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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5188 

To respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use of 

methamphetamines in the United States, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2004 

Mr. BLUNT 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 respond to the illegal production, distribution, and use 

of methamphetamines in the United States, 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 ‘‘Combat Meth Act’’. 
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1 TITLE I—GRANT PROGRAM FOR 

2 COMBATING METHAMPHET3 AMINE REPEAT OFFENDERS 

4 SEC. 101. GRANT PROGRAM FOR COMBATING METH5 AMPHETAMINE REPEAT OFFENDER. 

6 (a) GRANT PROGRAM.—The Attorney General shall 

7 carry out a program to provide grants to qualified States 

8 for combating the problem of methamphetamine abuse 

9 with a specific focus on the prosecution of repeat offend10 ers. 

11 (b) QUALIFIED STATE.—For purposes of this section, 

12 the term ‘‘qualified State’’ means a State that— 

13 (1) as reported by the National Clandestine 

14 Laboratory Database, had more than 200 meth15 amphetamine lab seizures in 2003; and 

16 (2) has a law that provides that possession and/ 

17 or distribution of 5 grams or more of methamphet18 amine, its salts, isomers, or salts of its isomers, or 

19 50 grams or more of a mixture or substance con20 taining a detectable amount of methamphetamine, 

21 its salts, isomers, or salts of its isomers, qualifies for 

22 a mandatory minimum sentence without the possi23 bility of probation or parole of 5 to 40 years for a 

24 first offense, 10 years to life for a second offense, 

25 and life for a third offense. 
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1 (c) DISTRIBUTION OF GRANT AMOUNTS.—The Attor2 ney General shall distribute grants authorized under sub3 section (a) to 2 States. 

4 (d) ADMINISTRATION.—The Attorney General shall 

5 prescribe requirements, including application require6 ments, for grants under the program under subsection (a). 

7 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

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

9 appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal years 2005 and 

10 2006 to carry out this section. 

11 (2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pur12 suant to the authorization of appropriations in para13 graph (1) shall remain available until expended. 

14 TITLE II—ENFORCEMENT 

15 SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS RELATING 

16 TO COPS GRANTS. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other funds au18 thorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2005 for grants 

19 under part Q of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 

20 Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd et seq.), 

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

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

23 training to State and local prosecutors and law enforce24 ment agents for investigation and prosecution of meth25 amphetamine offenses. 
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1 (b) RURAL SET-ASIDE.—Of amounts made available 

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

3 only for prosecutors and law enforcement agents for rural 

4 communities. 

5 (c) DEA REIMBURSEMENT.—Of amounts made 

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

7 available only to reimburse the Drug Enforcement Admin8 istration for existing training expenses and shall remain 

9 available until expended. 

10 SEC. 202. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS RELATING 

11 TO THE CLANDESTINE LABORATORY TRAIN12 ING. 

13 In addition to any other funds authorized to be ap14 propriated for fiscal year 2005 for the facilities and per15 sonnel used to operate the Clandestine Laboratory Train16 ing Facility of the Drug Enforcement Administration, lo17 cated in Quantico, Virginia, there is authorized to be ap18 propriated $10,000,000 for such purpose (but to include 

19 not more than 20 additional full-time positions) to provide 

20 training to law enforcement personnel of all the States, 

21 the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 

22 Rico, and the territories and possessions of the United 

23 States. 
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1 SEC. 203. EXPANSION OF METHAMPHETAMINE HOT SPOTS 

2 PROGRAM TO INCLUDE PERSONNEL AND 

3 EQUIPMENT FOR ENFORCEMENT, PROSECU4 TION, AND CLEANUP. 

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

6 Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd(d)) is amend7 ed— 

8 (1) in paragraph (11) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 

9 end; 

10 (2) in paragraph (12) by striking the period at 

11 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

13 ‘‘(13) hire personnel and purchase equipment to 

14 assist in the enforcement and prosecution of meth15 amphetamine offenses and the cleanup of meth16 amphetamine-affected areas.’’. 

17 SEC. 204. SPECIAL UNITED STATES ATTORNEY’S PROGRAM. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General shall allo19 cate any amounts appropriated pursuant to the authoriza20 tion under subsection (a) for the hiring and training of 

21 special assistant United States attorneys. 

22 (b) USE OF FUNDS.—The funds allocated under sub23 section (a) shall be used to— 

24 (1) train local prosecutors in techniques used to 

25 prosecute methamphetamine cases, including the 
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1 presentation of evidence related to the manufacture 

2 of methamphetamine; 

3 (2) train local prosecutors in Federal and State 

4 laws involving methamphetamine manufacture or 

5 distribution; 

6 (3) cross-designate local prosecutors as special 

7 assistant United States attorneys; and 

8 (4) hire additional local prosecutors who— 

9 (A) with the approval of the United States 

10 attorney, shall be cross-designated to prosecute 

11 both Federal and State methamphetamine 

12 cases; 

13 (B) shall be assigned a caseload that 

14 whether in State court or Federal court gives 

15 the highest priority to cases in which— 

16 (i) charges related to methamphet17 amine manufacture or distribution are sub18 mitted by law enforcement for consider19 ation; and 

20 (ii) the defendant has been previously 

21 convicted for a crime related to meth22 amphetamine manufacture or distribution. 

23 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

24 are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for fiscal 
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1 years 2005 and 2006 to carry out the provisions of this 

2 section. 

3 TITLE III—EDUCATION, 

4 PREVENTION, AND TREATMENT 

5 SEC. 301. GRANTS FOR SERVICES FOR CHILDREN OF SUB6 STANCE ABUSERS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 519 of the Public Health 

8 Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb–25), as transferred and in9 serted pursuant to subsection (b), is amended— 

10 (1) in subsection (b), by inserting after para11 graph (8) the following: 

12 ‘‘(9) Development of drug endangered children 

13 rapid response teams that will intervene on behalf of 

14 children exposed to methamphetamine as a result of 

15 residing or being present in a home-based clandes16 tine drug laboratory.’’; and 

17 (2) in subsection (o)— 

18 (A) by striking ‘‘For the purpose’’ and in19 serting the following: 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose’’; and 

21 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(2) DRUG ENDANGERED CHILDREN RAPID RE23 SPONSE TEAMS.—There are authorized to be appro24 priated $1,000,000 for fiscal years 2005 and 2006 

25 to carry out the provisions of subsection (b)(9).’’. 
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1 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3106 of Public Law 

3 106–310 (114 Stat. 1175) is amended— 

4 (A) by striking ‘‘399D’’ each place such 

5 terms appears and inserting ‘‘399A’’; and 

6 (B) in subsection (m)(3), by striking 

7 ‘‘after section 518’’ and inserting ‘‘after section 

8 517’’. 

9 (2) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—In section 3106 

10 of Public Law 106–310 as amended by paragraph 

11 (1), each reference to section 399A of the Public 

12 Health Service shall be considered to be a reference 

13 to such section 399A as redesignated by section 

14 502(1) of such Public Law (114 Stat. 1115). 

15 SEC. 302. LOCAL GRANTS FOR TREATMENT OF METH16 AMPHETAMINE ABUSE AND RELATED CONDI17 TIONS. 

18 Subpart 1 of part B of title V of the Public Health 

19 Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb et seq.) is amended— 

20 (1) by redesignating the section 514 that re21 lates to methamphetamine and appears after section 

22 514A as section 514B; and 

23 (2) by inserting after section 514B (as so re24 designated) the following section: 
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1 ‘‘LOCAL GRANTS FOR TREATMENT OF

2 METHAMPHETAMINE ABUSE AND RELATED CONDITIONS

3 ‘‘SEC. 514C. The Secretary may make grants to po4 litical subdivisions of States and to nonprofit private enti5 ties for the purpose of providing treatment for meth6 amphetamine abuse.’’. 

7 SEC. 303. METHAMPHETAMINE PRECURSOR MONITORING 

8 GRANTS. 

9 (a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney General, 

10 acting through the Bureau of Justice Assistance, may 

11 award grants to States to establish methamphetamine pre12 cursor monitoring programs. 

13 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the grant program es14 tablished under this section is to— 

15 (1) prevent the sale of methamphetamine pre16 cursors, such as pseudoephedrine, to individuals in 

17 quantities so large that the only reasonable purpose 

18 of the purchase would be to manufacture meth19 amphetamine; 

20 (2) educate businesses that legally sell meth21 amphetamine precursors of the need to balance the 

22 legitimate need for lawful access to medication with 

23 the risk that those substances may be used to manu24 facture methamphetamine; and 
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1 (3) recalibrate existing prescription drug moni2 toring programs designed to track the sale of con3 trolled substances to also track the sale of 

4 pseudoephedrine in any amount greater than 6 

5 grams. 

6 (c) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—Grant funds awarded 

7 to States under this section may be used to— 

8 (1) implement a methamphetamine precursor or 

9 prescription drug monitoring program, including hir10 ing personnel and purchasing computer hardware 

11 and software designed to monitor methamphetamine 

12 precursor purchases; 

13 (2) expand existing methamphetamine pre14 cursor or prescription drug monitoring programs to 

15 accomplish the purposes described in subsection (b); 

16 (3) pay for training and technical assistance for 

17 law enforcement personnel and employees of busi18 nesses that lawfully sell substances, which may be 

19 used as methamphetamine precursors; 

20 (4) improve information sharing between adja21 cent States through enhanced connectivity; or 

22 (5) make grants to subdivisions of the State to 

23 implement methamphetamine precursor monitoring 

24 programs. 
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1 (d) APPLICATION.—Any State desiring a grant under 

2 this section shall submit an application to the Attorney 

3 General at such time, in such manner, and containing 

4 such information as the Director may require. 

5 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

6 are authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General 

7 $1,000,000 for the fiscal years 2005 and 2006, to be used 

8 to carry out the provisions of this section. 

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