Drug-Free Communities Pandemic Relief Act
Bill: H.R.654 | Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, David P. (R-OH)
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Drug-Free Communities Pandemic Relief Act
This bill authorizes the Drug-Free Communities Support Program, subject to certain limitations, to waive matching funds requirements applicable to certain grants for reducing substance use among youth. Before waiving these requirements, the program must determine that a grantee is unable to raise funds because of the COVID-19 emergency.
Currently, the Office of National Drug Control Policy administers this program, and community coalitions that receive the grants must match a specified percentage of the federal award amount with nonfederal funds, including in-kind contributions.

To provide the Administrator of the Drug-Free Communities Support 
  Program the authority to waive the Federal fund limitation for the 
     Drug-Free Communities Support Program, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Drug-Free Communities Pandemic 
Relief Act''.

SEC. 2. WAIVER OF FEDERAL FUND LIMITATION FOR THE DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES 
              SUPPORT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), if the Administrator of 
the Drug-Free Communities Support Program determines that, as a result 
of the public health emergency declared pursuant to section 319 of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) as a result of COVID-19, an 
eligible coalition is unable to raise the amount of non-Federal funds, 
including in-kind contributions, agreed to be raised by the coalition 
for a fiscal year under an agreement entered into with the 
Administrator pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) or (3) of section 1032(b) of 
the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (21 U.S.C. 1532(b)), the Administrator 
may, notwithstanding such paragraphs, provide to the eligible coalition 
the grant or renewal grant, as applicable, for that fiscal year in an 
amount--
            (1) with respect to an initial grant or renewal grant 
        described under paragraph (1)(A) or (3)(A) of such section, 
        that exceeds the amount of non-Federal funds raised by the 
        eligible coalition, including in-kind contributions, for that 
        fiscal year;
            (2) with respect to a renewal grant described under 
        paragraph (3)(D)(i) of such section, that exceeds 125 percent 
        of the amount of non-Federal funds raised by the eligible 
        coalition, including in-kind contributions, for that fiscal 
        year; and
            (3) with respect to a renewal grant described under 
        paragraph (3)(D)(ii) of such section, that exceeds 150 percent 
        of the amount of non-Federal funds raised by the eligible 
        coalition, including in-kind contributions, for that fiscal 
        year.
    (b) Limitation.--The Administrator may not provide a grant or 
renewal grant to an eligible coalition in an amount exceeding the 
amount of funds initially agreed to be provided by the Administrator 
under the applicable agreement.

SEC. 3. RAISING CAP ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES UNDER ANTI-DRUG ABUSE 
              ACT OF 1988.

    Section 1024(b) of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (21 U.S.C. 
1524(b)) is amended by striking ``8 percent'' and inserting ``12 
percent''.

            Passed the House of Representatives October 20, 2021.

            Attest:

                                             CHERYL L. JOHNSON,

                                                                 Clerk.