(b) DEFINITION.—Section 1904(d) of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
3796ff–3(d)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT 
PROGRAM DEFINED.—In this part, the term ‘residential 
substance abuse treatment program’ means a course of 
comprehensive individual and group substance abuse 
treatment services, lasting a period of at least 6 months, 
in residential treatment facilities set apart from the gen-
eral population of a prison or jail (which may include the 
use of pharmacological treatment, where appropriate, that 
may extend beyond such period).’’. 
(c) REQUIREMENT
FOR STUDY
AND REPORT
ON 
AFTERCARE SERVICES.—The Attorney General, through 
the National Institute of Justice, and in consultation with 
the National Institute on Drug Abuse, shall conduct a 
study on the use and effectiveness of funds used by the 
Department of Justice for aftercare services under section 
1902(c) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968, as amended by subsection (a) of this section, 
for offenders who reenter the community after completing 
a substance abuse program in prison or jail. 
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SEC. 103 DEFINITION OF VIOLENT OFFENDER FOR DRUG 
COURT GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 2953(a)(1) of the Omni-
bus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
U.S.C. 3797u-2(a)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘that is 
punishable by a term of imprisonment exceeding one year’’ 
after ‘‘convicted of an offense’’. 
(b) PERIOD
FOR
COMPLIANCE.—Notwithstanding 
Section 2952(2) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797u-1(2)), each grantee 
under part EE of such Act shall have not more than 3 
years from the date of the enactment of this Act to adopt 
the definition of ‘‘violent offender’’ under such part, as 
amended by subsection (a) of this section. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall re-
vise any regulations or guidelines described in section 
2952 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797u-1) in accordance with the 
amendments made by subsection (a). Such regulations 
shall specify that grant amounts under part EE of such 
Act shall be reduced for any drug court that does not 
adopt the definition of ‘‘violent offender’’ under such part, 
as amended by subsection (a) of this section, within 3 
years after such date of enactment. 
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SEC. 104. USE OF VIOLENT OFFENDER TRUTH-IN-SEN-
TENCING GRANT FUNDING FOR DEMONSTRA-
TION PROJECT ACTIVITIES. 
(a) PERMISSIBLE USES.—Section 20102(a) of the 
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 
(42 U.S.C. 13702(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (3) by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) to carry out any activity referred to in sec-
tion 2976(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797w(b)).’’. 
(b) 
USE
OF
FUNDS
APPROPRIATED.—Section 
20108(b)(4) of the Violent Crime Control and Law En-
forcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 13708(b)(4)) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Funds obligated, 
but subsequently unspent and deobligated, may remain 
available, to the extent as may provided in appropriations 
Acts, for the purpose described in section 20102(a)(4) for 
any subsequent fiscal year. The further obligation of such 
funds by an official for such purpose shall not be delayed, 
directly or indirectly, in any manner by any officer or em-
ployee in the executive branch.’’. 
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