H.R. 545 – Reading Mode

Calendar No. 85

110th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 545

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 23, 2007

Received and read the first time

March 26, 2007

Read the second time and placed on the calendar

AN ACT

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to clarify that territories and 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 2007.

Native american participation in methamphetamine grants

(a)

In General

Section 2996(a) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797cc(a)) 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 (42 U.S.C. 3797cc–2(a)) 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 (42 U.S.C. 3797cc–3) 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, Indian tribe, after agency of the State; and

(ii)

by inserting , territory, 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 meaning given the term 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 Tribes and inserting Indian tribes; and

(B)

in paragraph (4)—

(i)

in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—

(I)

by striking State’s; 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.

Passed the House of Representatives March 22, 2007.

Lorraine C. Miller,

Clerk.

March 26, 2007

Read the second time and placed on the calendar