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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Arrest Methamphetamine Act of
2005''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) Methamphetamine (meth) is an extremely dangerous and
highly addictive drug.
(2) Methamphetamine use contributes to the perpetration of
violent crimes, particularly burglary, child abuse, and crimes
of substantial cost and personal pain to the victims, including
identity theft.
(3) Methamphetamine labs produce hazardous conditions
because of their use of chemicals such as anhydrous ammonia,
ether, sulfuric acid, and other toxins which are volatile,
corrosive and poisonous. When these substances are illegally
disposed of in rivers, streams, and other dump areas,
explosions and serious environmental damage can and does
result.
(4) Since 2001, Federal funding has been provided through
the Department of Justice COPS and Byrne Grant programs to
address methamphetamine enforcement and clean up. Since 2002,
although the methamphetamine problem has been growing and
spreading across the United States, COPS funding has been cut
each successive year, from $70,500,000 in 2002, to under
$52,000,000 in 2005.
(5) As methamphetamine has impacted more States each year,
the dwindling Federal funds have been parsed into smaller
amounts. Each State deserves greater Federal support and a
permanent funding mechanism to confront the challenging problem
of methamphetamine abuse.
(6) Permanent Federal funding support for meth enforcement
and clean-up is critical to the efforts of State and local law
enforcement to reduce the use, manufacture, and sale of
methamphetamine, and thus, reduce the crime rate.
(7) It is necessary for the Federal Government to establish
a long-term commitment to confronting methamphetamine use,
sale, and manufacture by creating a permanent funding mechanism
to assist States.

SEC. 3. CONFRONTING THE USE OF METHAMPHETAMINE.

Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
(42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

''PART HH--CONFRONTING USE OF METHAMPHETAMINE

''SEC. 2991. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS TO ADDRESS PUBLIC SAFETY AND
METHAMPHETAMINE MANUFACTURING, SALE, AND USE.

''(a) Purpose and Program Authority.--
''(1) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this part to assist
States--
''(A) to carry out programs to address the
manufacture, sale, and use of methamphetamine drugs;
and
''(B) to improve the ability of State and local
government institutions of to carry out such programs.
''(2) Grant authorization.--The Attorney General, through
the Bureau of Justice Assistance in the Office of Justice
Programs may make grants to States to address the manufacture,
sale, and use of methamphetamine to enhance public safety.
''(3) Grant projects to address methamphetamine manufacture
sale and use.--Grants made under subsection (a) may be used for
programs, projects, and other activities to--
''(A) arrest individuals violating laws related to
the use, manufacture, or sale of methamphetamine;
''(B) undertake methamphetamine clandestine lab
seizures and environmental clean up;
''(C) provide for community-based education,
awareness, and prevention;
''(D) provide child support and family services
related to assist users of methamphetamine and their
families;
''(E) facilitate intervention in methamphetamine
use;
''(F) facilitate treatment for methamphetamine
addiction;
''(G) provide Drug Court and Family Drug Court
services to address methamphetamine;
''(H) provide community policing to address the
problem of methamphetamine use;
''(I) support State and local health department and
environmental agency services deployed to address
methamphetamine;
''(J) prosecute violations of laws related to the
use, manufacture, or sale of methamphetamine; and
''(K) procure equipment, technology, or support
systems, or pay for resources, if the applicant for
such a grant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the
Attorney General that expenditures for such purposes
would result in the reduction in the use, sale, and
manufacture of methamphetamine.
''(b) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this
part, a State shall submit to the Attorney General assurances that the
State has implemented, or will implement prior to receipt of a grant
under this section laws, policies, and programs that restrict the
wholesale and limit sale of products used as precursors in the
manufacture of methamphetamine.

''SEC. 2992. APPLICATIONS.

''(a) In General.--No grant may be made under this part unless an
application has been submitted to, and approved by, the Attorney
General.
''(b) Application.--An application for a grant under this part
shall be submitted in such form, and contain such information, as the
Attorney General may prescribe by regulation or guidelines.
''(c) Contents.--In accordance with the regulations or guidelines
established by the Attorney General, each application for a grant under
this part shall--
''(1) include a long-term statewide strategy that--
''(A) reflects consultation with appropriate public
and private agencies, tribal governments, and community
groups;
''(B) represents an integrated approach to
addressing the use, manufacture, and sale of
methamphetamine that includes--
''(i) arrest and clandestine lab seizure;
''(ii) training for law enforcement, fire
and other relevant emergency services, health
care providers, and child and family service
providers;
''(iii) intervention;
''(iv) child and family services;
''(v) treatment;
''(vi) drug court;
''(vii) family drug court;
''(viii) health department support;
''(ix) environmental agency support;
''(x) prosecution; and
''(xi) evaluation of the effectiveness of
the program and description of the efficacy of
components of the program for the purpose of
establishing best practices that can be widely
replicated by other States; and
''(C) where appropriate, incorporate Indian Tribal
participation to the extent that an Indian Tribe is
impacted by the use, manufacture, or sale of
methamphetamine;
''(2) identify related governmental and community
initiatives which complement or will be coordinated with the
proposal;
''(3) certify that there has been appropriate coordination
with all affected State and local government institutions and
that the State has involved counties and other units of local
government, when appropriate, in the development, expansion,
modification, operation or improvement of programs to address
the use, manufacture, or sale of methamphetamine;
''(4) certify that the State will share funds received
under this part with counties and other units of local
government, taking into account the burden placed on these
units of government when they are required to address the use,
manufacture, or sale of methamphetamine;
''(5) assess the impact, if any, of the increase in police
resources on other components of the criminal justice system;
''(6) explain how the grant will be utilized to enhance
government response to the use, manufacture, and sale of
methamphetamine;
''(7) demonstrate a specific public safety need;
''(8) explain the applicant's inability to address the need
without Federal assistance;
''(9) specify plans for obtaining necessary support and
continuing the proposed program, project, or activity following
the conclusion of Federal support; and
''(10) certify that funds received under this part will be
used to supplement, not supplant, other Federal, State, and
local funds.

''SEC. 2993. PLANNING GRANTS.

''(a) Eligible Entity.--The Attorney General through the Bureau of
Justice Assistance in the Office of Justice Programs, may make grants
under this section to States, Indian tribal governments, and multi-
jurisdictional or regional consortia thereof to develop a
comprehensive, cooperative strategy to address the manufacture, sale,
and use of methamphetamine to enhance public safety.
''(b) Authorization.--The Attorney General is authorized to provide
grants under this section not exceeding $100,000 per eligible entity
for such entity to--
''(1) define the problem of the use, manufacture, or sale
of methamphetamine within the jurisdiction of the entity;
''(2) describe the public and private organization to be
involved in addressing methamphetamine use, manufacture, or
sale; and
''(3) describe the manner in which these organizations will
participate in a comprehensive, cooperative, and integrated
plan to address the use, manufacture, or sale of
methamphetamine.

''SEC. 2994. ENFORCEMENT GRANTS.

''Of the total amount appropriated for this part in any fiscal
year, the amount remaining after setting aside the amount to be
reserved to carry out section 2993 shall be allocated to States as
follows:
''(1) 0.25 percent or $250,000, whichever is greater, shall
be allocated to each of the States.
''(2) Of the total funds remaining after the allocation
under paragraph (1), there shall be allocated to each State an
amount which bears the same ratio to the amount of remaining
funds described in this paragraph as the population of such
State bears to the population of all the States.

''SEC. 2995. NATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

''The Attorney General is authorized--
''(1) to collect systematic data on the effectiveness of
the programs assisted under this part in reducing the use,
manufacture, and sale of methamphetamine;
''(2) to establish a national clearinghouse of information
on effective programs to address the use, manufacture, and sale
of methamphetamine that shall disseminate to State and local
agencies describing--
''(A) the results of research on efforts to reduce
the use, manufacture, and sale of methamphetamine; and
''(B) information on effective programs, best
practices and Federal resources to--
''(i) reduce the use, manufacture, and sale
of methamphetamine; and
''(ii) address the physical, social, and
family problems that result from the use of
methamphetamine through the activities of
intervention, treatment, drug courts, and
family drug courts;
''(3) to establish a program within the Department of
Justice to facilitate the sharing of knowledge in best
practices among States addressing the use, manufacture and sale
of methamphetamine through State-to-State mentoring, or other
means; and
''(4) to provide technical assistance to State agencies and
local agencies implementing programs and securing resources to
implement effective programs to reduce the use, manufacture,
and sale of methamphetamine.

''SEC. 2996. FUNDING.

''(a) Grants for the Purpose of Confronting the Use of
Methamphetamine.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this part--
''(1) $100,000,000 for each fiscal year 2006 and 2007; and
''(2) $200,000,000 for each fiscal year 2008, 2009, and
2010.
''(b) National Activities.--For the purposes of section 2995, there
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary.''.

SEC. 4. STATEMENT OF CONGRESS REGARDING AVAILABILITY AND ILLEGAL
IMPORTATION OF PSEUDOEPHEDRINE FROM CANADA.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) pseudoephedrine is a particularly abused basic
precursor chemical used in the manufacture of the dangerous
narcotic methamphetamine;
(2) the Federal Government, working in cooperation with
narcotics agents of State and local governments and the private
sector, has tightened the control of pseudoephedrine in the
United States in recent years;
(3) in many States, pseudoephedrine can only be purchased
in small quantity bottles or blister packs, and laws throughout
various States are gradually becoming tougher, reflecting the
increasing severity of America's methamphetamine problem;
however, the widespread presence of large containers of
pseudoephedrine from Canada at methamphetamine laboratories and
dumpsites in the United States, despite efforts of law
enforcement agencies to stem the flow of these containers into
the United States, demonstrates the strength of the demand for,
and the inherent difficulties in stemming the flow of, these
containers from neighboring Canada; and
(4) Canada lacks a comprehensive legislative framework for
addressing the pseudoephedrine trafficking problem.
(b) Call for Action by Canada.--Congress strongly urges the
President to seek commitments from the Government of Canada to begin
immediately to take effective measures to stem the widespread and
increasing availability in Canada and the illegal importation into the
United States of pseudoephedrine.
A:
Arrest Methamphetamine Act of 2005 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General, through the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), to make grants to States to address the manufacture, sale, and use of methamphetamine to enhance public safety, including for activities to: (1) arrest individuals violating methamphetamine related laws; (2) undertake methamphetamine clandestine lab seizures and environmental cleanup; (3) provide for community based education, awareness, and prevention; (4) provide child support and family services to assist methamphetamine users and their families; and (5) procure equipment, technology, or support systems, or pay for resources, where expenditures would result in reduction in methamphetamine use, sale, and manufacture. Sets forth application requirements.

Authorizes the Attorney General, through BJA, to make grants to States, Indian tribal governments, and multijurisdictional or regional consortia to develop a comprehensive, cooperative strategy to address the use, sale, and manufacture of methamphetamine. Allocates funding for enforcement.

Authorizes the Attorney General to: (1) collect systematic data on the effectiveness of programs assisted under this Act; (2) establish a national clearinghouse of information on effective programs for dissemination to State and local agencies; (3) establish a program within the Department of Justice to facilitate the sharing of best practices among States; and (4) provide technical assistance to State and local agencies.

Urges the President to seek commitments from the Canadian Government to take effective measures to stem the availability of pseudoephedrine in Canada and its illegal importation into the United States.