Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Ending Drug Trafficking in Our Communities Act”.
Ending Drug Trafficking in Our Communities Act
A BILL
To amend the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 to reauthorize the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program and modify the Program with respect to promising practices, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program
Reauthorization— Section 707(p) of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1706(p)) is amended—
in paragraph (5), by striking “and”;
in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(7) $400,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2031.”
Modification with respect to promising practices— Section 707(q) of such Act (21 U.S.C. 1706(q)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(4) Promising practices—Beginning in fiscal year 2026, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Director shall do the following:
“(A) For each promising practice that the Director identifies, review the promising practice to determine whether the promising practice has the potential to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the activities performed by means of a HIDTA, including the following:
“(i) The identification and investigation of any entity that is responsible for trafficking an illegal drug that has resulted in an overdose in a HIDTA.
“(ii) Information sharing and coordination for Federal, State, territorial, Tribal, and local responses to crimes that involve an illegal drug and criminal use of a firearm.
“(iii) The implementation and evaluation of evidence-based substance use disorder prevention practices, programs, and strategies.
“(B) For each promising practice that the Director determines to have such potential, develop the promising practice for use by each HIDTA.
“(C) Promulgate each promising practice developed under subparagraph (B) to each HIDTA.”