Drug Elimination and Justice Act
Latest action (20 Oct 1998): Introduced
What this bill does
S. 2643, the Drug Elimination and Justice Act, was introduced in the Senate on October 20, 1998, by Senator Robert Torricelli and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill would increase federal funding for several drug-related programs: it authorizes $1 billion for fiscal years 2000–2004 for after-school and life-skills programs for at-risk youth under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act; $15 million per year (2000–2002) to create a pilot program establishing federal drug courts in 10 U.S. cities with growing drug-enforcement problems, plus $3 million per year for additional prosecutors in those cities; and $1.5 billion for fiscal years 2000–2004 for the COPS program, half of which would fund partnerships placing police officers in schools. The bill also amends the Controlled Substances Act to extend enhanced penalties for drug offenses near protected locations—adding public libraries to the list of covered sites and raising minimum/maximum sentences (from one to three years, and from three to seven years for repeat or aggravated offenses).
The bill would primarily affect federal agencies (Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs), state and local police departments and schools receiving federal grants, at-risk youth participating in funded programs, and individuals prosecuted for drug offenses near schools, libraries, and similar locations.
As of its introduction, the bill had been referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee but received no further action or vote. It did not become law in the 105th Congress.
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Official summary
Drug Elimination and Justice Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for grants for community learning centers for FY 1999 through 2004. Authorizes appropriations for FY 2000 through 2002 to: (1) the Drug Court Program Office of the Office of Justice Programs of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to carry out a pilot program to establish a Federal drug court in each of ten cities in the United States that have increasing drug enforcement problems; and (2) DOJ for additional prosecutorial resources dedicated to drug enforcement in each of such cities. Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize appropriations for FY 2000 through 2004 for the "Cops on the Beat" program, half of which shall be used for cooperative partnerships between schools and State and local police departments to provide for the use of police officers in schools. Amends the Controlled Substances Act to increase the minimum sentencing penalties for distributing, possessing with intent to distribute, or manufacturing a controlled substance within prescribed distances of a school or other specified facilities and to include public libraries among those facilities.
Common questions
- What does S. 2643 do?
- S. 2643, the Drug Elimination and Justice Act, was introduced in the Senate on October 20, 1998, by Senator Robert Torricelli and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill would increase federal funding for several drug-related programs: it authorizes $1 billion for fiscal years 2000–2004 for after-school and life-skills programs for at-risk youth under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act; $15 million per year (2000–2002) to create a pilot program establishing federal drug courts in 10 U.S. cities with growing drug-enforcement problems, plus $3 million per year for additional prosecutors in those cities; and $1.5 billion for fiscal years 2000–2004 for the COPS program, half of which would fund partnerships placing police officers in schools. The bill also amends the Controlled Substances Act to extend enhanced penalties for drug offenses near protected locations—adding public libraries to the list of covered sites and raising minimum/maximum sentences (from one to three years, and from three to seven years for repeat or aggravated offenses). The bill would primarily affect federal agencies (Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs), state and local police departments and schools receiving federal grants, at-risk youth participating in funded programs, and individuals prosecuted for drug offenses near schools, libraries, and similar locations. As of its introduction, the bill had been referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee but received no further action or vote. It did not become law in the 105th Congress.
- Has S. 2643 become law?
- Not yet. As of 20 Oct 1998, S. 2643 is introduced.
- Who sponsored S. 2643?
- S. 2643 was sponsored by Sen. Robert Torricelli [D-NJ, 1997-2002] (Democrat-NJ), with 0 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 2643?
- Introduced (20 Oct 1998).
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