Law Enforcement Officers Preventing Drug Abuse Related Deaths Act
Bill: H.R.6593 | Sponsor: Rep. Newhouse, Dan (R-WA)
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Law Enforcement Officers Preventing Drug Abuse Related Deaths Act
This bill expands the allowable use of grant funds under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program administered by the Department of Justice.
Specifically, the bill allows grants to be used for a pilot program for local law enforcement agencies in rural areas to purchase opioid receptor antagonists, including naloxone, for use by officers in the line of duty.
The bill also requires at least 50% of grants under the program to be awarded to rural areas.

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
provide for a pilot program under the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant 
 Program for local law enforcement agencies located in rural areas to 
purchase naloxone to prevent and reduce opioid overdose deaths, 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 ``Law Enforcement Officers Preventing 
Drug Abuse Related Deaths Act''.

SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF RURAL NALAXONE PILOT PROGRAMS FOR FUNDING UNDER 
              THE COMPREHENSIVE OPIOID ABUSE GRANT PROGRAM.

    Section 3021 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10701) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
            ``(11) A pilot program for local law enforcement agencies 
        located in rural areas to purchase purchase opioid receptor 
        antagonists, including naloxone, for use by officers in the 
        line of duty, as described in subsection (f).''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Rural Nalaxone Pilot Program.--The pilot program described 
under this subsection shall make grants to rural areas to implement a 
program for local law enforcement agencies to purchase opioid receptor 
antagonists, including naloxone, for use by officers in the line of 
duty.''.

SEC. 3. PROVISION REGARDING CERTAIN FUNDING LEVEL FOR RURAL 
              COMMUNITIES.

    Section 3024 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10704) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (2)(C) by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) provides that no less than 50 percent of grants 
        issued pursuant to this part shall be awarded to rural 
        areas.''.

SEC. 4. DEFINITION.

    Section 3025 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10705) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
            ``(9) The term `rural area' have the meanings given such 
        terms in section 343(a)(13)(A) of the Consolidated Farm and 
        Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(13)(A)).''.
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