§10663 — Title 34 Navy | U.S. Code

Summary

The Attorney General must give grants to States, territories, and Indian tribes (as defined in the law) to fund programs that help children who live in homes where methamphetamine or other illegal drugs are made, sold, given out, or used. These programs must coordinate police, prosecutors, child protection, social services, health care, and any other needed agencies, and move children from toxic, drug-endangered homes into safe places. Congress set aside $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 and 2009 for these grants. The money stays available until it is spent.

Title 34, §10663

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(a)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)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)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.

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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.

Amendments

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”.

§10663 Grants for Programs for Drug-endangered Children

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Title 34, §10663

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