verifying an offender’s addresses and other contacts,
and, if necessary, locating, apprehending, and ar-
resting an offender who has absconded from the fa-
cility of a residential substance abuse treatment pro-
vider or otherwise violated the terms and conditions
of the program, and returning such offender to court
for sentence on the underlying crime.
‘‘SEC. 2703. APPLICATIONS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To request a grant under this
part, a State or local prosecutor shall submit an applica-
tion to the Attorney General in such form and containing
such information as the Attorney General may reasonably
require.
‘‘(b) CERTIFICATIONS.—Each such application shall
contain the certification of the State or local prosecutor
that the program for which the grant is requested shall
meet each of the requirements of this part.
‘‘SEC. 2704. GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION.
‘‘The Attorney General shall ensure that, to the ex-
tent practicable, the distribution of grant awards is equi-
table and includes State or local prosecutors—
‘‘(1) in each State; and
‘‘(2) in rural, suburban, and urban jurisdic-
tions.
‘‘SEC. 2705. REPORTS AND EVALUATIONS.
‘‘For each fiscal year, each recipient of a grant under
this part during that fiscal year shall submit to the Attor-
ney General a report regarding the effectiveness of activi-
ties carried out using that grant. Each report shall include
an evaluation in such form and containing such informa-
tion as the Attorney General may reasonably require. The
Attorney General shall specify the dates on which such
reports shall be submitted.
‘‘SEC. 2706. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘In this part:
‘‘(1) The term ‘State or local prosecutor’ means
any district attorney, State attorney general, county
attorney, or corporation counsel who has authority
to prosecute criminal offenses under State or local
law.
‘‘(2) The term ‘eligible offender’ means an indi-
vidual who—
‘‘(A) has been convicted of, or pled guilty
to, or admitted guilt with respect to a crime for
which a sentence of imprisonment is required
and has not completed such sentence;
‘‘(B) has never been convicted of, or pled
guilty to, or admitted guilt with respect to, and
is not presently charged with, a felony crime of
violence or a major drug offense or a crime that
is considered a violent felony under State or
local law; and
‘‘(C) has been found by a professional sub-
stance abuse screener to be in need of sub-
stance abuse treatment because that offender
has a history of substance abuse that is a sig-
nificant contributing factor to that offender’s
criminal conduct.
‘‘(3) The term ‘felony crime of violence’ has the
meaning given such term in section 924(c)(3) of title
18, United States Code.
‘‘(4) The term ‘major drug offense’ has the
meaning given such term in section 36(a) of title 18,
United States Code.’’.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
1001(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Street Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793(a)) is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(24) There are authorized to be appropriated
to carry out part AA—
‘‘(A) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
‘‘(B) $85,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
‘‘(C) $95,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
‘‘(D) $105,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
and
‘‘(E) $125,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.’’.
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