[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5044 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 5044
To authorize grants to implement school-community partnerships for
preventing substance use and misuse among youth.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 12, 2024
Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Mr. Grassley, and Ms. Butler) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary
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A BILL
To authorize grants to implement school-community partnerships for
preventing substance use and misuse among youth.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Keeping Drugs Out of Schools Act of
2024''.
SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of
the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
(2) Drug-free communities funded coalition.--The term
``Drug-Free Communities funded coalition'' means a recipient of
a grant under section 1032 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988
(21 U.S.C. 1532).
(3) Effective drug prevention programs.--The term
``effective drug prevention programs'', with respect to a
school-community partnership between a Drug-Free Communities
funded coalition and a local school, means strategies,
policies, and activities that--
(A) are tailored to meet the needs of the student
population of the school, based on the environment of
the school and the community surrounding the school;
and
(B) prevent and reduce substance use and misuse
among local youth.
(4) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means a
coalition (within the meaning of section 1032 of the Anti-Drug
Abuse Act of 1988 (21 U.S.C. 1532)) that--
(A) receives or has received a grant under
subchapter I of chapter 2 of title I of the Anti-Drug
Abuse Act of 1988 (21 U.S.C. 1523 et seq.); and
(B) has a memorandum of understanding in effect
with not less than 1 local school to establish a
school-community partnership.
(5) Local school.--The term ``local school'' means an
elementary, middle, or high school located in an area served by
an eligible entity.
(6) School-community partnership.--The term ``school-
community partnership'' means a partnership between a Drug-Free
Communities funded coalition and not less than 1 local school
for the purpose of implementing effective drug prevention
programs.
(7) Substance use and misuse.--The term ``substance use and
misuse''--
(A) has the meaning given the term in paragraph (9)
of section 1023 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (21
U.S.C. 1523); and
(B) includes the use of electronic or other
delivery mechanisms to consume a substance described in
subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of that paragraph.
(b) Grants Authorized.--
(1) In general.--
(A) Initial grants.--Subject to paragraph (2), the
Director may award grants to eligible entities for the
purpose of implementing a school-community partnership.
(B) Renewal grants.--Subject to paragraph (2), the
Director may award to an eligible entity who has
received a grant under subparagraph (A) an additional
grant for each fiscal year during the 3-fiscal-year
period following the fiscal year for which the grant
was awarded under subparagraph (A), for the purpose of
continuing the school-community partnership.
(2) Limitations.--
(A) Amount.--The amount of a grant under this
subsection may not exceed $75,000 for a fiscal year.
(B) Recipients.--Not more than 1 eligible entity
may receive a grant under this subsection to establish
a school-community partnership with a particular local
school.
(c) Interagency Agreement.--The Director may enter into an
interagency agreement with a National Drug Control Program agency, as
defined in section 702 of the Office of National Drug Control Policy
Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1701), to delegate authority
for--
(1) the execution of grants under this section; and
(2) other activities necessary to carry out the
responsibilities of the Director under this section.
(d) Application.--
(1) In general.--An eligible entity desiring a grant under
this section, in coordination with each local school with which
the eligible entity has a school-community partnership, shall
submit to the Director an application at such time, in such
manner, and accompanied by such information as the Director may
require.
(2) Plan.--The application submitted under paragraph (1)
shall include a detailed, comprehensive plan for the school-
community partnership to implement effective drug prevention
programs.
(e) Use of Funds.--
(1) In general.--An eligible entity receiving a grant under
this section shall use funds from the grant--
(A) to implement the plan described in subsection
(d)(2); and
(B) if necessary, to obtain specialized training
and assistance from the organization receiving the
grant under section 4(a) of Public Law 107-82 (21
U.S.C. 1521 note).
(2) Supplement not supplant.--Grants provided under this
section shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, Federal
and non-Federal funds that are otherwise available for drug
prevention programs in local schools.
(f) Evaluation.--Section 1032(a)(6) of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of
1988 (21 U.S.C. 1532(a)(6)) shall apply to a grant under this section
in the same manner as that section applies to a grant under subchapter
I of chapter 2 of subtitle A of title I of that Act (21 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.).
(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--
(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this section $7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025
through 2030.
(2) Administrative costs.--Not more than 8 percent of the
funds appropriated under paragraph (1) may be used by the
Director for administrative expenses associated with the
responsibilities of the Director under this section.
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