120 STAT. 276
Regulations.
VerDate 14-DEC-2004
10:20 Jul 12, 2007
PUBLIC LAW 109–177—MAR. 9, 2006
(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The Attorney General shall make grants to States, territories, and Indian Tribes. Applicants must demonstrate extensive collaboration with the State criminal justice agency and child welfare agency in the planning and implementation of the program. (4) CONTENTS.—In accordance with the regulations or guidelines established by the Attorney General in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, each application for a grant under this section shall contain a plan to expand the State’s services for pregnant and parenting women offenders who are pregnant women and/or women with dependent children for the use of methamphetamine or methamphetamine and other drugs and include the following in the plan: (A) A description of how the applicant will work jointly with the State criminal justice and child welfare agencies needs associated with the use of methamphetamine or methamphetamine and other drugs by pregnant and parenting women offenders to promote family stability and permanence. (B) A description of the nature and the extent of the problem of methamphetamine use by pregnant and parenting women offenders. (C) A certification that the State has involved counties and other units of local government, when appropriate, in the development, expansion, modification, operation or improvement of proposed programs to address the use, manufacture, or sale of methamphetamine. (D) A certification that funds received under this section will be used to supplement, not supplant, other Federal, State, and local funds. (E) A description of clinically appropriate practices and procedures to— (i) screen and assess pregnant and parenting women offenders for addiction to methamphetamine and other drugs; (ii) when clinically appropriate for both the women and children, provide family treatment for pregnant and parenting women offenders, with clinically appropriate services in the same location to promote family permanence and self sufficiency; and (iii) provide for a process to enhance or ensure the abilities of the child welfare agency, criminal justice agency and State substance agency to work together to re-unite families when appropriate in the case where family treatment is not provided. (d) PERIOD OF GRANT.—The grant shall be a three-year grant. Successful applicants may reapply for only one additional threeyear funding cycle and the Attorney General may approve such applications. (e) PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY; REPORTS AND EVALUATIONS.— (1) REPORTS.—Successful applicants shall submit to the Attorney General a report on the activities carried out under the grant at the end of each fiscal year. (2) EVALUATIONS.—Not later than 12 months at the end of the 3 year funding cycle under this section, the Attorney
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