34 U.S.C. § 10663 — Grants for programs for drug-endan-

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 Page 206 TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT § 10664 1 So in original. The word ‘‘and’’ probably should not appear. 2 So in original. Probably should be par. ‘‘(3)’’. 3 So in original. The comma probably should not appear. 4 So in original. The word ‘‘needs’’ probably should not appear. in section 10554 of this title) for the purpose of carrying out programs to provide comprehensive services to aid children who are living in a home in which methamphetamine or other controlled substances are unlawfully manufactured, dis- tributed, dispensed, or used. (b) Certain requirements The Attorney General shall ensure that the services carried out with grants under sub- section (a) include the following: (1) Coordination among law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, child protective serv- ices, social services, health care services, and any other services determined to be appro- priate by the Attorney General to provide as- sistance regarding the problems of children de- scribed in subsection (a). (2) Transition of children from toxic or drug- endangering environments to appropriate resi- dential environments. (c) 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 2008 and 2009. Amounts appropriated under the preceding sentence shall remain available until expended. (Pub. L. 109–177, title VII, § 755, Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 275; Pub. L. 110–161, div. B, title II, § 220(b), Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 1916; Pub. L. 110–345, § 2, Oct. 7, 2008, 122 Stat. 3938.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the Combat Meth- amphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005, and also as part of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005, and not as part of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 which com- prises this chapter. Section was formerly classified to section 3797cc–2 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 2008—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 110–345 substituted ‘‘fiscal years 2008 and 2009’’ for ‘‘fiscal years 2006 and 2007’’. 2007—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–161 inserted ‘‘, territories, and Indian tribes (as defined in section 3797d of this title)’’ after ‘‘make grants to States’’. § 10664. Authority to award competitive grants to address methamphetamine use by pregnant and parenting women offenders (a) Purpose and program authority (1) Grant authorization The Attorney General may award competi- tive grants to address the use of methamphet- amine among pregnant and parenting women offenders to promote public safety, public health, family permanence and well being. (2) Purposes and program authority Grants awarded under this section shall be used to facilitate or enhance and 1 collabora- tion between the criminal justice, child wel- fare, and State, territorial, or Tribal sub- stance abuse systems in order to carry out programs to address the use of methamphet- amine drugs by pregnant and parenting women offenders. (b) Definitions In this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) Child welfare agency The term ‘‘child welfare agency’’ means the State, territorial, or Tribal agency responsible for child or family services and welfare. (2) Criminal justice agency The term ‘‘criminal justice agency’’ means an agency of the State, territory, Indian tribe, or local government or its contracted agency that is responsible for detection, arrest, en- forcement, prosecution, defense, adjudication, incarceration, probation, or parole relating to the violation of the criminal laws of that State, territory, Indian tribe, or local govern- ment. (C) 2 Indian tribe The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ has the meaning given the term in section 10554 of this title. (c) Applications (1) In general No grant may be awarded under this section unless an application has been submitted to, and approved by, the Attorney General. (2) Application An application for a grant under this section shall be submitted in such form, and contain such information, as the Attorney General,3 may prescribe by regulation or guidelines. (3) Eligible entities The Attorney General shall make grants to States, territories, and Indian tribes. Appli- cants must demonstrate extensive collabora- tion with the State criminal justice agency and child welfare agency in the planning and implementation of the program. (4) Contents In accordance with the regulations or guide- lines established by the Attorney General in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, each application for a grant under this section shall contain a plan to ex- pand the services for pregnant and parenting women offenders who are pregnant women or women with dependent children for the use of methamphetamine or methamphetamine and other drugs and include the following in the plan: (A) A description of how the applicant will work jointly with the criminal justice and child welfare agencies needs 4 associated with the use of methamphetamine or meth- amphetamine and other drugs by pregnant and parenting women offenders to promote family stability and permanence. (B) A description of the nature and the ex- tent of the problem of methamphetamine