,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ccei  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bj1
 #bjaf,mr4 ,leahy 7for himself and ,mr4 
,grassley7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend title ,i of the       
,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe      
,streets ,act of #aifh to authorize     
grants for heroin and methamphetamine   
task forces4  #a4 ,heroin and           
methamphetamine task forces  7a7 ,in    
general ,title ,i of the ,omnibus ,crime
 ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act of    
#aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cgaa et seq47 is  
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  ,,mm ,heroin and            
methamphetamine task force grants       
#cjca4 ,heroin and methamphetamine task 
forces  7a7 ,authority ,the ,attorney   
,general may make grants to ,state law  
enforcement agencies for investigative  
purposes-- 7#a7 to locate or investigate
 illicit activities through statewide   

collaboration1 including activities     
related to--  7,a7 the distribution of  
heroin1 fentanyl1 or carfentanil or the 
unlawful distribution of prescription   
opioids2 or  7,b7 unlawful heroin1      
fentanyl1 carfentanil1 and prescription 
opioid traffickers2 and  7#b7 to locate 
or investigate illicit activities1      
including precursor diversion1          
laboratories1 or methamphetamine        
traffickers4  7b7 ,applications ,a      
,state law enforcement agency desiring a
 grant under this section shall submit  
an application to the ,attorney ,general
 at such time and in such form as the   
,attorney ,general may require4  4  7b7 
,authorization of appropriations        
,section #ajja7;a7 of title ,i of the   
,omnibus ,crime ,control and ,safe      
,streets ,act of #aifh 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#cgic7;a77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3  7#bh7 ,for          
activities under part ,,mm1 there are   
authorized to be appropriated-- 7,a7    
#aj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    

#bjag through #bjba to carry out        
paragraph 7#a7 of section #cjca7;a72 and
  7,b7 #g1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal    
years #bjag through #bjba to carry out  
paragraph 7#b7 of section #cjca7;a74  4