I
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 988
To provide for a comprehensive, coordinated effort to combat
methamphetamine abuse, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 4, 1999
Mr. BOSWELL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 com-
mittee concerned
A BILL
To provide for a comprehensive, coordinated effort to combat
methamphetamine abuse, and for other purposes.
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 ‘‘Comprehensive Meth-
amphetamine Abuse Reduction Act’’.
SEC. 2. EXPANDING METHAMPHETAMINE ABUSE PREVEN-
TION EFFORTS.
Section 515 of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 290bb–21) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(e) PREVENTION OF METHAMPHETAMINE ABUSE
AND ADDICTION.—
‘‘(1) GRANTS.—The Director of the Center for
Substance Abuse Prevention (referred to in this sec-
tion as the ‘Director’) may make grants to and enter
into contracts and cooperative agreements with pub-
lic and nonprofit private entities to enable such
entities—
‘‘(A) to carry out school-based programs
concerning the dangers of methamphetamine
abuse and addiction, using methods that are ef-
fective and evidence-based, including initiatives
that give students the responsibility to create
their own anti-drug abuse education programs
for their schools; and
‘‘(B) to carry out community-based meth-
amphetamine abuse and addiction prevention
programs that are effective and evidence-based.
‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts made available
under a grant, contract or cooperative agreement
under paragraph (1) shall be used for planning, es-
tablishing, or administering methamphetamine pre-
vention programs in accordance with paragraph (3).
‘‘(3) PREVENTION
PROGRAMS
AND
ACTIVI-
TIES.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Amounts provided
under this subsection may be used—
‘‘(i) to carry out school-based pro-
grams that are focused on those districts
with high or increasing rates of meth-
amphetamine abuse and addiction and tar-
geted at populations which are most at
risk to start methamphetamine abuse;
‘‘(ii) to carry out community-based
prevention programs that are focused on
those populations within the community
that are most at-risk for methamphet-
amine abuse and addiction;
‘‘(iii) to assist local government enti-
ties to conduct appropriate methamphet-
amine prevention activities;
‘‘(iv) to train and educate State and
local law enforcement officials, prevention
and education officials, members of com-
munity anti-drug coalitions and parents on
the signs of methamphetamine abuse and
addiction and the options for treatment
and prevention;
‘‘(v) for planning, administration, and
educational activities related to the preven-
tion of methamphetamine abuse and addic-
tion;
‘‘(vi) for the monitoring and evalua-
tion of methamphetamine prevention ac-
tivities, and reporting and disseminating
resulting information to the public; and
‘‘(vii) for targeted pilot programs with
evaluation components to encourage inno-
vation and experimentation with new meth-
odologies.
‘‘(B) PRIORITY.—The Director shall give
priority in making grants under this subsection
to rural and urban areas that are experiencing
a high rate or rapid increases in methamphet-
amine abuse and addiction.
‘‘(4) ANALYSES AND EVALUATION.—
‘‘(A) 
IN
GENERAL.—Not 
less 
than
$500,000 of the amount available in each fiscal
year to carry out this subsection shall be made
available to the Director, acting in consultation
with other Federal agencies, to support and
conduct periodic analyses and evaluations of ef-
fective prevention programs for methamphet-
amine abuse and addiction and the development
of appropriate strategies for disseminating in-
formation about and implementing these pro-
grams.
‘‘(B) ANNUAL
REPORTS.—The Director
shall submit to the Committee on Health, Edu-
cation, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee
on Appropriations of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Commerce and Committee on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives, an
annual report with the results of the analyses
and evaluation under subparagraph (A).
‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out
paragraph (1), $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2000,
and such sums as may be necessary for each suc-
ceeding fiscal year.’’.
SEC. 3. EXPANDING CRIMINAL PENALTIES AND LAW EN-
FORCEMENT FUNDING.
(a) SWIFT AND CERTAIN PUNISHMENT OF METH-
AMPHETAMINE LABORATORY OPERATORS.—
(1) FEDERAL SENTENCING GUIDELINES.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to its author-
ity under section 994(p) of title 28, United
States Code, the United States Sentencing
Commission shall promulgate Federal sentenc-
ing guidelines or amend existing Federal sen-
tencing guidelines for any offense relating to
the manufacture, attempt to manufacture, or
conspiracy to manufacture amphetamine or
methamphetamine in violation of the Controlled
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), the
Controlled Substances Import and Export Act
(21 U.S.C. 951 et seq.), or the Maritime Drug
Law Enforcement Act (46 U.S.C. App. 1901 et
seq.) in accordance with this paragraph.
(B) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out this
paragraph, the United States Sentencing Com-
mission shall, with respect to each offense de-
scribed in subparagraph (A)—
(i) increase the base offense level for
the offense—
(I) by not less than 3 offense lev-
els above the applicable level in effect
on the date of enactment of this Act;
or
(II) if the resulting base offense
level after an increase under subclause
(II) would be less than level 27, to not
less than level 27; or
(ii) if the offense created a substantial
risk of danger to the health and safety of
another person (including any Federal,
State, or local law enforcement officer law-
fully present at the location of the offense,
increase the base offense level for the
offense—
(I) by not less than 6 offense lev-
els above the applicable level in effect
on the date of enactment of this Act;
or
(II) if the resulting base offense
level after an increase under clause (i)
would be less than level 30, to not less
than level 30.
(C) EMERGENCY AUTHORITY TO SENTENC-
ING COMMISSION.—The United States Sentenc-
ing Commission shall promulgate the guidelines
or amendments provided for under this para-
graph as soon as practicable after the date of
enactment of this Act in accordance with the