{"format":1,"id":"117-hr-654","congress":117,"number":"H.R. 654","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Drug-Free Communities Pandemic Relief Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"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 Program.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"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 Program."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Drug-Free Communities Pandemic Relief Act"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Drug-Free Communities Pandemic Relief Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Drug-Free Communities Pandemic Relief Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Drug-Free Communities Pandemic Relief Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Drug-Free Communities Pandemic Relief Act"},{"type":"Official Titles as Amended by House","title":"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 Program, and for other purposes."}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2021-02-01","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2021-10-20","vote":{"id":"117-2021-h321","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"Drug-Free Communities Pandemic Relief Act","result":"Passed","yea":395,"nay":30,"present":0,"not_voting":6,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2021/roll321.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.","date":"2021-10-21"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2021-10-20","stage":"Passed House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Drug-Free Communities Pandemic Relief Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill authorizes the Drug-Free Communities Support Program, subject to certain limitations, to waive matching funds requirements applicable to certain grants for reducing substance use among youth. Before waiving these requirements, the program must determine that a grantee is unable to raise funds because of the COVID-19 emergency."},{"k":"p","t":"Currently, the Office of National Drug Control Policy administers this program, and community coalitions that receive the grants must match a specified percentage of the federal award amount with nonfederal funds, including in-kind contributions."}],"words":87},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Allows the Administrator of the Drug-Free Communities Support Program to provide grants to coalitions that could not raise their agreed non-Federal matching funds because of the COVID-19 public health emergency, and changes the cap on administrative expenses under the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/654/text/eh#H93F9FA8AB2354EB8B66C05126569EB79"},{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/654/text/eh#H00903A78D09B4378AF36F4A1B812AE0A"}]},"core_areas":["Drug-Free Communities Support Program matching-fund waivers","Administrative expense cap under the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Provides the short title, the \"Drug-Free Communities Pandemic Relief Act\".","cite":{"label":"Sec. 1","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/654/text/eh#H0A4D487715BE49F4AAAC4638033113DC"}},{"text":"Allows the Administrator to provide a grant or renewal grant despite the matching requirement if the Administrator determines that, because of the COVID-19 public health emergency, an eligible coalition cannot raise the agreed non-Federal funds, including in-kind contributions.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/654/text/eh#H93F9FA8AB2354EB8B66C05126569EB79"}},{"text":"Allows an initial grant or renewal grant under paragraph (1)(A) or (3)(A) of section 1032(b) of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 to exceed the non-Federal funds, including in-kind contributions, that the coalition raised for that fiscal year.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/654/text/eh#H93F9FA8AB2354EB8B66C05126569EB79"}},{"text":"Allows a renewal grant under paragraph (3)(D)(i) to exceed 125 percent, and a renewal grant under paragraph (3)(D)(ii) to exceed 150 percent, of the non-Federal funds the coalition raised for that fiscal year.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/654/text/eh#H93F9FA8AB2354EB8B66C05126569EB79"}},{"text":"Bars the Administrator from providing a grant or renewal grant larger than the amount of funds initially agreed to be provided under the applicable agreement.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/654/text/eh#H93F9FA8AB2354EB8B66C05126569EB79"}},{"text":"Amends section 1024(b) of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 by striking \"8 percent\" and inserting \"12 percent\", which raises the cap on administrative expenses.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/654/text/eh#H00903A78D09B4378AF36F4A1B812AE0A"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2021-10-20","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/654/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/654","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/654/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-hr-654.png","v":"64c5f2067df6","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 654, 117th Congress: Drug-Free Communities Pandemic Relief Act. House: 395 Yea, 30 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 20 Oct 2021."}}