S. 2643 – Reading Mode

109th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 2643

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

April 25, 2006

Mr. Bingaman (for himself, Mr. Smith, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Johnson, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Feingold, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Salazar, Ms. Cantwell, and Mr. Inouye) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to clarify that Indian tribes are eligible to receive grants for confronting the use of methamphetamine.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Native American Methamphetamine Enforcement and Treatment Act of 2006.

Native American participation in methamphetamine grants

(a)

In general

Section 2996(a) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended—

(1)

in paragraph (1)—

(A)

in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting , territories, and Indian tribes (as defined in section 2704) after to assist States; and

(B)

in subparagraph (B), by striking and local and inserting territorial, Tribal, and local;

(2)

in paragraph (2), by inserting , territories, and Indian tribes after make grants to States; and

(3)

in paragraph (3)(C), by inserting , Tribal, after support State.

(b)

Grant programs for drug endangered children

Section 755(a) of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 is amended by inserting , territories, and Indian tribes (as defined in section 2704 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797d)) after make grants to States.

(c)

Grant programs to address methamphetamine use by pregnant and parenting women offenders

Section 756 of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 is amended—

(1)

in subsection (a)(2), by inserting , territorial, or Tribal after State;

(2)

in subsection (b)—

(A)

in paragraph (1)—

(i)

by inserting , territorial, or Tribal after State; and

(ii)

by striking and/or and inserting or;

(B)

in paragraph (2)—

(i)

by inserting , territory, or Indian tribe after agency of the State; and

(ii)

by inserting , territory, or Indian tribe after criminal laws of that State; and

(C)

by adding at the end the following:

(3)

Indian tribe

The term Indian tribe has the same meaning as in section 2704 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797d)).

; and

(3)

in subsection (c)—

(A)

in paragraph (3), by striking Indian Tribe and inserting Indian tribe; and

(B)

in paragraph (4)—

(i)

in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—

(I)

by striking State's services and inserting services of the State, territory, or Tribe; and

(II)

by striking and/or and inserting or;

(ii)

in subparagraph (A), by striking State;

(iii)

in subparagraph (C), by inserting , Indian tribes, after involved counties; and

(iv)

in subparagraph (D), by inserting , Tribal after Federal, State.