114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5046 
AN ACT 
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to make 
grants to assist State and local governments in address-
ing the national epidemic of opioid 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 Opioid 
Abuse Reduction Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. COMPREHENSIVE OPIOID ABUSE GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘PART LL—COMPREHENSIVE OPIOID ABUSE 
GRANT PROGRAM 
‘‘SEC. 3021. DESCRIPTION. 
‘‘(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—From amounts made 
available to carry out this part, the Attorney General may 
make grants to States, units of local government, and In-
dian tribes, for use by the State, unit of local government, 
or Indian tribe to provide services primarily relating to 
opioid abuse, including for any one or more of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) Developing, implementing, or expanding a 
treatment alternative to incarceration program, 
which may include— 
‘‘(A) pre-booking or post-booking compo-
nents, which may include the activities de-
scribed in part DD or HH of this title; 
‘‘(B) training for criminal justice agency 
personnel on substance use disorders and co-oc-
curring mental illness and substance use dis-
orders; 
‘‘(C) a mental health court, including the 
activities described in part V of this title; 
‘‘(D) a drug court, including the activities 
described in part EE of this title; 
‘‘(E) a veterans treatment court program, 
including the activities described in subsection 
(i) of section 2991 of this title; 
‘‘(F) a focus on parents whose incarcer-
ation could result in their children entering the 
child welfare system; and 
‘‘(G) a community-based substance use di-
version program sponsored by a law enforce-
ment agency. 
‘‘(2) In the case of a State, facilitating or en-
hancing planning and collaboration between State 
criminal justice agencies and State substance abuse 
systems in order to more efficiently and effectively 
carry out programs described in paragraph (1) that 
address problems related to opioid abuse. 
‘‘(3) Providing training and resources for first 
responders on carrying and administering an opioid 
overdose reversal drug or device approved by the 
Food and Drug Administration, and purchasing
such a drug or device for first responders who have 
received such training to carry and administer. 
‘‘(4) Investigative purposes to locate or inves-
tigate illicit activities related to the unlawful dis-
tribution of opioids. 
‘‘(5) Developing, implementing, or expanding a 
medication-assisted treatment program used or oper-
ated by a criminal justice agency, which may include 
training criminal justice agency personnel on medi-
cation-assisted treatment, and carrying out the ac-
tivities described in part S of this title. 
‘‘(6) In the case of a State, developing, imple-
menting, or expanding a prescription drug moni-
toring program to collect and analyze data related to 
the prescribing of schedules II, III, and IV con-
trolled substances through a centralized database 
administered by an authorized State agency, which 
includes tracking the dispensation of such sub-
stances, and providing for interoperability and data 
sharing with other States. 
‘‘(7) Developing, implementing, or expanding a 
program to prevent and address opioid abuse by ju-
veniles. 
‘‘(8) Developing, implementing, or expanding an 
integrated and comprehensive opioid abuse response
program, including prevention and recovery pro-
grams. 
‘‘(9) Developing, implementing, or expanding a 
program (which may include demonstration projects) 
to utilize technology that provides a secure container 
for prescription drugs that would prevent individ-
uals, particularly adolescents, from gaining access to 
opioid medications that are lawfully prescribed for 
other individuals. 
‘‘(10) Developing, implementing, or expanding a 
program to prevent and address opioid abuse by vet-
erans. 
‘‘(11) Developing, implementing, or expanding a 
prescription drug take-back program. 
‘‘(b) CONTRACTS AND SUBAWARDS.—A State, unit of 
local government, or Indian tribe may, in using a grant 
under this subpart for purposes authorized by subsection 
(a), use all or a portion of that grant to contract with 
or make one or more subawards to one or more— 
‘‘(1) local or regional organizations that are pri-
vate and nonprofit, including faith-based organiza-
tions; 
‘‘(2) units of local government; or 
‘‘(3) tribal organizations.
‘‘(c) PROGRAM ASSESSMENT COMPONENT; WAIV-
ER.— 
‘‘(1) PROGRAM
ASSESSMENT
COMPONENT.— 
Each program funded under this subpart shall con-
tain a program assessment component, developed 
pursuant to guidelines established by the Attorney 
General, in coordination with the National Institute 
of Justice. 
‘‘(2) WAIVER.—The Attorney General may 
waive the requirement of paragraph (1) with respect 
to a program if, in the opinion of the Attorney Gen-
eral, the program is not of sufficient size to justify 
a full program assessment. 
‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more than 10 
percent of a grant made under this subpart may be used 
for costs incurred to administer such grant. 
‘‘(e) PERIOD.—The period of a grant made under 
this part may not be longer than 4 years, except that re-
newals and extensions beyond that period may be granted 
at the discretion of the Attorney General. 
‘‘SEC. 3022. APPLICATIONS. 
‘‘To request a grant under this part, the chief execu-
tive officer of a State, unit of local government, or Indian 
tribe shall submit an application to the Attorney General
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
321). 
‘‘(6) The term ‘criminal justice agency’ means 
a State, local, or tribal— 
‘‘(A) court; 
‘‘(B) prison; 
‘‘(C) jail; 
‘‘(D) law enforcement agency; or 
‘‘(E) other agency that performs the ad-
ministration of criminal justice, including pros-
ecution, pretrial services, and community super-
vision. 
‘‘(7) The term ‘tribal organization’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 4 of the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 
(25 U.S.C. 450b).’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
1001(a) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)) is amended by inserting 
after paragraph (26) the following: 
‘‘(27) There are authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out part LL $103,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2017 through 2021.’’. 
SEC. 3. AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF GRANTEES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section—
(1) the term ‘‘covered grant program’’ means a 
grant program operated by the Department of Jus-
tice; 
(2) the term ‘‘covered grantee’’ means a recipi-
ent of a grant from a covered grant program; 
(3) the term ‘‘nonprofit’’, when used with re-
spect to an organization, means an organization that 
is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986, and is exempt from taxation 
under section 501(a) of such Code; and 
(4) the term ‘‘unresolved audit finding’’ means 
an audit report finding in a final audit report of the 
Inspector General of the Department of Justice that 
a covered grantee has used grant funds awarded to 
that grantee under a covered grant program for an 
unauthorized expenditure or otherwise unallowable 
cost that is not closed or resolved during a 12-month 
period prior to the date on which the final audit re-
port is issued. 
(b) AUDIT REQUIREMENT.—Beginning in fiscal year 
2016, and annually thereafter, the Inspector General of 
the Department of Justice shall conduct audits of covered 
grantees to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of funds 
awarded under covered grant programs. The Inspector
General shall determine the appropriate number of cov-
ered grantees to be audited each year. 
(c) MANDATORY EXCLUSION.—A grantee that is 
found to have an unresolved audit finding under an audit 
conducted under subsection (b) may not receive grant 
funds under a covered grant program in the fiscal year 
following the fiscal year to which the finding relates. 
(d) REIMBURSEMENT.—If a covered grantee is 
awarded funds under the covered grant program from 
which it received a grant award during the 1-fiscal-year 
period during which the covered grantee is ineligible for 
an allocation of grant funds under subsection (c), the At-
torney General shall— 
(1) deposit into the General Fund of the Treas-
ury an amount that is equal to the amount of the 
grant funds that were improperly awarded to the 
covered grantee; and 
(2) seek to recoup the costs of the repayment 
to the Fund from the covered grantee that was im-
properly awarded the grant funds. 
(e) PRIORITY OF GRANT AWARDS.—The Attorney 
General, in awarding grants under a covered grant pro-
gram shall give priority to eligible entities that during the 
2-year period preceding the application for a grant have 
not been found to have an unresolved audit finding.
(f) NONPROFIT REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.—A nonprofit organization 
that holds money in offshore accounts for the pur-
pose of avoiding the tax described in section 511(a) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, shall not be 
eligible to receive, directly or indirectly, any funds 
from a covered grant program. 
(2) DISCLOSURE.—Each nonprofit organization 
that is a covered grantee shall disclose in its applica-
tion for such a grant, as a condition of receipt of 
such a grant, the compensation of its officers, direc-
tors, and trustees. Such disclosure shall include a 
description of the criteria relied on to determine 
such compensation. 
SEC. 4. VETERANS TREATMENT COURTS. 
Section 2991 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797aa) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection 
(j); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (h) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) ASSISTING VETERANS.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) PEER TO PEER SERVICES OR PRO-
GRAMS.—The term ‘peer to peer services or
programs’ means services or programs that con-
nect qualified veterans with other veterans for 
the 
purpose 
of 
providing 
support 
and 
mentorship to assist qualified veterans in ob-
taining treatment, recovery, stabilization, or re-
habilitation. 
‘‘(B) QUALIFIED
VETERAN.—The term 
‘qualified veteran’ means a preliminarily quali-
fied offender who— 
‘‘(i) served on active duty in any 
branch of the Armed Forces, including the 
National Guard or Reserves; and 
‘‘(ii) was discharged or released from 
such service under conditions other than 
dishonorable. 
‘‘(C) VETERANS TREATMENT COURT PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘veterans treatment court 
program’ means a court program involving col-
laboration among criminal justice, veterans, and 
mental health and substance abuse agencies 
that provides qualified veterans with— 
‘‘(i) intensive judicial supervision and 
case management, which may include ran-
dom and frequent drug testing where ap-
propriate;
‘‘(ii) a full continuum of treatment 
services, including mental health services, 
substance abuse services, medical services, 
and services to address trauma; 
‘‘(iii) alternatives to incarceration; or 
‘‘(iv) other appropriate services, in-
cluding housing, transportation, mentoring, 
employment, job training, education, or as-
sistance in applying for and obtaining 
available benefits. 
‘‘(2) VETERANS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs, may award grants under this sub-
section to applicants to establish or expand— 
‘‘(i) veterans treatment court pro-
grams; 
‘‘(ii) peer to peer services or programs 
for qualified veterans; 
‘‘(iii) practices that identify and pro-
vide treatment, rehabilitation, legal, transi-
tional, and other appropriate services to 
qualified veterans who have been incarcer-
ated; or
‘‘(iv) training programs to teach 
criminal justice, law enforcement, correc-
tions, mental health, and substance abuse 
personnel how to identify and appro-
priately respond to incidents involving 
qualified veterans. 
‘‘(B) 
PRIORITY.—In 
awarding 
grants 
under this subsection, the Attorney General 
shall give priority to applications that— 
‘‘(i) demonstrate collaboration be-
tween and joint investments by criminal 
justice, mental health, substance abuse, 
and veterans service agencies; 
‘‘(ii) promote effective strategies to 
identify and reduce the risk of harm to 
qualified veterans and public safety; and 
‘‘(iii) propose interventions with em-
pirical support to improve outcomes for 
qualified veterans.’’. 
SEC. 5. EMERGENCY FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSIST-
ANCE. 
Section 609Y(a) of the Justice Assistance Act of 
1984 (42 U.S.C. 10513(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 1984’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2021’’.
SEC. 6. INCLUSION OF SERVICES FOR PREGNANT WOMEN 
UNDER FAMILY-BASED SUBSTANCE ABUSE 
GRANTS. 
Part DD of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act (42 U.S.C. 3797s et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 2921(2), by inserting before the 
period at the end ‘‘or pregnant women’’; and 
(2) in section 2927— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting 
‘‘pregnant or’’ before ‘‘a parent’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘or 
pregnant women’’ after ‘‘incarcerated parents’’. 
SEC. 7. GAO STUDY AND REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF JUS-
TICE PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH RELATIVE 
TO SUBSTANCE USE AND SUBSTANCE USE 
DISORDERS 
AMONG 
ADOLESCENTS 
AND 
YOUNG ADULTS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a study on how the Department of 
Justice, through grant programs, is addressing prevention 
of, treatment for, and recovery from substance use by and 
substance use disorders among adolescents and young 
adults. Such study shall include an analysis of each of the 
following: 
(1) The research that has been, and is being, 
conducted or supported pursuant to grant programs
operated by the Department of Justice on prevention 
of, treatment for, and recovery from substance use 
by and substance use disorders among adolescents 
and young adults, including an assessment of— 
(A) such research relative to any unique 
circumstances (including social and biological 
circumstances) of adolescents and young adults 
that may make adolescent-specific and young 
adult-specific treatment protocols necessary, in-
cluding any effects that substance use and sub-
stance use disorders may have on brain develop-
ment and the implications for treatment and re-
covery; and 
(B) areas of such research in which great-
er investment or focus is necessary relative to 
other areas of such research. 
(2) Department of Justice non-research pro-
grams and activities that address prevention of, 
treatment for, and recovery from substance use by 
and substance use disorders among adolescents and 
young adults, including an assessment of the effec-
tiveness of such programs and activities in pre-
venting substance use by and substance use dis-
orders among adolescents and young adults, treating 
such adolescents and young adults in a way that ac-
counts for any unique circumstances faced by ado-
lescents and young adults, and supports long term 
recovery among adolescents and young adults. 
(3) Gaps that have been identified by officials 
of the Department of Justice or experts in the ef-
forts supported by grant programs operated by the 
Department of Justice relating to prevention of, 
treatment for, and recovery from substance use by 
and substance use disorders among adolescents and 
young adults, including gaps in research, data collec-
tion, and measures to evaluate the effectiveness of 
such efforts, and the reasons for such gaps. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of the Congress a 
report containing the results of the study conducted under 
subsection (a), including— 
(1) a summary of the findings of the study; and 
(2) recommendations based on the results of 
the study, including recommendations for such areas
of research and legislative and administrative action 
as the Comptroller General determines appropriate. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 12, 2016. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5046 
AN ACT 
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney 
General to make grants to assist State and local 
governments in addressing the national epidemic 
of opioid abuse, and for other purposes.