12 2 STA T .6 6 8PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 1 9 9 — AP R .9 , 2008 SEC.102 . IMPROV EME NT O F T H E RESI D ENTI AL S UB STANCE ABUSE TREATMENT FOR STATE OFFENDERS PRO G RAM. (a)REQUIR E M E NTFO R A FTER CA RE C OM P ONENT .—Section1902 (c) o f t h e Om ni bus C r ime Contro l an d Safe Streets Act of 19 68 ( 4 2 U .S.C. 37 96ff – 1(c)) , is amended— (1) b y stri k in g the subsection heading and inserting ‘ ‘REQUIREMENT FOR AFTERCARE COMPONENT ’ ’
and (2) by amending p aragraph (1) to read as follo w s
‘‘(1) T o be eligible for funding under this part, a State shall ensure that indi v iduals who participate in the substance abuse treatment program established or implemented with assistance provided under this part will be provided with aftercare services, which may include case management serv - ices and a full continuum of support services that ensure pro- viders furnishing services under that program are approved by the appropriate State or local agency, and licensed, if nec- essary, to provide medical treatment or other health services.’’. (b) D EFINITION.—Section 1904(d) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796ff–3(d)) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(d) RE S I D ENTIA L SU B STANCE ABUSE TREATMENT P RO G RAM DEFINED.— I n this part, the term ‘residential substance abuse treat- ment program’ means a course of comprehensive individual and group substance abuse treatment services, lasting a period of at least 6 months, in residential treatment facilities set apart from the general population of a prison or j ail (which may include the use of pharmacological treatment, where appropriate, that may e x tend beyond such period).’’. (c) REQUIREMENT FOR STUD Y AND REPORT ON AFTERCARE SER V - ICES.—The Attorney G eneral, through the N ational Institute of J ustice, and in consultation with the National Institute on Drug Abuse, shall conduct a study on the use and effectiveness of funds used by the Department of Justice for aftercare services under section 1902(c) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended by subsection (a) of this section, for offenders who reenter the community after completing a substance abuse program in prison or jail. SEC. 10 3 DEFINITION OF VIOLENT OFFENDER FOR DRUG COURT GRANT PROGRAM. (a) DEFINITION.—Section 29 5 3(a)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Con- trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797u–2(a)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘that is punishable by a term of imprisonment exceeding one year’’ after ‘‘convicted of an offense’’. (b) PERIOD FOR COMPLIANCE.—Notwithstanding section 2952(2) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797u–1(2)), each grantee under part E E of such Act shall have not more than 3 years from the date of the enactment of this Act to adopt the definition of ‘‘violent offender’’ under such part, as amended by subsection (a) of this section. (c) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall revise any regulations or guidelines described in section 2952 of the Omnibus Crime Con- trol and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797u–1) in accordance with the amendments made by subsection (a). Such regulations shall specify that grant amounts under part EE of such Act shall be reduced for any drug court that does not adopt the definition 42USC379 7 u–1note. 42 USC 3797u–2 note. D e adli ne s .
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