IIB 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 654 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 21, 2021 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
AN ACT 
To provide the Administrator of the Drug-Free Communities 
Support Program the authority to waive the Federal 
fund limitation for the Drug-Free Communities Support 
Program, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Drug-Free Commu-
nities Pandemic Relief Act’’. 
SEC. 2. WAIVER OF FEDERAL FUND LIMITATION FOR THE 
DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES SUPPORT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), if the 
Administrator of the Drug-Free Communities Support 
Program determines that, as a result of the public health 
emergency declared pursuant to section 319 of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) as a result of 
COVID–19, an eligible coalition is unable to raise the 
amount of non-Federal funds, including in-kind contribu-
tions, agreed to be raised by the coalition for a fiscal year 
under an agreement entered into with the Administrator 
pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) or (3) of section 1032(b) 
of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (21 U.S.C. 1532(b)), 
the Administrator may, notwithstanding such paragraphs, 
provide to the eligible coalition the grant or renewal grant, 
as applicable, for that fiscal year in an amount— 
(1) with respect to an initial grant or renewal 
grant described under paragraph (1)(A) or (3)(A) of 
such section, that exceeds the amount of non-Fed-
eral funds raised by the eligible coalition, including 
in-kind contributions, for that fiscal year; 
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(2) with respect to a renewal grant described 
under paragraph (3)(D)(i) of such section, that ex-
ceeds 125 percent of the amount of non-Federal 
funds raised by the eligible coalition, including in- 
kind contributions, for that fiscal year; and 
(3) with respect to a renewal grant described 
under paragraph (3)(D)(ii) of such section, that ex-
ceeds 150 percent of the amount of non-Federal 
funds raised by the eligible coalition, including in- 
kind contributions, for that fiscal year. 
(b) LIMITATION.—The Administrator may not pro-
vide a grant or renewal grant to an eligible coalition in 
an amount exceeding the amount of funds initially agreed 
to be provided by the Administrator under the applicable 
agreement. 
SEC. 3. RAISING CAP ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 
UNDER ANTI-DRUG ABUSE ACT OF 1988. 
Section 1024(b) of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 
(21 U.S.C. 1524(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘8 percent’’ 
and inserting ‘‘12 percent’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 20, 
2021. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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