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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Services, Education, and 
Rehabilitation for Veterans Act'' or the ``SERV Act''.

SEC. 2. VETERAN'S TREATMENT COURTS.

    (a) Delegation.--The Director of the Office of National Drug 
Control Policy (referred to in this Act as the ``Director'') shall 
delegate the authority to administer the program and other such 
activities necessary to carry out this Act to the Department of 
Justice.
    (b) Grants.--The Attorney General may make grants to States, State 
courts, local courts, units of local government, and Indian tribal 
governments acting directly or through agreements with other public or 
private entities, for the purpose of developing, implementing, or 
enhancing veteran's treatment courts or expanding operational drug 
courts to serve veterans.
    (c) Eligibility.--Grants under this Act shall be made to veteran's 
treatment courts and drug courts serving veterans that effectively 
integrate substance abuse treatment, mental health treatment, mandatory 
drug testing, sanctions and incentives, and transitional services, in a 
judicially supervised court setting with jurisdiction over nonviolent, 
substance-abusing offenders that have served in the United States 
military.

SEC. 3. GRANT AUTHORITY.

    The Attorney General may make grants to States, State courts, local 
courts, units of local government, and Indian tribal governments, 
acting directly or through agreements with other public or private 
entities, for programs that involve--
            (1) continuing judicial supervision over offenders with 
        substance abuse or mental health problems who are not violent 
        offenders and have served in the United States military; and
            (2) the integrated administration of other sanctions and 
        services, which shall include--
                    (A) mandatory periodic testing for the use of 
                controlled substances or other addictive substances 
                during any period of supervised release or probation 
                for each participant;
                    (B) substance abuse and mental health treatment 
                (such as treatment for depression and post-traumatic 
                stress disorder) for each participant;
                    (C) diversion, probation, or other supervised 
                release involving the possibility of prosecution, 
                confinement, or incarceration based on noncompliance 
                with program requirements or failure to show 
                satisfactory progress; and
                    (D) programmatic, offender management, and 
                aftercare services such as relapse prevention, health 
                care, education, vocational training, job placement, 
                housing placement, and child care or other family 
                support services for each participant who requires such 
                services.

SEC. 4. APPLICATIONS.

    (a) In General.--To request a grant under this Act, a State, State 
court, local court, unit of local government, or Indian tribal 
government shall submit an application to the Attorney General in such 
form and containing such information as the Attorney General may 
reasonably require.
    (b) Applications.--In addition to any other requirements that may 
be specified by the Attorney General, an application for a grant under 
this Act shall--
            (1) include a long-term strategy and detailed 
        implementation plan;
            (2) explain the applicant's inability to fund the program 
        adequately without Federal assistance;
            (3) certify that the Federal support provided will be used 
        to supplement, and not supplant, State, Indian tribal, and 
        local sources of funding that would otherwise be available;
            (4) identify related governmental or community initiatives 
        which complement or will be coordinated with the proposal;
            (5) certify that there has been appropriate consultation 
        with all affected agencies, specifically the Department of 
        Veterans Affairs and the Department of Health and Human 
        Services, and that there will be appropriate coordination with 
        all affected agencies in the implementation of the program;
            (6) certify that participating offenders will be supervised 
        by 1 or more designated judges with responsibility for the 
        veteran's treatment court program;
            (7) specify plans for obtaining necessary support and 
        continuing the proposed program following the conclusion of 
        Federal support; and
            (8) describe the methodology that will be used in 
        evaluating the program.
    (c) Certifications.--Each such application shall contain the 
certification that the program for which the grant is requested shall 
meet each of the requirements of this Act.

SEC. 5. FEDERAL SHARE.

    The Federal share of a grant made under this Act may not exceed 75 
percent of the total costs of the program described in the application 
submitted under section 4 for the fiscal year for which the program 
receives assistance under this Act, unless the Attorney General waives, 
wholly or in part, the requirement of a matching contribution under 
this section. In-kind contributions may constitute a portion of the 
non-Federal share of a grant.

SEC. 6. REPORTS AND EVALUATIONS.

    (a) Report to Attorney General and the Director.--For each fiscal 
year, each recipient of a grant under this Act during that fiscal year 
shall submit to the Attorney General, the Director, and the Secretary 
for Veterans Affairs a report regarding the effectiveness of activities 
carried out using that grant. Each report shall include an evaluation 
in such form and containing such information as the Attorney General 
may reasonably require. The Attorney General shall specify the dates on 
which such reports shall be submitted.
    (b) Report to Congress.--The Director, in consultation with the 
Attorney General, shall submit a yearly report on the effectiveness on 
the activities carried out under this Act to the House and Senate 
Committees on the Judiciary and the House and Senate Committees on 
Veterans Affairs.

SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Veteran.--The term ``veteran'' means a person who 
        served in the active military, naval, or air service, and who 
        was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other 
        than dishonorable.
            (2) Veteran's treatment court.--The term ``veteran's 
        treatment court'' means a program specifically for veterans 
        that meets the drug court criteria established by the Violent 
        Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-
        322).
            (3) Violent offender.--The term ``violent offender'' means 
        a person who--
                    (A) is charged with or convicted of an offense, 
                during the course of which offense or conduct--
                            (i) the person carried, possessed, or used 
                        a firearm or dangerous weapon;
                            (ii) there occurred the death of or serious 
                        bodily injury to any person; or
                            (iii) there occurred the use of force 
                        against the person of another, without regard 
                        to whether any of the circumstances described 
                        in clause (i) or (ii) is an element of the 
                        offense or conduct of which or for which the 
                        person is charged or convicted.
                    (B) has 1 or more prior convictions for a felony 
                crime of violence involving the use or attempted use of 
                force against a person with the intent to cause death 
                or serious bodily harm.

SEC. 8. ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Consultation.--The Attorney General shall consult with the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, and any other appropriate officials in carrying out this Act.
    (b) Regulatory Authority.--
            (1) In general.--The Attorney General may issue regulations 
        and guidelines necessary to carry out this Act.
            (2) Participation limits.--In additional to the general 
        authority provided under paragraph (1), the Attorney General 
        shall--
                    (A) issue regulations and guidelines to ensure that 
                programs authorized in this Act do not permit 
                participation by violent offenders; and
                    (B) immediately suspend funding for any grant under 
                this part, pending compliance, if the Attorney General 
                finds that violent offenders are participating in any 
                program funded under this part.
    (c) Geographic Distribution.--The Attorney General shall ensure 
that, to the extent practicable, an equitable geographic distribution 
of grant awards is made under this Act.

SEC. 9. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TRAINING, AND EVALUATION.

    (a) Technical Assistance and Training.--The Attorney General may 
provide technical assistance and training in furtherance of the 
purposes of this Act.
    (b) Evaluations.--The Attorney General may provide for evaluations 
in furtherance of the purposes of this Act.

SEC. 10. FUNDING FOR THE NATIONAL DRUG COURT INSTITUTE.

    (a) Comprehensive, National Training and Technical Assistance for 
Drug Courts.--The National Drug Court Institute in Alexandria, Virginia 
shall--
            (1) conduct national, comprehensive training programs for 
        State and local communities for the purpose of improving the 
        professional skills of drug court practitioners and enhancing 
        the ability of State and local communities to expand drug 
        courts to reach all addicted citizens in need of their 
        resources; and
            (2) provide national, comprehensive Technical Assistance to 
        adult, juvenile and family dependency drug courts including a 
        combination of information gathering, needs assessment, 
        cultural proficiency, analysis, problem solving, action 
        planning, referral and follow-up.
    (b) Ancillary Projects.--The National Drug Court Institute in 
Alexandria, Virginia shall complete ancillary programs designed to 
facilitate the expansion and improvement of drug courts nationwide 
including--
            (1) a Judicial Task Force to develop a transition plan for 
        new drug court judges;
            (2) a resource center to maintain and distribute drug court 
        evaluations reviewed in the National Drug Court Institute 
        Review, and to request new research and evaluations for the 
        drug court field;
            (3) publishing annually the National Drug Court Institute 
        Review to provide research, analysis, and commentary of 
        importance to the drug court field; and
            (4) searching drug court literature and identify, reprint, 
        and disseminate important and relevant scholarship to the drug 
        court field.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Attorney General to carry out this section 
$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2014 to remain 
available until expended.

SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Except for section 10, there are authorized to be appropriated to 
the Director to carry out this Act $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2009 to 2014.
Services, Education, and Rehabilitation for Veterans Act or the SERV Act - Requires the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to delegate to the Department of Justice (DOJ) the authority to administer the veteran's treatment courts program established by this Act.

Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to states and other entities: (1) to develop, implement, or enhance veteran's treatment courts or to expand operational drug courts to serve veterans; and (2) for programs that involve continuing judicial supervision over nonviolent offenders with substance abuse or mental health problems who have served in the U.S. military. Requires such programs to include mandatory periodic testing for the use of drugs, substance abuse and mental health treatment, opportunities for diversion, probation, or supervised release, and programmatic, offender management, and aftercare services.

Directs the National Drug Court Institute to conduct national training programs for state and local communities to improve the professional skills of drug court practitioners and provide comprehensive technical assistance to adult, juvenile, and family dependency drug courts.

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Twice since 1989, the northwestern coast of Maui, 
        Hawaii, has been plagued with massive blooms of the green alga, 
        Cladorphora sericea. Blooms of the red alga, Hypnea 
        musciformis, have also occurred in the area and in the Kihei 
        area.
            (2) The algal blooms have destroyed corals and other reef-
        building organisms, and have washed up on beaches and severely 
        impeded the recreational use of affected coastal areas.
            (3) The algal blooms are particularly detrimental to the 
        natural ecological balance of the near-shore reef environment.
            (4) Although the specific causes of the algal blooms are 
        uncertain, algal growth is stimulated in a proportional manner 
        by concentrations of chemicals such as fertilizers and 
        insecticides, which enter the ocean through freshwater runoff.
            (5) The Department of Health of the State of Hawaii has 
        indicated that the department does not have the resources at 
        this time to determine the cause of the algal blooms.
            (6) Extensive research will be required to determine the 
        factors that contribute to algal growth.
            (7) Potential sources of nutrients that may contribute to 
        algal growth include the near-shore disposal of sewage in 
        injection wells from the Lahaina Wastewater Treatment Plant, 
        surface runoff from agricultural lands and urban resort areas, 
        and subsurface point sources in the areas.
            (8) The long-term environmental impacts of the algal blooms 
        are unknown, but in the short term, reefs exposed to the algae 
        are being destroyed and the deterioration of the coral has 
        detrimental effects on fish and other wildlife that depend on 
        the reefs for survival.
            (9) The algal blooms are generating negative economic 
        impacts as well as negative biological impacts, as additional 
        reports indicate that the algae are decreasing the intake of 
        fish caught by local fishermen in the affected marine waters.
            (10) The Maui Algae Task Force is comprised of community 
        environmental activists and has been assembled to address the 
        problem of algal blooms.
            (11) The Maui Algae Task Force hopes to work in cooperation 
        with the Department of Health of the State of Hawaii and the 
        Environmental Protection Agency to identify and eradicate the 
        causes of the algal blooms.

SEC. 2. STUDY.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ``Administrator'') 
shall conduct a study to--
            (1) determine the causes of recent algal blooms off the 
        northwestern coast of Maui, Hawaii; and
            (2) research alternatives for the improved management of 
        chemicals present in wastewater treatment and fresh water 
        runoff.
    (b) Study Requirements.--In carrying out the study under this 
section, the Administrator shall--
            (1) survey and monitor--
                    (A) seaweed populations and animals for which the 
                seaweed is a food source;
                    (B) surface water runoff sediments in the study 
                area; and
                    (C) inputs into the study area from subsurface 
                point sources, including any such inputs from the 
                Lahaina wastewater treatment plant; and
            (2) study the responses of--
                    (A) the seaweed populations referred to in 
                paragraph (1)(A) to different concentrations of 
                nutrients; and
                    (B) the animals referred to in paragraph (1)(A) to 
                pesticides and other biological toxins.
    (c) Equipment; Grants.--
            (1) Acquisition of equipment.--In carrying out the study 
        under this section, the Administrator is authorized to acquire 
        such monitoring and testing equipment as the Administrator 
        determines necessary.
            (2) Grants.--In carrying out the study under this section, 
        the Administrator is authorized to establish a grant program to 
        provide grants to eligible entities that submit approved 
        applications to the Administrator. The following entities may 
        submit an application to conduct study activities under this 
        section:
                    (A) The Department of Health of the State of 
                Hawaii.
                    (B) The Maui Algae Task Force.
                    (C) Appropriate Federal, State, or county 
                departments or agencies.
                    (D) Any other entity that the Administrator 
                determines to be appropriate.
    (d) Demonstration Projects.--In carrying out the study under this 
section, the Administrator is authorized to establish demonstration 
projects to identify and implement best management practices for the 
control of nonpoint source pollution from erosion and agricultural 
runoff.
    (e) Reports.--
            (1) Interim report.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
        of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to 
        Congress a report that includes interim results of the study 
        conducted under this section, and such recommendations as the 
        Administrator determines to be appropriate.
            (2) Final report.--Not later than January 31, 1996, the 
        Administrator shall submit to Congress a final report that 
        summarizes the results of the study conducted under this 
        section and includes such recommendations as the Administrator 
        determines to be appropriate.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out this 
section $500,000 for each of fiscal years 1994 and 1995.
Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to study and report to the Congress on the causes of recent algal blooms off the northwestern coast of Maui, Hawaii, and to research alternatives for the improved management of chemicals present in wastewater treatment and fresh water runoff. 
Authorizes the Administrator to establish:  (1) a grant program to enable eligible entities to conduct study activities; and (2) demonstration projects to implement best management practices for the control of nonpoint source pollution from erosion and agricultural runoff. 
Authorizes appropriations.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Combatting Illegal College and 
University Gambling Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) illegal gambling on college sports is a serious 
        national problem;
            (2) illegal gambling by college students and other underage 
        persons, particularly on sports, is a serious national problem 
        that warrants effective national countermeasures to combat it;
            (3) recent scientific reports suggest a very high incidence 
        of illegal gambling among college students, on college sporting 
        events;
            (4) illegal student bookies are present at every collegiate 
        institution;
            (5) there is evidence that illegal sports gambling, 
        including that conducted on college and university campuses 
        through illegal student bookies, is linked to organized crime 
        and is a major source of revenue for organized crime 
        operations;
            (6) the FBI estimates that close to $2,500,000,000 is 
        wagered illegally on the National Collegiate Athletic 
        Association Division I Men's Basketball Tournament each year;
            (7) in Nevada, the only State where such sports betting is 
        legal, the 1998 National Collegiate Athletic Association 
        Division I Men's Basketball Tournament saw approximately 
        $80,000,000 wagered with Nevada's regulated sports books, or 
        only three percent of that wagered illegally elsewhere;
            (8) there are no comprehensive studies available that 
        analyze the prevalence of illegal gambling on college sports;
            (9) the National Gambling Impact Study Commission (NGISC) 
        (as authorized under Public Law 104-169) was expressly limited 
        by its statutory charter to a study of legal gambling but did 
        recommend that the role of illegal sports gambling be examined 
        in future gambling related research including research by 
        agencies of the Department of Justice;
            (10) the issue of illegal gambling on college sports is 
        still largely overlooked by college administrators;
            (11) there needs to be comprehensive gambling education 
        programs conducted on each campus that target all students as 
        recommended by the NGISC;
            (12) illegal gambling on college sports will continue to 
        flourish throughout the United States unless a strong effort is 
        made to enforce State and Federal laws prohibiting such 
        activity;
            (13) in order to combat illegal gambling on college sports 
        in this country, law enforcement must ensure that compliance 
        with Federal and State laws is a high priority; and
            (14) absent meaningful countermeasures, including 
        implementation of more effective student awareness and 
        education campaigns, illegal gambling on college sports will 
        continue to be a problem on college and university campuses 
        across the United States.

SEC. 3. STUDY OF GAMBLING ON COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES.

    (a) Establishment of Panel.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall establish a panel, 
which shall be composed of Federal, State, and local government law 
enforcement officials, to conduct a study of illegal college sports 
gambling.
    (b) Contents of Study.--The study conducted by the panel 
established under subsection (a) shall include an analysis of--
            (1) the scope and prevalence of illegal college sports 
        gambling, including unlawful sports gambling (as defined in 
        section 3702 of title 28, United States Code);
            (2) the role of organized crime in illegal gambling on 
        college sports;
            (3) the role of State regulators and the legal sports books 
        in Nevada in assisting law enforcement to uncover illegal 
        sports gambling and related illegal activities;
            (4) the enforcement and implementation of the Professional 
        and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992, including whether it 
        has been adequately enforced;
            (5) the effectiveness of steps taken by institutions of 
        higher education to date, whether individually or through 
        national organizations, to reduce the problem of illegal 
        gambling on college sports;
            (6) the factors that influence the attitudes or levels of 
        awareness of administrators, professors, and students, 
        including student athletes, about illegal gambling on college 
        sports;
            (7) the effectiveness of new countermeasures to reduce 
        illegal gambling on college sports, including related 
        requirements for institutions of higher education and persons 
        receiving Federal education funds;
            (8) potential actions that could be taken by the National 
        Collegiate Athletic Association to address illegal gambling on 
        college and university campuses; and
            (9) other matters relevant to the issue of illegal gambling 
        on college sports as determined by the Attorney General.

SEC. 4. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    Not later than 12 months after the establishment of the panel, the 
Attorney General shall submit to Congress a report on the study 
conducted under section 3, which shall include--
            (1) recommendations for actions colleges, universities, and 
        the National Collegiate Athletic Association should implement 
        to address the issue of illegal gambling on college sports;
            (2) recommendations for intensive educational campaigns 
        which the National Collegiate Athletic Association could 
        implement to assist in the effort to prevent illegal gambling 
        on college sports;
            (3) recommendations for any Federal and State legislative 
        actions to address the issue of illegal gambling on college 
        sports; and
            (4) recommendations for any administrative or private 
        sector actions to address the issue of illegal gambling on 
        college sports.

(Sec. 4) Directs the Attorney General to submit to Congress a report on the study, including recommendations for: (1) Federal and State legislative actions, administrative or private sector actions, and actions by colleges, universities, and the NCAA to address the issue; and (2) intensive educational campaigns by the NCAA to assist in the effort to prevent illegal gambling on college sports.