Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: Reauthorization and Appropriations

Publication Date: November 2005

Publisher: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Research Area: Education; Social conditions

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The No Child Left Behind Act (P.L. 107-110) amended and reauthorized the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (SDFSCA) as Part A of Title IV, 21st Century Schools. Funds are authorized for the SDFSC program, which is the federal government's primary initiative to prevent drug abuse and violence in and around schools. Through the program, state educational agencies, local educational agencies, and outlying areas are awarded grants by formula to create programs deterring drug abuse and violence among elementary and secondary students. Discretionary funds support national programs for various national leadership projects to prevent drug abuse and violence among students from preschool through postsecondary educational levels.

Congress appropriated $674.203 million for the SDFSC program in FY2004. For FY2005, Congress appropriated $671.961 million ($2.242 million less than the FY2004 appropriation) for the program. For FY2006, the President has requested $317.274 million for the program ($354.687 million less than the FY2005 appropriation).

This report will be updated to reflect relevant legislative and/or executive branch activities.