,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dbif  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bc1     
#bjbj,mr4 ,portman introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide the  
,administrator of the ,drug-,free       
,communities ,support ,program the      
authority to waive the ,federal fund    
limitation for the ,drug-,free          
,communities ,support ,program4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,drug-,free ,communities ,pandemic  
,relief ,act4  #b4 ,waiver of ,federal  
fund limitation for the ,drug-,free     
,communities ,support ,program  7a7 ,in 
general ,subject to subsection 7b71 if  
the ,administrator of the ,drug-,free   
,communities ,support ,program          
determines that1 as a result of the     
public health emergency declared        
pursuant to section #cai of the ,public 
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#bdg;d7 as a result of ,,covid-#ai1 an  

eligible coalition is unable to raise   
the amount of non-,federal funds1       
including in-kind contributions1 agreed 
to be raised by the coalition for a     
fiscal year under an agreement entered  
into with the ,administrator pursuant to
 paragraph 7#a77;,a7 or 7#c77;,d7 of    
section #ajcb7;b7 of the ,anti-,drug    
,abuse ,act of #aihh 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4     
#aecb7;b771 the ,administrator may1     
notwithstanding such paragraphs1 provide
 to the eligible coalition the grant or 
renewal grant1 as applicable1 for that  
fiscal year in an amount-- 7#a7 with    
respect to an initial grant or renewal  
grant described under paragraph         
7#a77;,a7 of such section1 that exceeds 
the amount of non-,federal funds raised 
by the eligible coalition1 including    
in-kind contributions1 for that fiscal  
year2  7#b7 with respect to a renewal   
grant described under paragraph         
7#c77;,d77i7 of such section1 that      
exceeds #abe percent of the amount of   
non-,federal funds raised by the        

eligible coalition1 including in-kind   
contributions1 for that fiscal year2 and
  7#c7 with respect to a renewal grant  
described under paragraph 7#c77;,d77ii7 
of such section1 that exceeds #aej      
percent of the amount of non-,federal   
funds raised by the eligible coalition1 
including in-kind contributions1 for    
that fiscal year4  7b7 ,limitations ,the
 ,administrator may not provide a grant 
or renewal grant to an eligible         
coalition in an amount exceeding the    
amount of funds initially agreed to be  
provided by the ,administrator under the
 applicable agreement4