Ketamine Restriction Act
This bill restricts the administration of ketamine to individuals during arrests and detentions.
Specifically, the bill prohibits the administration of ketamine to an individual during an arrest or detention for a federal offense other than in a hospital for medical purposes.
Additionally, a state or local government must have in place a law or policy prohibiting the administration of ketamine to an individual during an arrest or detention other than in a hospital for medical purposes as a condition of receiving grant funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program and the Community Oriented Policing Services program.
To ban the use of ketamine during arrest and detention other than in a 
                   hospital, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ketamine Restriction Act''.

SEC. 2. BAN ON USE OF KETAMINE DURING ARREST AND DETENTION FOR FEDERAL 
              OFFENSES OTHER THAN IN A HOSPITAL.

    Beginning not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, ketamine may not be administered to an individual during an 
arrest or detention for a Federal offense other than in a hospital for 
medical purposes.

SEC. 3. INCENTIVES FOR STATES AND UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO BAN USE 
              OF KETAMINE OTHER THAN IN A HOSPITAL.

    Beginning in the first fiscal year that begins after the date that 
is one year after the date of enactment of this Act, a State or unit of 
local government may not receive funds under the Byrne grant program or 
the COPS grant program for a fiscal year if, on or before the day 
before the first day of the fiscal year, the State or local unit of 
government does not certify that the jurisdiction has in place a law or 
policy that prohibits the administration of ketamine to an individual 
during an arrest or detention other than in a hospital for medical 
purposes.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Byrne grant program.--The term ``Byrne grant program'' 
        means any grant program under subpart 1 of part E of title I of 
        the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 
        U.S.C. 10151 et seq.), without regard to whether the funds are 
        characterized as being made available under the Edward Byrne 
        Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs, 
        the Local Government Law Enforcement Block Grants Program, the 
        Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, or 
        otherwise.
            (2) Cops grant program.--The term ``COPS grant program'' 
        means the grant program authorized under section 1701 of title 
        I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 
        U.S.C. 10381).
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Ketamine Restriction Act
To ban the use of ketamine during arrest and detention other than in a hospital, and for other purposes.
Ketamine Restriction Act
Rep. Neguse, Joe