A bill to amend title 32, United States Code, to specify the availability of certain funds provided by the Department of Defense to States for drug interdiction and counter-drug activities.

Bill: 114-s-2877
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2016-04-28
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Defense spending

Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Law enforcement administration and funding

National Guard and reserves
Latest action: action_date: 2016-04-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-04-28
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill makes certain Department of Defense funds for state drug interdiction and counter-drug activities available for obligation or expenditure for at least three fiscal years.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2877 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 28, 2016 Mrs. Shaheen (for herself and Mrs. Capito ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 32, United States Code, to specify the availability of certain funds provided by the Department of Defense to States for drug interdiction and counter-drug activities.

1. Availability of funds provided by Department of Defense to States for drug interdiction and counter-drug activities Section 112(a) of title 32, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively; (2) by striking The Secretary and inserting (1) The Secretary ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) Funds provided under this subsection shall remain available for obligation or expenditure for three fiscal years. .