I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9623 
To amend the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act 
of 1998 to reauthorize the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Pro-
gram and modify the Program with respect to promising practices, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 
Mr. HARDER of California (for himself and Mr. MORAN) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Ac-
countability, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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 amend the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reau-
thorization Act of 1998 to reauthorize the High Intensity 
Drug Trafficking Areas Program and modify the Pro-
gram with respect to promising practices, and for other 
purposes. 
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 ‘‘Ending Drug Traf-
ficking in Our Communities Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREAS PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 707(p) of the Of-
fice of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act 
of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1706(p)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’; 
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) $400,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 
through 2031.’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION WITH RESPECT TO PROMISING 
PRACTICES.—Section 707(q) of such Act (21 U.S.C. 
1706(q)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) PROMISING PRACTICES.—Beginning in fis-
cal year 2026, and each fiscal year thereafter, the 
Director shall do the following: 
‘‘(A) For each promising practice that the 
Director identifies, review the promising prac-
tice to determine whether the promising prac-
tice has the potential to enhance the efficiency 
and effectiveness of the activities performed by 
means of a HIDTA, including the following: 
‘‘(i) The identification and investiga-
tion of any entity that is responsible for 
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trafficking an illegal drug that has resulted 
in an overdose in a HIDTA. 
‘‘(ii) Information sharing and coordi-
nation for Federal, State, territorial, Trib-
al, and local responses to crimes that in-
volve an illegal drug and criminal use of a 
firearm. 
‘‘(iii) The implementation and evalua-
tion of evidence-based substance use dis-
order prevention practices, programs, and 
strategies. 
‘‘(B) For each promising practice that the 
Director determines to have such potential, de-
velop the promising practice for use by each 
HIDTA. 
‘‘(C) Promulgate each promising practice 
developed under subparagraph (B) to each 
HIDTA.’’. 
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