Title: Stop Injection Sites for Illegal Drugs Act of 2022
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Stop Injection Sites for Illegal Drugs Act of 2022
This bill generally prohibits federal funds from being made available to a state, local, tribal, or other entity that operates or controls an injection center (i.e., a medically supervised injection site) in violation of the federal statute commonly known as the Crack House Statute. The statute generally prohibits making facilities available for the purpose of unlawfully using a controlled substance.
The bill provides an exception for federal funds awarded through the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant program or the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program. Specifically, federal funds awarded through the COPS grant program or the JAG grant program shall remain available to a state, local, tribal, or other entity that operates or controls an injection center in violation of the Crack House Statute.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7029 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7029

 To prohibit certain Federal funds to be provided to any State, local, 
 Tribal, or private entity that operates an unlawful injection center, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 9, 2022

 Ms. Herrera Beutler introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                to the Committee on Oversight and Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit certain Federal funds to be provided to any State, local, 
 Tribal, or private entity that operates an unlawful injection center, 
                        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 ``Stop Injection Sites for Illegal 
Drugs Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN FEDERAL FUNDS WITH RESPECT TO OPERATING 
              UNLAWFUL INJECTION CENTERS.

    (a) In General.--Subject to the exception described in subsection 
(b), no Federal funds may be made available to any State, unit of local 
government, Indian tribal government, or other public and private 
entity that operates or controls an injection center in violation of 
section 416 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 856; commonly 
referred to as the ``Crack House Statute'').
    (b) Exception.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), Federal funds 
awarded pursuant to the COPS grant program or the Byrne grant program 
shall remain available to a State, unit of local government, Indian 
tribal government, or other public and private entity that operates or 
controls an injection center in violation of section 416 of the 
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 856; commonly referred to as the 
``Crack House Statute'').
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) COPS grant program.--The term ``COPS grant program'' 
        means the grant program authorized under section 1701 of title 
        I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 
        U.S.C. 10381).
            (2) Byrne grant program.--The term ``Byrne grant program'' 
        means any grant program under subpart 1 of part E of title I of 
        the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 
        U.S.C. 10151 et seq.).
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