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108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5345 
To authorize ‘‘Meth Watch’’ program grants. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 8, 2004 
Mr. SOUDER (for himself, Mr. WAMP, Mr. OSE, and Mr. CASE) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To authorize ‘‘Meth Watch’’ program grants. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Meth Watch program is a voluntary 
program started in the State of Kansas as a public- 
private partnership in 2002. 
(2) Since 2002, the Meth Watch program has 
worked to engage retailers, law enforcement, State 
and local agencies, and other key partners to reduce 
the illegal diversion of methamphetamine precursor
chemicals, and to increase community awareness 
about the methamphetamine problem. 
(3) Since implementing the program, Kansas 
has succeeded in reducing losses due to theft of pre-
cursor chemicals and in improving communication 
and cooperation between law enforcement and retail-
ers. 
(4) Because of the success of the Meth Watch 
program, several other States have begun to adopt 
the Kansas model, and many more have expressed 
interest but have been deterred by a lack of funds 
and expertise. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF GRANTS FOR METH WATCH 
PROGRAMS. 
(a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Director of the Of-
fice of National Drug Control Policy may provide grants 
to States for the implementation and evaluation of Meth 
Watch programs. Such programs shall have as their pur-
pose— 
(1) improving communication and cooperation 
between law enforcement agencies and manufactur-
ers, distributors, and retailers of products that are 
frequently used in the production of methamphet-
amine; and
(2) increasing public awareness of the ways in 
which the illegal manufacturers of methamphetamine 
obtain precursor chemicals and equipment for use in 
methamphetamine production, and of how the public 
may assist law enforcement agencies in stopping 
such activity. 
(b) USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—Grant funds awarded 
pursuant to subsection (a) may be used by a State— 
(1) to hire and retain personnel to implement 
and manage a Meth Watch program; 
(2) to pay for training expenses and technical 
assistance to law enforcement personnel and employ-
ees of manufacturers, distributors, or retailers of 
products that are frequently used in the production 
of methamphetamine; 
(3) to obtain informational materials, such as 
posters, signs, window or counter stickers, or videos, 
designed to implement the purposes of the program; 
(4) to establish and maintain an informational 
telephone, Internet, or other ‘‘hotline’’ for the re-
porting by manufacturers, distributors, or retailers 
to law enforcement agencies of suspicious trans-
actions in methamphetamine precursor chemicals or 
equipment; or
(5) to make grants to subdivisions of the State 
to implement the program. 
(c) APPLICATION.—To receive a grant under this sec-
tion, a State shall submit an application to the Director 
of the Office of National Drug Control Policy at such time, 
in such manner, and containing such information as the 
Director may require. 
(d) DURATION OF GRANT.—A grant provided under 
this section may be available for use by a State for a pe-
riod of no more than two years. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than two years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office 
of National Drug Control Policy shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Appropriations and to the authorizing commit-
tees of jurisdiction of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate a report evaluating the effectiveness of each 
Meth Watch program that has received funds under this 
section. The report shall set forth the specific performance 
measures of effectiveness used in making the evaluation, 
including measures designed to test the effectiveness of 
each program in reducing the amount of methamphet-
amine produced, and the amount of precursor chemicals 
and equipment diverted to illegal methamphetamine pro-
duction, within the State.
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Office of National 
Drug Control Policy $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2006 through 2008 to implement this section. 
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