Ending Drug Trafficking in Our Communities Act

Bill: 118-hr-9623
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2024-09-17
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action: action_date: 2024-09-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Energy 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.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9623 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 17, 2024 Mr. Harder of California (for himself and Mr. Moran ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability , and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary , and Energy 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 Reauthorization Act of 1998 to reauthorize the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program and modify the Program with respect to promising practices, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ending Drug Trafficking in Our Communities Act . 2. High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program (a) Reauthorization Section 707(p) of the Office 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 fiscal 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 practice to determine whether the promising practice 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 investigation of any entity that is responsible for trafficking an illegal drug that has resulted in an overdose in a HIDTA. (ii) Information sharing and coordination for Federal, State, territorial, Tribal, and local responses to crimes that involve an illegal drug and criminal use of a firearm. (iii) The implementation and evaluation of evidence-based substance use disorder prevention practices, programs, and strategies. (B) For each promising practice that the Director determines to have such potential, develop the promising practice for use by each HIDTA. (C) Promulgate each promising practice developed under subparagraph (B) to each HIDTA. .