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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5345 

To authorize ‘‘Meth Watch’’ program grants. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 8, 2004 

Mr. SOUDER (for himself, Mr. WAMP, Mr. OSE, and Mr. CASE) introduced 

the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To authorize ‘‘Meth Watch’’ program grants. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 

4 Congress finds the following: 

5 (1) The Meth Watch program is a voluntary 

6 program started in the State of Kansas as a public7 private partnership in 2002. 

8 (2) Since 2002, the Meth Watch program has 

9 worked to engage retailers, law enforcement, State 

10 and local agencies, and other key partners to reduce 

11 the illegal diversion of methamphetamine precursor 
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1 chemicals, and to increase community awareness 

2 about the methamphetamine problem. 

3 (3) Since implementing the program, Kansas 

4 has succeeded in reducing losses due to theft of pre5 cursor chemicals and in improving communication 

6 and cooperation between law enforcement and retail7 ers. 

8 (4) Because of the success of the Meth Watch 

9 program, several other States have begun to adopt 

10 the Kansas model, and many more have expressed 

11 interest but have been deterred by a lack of funds 

12 and expertise. 

13 SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF GRANTS FOR METH WATCH 

14 PROGRAMS. 

15 (a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Director of the Of16 fice of National Drug Control Policy may provide grants 

17 to States for the implementation and evaluation of Meth 

18 Watch programs. Such programs shall have as their pur19 pose— 

20 (1) improving communication and cooperation 

21 between law enforcement agencies and manufactur22 ers, distributors, and retailers of products that are 

23 frequently used in the production of methamphet24 amine; and 
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1 (2) increasing public awareness of the ways in 

2 which the illegal manufacturers of methamphetamine 

3 obtain precursor chemicals and equipment for use in 

4 methamphetamine production, and of how the public 

5 may assist law enforcement agencies in stopping 

6 such activity. 

7 (b) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—Grant funds awarded 

8 pursuant to subsection (a) may be used by a State— 

9 (1) to hire and retain personnel to implement 

10 and manage a Meth Watch program; 

11 (2) to pay for training expenses and technical 

12 assistance to law enforcement personnel and employ13 ees of manufacturers, distributors, or retailers of 

14 products that are frequently used in the production 

15 of methamphetamine; 

16 (3) to obtain informational materials, such as 

17 posters, signs, window or counter stickers, or videos, 

18 designed to implement the purposes of the program; 

19 (4) to establish and maintain an informational 

20 telephone, Internet, or other ‘‘hotline’’ for the re21 porting by manufacturers, distributors, or retailers 

22 to law enforcement agencies of suspicious trans23 actions in methamphetamine precursor chemicals or 

24 equipment; or 
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1 (5) to make grants to subdivisions of the State 

2 to implement the program. 

3 (c) APPLICATION.—To receive a grant under this sec4 tion, a State shall submit an application to the Director 

5 of the Office of National Drug Control Policy at such time, 

6 in such manner, and containing such information as the 

7 Director may require. 

8 (d) DURATION OF GRANT.—A grant provided under 

9 this section may be available for use by a State for a pe10 riod of no more than two years. 

11 (e) REPORT.—Not later than two years after the date 

12 of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office 

13 of National Drug Control Policy shall submit to the Com14 mittees on Appropriations and to the authorizing commit15 tees of jurisdiction of the House of Representatives and 

16 the Senate a report evaluating the effectiveness of each 

17 Meth Watch program that has received funds under this 

18 section. The report shall set forth the specific performance 

19 measures of effectiveness used in making the evaluation, 

20 including measures designed to test the effectiveness of 

21 each program in reducing the amount of methamphet22 amine produced, and the amount of precursor chemicals 

23 and equipment diverted to illegal methamphetamine pro24 duction, within the State. 
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1 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

2 are authorized to be appropriated to the Office of National 

3 Drug Control Policy $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

4 2006 through 2008 to implement this section. 

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