ner, and accompanied by such information as the 
Attorney General may require. 
‘‘(2) CRITERIA.—As part of an application for 
a grant under this section, the Attorney General 
shall require an eligible entity to submit a detailed, 
comprehensive, multi-sector plan for addressing the 
local drug crisis within the area served by the eligi-
ble entity. 
‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity shall use a 
grant received under this section— 
‘‘(1) for programs designed to implement com-
prehensive community-wide prevention strategies to 
address local drug crisis in the area served by the 
eligible entity, in accordance with the plan submitted 
under subsection (c)(2); and 
‘‘(2) to obtain specialized training and technical 
assistance from the organization funded under sec-
tion 4 of Public Law 107–82 (21 U.S.C. 1521 note). 
‘‘(e) GRANT AMOUNTS AND DURATION.— 
‘‘(1) AMOUNTS.—The Attorney General may 
not award a grant under this section for a fiscal 
year in an amount that exceeds— 
‘‘(A) the amount of non-Federal funds 
raised by the eligible entity, including in-kind 
contributions, for that fiscal year; or 
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‘‘(B) $75,000. 
‘‘(2) DURATION.—The Attorney General shall 
award grants under this section for a period not to 
exceed 4 years. 
‘‘(f) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—An eligible enti-
ty shall use Federal funds received under this section only 
to supplement the funds that would, in the absence of 
those Federal funds, be made available from other Federal 
and non-Federal sources for the activities described in this 
section, and not to supplant those funds. 
‘‘(g) EVALUATION.—A grant under this section shall 
be subject to the same evaluation requirements and proce-
dures as the evaluation requirements and procedures im-
posed on the recipient of a grant under the Drug-Free 
Communities Act of 1997. 
‘‘(h) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.— 
Not more than 8 percent of the amounts made available 
pursuant to subsection (i) for a fiscal year may be used 
by the Attorney General to pay for administrative ex-
penses. 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020.’’. 
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TITLE II—LAW ENFORCEMENT 
AND TREATMENT 
SEC. 201. TREATMENT ALTERNATIVE TO INCARCERATION 
PROGRAMS. 
Part MM of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968, as amended by section 103, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 3034. TREATMENT ALTERNATIVE TO INCARCERATION 
PROGRAMS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘eligible entity’ means a State, 
unit of local government, Indian tribe, or nonprofit 
organization; and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘eligible participant’ means an in-
dividual who— 
‘‘(A) comes into contact with the juvenile 
justice system or criminal justice system or is 
arrested or charged with an offense; 
‘‘(B) has a history of or a current— 
‘‘(i) substance use disorder; 
‘‘(ii) mental illness; or 
‘‘(iii) co-occurring mental illness and 
substance use disorders; and 
‘‘(C) has been approved for participation in 
a program funded under this section by, as ap-
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plicable depending on the stage of the criminal 
justice process, the relevant law enforcement 
agency or prosecuting attorney, defense attor-
ney, probation or corrections official, judge, or 
representative from the relevant mental health 
or substance abuse agency. 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney General 
may make grants to eligible entities to develop, implement, 
or expand a treatment alternative to incarceration pro-
gram for eligible participants, including— 
‘‘(1) pre-booking treatment alternative to incar-
ceration programs, including— 
‘‘(A) law enforcement training on sub-
stance use disorders, mental illness, and co-oc-
curring mental illness and substance use dis-
orders; 
‘‘(B) receiving centers as alternatives to in-
carceration of eligible participants; 
‘‘(C) specialized response units for calls re-
lated to substance use disorders, mental illness, 
and co-occurring mental illness and substance 
use disorders; and 
‘‘(D) other arrest and pre-booking treat-
ment alternative to incarceration models; and 
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‘‘(2) post-booking treatment alternative to in-
carceration programs, including— 
‘‘(A) specialized clinical case management; 
‘‘(B) pre-trial services related to sub-
stances use disorders, mental illness, and co-oc-
curring mental illness and substance use dis-
orders; 
‘‘(C) prosecutor and defender based pro-
grams; 
‘‘(D) specialized probation; 
‘‘(E) programs utilizing the American So-
ciety of Addiction Medicine patient placement 
criteria; 
‘‘(F) treatment and rehabilitation pro-
grams and recovery support services; and 
‘‘(G) drug courts, DWI courts, and vet-
erans treatment courts. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity desiring a 
grant under this section shall submit an application 
to the Attorney General— 
‘‘(A) that meets the criteria under para-
graph (2); and 
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‘‘(B) at such time, in such manner, and 
accompanied by such information as the Attor-
ney General may require. 
‘‘(2) CRITERIA.—An eligible entity, in submit-
ting an application under paragraph (1), shall— 
‘‘(A) provide extensive evidence of collabo-
ration with State and local government agencies 
overseeing 
health, 
community 
corrections, 
courts, prosecution, substance abuse, mental 
health, victims services, and employment serv-
ices, and with local law enforcement agencies; 
‘‘(B) demonstrate consultation with the 
Single State Authority for Substance Abuse; 
‘‘(C) 
demonstrate 
that 
evidence-based 
treatment practices will be utilized; and 
‘‘(D) demonstrate that evidenced-based 
screening and assessment tools will be utilized 
to place participants in the treatment alter-
native to incarceration program. 
‘‘(d) REQUIREMENTS.—Each eligible entity awarded 
a grant for a treatment alternative to incarceration pro-
gram under this section shall— 
‘‘(1) determine the terms and conditions of par-
ticipation in the program by eligible participants, 
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taking into consideration the collateral consequences 
of an arrest, prosecution, or criminal conviction; 
‘‘(2) ensure that each substance abuse and 
mental health treatment component is licensed and 
qualified by the relevant jurisdiction; 
‘‘(3) for programs described in subsection 
(b)(2), organize an enforcement unit comprised of 
appropriately trained law enforcement professionals 
under the supervision of the State, tribal, or local 
criminal justice agency involved, the duties of which 
shall include— 
‘‘(A) the verification of addresses and 
other contacts of each eligible participant who 
participates or desires to participate in the pro-
gram; and 
‘‘(B) if necessary, the location, apprehen-
sion, arrest, and return to court of an eligible 
participant in the program who has absconded 
from the facility of a treatment provider or has 
otherwise violated the terms and conditions of 
the program, consistent with Federal and State 
confidentiality requirements; 
‘‘(4) notify the relevant criminal justice entity if 
any eligible participant in the program absconds 
from the facility of the treatment provider or other-
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wise violates the terms and conditions of the pro-
gram, consistent with Federal and State confiden-
tiality requirements; 
‘‘(5) submit periodic reports on the progress of 
treatment or other measured outcomes from partici-
pation in the program of each eligible offender par-
ticipating in the program to the relevant State, trib-
al, or local criminal justice agency; 
‘‘(6) describe the evidence-based methodology 
and outcome measurements that will be used to 
evaluate the program, and specifically explain how 
such measurements will provide valid measures of 
the impact of the program; and 
‘‘(7) describe how the program could be broadly 
replicated if demonstrated to be effective. 
‘‘(e) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity shall use a 
grant received under this section for expenses of a treat-
ment alternative to incarceration program, including— 
‘‘(1) salaries, personnel costs, equipment costs, 
and other costs directly related to the operation of 
the program, including the enforcement unit; 
‘‘(2) payments for treatment providers that are 
approved by the relevant State or tribal jurisdiction 
and licensed, if necessary, to provide needed treat-
ment to eligible offenders participating in the pro-
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gram, including medication assisted treatment, 
aftercare supervision, vocational training, education, 
and job placement; and 
‘‘(3) payments to public and nonprofit private 
entities that are approved by the State or tribal ju-
risdiction and licensed, if necessary, to provide alco-
hol and drug addiction treatment and mental health 
treatment to eligible offenders participating in the 
program. 
‘‘(f) SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT.—An eligible enti-
ty shall use Federal funds received under this section only 
to supplement the funds that would, in the absence of 
those Federal funds, be made available from other Federal 
and non-Federal sources for the activities described in this 
section, and not to supplant those funds. 
‘‘(g) GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION.—The Attorney 
General shall ensure that, to the extent practicable, the 
geographical distribution of grants under this section is 
equitable and includes a grant to an eligible entity in— 
‘‘(1) each State; 
‘‘(2) rural, suburban, and urban areas; and 
‘‘(3) tribal jurisdictions. 
‘‘(h) PRIORITY CONSIDERATION WITH RESPECT TO 
STATES.—In awarding grants to States under this sec-
tion, the Attorney General shall give priority to a State 
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that provides civil liability protection for first responders, 
health professionals, and family members administering 
naloxone to counteract opioid overdoses by— 
‘‘(1) enacting legislation that provides such civil 
liability protection; or 
‘‘(2) providing a certification by the attorney 
general of the State that the attorney general has— 
‘‘(A) reviewed any applicable civil liability 
protection law to determine the applicability of 
the law with respect to first responders, health 
care professionals, family members, and other 
individuals who may administer naloxone to in-
dividuals reasonably believed to be suffering 
from opioid overdose; and 
‘‘(B) concluded that the law described in 
subparagraph (A) provides adequate civil liabil-
ity protection applicable to such persons. 
‘‘(i) REPORTS AND EVALUATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each fiscal year, each re-
cipient of a grant under this section during that fis-
cal year shall submit to the Attorney General a re-
port on the outcomes of activities carried out using 
that grant in such form, containing such informa-
tion, and on such dates as the Attorney General 
shall specify. 
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‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—A report submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) describe best practices for treatment 
alternatives; and 
‘‘(B) identify training requirements for law 
enforcement officers who participate in treat-
ment alternative to incarceration programs. 
‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020.’’. 
SEC. 202. LAW ENFORCEMENT NALOXONE TRAINING AND 
IMPLEMENTATION DEMONSTRATION. 
Part MM of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968, as amended by section 201, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 3035. LAW ENFORCEMENT NALOXONE TRAINING AND 
IMPLEMENTATION DEMONSTRATION. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘eligible 
entity’ means a State, local, or tribal law enforcement 
agency. 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Attorney Gen-
eral, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services and the Director of the Office of National 
Drug Control Policy, may make grants to eligible entities 
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