I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 894 
To authorize grants to implement school-community partnerships for 
preventing substance use and misuse among youth. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 31, 2025 
Ms. SA´NCHEZ (for herself and Mr. LAWLER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To authorize grants to implement school-community partner-
ships for preventing substance use and misuse among 
youth. 
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 ‘‘Keeping Drugs Out 
of Schools Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the Office of National Drug Control 
Policy. 
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(2) DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES FUNDED COALI-
TION.—The term ‘‘Drug-Free Communities funded 
coalition’’ means a recipient of a grant under section 
1032 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (21 
U.S.C. 1532). 
(3) 
EFFECTIVE
DRUG
PREVENTION
PRO-
GRAMS.—The term ‘‘effective drug prevention pro-
grams’’, with respect to a school-community partner-
ship between a Drug-Free Communities funded coa-
lition and a local school, means strategies, policies, 
and activities that— 
(A) are tailored to meet the needs of the 
student population of the school, based on the 
environment of the school and the community 
surrounding the school; and 
(B) prevent and reduce substance use and 
misuse among local youth. 
(4) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means a coalition (within the meaning of section 
1032 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (21 
U.S.C. 1532)) that— 
(A) receives or has received a grant under 
subchapter I of chapter 2 of title I of the Anti- 
Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (21 U.S.C. 1523 et 
seq.); and 
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(B) has a memorandum of understanding 
in effect with not less than 1 local school to es-
tablish a school-community partnership. 
(5) LOCAL SCHOOL.—The term ‘‘local school’’ 
means an elementary, middle, or high school located 
in an area served by an eligible entity. 
(6) SCHOOL-COMMUNITY
PARTNERSHIP.—The 
term ‘‘school-community partnership’’ means a part-
nership between a Drug-Free Communities funded 
coalition and not less than 1 local school for the pur-
pose of implementing effective drug prevention pro-
grams. 
(7) SUBSTANCE USE AND MISUSE.—The term 
‘‘substance use and misuse’’— 
(A) has the meaning given the term in 
paragraph (9) of section 1023 of the Anti-Drug 
Abuse Act of 1988 (21 U.S.C. 1523); and 
(B) includes the use of electronic or other 
delivery mechanisms to consume a substance 
described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of 
that paragraph. 
(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) INITIAL
GRANTS.—Subject to para-
graph (2), the Director may award grants to el-
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igible entities for the purpose of implementing 
a school-community partnership. 
(B) RENEWAL GRANTS.—Subject to para-
graph (2), the Director may award to an eligi-
ble entity who has received a grant under sub-
paragraph (A) an additional grant for each fis-
cal year during the 3-fiscal-year period fol-
lowing the fiscal year for which the grant was 
awarded under subparagraph (A), for the pur-
pose of continuing the school-community part-
nership. 
(2) LIMITATIONS.— 
(A) AMOUNT.—The amount of a grant 
under this subsection may not exceed $75,000 
for a fiscal year. 
(B) RECIPIENTS.—Not more than 1 eligi-
ble entity may receive a grant under this sub-
section to establish a school-community partner-
ship with a particular local school. 
(c) INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT.—The Director may 
enter into an interagency agreement with a National Drug 
Control Program agency, as defined in section 702 of the 
Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization 
Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1701), to delegate authority for— 
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(1) the execution of grants under this section; 
and 
(2) other activities necessary to carry out the 
responsibilities of the Director under this section. 
(d) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity desiring a 
grant under this section, in coordination with each 
local school with which the eligible entity has a 
school-community partnership, shall submit to the 
Director an application at such time, in such man-
ner, and accompanied by such information as the 
Director may require. 
(2) PLAN.—The application submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall include a detailed, comprehen-
sive plan for the school-community partnership to 
implement effective drug prevention programs. 
(e) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity receiving a 
grant under this section shall use funds from the 
grant— 
(A) to implement the plan described in 
subsection (d)(2); and 
(B) if necessary, to obtain specialized 
training and assistance from the organization 
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receiving the grant under section 4(a) of Public 
Law 107–82 (21 U.S.C. 1521 note). 
(2) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—Grants pro-
vided under this section shall be used to supplement, 
and not supplant, Federal and non-Federal funds 
that are otherwise available for drug prevention pro-
grams in local schools. 
(f) EVALUATION.—Section 1032(a)(6) of the Anti- 
Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (21 U.S.C. 1532(a)(6)) shall 
apply to a grant under this section in the same manner 
as that section applies to a grant under subchapter I of 
chapter 2 of subtitle A of title I of that Act (21 U.S.C. 
1531 et seq.). 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $7,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2026 through 2031. 
(2) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more than 8 
percent of the funds appropriated under paragraph 
(1) may be used by the Director for administrative 
expenses associated with the responsibilities of the 
Director under this section. 
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