HR 3336 · 101th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
To establish a grant program to assist community and neighborhood groups in ridding their communities and neighborhoods of illegal drugs.
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.(1989-10-13)
Plain Language Summary
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Authorizes the President to make grants to neighborhood or community groups to fund programs to combat illegal drug use. Specifies that such programs may include treatment and education, street patrols, sealing up deserted buildings, organizing youth activities, and activities related to improving communication and information-sharing with police. Allows grants to be made to pay the salary of a full- or part-time employee to coordinate and direct the programs of the group. Requires a grant application to contain: (1) a description of the program to be funded and how it would benefit the community; and (2) information relating to how the group would benefit from the hiring of an employee. Requires: (1) each group receiving a grant to submit semiannual reports to the President describing the status and activities of the program being funded; and (2) the President to submit semiannual reports to the Congress describing the programs being funded and their impact on illegal drug traffic and use. Authorizes appropriations.…
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Cosponsors (14)
11 Democrats3 Republicans