H.R. 6593 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6593 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 3, 2022Mr. Newhouse introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for a pilot program under the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program for local law enforcement agencies located in rural areas to purchase naloxone to prevent and reduce opioid overdose deaths, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Law Enforcement Officers Preventing Drug Abuse Related Deaths Act. 2. Eligibility of rural nalaxone pilot programs for funding under the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program Section 3021 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10701) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: (11) A pilot program for local law enforcement agencies located in rural areas to purchase purchase opioid receptor antagonists, including naloxone, for use by officers in the line of duty, as described in subsection (f). ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (f) Rural nalaxone pilot program The pilot program described under this subsection shall make grants to rural areas to implement a program for local law enforcement agencies to purchase opioid receptor antagonists, including naloxone, for use by officers in the line of duty. . 3. Provision regarding certain funding level for rural communities Section 3024 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10704) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1) by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (2)(C) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (3) provides that no less than 50 percent of grants issued pursuant to this part shall be awarded to rural areas. . 4. Definition Section 3025 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10705) is amended by adding at the end the following: (9) The term rural area have the meanings given such terms in section 343(a)(13)(A) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(13)(A)). .