,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #agfc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bh1 #bjag,mr4
 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney of ,new ,york  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the   
,attorney ,general to carry out a pilot 
program to provide grants to eligible   
entities to divert individuals with     
low-level drug offenses to prebooking   
diversion programs1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,keeping            
,communities ,safe through ,treatment   
,act of #bjag4  #b4 ,pilot program  7a7 
,establishment  7#a7 ,in general ,not   
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,attorney ,general shall establish a    
pilot program to provide grants to      
eligible entities for prebooking        
diversion programs to divert individuals
 with low-level drug offenses to a case 
manager for an immediate needs          

assessment1 crisis intervention1 and to 
schedule an in-depth intake interview4  
7#b7 ,duration of pilot program ,the    
pilot program shall terminate #e years  
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4  7#c7 ,grants awarded under pilot 
program ,the ,attorney ,general shall   
award grants under the pilot program to 
not fewer than #aj eligible entities4   
7b7 ,limitation on use of funds ,grant  
funds awarded under the pilot program   
may not be used to divert an individual 
with a low-level drug offense to a drug 
treatment program if criminal charges   
have been filed and are pending against 
such individual4  7c7 ,application  7#a7
 ,in general ,to be selected to receive 
a grant under the pilot program1 an     
eligible entity shall submit to the     
,attorney ,general an application at    
such time1 in such manner1 and          
containing such information as the      
,attorney ,general may require4  7#b7   
,other requirements ,each application   
for a grant under the pilot program     

shall include a description of how the  
eligible entity--  7,a7 coordinates with
 drug treatment programs that provide   
medication-assisted treatment2  7,b7    
plans to coordinate with local          
prosecutors2  7,c7 plans to divert      
individuals with low-level drug offenses
 to such programs2  7,d7 plans to       
monitor and record the progress of such 
individuals in such programs2  7,e7     
plans to assess such individuals to     
ensure that they have an appropriate    
individualized intervention2 and  7,f7  
will provide case management for such   
individuals4  7d7 ,reports  7#a7        
,quarterly reports ,each quarter during 
the duration of the pilot program1 an   
eligible entity that receives a grant   
under the pilot program shall submit a  
report to the ,attorney ,general that   
includes--  7,a7 the number of          
individuals diverted to programs by the 
diversion program for which the grant   
funds are used2  7,b7 any subsequent    
arrest records of such individuals1 when

 such records are publicly available2   
7,c7 any subsequent criminal charges    
filed against such individuals2 and     
7,d7 the cost of such programs4  7#b7   
,annual reports ,not less than once each
 year during the duration of the pilot  
program1 the ,attorney ,general shall   
submit a report to ,congress that       
includes--  7,a7 the number of grants   
awarded under the pilot program2  7,b7  
the number of individuals diverted to   
programs by the diversion program for   
which the grant funds are used2  7,c7   
any subsequent arrest records of such   
individuals1 when such records are      
publicly available2  7,d7 any subsequent
 criminal charges filed against such    
individuals2 and  7,e7 the amount of    
funds used to provide grants under the  
pilot program4  7e7 ,definitions ,in    
this section3  7#a7 ,eligible entity    
,the term eligible entity means a law   
enforcement agency with jurisdiction    
over a high-intensity drug trafficking  
area1 as designated pursuant to section 

#gjg7;b7 of the ,office of ,national    
,drug ,control ,policy ,reauthorization 
,act of #aiih 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #agjf7;b774
  7#b7 ,low-level drug offense ,the term
 low-level drug offense does not include
 a serious violent felony4  7#c7        
,medication-assisted treatment ,the term
 medication-assisted treatment means    
treatment of substance use disorders    
through the use of a drug 7or a         
combination of drugs7 approved or       
licensed under section #eje of the      
,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic    
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cee7 or section    
#cea of the ,public ,health ,service    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bfb71 in           
combination with evidence-based         
behavioral therapies4  7#d7 ,serious    
violent felony ,the term serious violent
 felony has the meaning given such term 
in section #ceei7;c77#b7 of title #ah1  
,united ,states ,code4  7f7             
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated such   
funds as may be necessary to carry out  

the pilot program1 to be derived from   
the funds made available to the ,office 
of ,justice ,programs4