US SB2723

Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to states, local governments, and tribal governments to establish or enhance treatment courts including juvenile drug courts, family treatment courts, tribal healing to wellness courts, impaired driving courts, and adult drug treatment courts

Participants must be diagnosed with a substance use disorder or co-occurring mental health disorder, meet eligibility criteria approved by a treatment court team, pose no violence risk, and cannot have been charged with sex offenses, child exploitation, or murder

Requires grant applicants to certify non-discrimination, provide competent counsel protections, use evidence-based clinical assessments and FDA-approved medications for addiction treatment when appropriate, and ensure treatment providers are state-licensed or accredited

Federal share of grants capped at 75% of total program costs, with no more than 10% usable for administrative expenses; in-kind contributions may count toward the non-federal match

Authorizes $100,000,000 annually for fiscal years 2024 through 2028 and requires the Bureau of Justice Assistance to conduct a national multi-site evaluation on treatment court effectiveness within three years