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Title 34 — Crime Control and Law Enforcement

Chapter 101 — Justice System Improvement

§ 10663. Grants for programs for drug-endangered children

Statutory text

(a)

In general

The Attorney General shall make grants to States, territories, and Indian tribes (as defined 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, distributed, dispensed, or used.

(b)

Certain requirements

The Attorney General shall ensure that the services carried out with grants under subsection (a) include the following:

(1)

Coordination among law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, child protective services, social services, health care services, and any other services determined to be appropriate by the Attorney General to provide assistance regarding the problems of children described in subsection (a).

(2)

Transition of children from toxic or drug-endangering environments to appropriate residential 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.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005

    Pub. L. 109–177 title VII § 755 · 120 Stat. 192

    Enacted · 34 U.S.C. § 10663

    Pub. L. 109–177, title VII, § 755, Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 275

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 109–177, title VII, § 755, Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 275

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 755. GRANTS FOR PROGRAMS FOR DRUG-ENDANGERED CHILDREN. (a) In General.— The Attorney General shall make grants to States 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, distributed, dispensed, or used. (b) Certain Requirements.— The Attorney General shall ensure that the services carried out with grants under subsection (a) include the following: (1) Coordination among law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, child protective services, social services, health care services, and any other services determined to be appropriate by the Attorney General to provide assistance regarding the problems of children described in subsection (a). (2) Transition of children from toxic or drug-endangering environments to appropriate residential 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 2006 and 2007. Amounts appropriated under the preceding sentence shall remain available until expended.

  2. Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2008

    Pub. L. 110–161 div. B title II § 220(b) · 121 Stat. 1844

    Inserted · 34 U.S.C. § 10663(a)

    Pub. L. 110–161 inserted “, territories, and Indian tribes (as defined in section 3797d of this title)” after “make grants to States”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–161 inserted “, territories, and Indian tribes (as defined in section 3797d of this title)” after “make grants to States”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (b) 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”.

  3. Drug Endangered Children Act of 2007

    Pub. L. 110–345 § 2 · 122 Stat. 3938

    Substituted · 34 U.S.C. § 10663(c)

    Pub. L. 110–345 substituted “fiscal years 2008 and 2009” for “fiscal years 2006 and 2007”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 110–345 substituted “fiscal years 2008 and 2009” for “fiscal years 2006 and 2007”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 2. DRUG-ENDANGERED CHILDREN GRANT PROGRAM EXTENDED.   Section 755(c) of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 3797cc–2(c)) is amended by striking “fiscal years 2006 and 2007” and inserting “fiscal years 2008 and 2009”.

3 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Combat Methamphetamine 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 comprises this chapter.

Section was formerly classified to section 3797cc–2 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial 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.

Amendments2007–2008 · 2 rounds

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”.

Credits

2006–2008 · 3 acts
  1. 2006Pub. L. 109–177, title VII, § 755, , 120 Stat. 275
  2. 2007Pub. L. 110–161, div. B, title II, § 220(b), , 121 Stat. 1916
  3. 2008Pub. L. 110–345, § 2, , 122 Stat. 3938.
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(Pub. L. 109–177, title VII, § 755, , 120 Stat. 275; Pub. L. 110–161, div. B, title II, § 220(b), , 121 Stat. 1916; Pub. L. 110–345, § 2, , 122 Stat. 3938.)

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