to amounts oth14 erwise authorized by law. 

15 (3) SET-ASIDE.—Of the amount made available 

16 for grants under this section, 10 percent shall be 

17 awarded to tribal governments. 

18 SEC. 204. PAYMENT FOR CLEANUP OF FORMER METH19 AMPHETAMINE LABORATORIES USING DE20 PARTMENT OF THE TREASURY FORFEITURE 

21 FUND. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 97 of title 31, United 

23 States Code, is amended–

24 (1) by redesignating section 9703 (as added by 

25 Public Law 103–62) as section 9703A; 
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1 (2) by transferring section 9703 (as added by 

2 Public Law 102–393) so as to appear after section 

3 9702; 

4 (3) by amending section 9703 (as so trans5 ferred) in subsection (a)(1) by adding at the end the 

6 following: 

7 ‘‘(K) Payment for the costs of experts and con8 sultants needed to clean up an area formerly used 

9 as a methamphetamine laboratory, subject to the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘(i) If the area is located on public prop12 erty, payment for such costs shall be made to 

13 the designated State, local, or tribal law en14 forcement, environmental, or health entity. 

15 ‘‘(ii) If the area is located on private prop16 erty, payment under this subparagraph may not 

17 be made for more than 90 percent of such 

18 costs, and may be made only if the property 

19 owner—

20 ‘‘(I) did not, before law enforcement 

21 action to close the laboratory, have actual 

22 knowledge that the laboratory was located 

23 on the property; or 

24 ‘‘(II) notified an appropriate law en25 forcement agency about the laboratory not 
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1 later than 24 hours after gaining actual 

2 knowledge that the laboratory was located 

3 on the property.’’; and 

4 (4) in the table of contents at the beginning of 

5 such chapter—

6 (A) by redesignating the item relating to 

7 section 9703 (as added by Public Law 103–62) 

8 as section 9703A; and 

9 (B) by transferring the item relating to 

10 section 9703 (as added by Public Law 102–

11 393) so as to appear after the item relating to 

12 section 9702. 

13 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The following pro14 visions are each amended by striking ‘‘9703’’ and insert15 ing ‘‘9703A’’: 

16 (1) Sections 1115(f), 1116(d)(4), 1118(c)(3), 

17 1119(d)(4), and 9704(b) of title 31, United States 

18 Code. 

19 (2) Section 11315(c)(3) of title 40, United 

20 States Code. 

21 SEC. 205. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS RELATING 

22 TO COPS GRANTS. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other funds au24 thorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2005 for grants 

25 under part Q of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
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1 Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd et seq.), 

2 known as the COPS program, there is authorized to be 

3 appropriated $20,000,000 for such purpose to provide 

4 training to State and local prosecutors and law enforce5 ment agents for prosecution of methamphetamine of6 fenses. 

7 (b) RURAL SET-ASIDE.—Of amounts made available 

8 pursuant to subsection (a), $5,000,000 shall be available 

9 only for prosecutors and law enforcement agents for rural 

10 communities. 

11 (c) DEA REIMBURSEMENT.—Of amounts made 

12 available pursuant to subsection (a), $2,000,000 shall be 

13 available only to reimburse the Drug Enforcement Admin14 istration for existing training expenses. 

15 SEC. 206. EXPANSION OF METHAMPHETAMINE HOT SPOTS 

16 PROGRAM TO INCLUDE PERSONNEL AND 

17 EQUIPMENT FOR ENFORCEMENT, PROSECU18 TION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP. 

19 Section 1701(d) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 

20 Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd(d)) is amend21 ed—

22 (1) in paragraph (10) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

23 end; 

24 (2) in paragraph (11) by striking the period at 

25 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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1 (3) by adding at the end the following new 

2 paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(12) hire personnel and purchase equipment 

4 for areas located outside a Standard Metropolitan 

5 Statistical Area to assist in the enforcement and 

6 prosecution of methamphetamine offenses and the 

7 environmental cleanup of methamphetamine-affected 

8 areas.’’. 

9 TITLE III—LAW ENFORCEMENT 

10 TRAINING 

11 SEC. 301. SMALL TOWN AND RURAL TRAINING PROGRAM. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is established a Rural Po13 licing Institute, which shall be administered by the Na14 tional Center for State and Local Law Enforcement 

15 Training of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Cen16 ter (FLETC) as part of the Small Town and Rural Train17 ing (STAR) Program to—

18 (1) assess the needs of law enforcement in units 

19 of local government and tribal governments located 

20 outside a Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area; 

21 (2) develop and deliver export training pro22 grams regarding topics such as drug enforcement, 

23 airborne counterdrug operations, domestic violence, 

24 hate and bias crimes, computer crimes, law enforce25 ment critical incident planning related to school 
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1 shootings, and other topics identified in the training 

2 needs assessment to law enforcement officers in 

3 units of local government and tribal governments lo4 cated outside a Standard Metropolitan Statistical 

5 Area; and 

6 (3) conduct outreach efforts to ensure that 

7 training programs under the Rural Policing Institute 

8 reach law enforcement officers in units of local gov9 ernment and tribal governments located outside a 

10 Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area. 

11 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

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

13 appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2005, and 

14 $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 

15 2009, to carry out this section, including contracts, 

16 staff, and equipment. 

17 (2) SET-ASIDE.—Of the amount made available 

18 for grants under this section for each fiscal year, 10 

19 percent shall be awarded to tribal governments.

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