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 PUBLIC LAW 109–177—MAR. 9, 2006

120 STAT. 275

SEC. 755. GRANTS FOR PROGRAMS FOR DRUG-ENDANGERED CHILDREN.

42 USC 3797cc–2.

(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. SEC. 756. AUTHORITY TO AWARD COMPETITIVE GRANTS TO ADDRESS METHAMPHETAMINE USE BY PREGNANT AND PARENTING WOMEN OFFENDERS.

42 USC 3797cc–3.

(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 collaboration between the criminal justice, child welfare, and State substance abuse systems in order to carry out programs to address the use of methamphetamine drugs by pregnant and parenting women offenders. (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) CHILD WELFARE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘child welfare agency’’ means the State agency responsible for child and/ or family services and welfare. (2) CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘criminal justice agency’’ means an agency of the State or local government or its contracted agency that is responsible for detection, arrest, enforcement, prosecution, defense, adjudication, incarceration, probation, or parole relating to the violation of the criminal laws of that State or local government. (c) APPLICATIONS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—No grant may be awarded under this section unless an application has been submitted to, and approved by, the Attorney General. (2) APPLICATION.—An application for a grant under this section shall be submitted in such form, and contain such information, as the Attorney General, may prescribe by regulation or guidelines.

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