H.R. 894

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

To authorize grants to implement school-community partnerships for preventing substance use and misuse among youth.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · January 31, 2025 · Sponsor: Ms. Sánchez · Committee: Committee on Energy and Commerce

Table of contents

• H.R. 894
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Grant program

SEC. 1. Short title

• This Act may be cited as the Keeping Drugs Out of Schools Act of 2025.

SEC. 2. Grant program

• (a) Definitions
  • In this section:
    • The term Director means the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
    • The term Drug-Free Communities funded coalition means a recipient of a grant under section 1032 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (). 21 U.S.C. 1532
    • The term , with respect to a school-community partnership between a Drug-Free Communities funded coalition and a local school, means strategies, policies, and activities that— effective drug prevention programs
    • The term eligible entity means a coalition (within the meaning of section 1032 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 ()) that— 21 U.S.C. 1532
    • The term local school means an elementary, middle, or high school located in an area served by an eligible entity.
    • The term school-community partnership means a partnership between a Drug-Free Communities funded coalition and not less than 1 local school for the purpose of implementing effective drug prevention programs.
    • The term — substance use and misuse
• (b) Grants authorized
  • (1) In general
    • (A) Initial grants
      • Subject to paragraph (2), the Director may award grants to eligible entities for the purpose of implementing a school-community partnership.
    • (B) Renewal grants
      • Subject to paragraph (2), the Director may award to an eligible entity who has received a grant under subparagraph (A) an additional grant for each fiscal year during the 3-fiscal-year period following the fiscal year for which the grant was awarded under subparagraph (A), for the purpose of continuing the school-community partnership.
  • (2) Limitations
    • (A) Amount
      • The amount of a grant under this subsection may not exceed $75,000 for a fiscal year.
    • (B) Recipients
      • Not more than 1 eligible entity may receive a grant under this subsection to establish a school-community partnership with a particular local school.
• (c) Interagency agreement
  • The Director may enter into an interagency agreement with a National Drug Control Program agency, as defined in section 702 of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 (), to delegate authority for— 21 U.S.C. 1701
    • the execution of grants under this section; and
    • other activities necessary to carry out the responsibilities of the Director under this section.
• (d) Application
  • (1) In general
    • An eligible entity desiring a grant under this section, in coordination with each local school with which the eligible entity has a school-community partnership, shall submit to the Director an application at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Director may require.
  • (2) Plan
    • The application submitted under paragraph (1) shall include a detailed, comprehensive plan for the school-community partnership to implement effective drug prevention programs.
• (e) Use of funds
  • (1) In general
    • An eligible entity receiving a grant under this section shall use funds from the grant—
      • to implement the plan described in subsection (d)(2); and
      • if necessary, to obtain specialized training and assistance from the organization receiving the grant under section 4(a) of ( note). Public Law 107–82; 21 U.S.C. 1521
  • (2) Supplement not supplant
    • Grants provided under this section shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, Federal and non-Federal funds that are otherwise available for drug prevention programs in local schools.
• (f) Evaluation
  • Section 1032(a)(6) of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 () shall apply to a grant under this section in the same manner as that section applies to a grant under subchapter I of chapter 2 of subtitle A of title I of that Act (). 21 U.S.C. 1532(a)(6); 21 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.
• (g) Authorization of appropriations
  • (1) In general
    • There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2031.
  • (2) Administrative costs
    • Not more than 8 percent of the funds appropriated under paragraph (1) may be used by the Director for administrative expenses associated with the responsibilities of the Director under this section.