I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4964 
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
modify the provisions relating to treatment courts. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 6, 2021 
Ms. LOFGREN (for herself and Mr. MCKINLEY) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 to modify the provisions relating to treat-
ment courts. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Treatment Court, Re-
habilitation, and Recovery Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. TREATMENT COURTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10101 
et seq.) is amended by striking part EE (34 U.S.C. 10611 
et seq.) and inserting the following: 
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‘‘PART EE—TREATMENT COURT DISCRETIONARY 
GRANT PROGRAM 
‘‘SEC. 2951. GRANT AUTHORITY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may make 
grants— 
‘‘(1) to States, State courts, local courts, units 
of local government, and Indian tribal governments, 
acting directly or through agreements with other 
public or private entities; and 
‘‘(2) to establish or enhance— 
‘‘(A) juvenile drug treatment courts that 
serve teens charged with delinquency offenses 
caused or influenced by a moderate to severe 
substance use disorder or co-occurring mental 
health disorder; 
‘‘(B) family treatment courts that serve 
parents or guardians in dependency proceedings 
facing allegations of child abuse or neglect 
caused or influenced by a moderate to severe 
substance use disorder; 
‘‘(C) Tribal healing to wellness courts that 
serve Native Americans by providing healing 
and communal practices to serve persons 
charged with drug- or alcohol-related violations 
of Tribal laws; 
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‘‘(D) impaired driving courts that serve 
adults charged with repeated instances of driv-
ing under the influence of drugs or alcohol; 
‘‘(E) adult drug treatment courts that 
serve as an alternative to incarceration for 
adults with substance use disorders, including 
co-occurring substance use and mental health 
disorders; and 
‘‘(F) any other treatment courts that ad-
here to national best practice standards en-
dorsed by the National Association of Drug 
Court Professionals. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION.—Economic sanctions imposed in 
this section shall not be at a level that would interfere 
with the treatment and must conform to constitutional 
standards including, but not limited to, an opportunity to 
present evidence at a hearing regarding the participant’s 
financial status and ability to pay. 
‘‘SEC. 2952. ADMINISTRATION. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) MEDICATION
FOR
ADDICTION
TREAT-
MENT.—The term ‘medication for addiction treat-
ment’ means the use of medications approved by the 
Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of 
substance use disorder. 
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