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H.R. 4763 109th Congress House

Methamphetamine Eradication Act

Official title: To provide a comprehensive Federal response to problems relating to methamphetamine abuse.

Introduced: February 15, 2006 See on congress.gov
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May 1, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Apr 5, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1499)
Feb 24, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Research.
Feb 24, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards.
Feb 17, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Feb 16, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Feb 15, 2006
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Science, Education and the Workforce, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 15, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 1, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Methamphetamine Eradication Act - Amends the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to: (1) require fire departments seeking grants under such Act to provide its firefighters methamphetamine awareness training; and (2) allocate funds to rural fire departments for equipment needed for methamphetamine response.

Requires public entities seeking Department of Justice grants to provide their law enforcement officers methamphetamine awareness training.

Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to: (1) reauthorize the public safety and community policing ("cops on the beat") grant program for FY2007-FY2009; (2) allocate funds to rural police departments and drug task forces to purchase equipment needed for methamphetamine response; and (3) impose a substance abuse testing requirement for federal and state prisoners in residential substance abuse treatment programs. Allocates funds under such Act to assist in prosecuting methamphetamine offenses in rural areas.

Reauthorizes the Byrne Formula Grant Program for FY2007-FY2009. Requires that not less than 50% of funding under such program be available only for grants by the Attorney General to police departments and drug task forces in rural areas to purchase basic equipment to address situations involving methamphetamines.

Requires that not less than 50% of amounts available to the Drug Enforcement Administration in a fiscal year to combat methamphetamines be available only for rural areas.

Amends the Controlled Substances Act to regulate retail sales and packaging of list I pseudoephedrine products.

Imposes a minimum mandatory penalty of 20 years for the manufacture of methamphetamine on premises in which an individual under the age of 18 years resides.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to: (1) authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants for treatment of methamphetamine abuse, giving priority to rural areas; and (2) direct the Secretary to award grants for methamphetamine research, training, and technical assistance.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) conduct a study of the health effects on children from the unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine; and (2) award grants to address the mental health problems of children from homes where methamphetamines are manufactured.

Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to award grants to educate students about methamphetamine abuse and its prevention and treatment, giving priority to schools in rural areas.

Authorizes appropriations and grants for methamphetamine laboratory cleanup in rural areas.

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