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 PUBLIC LAW 99-570—OCT. 27, 1986

100 STAT. 3207-56

(3) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(b) State and local law enforcement officers performing functions under this section shall not be deemed Federal employees and shall not be subject to provisions of law relating to Federal employees, except that such officers shall be subject to section 3374(c) of title 5, United States Code.". SEC. 1870. CLARIFICATION OF ISOMER DEFINITION.

The second and third sentences of section 102(14) of the Controlled Substeinces Act (21 U.S.C. 802(14)) are each amended by striking out "the" after "the term 'isomer' means" and inserting in lieu thereof "any". .^

Subtitle R—Precursor and Essential Chemical Review

SEC. 1901. PRECURSOR AND ESSENTIAL CHEMICAL REVIEW.

(a) STUDY AND REPORT.—The Attorney General shall— (1) conduct a study of the need for legislation, regulation, or alternative methods to control the diversion of legitimate precursor and essential chemicals to the illegal production of drugs of abuse; and (2) report all findings of such study to Congress not later than the end of the 90th day after the date of enactment of this subtitle. (b) CloNSiDERATiONS.—In Conducting such study the Attorney General shall take into consideration that— (1) clandestine manufacture continues to be a major source of „,^ narcotic and dangerous drugs on the illegal drug market; '''* (2) these drugs are produced using a variety of chemicals ,yj^. which are found in commercial channels and which are diverted to illegal uses; (3) steps have been taken to deny drug traffickers access to key precursor chemicals, including that— (A) P2P, a precursor chemical used in the production of liCxf amphetamines and methamphetamines was administratively controlled in schedule II of the Controlled Substances by the Drug Enforcement Administration; (B) a variety of controls were placed on piperidine, the precursor for phencyclidine, by the Psychotropic Substance Act of 1978; and (C) the Drug Enforcement Administration has main' s " tained a voluntary system in cooperation with chemical industry to report suspicious purchases of precursors and essential chemicals; and (4) despite the formal and voluntary systems that currently exist, clandestine production of S3aithetic narcotics and dangerous drugs continue to contribute to drug trafficking and abuse problems in the United States. Subtitle S—White House Conference for a Drug Free America

21 USC 801 note.

White House Conference for a

SEC. 1931. SHORT TITLE. This subtitle may be cited as the "White House Conference for a Drug Free America".

Ameri^ET 20 USC 4601 note.

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