34 U.S.C. § 10701 — Description

Page 210 TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT § 10691 § 10691. Sex offender apprehension grants (a) Authority to make sex offender apprehension grants (1) In general From amounts made available to carry out this subchapter, the Attorney General may make grants to States, units of local govern- ment, Indian tribal governments, other public and private entities, and multi-jurisdictional or regional consortia thereof for activities specified in paragraph (2). (2) Covered activities An activity referred to in paragraph (1) is any program, project, or other activity to as- sist a State in enforcing sex offender registra- tion requirements. (b) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2007 through 2009 to carry out this subchapter. (Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 3011, as added Pub. L. 109–248, title VI, § 623, July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 635.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 3797ee of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi- torial reclassification and renumbering as this section. § 10692. Juvenile sex offender treatment grants (a) Authority to make juvenile sex offender treat- ment grants (1) In general From amounts made available to carry out this subchapter, the Attorney General may make grants to units of local government, In- dian tribal governments, correctional facili- ties, other public and private entities, and multijurisdictional or regional consortia thereof for activities specified in paragraph (2). (2) Covered activities An activity referred to in paragraph (1) is any program, project, or other activity to as- sist in the treatment of juvenile sex offenders. (b) Juvenile sex offender defined For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘juve- nile sex offender’’ is a sex offender who had not attained the age of 18 years at the time of his or her offense. (c) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2009 to carry out this subchapter. (Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 3012, as added Pub. L. 109–248, title VI, § 623, July 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 635.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 3797ee–1 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi- torial reclassification and renumbering as this section. SUBCHAPTER XXXVIII—COMPREHENSIVE OPIOID ABUSE GRANT PROGRAM § 10701. Description (a) Grants authorized From amounts made available to carry out this subchapter, the Attorney General may make grants to States, units of local govern- ment, and Indian tribes, for use by the State, unit of local government, or Indian tribe to pro- vide services primarily relating to opioid abuse, including for any one or more of the following: (1) Developing, implementing, or expanding a treatment alternative to incarceration pro- gram, which may include— (A) prebooking or postbooking compo- nents, which may include the activities de- scribed in subchapter XXIX or XXXIII of this chapter; (B) training for criminal justice agency personnel on substance use disorders and co- occurring mental illness and substance use disorders; (C) a mental health court, including the activities described in subchapter XXI of this chapter; (D) a drug court, including the activities described in subchapter XXX of this chapter; (E) a veterans treatment court program, including the activities described in sub- section (i) of section 10651 of this title; (F) a focus on parents whose incarceration could result in their children entering the child welfare system; (G) a community-based substance use di- version program sponsored by a law enforce- ment agency; and (H) a pilot program for rural areas to im- plement community response programs that focus on reducing opioid overdose deaths, which may include presenting alternatives to incarceration, as described in subsection (f). (2) In the case of a State, facilitating or en- hancing planning and collaboration between State criminal justice agencies and State sub- stance abuse agencies in order to more effi- ciently and effectively carry out activities or services described in any paragraph of this subsection that address problems related to opioid abuse. (3) Providing training and resources for first responders on carrying and administering an opioid overdose reversal drug or device ap- proved or cleared by the Food and Drug Ad- ministration, and purchasing such a drug or device for first responders who have received such training to so carry and administer. (4) Locating or investigating illicit activi- ties related to the unlawful distribution of opioids. (5) Developing, implementing, or expanding a medication-assisted treatment program used or operated by a criminal justice agency, which may include training criminal justice agency personnel on medication-assisted treatment, and carrying out the activities de- scribed in subchapter XVIII of this chapter. (6) In the case of a State, developing, imple- menting, or expanding a prescription drug Page 211 TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT § 10702 monitoring program to collect and analyze data related to the prescribing of schedules II, III, and IV controlled substances through a centralized database administered by an au- thorized State agency, which includes track- ing the dispensation of such substances, and providing for interoperability and data shar- ing with each other such program in each other State, and with any interstate entity that shares information between such pro- grams. (7) Developing, implementing, or expanding a program to prevent and address opioid abuse by juveniles. (8) Developing, implementing, or expanding a program (which may include demonstration projects) to utilize technology that provides a secure container for prescription drugs that would prevent or deter individuals, particu- larly adolescents, from gaining access to opioid medications that are lawfully pre- scribed for other individuals. (9) Developing, implementing, or expanding a prescription drug take-back program. (10) Developing, implementing, or expanding an integrated and comprehensive opioid abuse response program. (b) Contracts and subawards A State, unit of local government, or Indian tribe may, in using a grant under this sub- chapter for purposes authorized by subsection (a), use all or a portion of that grant to contract with, or make one or more subawards to, one or more— (1) local or regional organizations that are private and nonprofit, including faith-based organizations; (2) units of local government; or (3) tribal organizations. (c) Program assessment component; waiver (1) Program assessment component Each program funded under this subchapter shall contain a program assessment compo- nent, developed pursuant to guidelines estab- lished by the Attorney General, in coordina- tion with the National Institute of Justice. (2) Waiver The Attorney General may waive the re- quirement of paragraph (1) with respect to a program if, in the opinion of the Attorney General, the program is not of sufficient size to justify a full program assessment. (d) Administrative costs Not more than 10 percent of a grant made under this subchapter may be used for costs in- curred to administer such grant. (e) Period The period of a grant made under this sub- chapter may not be longer than 4 years, except that renewals and extensions beyond that period may be granted at the discretion of the Attor- ney General. (f) Rural pilot program (1) In general The pilot program described under this sub- section shall make grants to rural areas to im- plement community response programs to re- duce opioid overdose deaths. Grants issued under this subsection shall be jointly operated by units of local government, in collaboration with public safety and public health agencies or public safety, public health and behavioral health collaborations. A community response program under this subsection shall identify gaps in community prevention, treatment, and recovery services for individuals who encoun- ter the criminal justice system and shall es- tablish treatment protocols to address identi- fied shortcomings. The Attorney General, through the Office of Justice Programs, shall increase the amount provided as a grant under this section for a pilot program by no more than five percent for each of the two years fol- lowing certification by the Attorney General of the submission of data by the rural area on the prescribing of schedules II, III, and IV con- trolled substances to a prescription drug mon- itoring program, or any other centralized database administered by an authorized State agency, which includes tracking the dispensa- tion of such substances, and providing for interoperability and data sharing with each other such program (including an electronic health records system) in each other State, and with any interstate entity that shares in- formation between such programs. (2) Rules of construction Nothing in this subsection shall be con- strued to— (A) direct or encourage a State to use a specific interstate data sharing program; or (B) limit or prohibit the discretion of a prescription drug monitoring program for interoperability connections to other pro- grams (including electronic health records systems, hospital systems, pharmacy dis- pensing systems, or health information ex- changes). (Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 3021, as added Pub. L. 114–198, title II, § 201(a)(1), July 22, 2016, 130 Stat. 711; amended Pub. L. 117–250, § 2, Dec. 20, 2022, 136 Stat. 2352.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 3797ff of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi- torial reclassification and renumbering as this section. AMENDMENTS 2022—Subsec. (a)(1)(H). Pub. L. 117–250, § 2(1), added subpar. (H). Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 117–250, § 2(2), added subsec. (f). § 10702. Applications To request a grant under this subchapter, the chief executive officer of a State, unit of local government, or Indian tribe shall submit an ap- plication to the Attorney General at such time and in such form as the Attorney General may require. Such application shall include the fol- lowing: (1) A certification that Federal funds made available under this subchapter will not be used to supplant State, local, or tribal funds,