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105th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 956
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To amend the National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988 to establish a
program to support and encourage local communities that first
demonstrate a comprehensive, long-term commitment to reduce substance
abuse among youth, and for other purposes.
105th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 956
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To amend the National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988 to establish a
program to support and encourage local communities that first
demonstrate a comprehensive, long-term commitment to reduce substance
abuse among youth, and for other purposes.
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 ``Drug-Free Communities Act of 1997''.
SEC. 2. NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988 (21
U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by inserting between sections 1001 and 1002 the
following:
``CHAPTER 1--OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY'';
and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``CHAPTER 2--DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES
``SEC. 1021. FINDINGS.
``Congress finds the following:
``(1) Substance abuse among youth has more than doubled in
the 5-year period preceding 1996, with substantial increases in
the use of marijuana, inhalants, cocaine, methamphetamine, LSD,
and heroin.
``(2) The most dramatic increases in substance abuse has
occurred among 13- and 14-year-olds.
``(3) Casual or periodic substance abuse by youth today
will contribute to hard core or chronic substance abuse by the
next generation of adults.
``(4) Substance abuse is at the core of other problems,
such as rising violent teenage and violent gang crime,
increasing health care costs, HIV infections, teenage
pregnancy, high school dropouts, and lower economic
productivity.
``(5) Increases in substance abuse among youth are due in
large part to an erosion of understanding by youth of the high
risks associated with substance abuse, and to the softening of
peer norms against use.
``(6)(A) Substance abuse is a preventable behavior and a
treatable disease; and
``(B)(i) during the 13-year period beginning with 1979,
monthly use of illegal drugs among youth 12 to 17 years of age
declined by over 70 percent; and
``(ii) data suggests that if parents would simply talk to
their children regularly about the dangers of substance abuse,
use among youth could be expected to decline by as much as 30
percent.
``(7) Community anti-drug coalitions throughout the United
States are successfully developing and implementing
comprehensive, long-term strategies to reduce substance abuse
among youth on a sustained basis.
``(8) Intergovernmental cooperation and coordination
through national, State, and local or tribal leadership and
partnerships are critical to facilitate the reduction of
substance abuse among youth in communities throughout the
United States.
``SEC. 1022. PURPOSES.
``The purposes of this chapter are--
``(1) to reduce substance abuse among youth in communities
throughout the United States, and over time, to reduce
substance abuse among adults;
``(2) to strengthen collaboration among communities, the
Federal Government, and State, local, and tribal governments;
``(3) to enhance intergovernmental cooperation and
coordination on the issue of substance abuse among youth;
``(4) to serve as a catalyst for increased citizen
participation and greater collaboration among all sectors and
organizations of a community that first demonstrates a long-
term commitment to reducing substance abuse among youth;
``(5) to rechannel resources from the fiscal year 1998
Federal drug control budget to provide technical assistance,
guidance, and financial support to communities that demonstrate
a long-term commitment in reducing substance abuse among youth;
``(6) to disseminate to communities timely information
regarding the state-of-the-art practices and initiatives that
have proven to be effective in reducing substance abuse among
youth;
``(7) to enhance, not supplant, local community initiatives
for reducing substance abuse among youth; and
``(8) to encourage the creation of and support for
community anti-drug coalitions throughout the United States.
``SEC. 1023. DEFINITIONS.
``In this chapter:
``(1) Administrator.--The term `Administrator' means the
Administrator appointed by the Director under section 1031(c).
``(2) Advisory commission.--The term `Advisory Commission'
means the Advisory Commission established under section 1041.
``(3) Community.--The term `community' shall have the
meaning provided that term by the Administrator, in
consultation with the Advisory Commission.
``(4) Director.--The term `Director' means the Director of
the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
``(5) Eligible coalition.--The term `eligible coalition'
means a coalition that meets the applicable criteria under
section 1032(a).
``(6) Grant recipient.--The term `grant recipient' means
the recipient of a grant award under section 1032.
``(7) Nonprofit organization.--The term `nonprofit
organization' means an organization described under section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is exempt
from taxation under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986.
``(8) Program.--The term `Program' means the program
established under section 1031(a).
``(9) Substance abuse.--The term `substance abuse' means--
``(A) the illegal use or abuse of drugs, including
substances listed in schedules I through V of section
112 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812);
``(B) the abuse of inhalants; or
``(C) the use of alcohol, tobacco, or other related
product as such use is prohibited by State or local
law.
``(10) Youth.--The term `youth' shall have the meaning
provided that term by the Administrator, in consultation with
the Advisory Commission.
``SEC. 1024. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Office of National Drug Control Policy to carry out this chapter--
``(1) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
``(2) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
``(3) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
``(4) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; and
``(5) $43,500,000 for fiscal year 2002.
``(b) Administrative Costs.--Not more than the following
percentages of the amounts authorized under subsection (a) may be used
to pay administrative costs:
``(1) 10 percent for fiscal year 1998.
``(2) 6 percent for fiscal year 1999.
``(3) 4 percent for fiscal year 2000.
``(4) 3 percent for fiscal year 2001.
``(5) 3 percent for fiscal year 2002.
``Subchapter I--Drug-Free Communities Support Program
``SEC. 1031. ESTABLISHMENT OF DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES SUPPORT PROGRAM.
``(a) Establishment.--The Director shall establish a program to
support communities in the development and implementation of
comprehensive, long-term plans and programs to prevent and treat
substance abuse among youth.
``(b) Program.--In carrying out the Program, the Director shall--
``(1) make and track grants to grant recipients;
``(2) provide for technical assistance and training, data
collection, and dissemination of information on state-of-the-
art practices that the Director determines to be effective in
reducing substance abuse; and
``(3) provide for the general administration of the
Program.
``(c) Administration.--Not later than 30 days after receiving
recommendations from the Advisory Commission under section 1042(a)(1),
the Director shall appoint an Administrator to carry out the Program.
``(d) Contracting.--The Director may employ any necessary staff and
may enter into contracts or agreements with national drug control
agencies, including interagency agreements to delegate authority for
the execution of grants and for such other activities necessary to
carry out this chapter.
``SEC. 1032. PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION.
``(a) Grant Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive an initial
grant or a renewal grant under this subchapter, a coalition shall meet
each of the following criteria:
``(1) Application.--The coalition shall submit an
application to the Administrator in accordance with section
1033(a)(2).
``(2) Major sector involvement.--
``(A) In general.--The coalition shall consist of 1
or more representatives of each of the following
categories:
``(i) Youth.
``(ii) Parents.
``(iii) Businesses.
``(iv) The media.
``(v) Schools.
``(vi) Organizations serving youth.
``(vii) Law enforcement.
``(viii) Religious or fraternal
organizations.
``(ix) Civic and volunteer groups.
``(x) Health care professionals.
``(xi) State, local, or tribal governmental
agencies with expertise in the field of
substance abuse (including, if applicable, the
State authority with primary authority for
substance abuse).
``(xii) Other organizations involved in
reducing substance abuse.
``(B) Elected officials.--If feasible, in addition
to representatives from the categories listed in
subparagraph (A), the coalition shall have an elected
official (or a representative of an elected official)
from--
``(i) the Federal Government; and
``(ii) the government of the appropriate
State and political subdivision thereof or the
governing body or an Indian tribe (as that term
is defined in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-
Determination Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e))).
``(C) Representation.--An individual who is a
member of the coalition may serve on the coalition as a
representative of not more than 1 category listed under
subparagraph (A).
``(3) Commitment.--The coalition shall demonstrate, to the
satisfaction of the Administrator--
``(A) that the representatives of the coalition
have worked together on substance abuse reduction
initiatives, which, at a minimum, includes initiatives
that target drugs referenced in section 1023(9)(A), for
a period of not less than 6 months, acting through
entities such as task forces, subcommittees, or
community boards; and
``(B) substantial participation from volunteer
leaders in the community involved (especially in
cooperation with individuals involved with youth such
as parents, teachers, coaches, youth workers, and
members of the clergy).
``(4) Mission and strategies.--The coalition shall, with
respect to the community involved--
``(A) have as its principal mission the reduction
of substance abuse, which, at a minimum, includes the
use and abuse of drugs referenced in section
1023(9)(A), in a comprehensive and long-term manner,
with a primary focus on youth in the community;
``(B) describe and document the nature and extent
of the substance abuse problem, which, at a minimum,
includes the use and abuse of drugs referenced in
section 1023(9)(A), in the community;
``(C)(i) provide a description of substance abuse
prevention and treatment programs and activities,
which, at a minimum, includes programs and activities
relating to the use and abuse of drugs referenced in
section 1023(9)(A), in existence at the time of the
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