I 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4276
To promote rural safety and improve rural law enforcement. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 5, 2004
Mr. CARSON of Oklahoma introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To promote rural safety and improve rural law enforcement.
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 ‘‘Rural Safety and Law 
Enforcement Improvement Act’’.
TITLE 
I—SMALL 
COMMUNITY 
LAW 
ENFORCEMENT 
IM-
PROVEMENT GRANTS 
SEC. 101. SMALL COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM. 
Section 1703 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd–2) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) RETENTION GRANTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may 
make grants to units of local government and tribal 
governments located outside a Standard Metropoli-
tan Statistical Area, which grants shall be targeted 
specifically for the retention for 1 additional year of 
police officers funded through the COPS Universal 
Hiring Program, the COPS FAST Program, the 
Tribal Resources Grant Program-Hiring, or the 
COPS in Schools Program. 
‘‘(2) PREFERENCE.—In making grants under 
this subsection, the Attorney General shall give pref-
erence to grantees that demonstrate financial hard-
ship or severe budget constraint that impacts the en-
tire local budget and may result in the termination 
of employment for police officers described in para-
graph (1).
‘‘(3) LIMIT
ON
GRANT
AMOUNTS.—The total 
amount of a grant made under this subsection shall 
not exceed 20 percent of the original grant to the 
grantee. 
‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this subsection 
$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 
through 2009. 
‘‘(B) SET-ASIDE.—Of the amount made 
available for grants under this subsection for 
each fiscal year, 10 percent shall be awarded to 
tribal governments.’’. 
SEC. 102. SMALL COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY GRANT PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 1701 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796dd) is 
amended by striking subsection (k) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(k) 
LAW
ENFORCEMENT
TECHNOLOGY
PRO-
GRAM.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Grants under subsection 
(a)(1)(C) may be made and used in accordance with 
this subsection to assist the police departments of 
units of local government and tribal governments lo-
cated outside a Standard Metropolitan Statistical 
Area in employing professional, scientific, and tech-
nological advancements that will help those police 
departments to—
‘‘(A) 
improve 
police 
communications 
through the use of wireless communications, 
computers, software, videocams, databases and 
other hardware and software that allow law en-
forcement agencies to communicate and operate 
more effectively; and 
‘‘(B) develop and improve access to crime 
solving technologies, including DNA analysis, 
photo enhancement, voice recognition, and other 
forensic capabilities. 
‘‘(2) COST SHARE REQUIREMENT.—A recipient 
of a grant made and used in accordance with this 
subsection shall provide matching funds from non-
Federal sources in an amount equal to not less than 
10 percent of the total amount of the grant made 
under this subsection, subject to a waiver by the At-
torney General for extreme hardship. 
‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION.—The office of the De-
partment of Justice responsible for administering 
subsection (a)(1)(C) shall administer the grant pro-
gram under this subsection.
‘‘(4) NO
SUPPLANTING.—Federal funds pro-
vided under this subsection shall be used to supple-
ment and not to supplant local funds allocated to 
technology. 
‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated $40,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2005 through 2009 to carry out this 
subsection. 
‘‘(B) SET-ASIDE.—Of the amount made 
available for grants under this subsection for 
each fiscal year, 10 percent shall be awarded to 
tribal governments.’’. 
SEC. 103. RURAL 9–1–1 SERVICE. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to pro-
vide access to, and improve a communications infrastruc-
ture that will ensure a reliable and seamless communica-
tion between, law enforcement, fire, and emergency med-
ical service providers in units of local government and trib-
al governments located outside a Standard Metropolitan 
Statistical Area and in States. 
(b) AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS.—The Office of 
Justice Programs of the Department of Justice shall make 
grants, in accordance with such regulations as the Attor-
ney General may prescribe, to units of local government
and tribal governments located outside a Standard Metro-
politan Statistical Area for the purpose of establishing or 
improving 9–1–1 service in those communities. Priority in 
making grants under this section shall be given to commu-
nities that do not have 9–1–1 service. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘9–1–1 
service’’ refers to telephone service that has designated 9–
1–1 as a universal emergency telephone number in the 
community served for reporting an emergency to appro-
priate authorities and requesting assistance. 
(d) LIMIT ON GRANT AMOUNT.—The total amount 
of a grant made under this section shall not exceed 
$250,000. 
(e) FUNDING.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 
for fiscal year 2005, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
(2) SET-ASIDE.—Of the amount made available 
for grants under this section, 10 percent shall be 
awarded to tribal governments.
TITLE II—CRACKING DOWN ON 
METHAMPHETAMINE 
SEC. 201. METHAMPHETAMINE TREATMENT PROGRAMS IN 
RURAL AREAS. 
Subpart I of part B of title V of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 290bb et seq.) is amended by in-
serting after section 509 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 510A. METHAMPHETAMINE TREATMENT PROGRAMS 
IN RURAL AREAS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treat-
ment, shall make grants to community-based public and 
nonprofit private entities for the establishment of sub-
stance abuse (particularly methamphetamine) prevention 
and treatment pilot programs in units of local government 
and tribal governments located outside a Standard Metro-
politan Statistical Area. 
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATION.—Grants made in accordance 
with this section shall be administered by a single State 
agency designated by a State to ensure a coordinated ef-
fort within that State. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under subsection (a), a public or nonprofit private entity 
shall prepare and submit to the Secretary an application
at such time, in such manner, and containing such infor-
mation as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—A recipient of a grant under 
this section shall use amounts received under the grant 
to establish a methamphetamine abuse prevention and 
treatment pilot program that serves one or more rural 
areas. Such a pilot program shall—
‘‘(1) have the ability to care for individuals on 
an in-patient basis; 
‘‘(2) have a social detoxification capability, with 
direct access to medical services within 50 miles; 
‘‘(3) provide neuro-cognitive skill development 
services to address brain damage caused by meth-
amphetamine use; 
‘‘(4) provide after-care services, whether as a 
single-source provider or in conjunction with commu-
nity-based services designed to continue neuro-cog-
nitive skill development to address brain damage 
caused by methamphetamine use; 
‘‘(5) provide appropriate training for the staff 
employed in the program; and 
‘‘(6) use scientifically-based best practices in 
substance abuse treatment, particularly in meth-
amphetamine treatment.
‘‘(e) AMOUNT OF GRANTS.—The amount of a grant 
under this section shall be at least $19,000 but not greater 
than $100,000. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated $2,000,000 to carry out this section. 
‘‘(2) SET-ASIDE.—Of the amount made avail-
able for grants under this section, 10 percent shall 
be awarded to tribal governments to ensure the pro-
vision of services under this section.’’. 
SEC. 202. METHAMPHETAMINE PREVENTION EDUCATION. 
Section 519E of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 290bb–25e) is amended—
(1) in subsection (c)(1)—
(A) in subparagraph (F), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (G), by striking the 
period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(H) to fund programs that educate rural 
communities, particularly parents, teachers, and 
others who work with youth, concerning the 
early signs and effects of methamphetamine 
use, however, as a prerequisite to receiving 
funding, these programs shall—
‘‘(i) prioritize methamphetamine pre-
vention and education; 
‘‘(ii) have past experience in commu-
nity coalition building and be part of an 
existing coalition that includes medical and 
public health officials, educators, youth-
serving 
community 
organizations, 
and 
members of law enforcement; 
‘‘(iii) utilize professional prevention 
staff to develop research and science based 
prevention strategies for the community to 
be served; 
‘‘(iv) demonstrate the ability to oper-
ate a community-based methamphetamine 
prevention and education program; 
‘‘(v) 
establish 
prevalence 
of 
use 
through a community needs assessment; 
‘‘(vi) establish goals and objectives 
based on a needs assessment; and 
‘‘(vii) demonstrate measurable out-
comes on a yearly basis.’’; 
(2) in subsection (e)—
(A) 
by 
striking 
‘‘subsection 
(a), 
$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)—
‘‘(1) $10,000,000’’;