34 U.S.C. § 10661 — Authority to make grants to address pub-

Page 205 TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT § 10663 1 So in original. No subsec. (b) has been enacted. 2 So in original. The word ‘‘of’’ probably should not appear. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries FINDINGS Pub. L. 117–170, § 2, Aug. 16, 2022, 136 Stat. 2091, pro- vided that: ‘‘Congress finds the following: ‘‘(1) According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were approximately 2.9 million traumatic brain injury-related emergency depart- ment visits, hospitalizations, and deaths in the United States in 2014. ‘‘(2) Effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) can be short-term or long-term, and include impaired think- ing or memory, movement, vision or hearing, or emo- tional functioning, such as personality changes or de- pression. ‘‘(3) Currently, between 3.2 million and 5.3 million persons are living with a TBI-related disability in the United States. ‘‘(4) About 7 or 8 percent of Americans will experi- ence post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at some point in their lives, and about 8 million adults have PTSD during the course of a given year. ‘‘(5) TBI and PTSD have been recognized as the sig- nature injuries of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. ‘‘(6) According to the Department of Defense, 383,000 men and women deployed to Iraq and Afghani- stan sustained a brain injury while in the line of duty between 2000 and 2018. ‘‘(7) Approximately 13.5 percent of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom veterans screen posi- tive for PTSD, according to the Department of Vet- eran Affairs. ‘‘(8) About 12 percent of Gulf War Veterans have PTSD in a given year while about 30 percent of Viet- nam Veterans have had PTSD in their lifetime. ‘‘(9) Physical signs of TBI can include motor im- pairment, dizziness or poor balance, slurred speech, impaired depth perception, or impaired verbal mem- ory, while physical signs of PTSD can include agita- tion, irritability, hostility, hypervigilance, self-de- structive behavior, fear, severe anxiety, or mistrust. ‘‘(10) Physical signs of TBI and PTSD often overlap with physical signs of alcohol or drug impairment, which complicate a first responder’s ability to quick- ly and effectively identify an individual’s condition.’’ SUBCHAPTER XXXIV—CONFRONTING USE OF METHAMPHETAMINE § 10661. Authority to make grants to address pub- lic safety and methamphetamine manufac- turing, sale, and use in hot spots (a) 1 Purpose and program authority (1) Purpose It is the purpose of this subchapter to assist States, territories, and Indian tribes (as de- fined in section 10554 of this title)— (A) to carry out programs to address the manufacture, sale, and use of methamphet- amine drugs; and (B) to improve the ability of State, terri- torial, Tribal, and local government institu- tions of 2 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, terri- tories, and Indian tribes to address the manu- facture, sale, and use of methamphetamine to enhance public safety. (3) Grant projects to address methamphet- amine manufacture sale and use Grants made under subsection (a) may be used for programs, projects, and other activi- ties to— (A) investigate, arrest and prosecute indi- viduals violating laws related to the use, manufacture, or sale of methamphetamine; (B) reimburse the Drug Enforcement Ad- ministration for expenses related to the clean up of methamphetamine clandestine labs; (C) support State, Tribal, and local health department and environmental agency serv- ices deployed to address methamphetamine; and (D) procure equipment, technology, or sup- port systems, or pay for resources, if the ap- plicant for such a grant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Attorney General that ex- penditures for such purposes would result in the reduction in the use, sale, and manufac- ture of methamphetamine. (Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2996, as added Pub. L. 109–177, title VII, § 754, Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 274; amended Pub. L. 110–161, div. B, title II, § 220(a), Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 1916.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 3797cc of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi- torial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Some section numbers or references in amendment notes below reflect the classification of such sections or references prior to editorial reclassification. AMENDMENTS 2007—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 110–161, § 220(a)(1)(A), in- serted ‘‘, territories, and Indian tribes (as defined in section 3797d of this title)’’ after ‘‘to assist States’’ in introductory provisions. Subsec. (a)(1)(B). Pub. L. 110–161, § 220(a)(1)(B), sub- stituted ‘‘, territorial, Tribal, and local’’ for ‘‘and local’’. Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 110–161, § 220(a)(2), inserted ‘‘, territories, and Indian tribes’’ after ‘‘make grants to States’’. Subsec. (a)(3)(C). Pub. L. 110–161, § 220(a)(3), inserted ‘‘, Tribal,’’ after ‘‘support State’’. § 10662. Funding There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subchapter $99,000,000 for each fis- cal year 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010. (Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2997, as added Pub. L. 109–177, title VII, § 754, Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 274.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 3797cc–1 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi- torial reclassification and renumbering as this section. § 10663. Grants for programs for drug-endan- gered children (a) In general The Attorney General shall make grants to States, territories, and Indian tribes (as defined