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 *" rr- PUBLIC LAW 105-276—OCT. 21, 1998 112 STAT. 2639 "(I) an identified unit within a general medical care facility; or "(II) an entity other than a general medical care facility; and "(ii) holds itself out as providing, and provides, diagnosis, treatment, or referral for treatment with respect to the illegal use of a controlled substance. "(B) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE.—The term 'controlled substance' has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802). " (C) CURRENTLY ENGAGING IN THE ILLEGAL USE OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE.— The term 'currently engaging in the illegal use of a controlled substance' means the illegal use of a controlled substance that occurred recently enough to justify a reasonable belief that an applicant's illegal use of a controlled substance is current or that continuing illegal use of a controlled substance by the applicant is a real and ongoing problem. "(8) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This subsection shall take effect upon enactment and without the necessity of guidance from, or any regulation issued by, the Secretary.". SEC. 576. SCREENING OF APPLICANTS FOR FEDERALLY ASSISTED HOUSING. (a) INELIGIBILITY BECAUSE OF EVICTION FOR DRUG CRIMES.— Any tenant evicted from federally assisted housing by reason of drug-related criminal activity (as such term is defined in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)) shall not be eligible for federally assisted housing during the 3- year period beginning on the date of such eviction, unless the evicted tenant successfully completes a rehabilitation program approved by the public housing agency (which shall include a waiver of this subsection if the circumstances leading to eviction no longer exist). (b) INELIGIBILITY OF ILLEGAL DRUG USERS AND ALCOHOL ABUSERS.— (1) IN GENERAL. —Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a public housing agency or an owner of federally assisted housing, as determined by the Secretary, shall establish standards that prohibit admission to the program or admission to federally assisted housing for any household with a member— (A) who the public housing agency or owner determines is illegally using a controlled substance; or (B) with respect to whom the public housing agency or owner determines that it has reasonable cause to believe that such household member's illegal use (or pattern of illegal use) of a controlled substance, or abuse (or pattern of abuse) of alcohol, may interfere with the health, ssifety, or right to peaceful enjojonent of the premises by other residents. (2) CONSIDERATION OF REHABILITATION. —In determining whether, pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), to deny admission to the program or federally assisted housing to any household based on a pattern of illegal use of a controlled substance or a pattern of abuse of alcohol by a household member, a public housing agency or an owner may consider whether such household member— 42 USC 13661. Standards.

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