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105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4617
To provide increased funding to combat drug offenses, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 24, 1998
Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. BONIOR, Mr. REYES, Mr. SANDLIN, Mr.
BORSKI, Ms. FURSE, and Mr. UNDERWOOD) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition
to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 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 com-
mittee concerned
A BILL
To provide increased funding to combat drug offenses, 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 ‘‘Drug Elimination and
Justice Act’’.
SEC. 2. AFTER SCHOOLS AND LIFE SKILLS PROGRAMS FOR
AT-RISK YOUTH.
Section 10907 of part I of title X of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8247)
is amended by striking ‘‘appropriated’’ and all that follows
before the period and inserting the following: ‘‘appro-
priated to carry out this part—
‘‘(1) such sums as may be necessary for fiscal
year 1999; and
‘‘(2) a total of $1,000,000,000 for fiscal years
2000 through 2004’’.
SEC. 3. INCREASED LAW ENFORCEMENT RESOURCES IN SE-
LECTED CITIES.
(a) FEDERAL DRUG COURT PILOT PROGRAM.—
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Drug Court
Program Office of the Office of Justice Programs of the
Department of Justice, $15,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2000 through 2002, to carry out a pilot program
to establish a Federal drug court in each of 10 cities in
the United States that have increasing drug enforcement
problems.
(b) INCREASED
PROSECUTORIAL
RESOURCES.—
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Department
of Justice, $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000
through 2002, for additional prosecutorial resources, in-
cluding personnel, dedicated to drug enforcement, in each
of the 10 cities in which a Federal drug court is estab-
lished pursuant to subsection (a).
SEC. 4. INCREASED FUNDING FOR THE COPS PROGRAM.
Section 1001(a)(11) of part J of title I of the Omni-
bus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3793(a)(11)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(C) In addition to amounts made available under
subparagraph (A), there is authorized to be appropriated
to carry out part Q, to remain available until expended,
the total amount of $1,500,000,000 for fiscal years 2000
through 2004, of which 50 percent shall be used for coop-
erative partnerships between schools and State and local
police departments to provide for the use of police officers
in schools.’’.
SEC. 5. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR DRUG CRIMES NEAR
SCHOOLS.
Section 419 of the Controlled Substances Act (21
U.S.C. 860) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘public library,’’ after
‘‘swimming pool,’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘one year’’ and inserting
‘‘3 years’’; and
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘public library,’’ after
‘‘swimming pool,’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘three years’’ and inserting
‘‘7 years’’.
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