109th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4763
To provide a comprehensive Federal response to problems relating
to methamphetamine abuse.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 15, 2006
Mr. OBERSTAR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce,
Science, Education and the Workforce, and Transportation and Infrastructure,
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 provide a comprehensive Federal response to problems relating
to methamphetamine abuse.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title- This Act may be cited as the `Methamphetamine Eradication
Act'.
(b) Table of Contents- The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--FIRE AND POLICE
Sec. 101. Requirement that firefighters receive methamphetamine awareness
training.
Sec. 102. Use of funds under Department of Homeland Security's Assistance
to Firefighters Grant Program for rural fire departments.
Sec. 103. Requirement that law enforcement officers receive methamphetamine
awareness training.
Sec. 104. Reauthorization of COPS grant program.
Sec. 105. Use of funds under Department of Justice's COPS program for
rural police departments and drug task forces.
Sec. 106. Reauthorization of Byrne Formula Grant Program.
Sec. 107. Use of funds under Department of Justice's Byrne Formula Grant
Program for rural police departments and drug task forces.
Sec. 108. Requirement that Drug Enforcement Administration allocate, to
rural areas, 50 percent of the funding for combating methamphetamine abuse.
Sec. 109. Requirement that Drug Enforcement Administration allocate, to
first responders from rural areas, 50 percent of the seats in each clan
laboratory training session.
Sec. 110. Reports by Director of Office of National Drug Control Policy
on methamphetamine abuse.
Sec. 111. Requirement that Attorney General provide training to local
prosecutors and law enforcement agents from rural areas in how to investigate
and prosecute methamphetamine offenses.
Sec. 112. Department of Justice grants to rural areas for expenses incurred
by courts and jails relating to methamphetamine offenses.
Sec. 113. Use of funds under National Drug Court Training and Assistance
Program to assist rural areas in prosecuting methamphetamine offenses.
Sec. 114. Department of Justice program to assist rural areas in processing
child protection cases for children of methamphetamine addicts.
Sec. 115. Regulation of retail sales of pseudoephedrine.
Sec. 116. Regulated transactions.
Sec. 117. Minimum mandatory penalty for manufacture of methamphetamine
on premises where children reside.
TITLE II--HEALTH
Sec. 201. Local grants for treatment of methamphetamine abuse and related
conditions.
Sec. 202. Enhanced residential substance abuse treatment programs for
State and Federal prisoners.
Sec. 203. Study regarding health effects on children of exposure to process
of unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine.
Sec. 204. Grants for programs for drug-endangered children.
TITLE III--EDUCATION
Sec. 301. Grants for educational programs on prevention and treatment
of methamphetamine abuse.
TITLE IV--ENVIRONMENT
Sec. 401. Environmental Protection Agency.
Sec. 402. First responder grants for rural areas.
Sec. 403. Use of funds under Drug Enforcement Administration's Hazardous
Waste Program to clean up methamphetamine laboratories.
TITLE I--FIRE AND POLICE
SEC. 101. REQUIREMENT THAT FIREFIGHTERS RECEIVE METHAMPHETAMINE AWARENESS
TRAINING.
Section 33(b) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15
U.S.C. 2229(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
`(13) ELIGIBILITY- The fire department shall be eligible for a grant under
this section only if it demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Director
that--
`(A) a portion of the grant funding will be used to provide methamphetamine
awareness training to firefighters; or
`(B) the fire department has previously provided methamphetamine awareness
training to its firefighters.'.
SEC. 102. USE OF FUNDS UNDER DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY'S ASSISTANCE
TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT PROGRAM FOR RURAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
Section 33(e) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15
U.S.C. 2229(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
`(3) METHAMPHETAMINE-RELATED EQUIPMENT- At least $25,000,000 of the amounts
appropriated for carrying out this section for each of fiscal years 2007
through 2009 shall be made available to rural fire departments for the
acquisition of equipment appropriate to support a response action at a
location where methamphetamine is present or is suspected to be present.'.
SEC. 103. REQUIREMENT THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS RECEIVE METHAMPHETAMINE
AWARENESS TRAINING.
As a condition of receiving grant amounts under any grant program of the
Department of Justice, a public entity must ensure, throughout the jurisdiction
of the entity, that each law enforcement officer receives, as part of the
basic or periodic training provided to that officer, methamphetamine awareness
training.
SEC. 104. REAUTHORIZATION OF COPS GRANT PROGRAM.
Section 1001 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3793) is amended in subsection (a)(11)(A) by striking `expended'
and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting `expended,
$748,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007, 2008, and 2009.'.
SEC. 105. USE OF FUNDS UNDER DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE'S COPS PROGRAM FOR
RURAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND DRUG TASK FORCES.
Section 1701 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3796dd) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(l) Allocations for Methamphetamine Situations- Of the amounts available
to carry out this chapter, not less than $25,000,000 shall be available
only for grants by the Attorney General to police departments and drug task
forces in rural areas, for use by the recipients to purchase basic equipment
to address situations involving methamphetamines.'.
SEC. 106. REAUTHORIZATION OF BYRNE FORMULA GRANT PROGRAM.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part E of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 500 et seq.) $170,000,000
for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2009.
SEC. 107. USE OF FUNDS UNDER DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE'S BYRNE FORMULA GRANT
PROGRAM FOR RURAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND DRUG TASK FORCES.
Of the amounts available in a fiscal year to carry out part E of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 500 et seq.), not
less than 50 percent of those amounts shall be available only for grants
by the Attorney General to police departments and drug task forces in rural
areas, for use by the recipients to purchase basic equipment to address
situations involving methamphetamines.
SEC. 108. REQUIREMENT THAT DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION ALLOCATE, TO
RURAL AREAS, 50 PERCENT OF THE FUNDING FOR COMBATING METHAMPHETAMINE ABUSE.
Of the amounts available in a fiscal year to the Drug Enforcement Administration
to combat methamphetamines, not less than 50 percent of those amounts shall
be available only for rural areas.
SEC. 109. REQUIREMENT THAT DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION ALLOCATE, TO
FIRST RESPONDERS FROM RURAL AREAS, 50 PERCENT OF THE SEATS IN EACH CLAN
LABORATORY TRAINING SESSION.
Of the seats available in a clan laboratory training session of the Drug
Enforcement Administration, not less than 50 percent of those seats shall
be available only to first responders from rural areas.
SEC. 110. REPORTS BY DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY
ON METHAMPHETAMINE ABUSE.
(a) Report on Methamphetamine Problems- Not later than September 30, 2007,
the Director of National Drug Control Policy shall submit to Congress a
report on methamphetamine abuse. The report shall contain--
(1) a discussion of the areas in the United States where the methamphetamine
problem is the greatest (per capita);
(2) recommendations on the best methods for addressing the methamphetamine
epidemic in rural areas;
(3) a list of the amounts requested for each high intensity drug trafficking
area for the next fiscal year and a detailed rationale for each such amount,
including the manner in which such funding is expected to ensure the achievement
of each area's goals and objectives; and
(4) such other findings and recommendations as the Director considers
appropriate.
(b) Report on Task Forces- Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Drug Control Policy shall
submit to Congress a report containing an assessment of the number and operation
of all Federal, State, and local task forces within each high intensity
drug trafficking area, including information on intelligence sharing and
coordination among the task forces.
SEC. 111. REQUIREMENT THAT ATTORNEY GENERAL PROVIDE TRAINING TO LOCAL
PROSECUTORS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENTS FROM RURAL AREAS IN HOW TO INVESTIGATE
AND PROSECUTE METHAMPHETAMINE OFFENSES.
There are authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2007 through 2009 to provide training to State and local prosecutors and
law enforcement agents in rural areas for the investigation and prosecution
of methamphetamine offenses.
SEC. 112. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE GRANTS TO RURAL AREAS FOR EXPENSES INCURRED
BY COURTS AND JAILS RELATING TO METHAMPHETAMINE OFFENSES.
There are authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2007 through 2009 to provide grants to rural areas for court costs (including
additional staff and security costs) and county jail costs (including jail
days, drug testing, and health and treatment costs) for expenses related
to methamphetamine offenses.
SEC. 113. USE OF FUNDS UNDER NATIONAL DRUG COURT TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM TO ASSIST RURAL AREAS IN PROSECUTING METHAMPHETAMINE OFFENSES.
Of the amounts available in a fiscal year to carry out part EE of the Omnibus
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796u et seq.), not
less than 25 percent of those amounts shall be available only for grants
by the Attorney General to entities in rural areas, for use by the recipients
for the costs of prosecuting (including costs of investigation, costs of
using crime laboratories, and costs of booking suspects) cases involving
methamphetamine offenses, cases involving methamphetamine-related child
protection, and cases involving methamphetamine-related forfeitures.
SEC. 114. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PROGRAM TO ASSIST RURAL AREAS IN PROCESSING
CHILD PROTECTION CASES FOR CHILDREN OF METHAMPHETAMINE ADDICTS.
From amounts made available to the Attorney General for such purpose, the
Attorney General shall carry out a program under which the Attoney General
assists rural areas in processing child protection cases for children of
individuals addicted to methamphetamine.
SEC. 115. REGULATION OF RETAIL SALES OF PSEUDOEPHEDRINE.
(a) Requirements- Section 310 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C.
830) is amended by adding at the end the following subsection:
`(d)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), each regulated person who sells at retail
a list I pseudoephedrine product shall ensure that sales of the product
are made in accordance with the following requirements:
`(A) In offering the product for sale, the person places the product such
that customers do not have direct access to the product before the sale
is made (commonly referred to as behind-the-counter placement).
`(B) The person delivers the product directly to the purchaser.
`(C) The person maintains a written list of sales of such products that
identifies the products, the purchasers, and the dates and times of the
sales (which list is referred to in this subsection as the `logbook)').
`(D) The person does not sell such a product unless--
`(i) the prospective purchaser--
`(I) presents an identification card that provides a photograph and
is issued by a State or the Federal Government; and
`(II) signs the logbook and legibly prints in the logbook his or her
name, address, and the date and time of the sale; and
`(ii) the person determines that the name signed and printed in the
logbook corresponds to the name provided on such identification and
that the date and time entered are correct.
`(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a sale of a list I pseudoephedrine
product at retail if a report on the sale is required to be submitted under
subsection (b)(3)(B).'.
(b) Definition of List I Pseudoephedrine Product- Section 102 of the Controlled
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802) is amended by inserting after paragraph (44)
the following paragraph:
`(45)(A) The term `list I pseudoephedrine product' means, subject to subparagraph
(B), a product that--
`(i) contains pseudoephedrine or any its salts, optical isomers, or salts
of optical isomers; and
`(ii) may be marketed or distributed lawfully in the United States under
the Federal, Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act as a nonprescription drug.
`(B) Such term does not include a product described in subparagraph (A)
if the product contains a chemical specified in clause (i) of such subparagraph
that the Attorney General has under section 201(a) added to any of the schedules
under section 202(c).'.
(c) Enforcement- Section 402(a) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C.
842(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (10), by striking `or' after the semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (11), by striking the period at the end and inserting
`; or'; and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (11) the following paragraph:
`(12) who is a regulated person to knowingly or negligently sell at retail
a list I pseudoephedrine product in violation of a requirement under section
310(d).'.
(d) Study Regarding Electronic Data Base of Information on Purchases- The
Attorney General shall conduct a study for the purpose of determining the
costs and feasibility of--
(1) monitoring the quantities of pseudoephedrine purchased at retail,
which monitoring is accomplished by--
(A) requiring persons who sell pseudoephedrine at retail to submit to
the Attorney General the information contained in logbooks maintained
under section 310(d) of the Controlled Substances Act (as added by subsection
(a) of this section); and
(B) establishing an electronic database that contains all such information;
and
(2) restricting the amount of pseudoephedrine that consumers may purchase
at retail during a specified period of time and using such database in
the enforcement of such restrictions.
SEC. 116. REGULATED TRANSACTIONS.
(a) Removal of Blister Pack Exemption- Section 102 of the Controlled Substances
Act (21 U.S.C. 802), as amended by section 115(b) of this Act, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (39)(A)(iv)(I)(aa), by striking `, except that' and all
that follows through `1996)'; and
(2) by striking the paragraph (45) that relates to the term `ordinary
over-the-counter pseudoephedrine or phenylpropanolamine product'.
(b) Single-Transaction Limits- Section 102(39)(A)(iv)(II) of the Controlled
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(39)(A)(iv)(II)) is amended by striking `shall
be 9 grams' and all that follows and inserting the following: `shall be
any quantity of pseudoephedrine over 6.0 grams in a single transaction,
or any quantity of phenylpropanolamine over 6.0 grams in a single transaction,
and in addition shall be--
`(aa) in the case of such products in nonliquid form, that the
products be sold in package sizes of not more than 3.0 grams of pseudoephedrine
base or 3.0 grams of phenylpropanolamine base, respectively, and packaged
in blister packs, each blister containing not more than 2 dosage units,
or where the use of blister packs is technically infeasible, packaged in
unit dose packets or pouches; and
`(bb) in the case of such products in liquid form, that the products
be sold in package sizes of not more than 3.0 grams of pseudoephedrine base,
or 3.0 grams of phenylpropanolamine base, respectively; or'.
SEC. 117. MINIMUM MANDATORY PENALTY FOR MANUFACTURE OF METHAMPHETAMINE
ON PREMISES WHERE CHILDREN RESIDE.
Whoever violates section 401(a)(1) by manufacturing methamphetamine or its
salts, isomers or salts of isomers on premises in which an individual who
is under the age of 18 years resides, shall, unless a higher minimum mandatory
imprisonment applies, be imprisoned for not less than 20 years.
TITLE II--HEALTH
SEC. 201. LOCAL GRANTS FOR TREATMENT OF METHAMPHETAMINE ABUSE AND RELATED
CONDITIONS.
Subpart 1 of part B of title V of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
290bb et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating the section 514 that relates to methamphetamine and
appears after section 514A as section 514B;
(2) in section 514B, as redesignated--
(A) by amending subsection (a)(1) to read as follows:
`(1) GRANTS AUTHORIZED- The Secretary may award grants to States, political
subdivisions of States, American Indian Tribes, and private, nonprofit
entities to provide treatment for methamphetamine abuse.';
(B) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
`(b) Priority for Rural Areas- In awarding grants under subsection (a),
the Secretary shall give priority to entities that will serve rural areas
experiencing an increase in methamphetamine abuse.'; and
(C) in subsection (d)(1), by striking `2000' and all that follows and
inserting `2007 and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal
years 2008 through 2009'; and
(3) by inserting after section 514B, as redesignated, the following:
`SEC. 514C. METHAMPHETAMINE RESEARCH, TRAINING, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
CENTER.
`(a) Program Authorized- The Secretary, acting through the Administrator,
and in consultation with the Director of the National Institutes of Health,
shall award grants to, or enter into contracts with, public or private,
nonprofit entities to establish a research, training, and technical assistance
center to carry out the activities described in subsection (d).
`(b) Application- A public or private, nonprofit entity seeking a grant
or contract under subsection (a) shall submit an application to the Secretary
at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary
may require.
`(c) Condition- In awarding grants or entering into contracts under subsection
(a), the Secretary shall ensure that not less than 1 of the centers will
focus on methamphetamine abuse in rural areas.
`(d) Authorized Activities- Each center established under this section shall--
`(1) engage in research and evaluation of the effectiveness of treatment
modalities for the treatment of methamphetamine abuse;
`(2) disseminate information to public and private entities on effective
treatments for methamphetamine abuse;
`(3) provide direct technical assistance to States, political subdivisions
of States, and private entities on how to improve the treatment of methamphetamine
abuse; and
`(4) provide training on the effects of methamphetamine use and on effective
ways of treating methamphetamine abuse to substance abuse treatment professionals
and community leaders.
`(e) Reports- Each grantee or contractor under this section shall annually
submit a report to the Administrator that contains--
`(1) a description of the previous year's activities of the center established
under this section;
`(2) effective treatment modalities undertaken by the center; and
`(3) evidence to demonstrate that such treatment modalities were successful.
`(f) Authorization of Appropriations- There are authorized to be appropriated
to carry out this section $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2007 and such sums
as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009.'.
SEC. 202. ENHANCED RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAMS FOR
STATE AND FEDERAL PRISONERS.
(a) Enhanced Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program for State Prisoners-
(1) ENHANCED DRUG SCREENINGS REQUIREMENT- Subsection (b) of section 1902
of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796ff-1(b))
is amended to read as follows:
`(b) Substance Abuse Testing Requirement- To be eligible to receive funds
under this part, a State must agree--
`(1) to implement or continue to require urinalysis or other proven reliable
forms of testing, including both periodic and random testing--
`(A) of an individual before the individual enters a residential substance
abuse treatment program and during the period in which the individual
participates in the treatment program; and
`(B) of an individual released from a residential substance abuse treatment
program if the individual remains in the custody of the State; and
`(2) to require, as a condition of participation in the treatment program,
that such testing indicate that the individual has not used a controlled
substance for at least the three-month period prior to the date the individual
receives such testing to enter the treatment program.'.
(2) AFTERCARE SERVICES REQUIREMENT- Subsection (c) of such section is
amended--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking `To be eligible for a preference under
this part' and inserting `To be eligible to receive funds under this
part'; and
(B) by amending the heading to read as follows:
`(c) Aftercare Services Requirement- '.
(3) PRIORITY FOR PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY-BASED DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAMS-
Section 1903 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3796ff-2) is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
`(e) Priority for Partnerships With Community-Based Drug Treatment Programs-
In considering an application submitted by a State under section 1902, the
Attorney General shall give priority to an application that involves a partnership
between the State and a community-based drug treatment program within the
State.'.
(4) RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAM REDEFINED- Section 901(a)(25)
of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3791(a)(25)) is amended by striking `means a course
of' and all that follows and inserting `means a course of individual and
group activities and treatment, lasting at least six months, in residential
treatment facilities set apart from the general prison population.'.
(b) Enhanced Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program for Federal Prisoners-
(1) SUBSTANCE ABUSE TESTING REQUIREMENT-
(A) TESTING REQUIRED AS COMPONENT OF PROGRAM- Subsection (b) of section
3621 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end
the following new sentence: `Such treatment shall include urinalysis
or other proven reliable forms of testing, including both periodic and
random testing, of such a prisoner before the prisoner enters the treatment
program and during the period in which the prisoner participates in
the treatment program.'.
(B) PASSAGE OF TEST AS CONDITION OF PARTICIPATION- Subsection (e)(5)(B)
of such section is amended--
(i) in clause (i), by striking `and' at the end; and
(ii) by inserting at the end the following new clause:
`(iii) determined by the Director of the Bureau of Prisons, through
use of urinalysis or other proven reliable forms of testing, to have
not used a controlled substance for at least the three-month period
prior to the date the prisoner enters residential substance abuse
treatment; and'.
(2) RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT REDEFINED- Paragraph (5)(A)
of such section is amended by striking `means a course of' and all that
follows through the semicolon at the end of clause (ii) and inserting
`means a course of individual and group activities and treatment, lasting
at least six months, in residential treatment facilities set apart from
the general prison population;'.
(3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- Paragraph (4) of such section is
amended--
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking `and' at the end;
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end and inserting
`; and'; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
`(F) and such sums as may be necessary in subsequent fiscal years.'.
SEC. 203. STUDY REGARDING HEALTH EFFECTS ON CHILDREN OF EXPOSURE TO PROCESS
OF UNLAWFUL MANUFACTURE OF METHAMPHETAMINE.
(a) In General- With respect to the unlawful manufacturing of methamphetamine,
the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall conduct a study for the
purpose of determining--
(1) to what extent food, water, air, soil, equipment, or other matter
becomes contaminated with methamphetamine or other harmful substances
as a result of the proximity of the matter to the process of such manufacturing;
and
(2) whether any adverse health conditions result from the exposure of
children to such process or to contaminated matter within the meaning
of paragraph (1).
(b) Report to Congress- Not later than one year after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall complete the
study under subsection (a) and submit to the Congress a report describing
the findings of the study.
SEC. 204. GRANTS FOR PROGRAMS FOR DRUG-ENDANGERED CHILDREN.
(a) In General- The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in collaboration
with the Attorney General of the United States, shall make grants to eligible
States for the purpose of carrying out programs to provide a comprehensive
response to the health and mental health problems of children that are associated
with living in a home in which methamphetamine is unlawfully manufactured,
administered, or distributed. Such health problems include exposure to food,
water, air, soil, equipment, or other matter that has become contaminated
with methamphetamine or other harmful substances as a result of the proximity
of the matter to such unlawful manufacturing.
(b) Eligible State- A State is an eligible State for purposes of subsection
(a) if the State had more than 200 methamphetamine laboratory seizures in
2004, as reported by the National Clandestine Laboratory Database.
(c) Certain Requirements- The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
ensure that the procedures and services of programs carried out with grants
under subsection (a) include the following:
(1) Coordination among law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, child protective
services, and health professionals.
(2) Removal of children from toxic or drug-endangering environments.
(3) Medical and dental health evaluation and services, drug and toxic
chemical exposure screening, and mental health evaluation and services.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations- For the purpose of carrying out this
section, there are authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for each of
the fiscal years 2007 and 2008. Amounts appropriated under the preceding
sentence shall remain available until expended.
TITLE III--EDUCATION
SEC. 301. GRANTS FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ON PREVENTION AND TREATMENT
OF METHAMPHETAMINE ABUSE.
Part A of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(20 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking `and' at the end;
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting
`; and'; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
`(3) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, for grants under subpart 4.';
(2) by redesignating subpart 4 as subpart 5; and
(3) by inserting after subpart 3 the following new subpart:
`Subpart 4--Education on Prevention and Treatment of Methamphetamine
Abuse
`SEC. 4146. GRANT PROGRAM.
`(a) Grants- From funds made available to carry out this subpart under section
4003(3), the Secretary may make grants on a competitive basis to State agencies,
local educational agencies, and nonprofit organizations to carry out programs
to educate students on the mental, physical, and behavioral effects of methamphetamine
and on the prevention and treatment of methamphetamine abuse.
`(b) Priority- In making grants under subsection (a), the Secretary shall
ensure that not less than 50 percent of funds made available to carry out
this subpart under section 4003(3) for a fiscal year are made available
for programs in schools located in rural areas.
`(c) Applications- To receive a grant under this section, an applicant shall
submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Secretary may require.'.
TITLE IV--ENVIRONMENT
SEC. 401. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency $90,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2007 through
2009 for the Local Governments Reimbursement Program for methamphetamine
laboratory cleanup reimbursement in rural areas.
SEC. 402. FIRST RESPONDER GRANTS FOR RURAL AREAS.
(a) Grant Authorization- The Secretary of Transportation may provide additional
hazardous materials emergency preparedness grants to local governments in
rural areas to assist first responders in their efforts to clean up clandestine
methamphetamine laboratories.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations- There is authorized to be appropriated
to carry out this section $70,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through
2009.
SEC. 403. USE OF FUNDS UNDER DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION'S HAZARDOUS
WASTE PROGRAM TO CLEAN UP METHAMPHETAMINE LABORATORIES.
(a) Program Required- Subject to the availability of appropriations, the
Attorney General shall carry out a program under which the Hazardous Waste
Disposal Program of the Drug Enforcement Administration provides, to each
eligible State, not less than $1,400,000 for each of the fiscal years 2007
through 2009, to be used by the State for using private contractors to clean
up clandestine methamphetamine laboratories.
(b) Definition- In this section, the term `eligible State' means a State
in which 50 or more clandestine methamphetamine laboratories are known to
exist.
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