§ 3797cc–3. Authority to award competitive grants to address methamphetamine use by pregnant and parenting women offenders

(a) Purpose and program authority

(1) Grant authorization

The Attorney General may award competitive grants to address the use of methamphetamine among pregnant and parenting women offenders to promote public safety, public health, family permanence and well being.

(2) Purposes and program authority

Grants awarded under this section shall be used to facilitate or enhance and the end of the 3 year funding cycle under this section, the Attorney General shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of jurisdiction that summarizes the results of the evaluations conducted by recipients and recommendations for further legislative action.

(f) Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary.

(Pub. L. 109–177, title VII, § 756, Mar. 9, 2006, 120 Stat. 275; Pub. L. 110–161, div. B, title II, § 220(c), Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 1916.)

Codification

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.

Amendments

Amendments

2007—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 110–161, § 220(c)(1), inserted “, territorial, or Tribal” after “State”.

Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 110–161, § 220(c)(2)(A), inserted “, territorial, or Tribal” after “State” and substituted “or” for “and/or”.

Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 110–161, § 220(c)(2)(B), inserted “, territory, Indian tribe,” after “agency of the State” and after “criminal laws of that State”.

Subsec. (b)(C). Pub. L. 110–161, § 220(c)(2)(C), added par. (C).

Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 110–161, § 220(c)(3)(A), substituted “Indian tribes” for “Indian Tribes”.

Subsec. (c)(4). Pub. L. 110–161, § 220(c)(3)(B)(i), struck out “State’s” after “expand the” and substituted “women or” for “women and/or” in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (c)(4)(A). Pub. L. 110–161, § 220(c)(3)(B)(ii), struck out “State” after “with the”.

Subsec. (c)(4)(C). Pub. L. 110–161, § 220(c)(3)(B)(iii), inserted “, Indian tribes,” after “involved counties”.

Subsec. (c)(4)(D). Pub. L. 110–161, § 220(c)(3)(B)(iv), inserted “, Tribal” after “Federal, State”.