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 1088 Proviso, Volu ntar y submis- sion for confinement for a period to effect a cure. Persons who may ap- ply for admission to a narcotic farm. Examination and re- port thereon. Admission only on voluntary submission to period of treatment. Paym ent of cost by applicant. Provisos. Confinement author- ized. No citizenship rights forfeited. Record of confine- ment to be confidential . Gratuities, etc ., on release from narcotic farm of con vict for Federal offense. Fed era l cou rt may place defe ndan t on pro- bation, if addict, for treatment on a narcotic farm until discharged as cured. SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESs. II. CH.82. 1929 . to the Secretary of the Treasury for further treatment in a United States narcotic farm for a period not exceeding the maximum length of time considered necessary by the Surgeon eneral of the Bureau of the Public Health Service. Upon approval of the application by the Secretary of the Treasury or his authorized agent, the addict may be given such further treatment as is necessary to cure him of his addiction : Provided, That if any addict voluntarily submits himself to treatment he may be confined in a United States narcotic farm for a period not exceeding the maximum amount of time estimated by the Surgeon Gener al of the Bure au of the Pub lic Health Ser vice as necessary to effect a cure or until he ceases to be an addict within the meaning of this Act. SEC. 1 2 . That any per son, except a n unconvicted alien, addict ed to the use of habit-forming narcotic drugs, whether or not he shall have been convicted of an offense against the United States, may apply to the Secretary of the Treasury, or his authorized representa- tive, for admission to a United States narcotic farm. Any such add ict shall be examined by t he Surgeon Gen eral of the Bureau of the Public Health Service or his authorized agent, who shall report to the Secretary of the Treasury whether the applicant is an addict within the meaning of this Act ; whether he believes he may by treatment in a United State s narcotic fa rm be cured of his addiction and the estimated length of time necessary to effect a cure, a nd any furthe r pertinent in formation bea ring on the ad dic- tion, habits, or character of the applicant. The Secretary of the Treasury may, in his discretion, admit the applicant to a United States narcotic farm. No such addict shall be admitted unless he voluntarily submits to treatment for the maximum amount of time estimated by the Surgeon General of the Bureau of the Public Health Service as ne cessary to eff ect a cure, a nd unless suit able accommodations are available after all eligible addicts convicted of offenses against the United States have been admitted. The Secre- tary of the Treasury may require any such addict voluntarily apply- ing to pay the cost of his subsistence, care, and treatment. All such money shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States to the credit of the appropriation from which the expenditure was made : Provided, That if any addict voluntarily submits himself to treatment lie may be confined in a United States narcotic farm for a period not exceeding the maximum amount of time estimated by the Su rgeon General of the Bureau of the Publi c Health Servi ce as necessary to effect a cure of the addiction or until he ceases to be an addict within the meaning of this Act : And provided further, That any person who voluntarily submits himself for treatment at a United States narcotic farm shall not forfeit or abridge thereby any of his rights as a citizen of the United States ; nor shall such submission be used against him in any proceeding in any court, and that the record of his voluntary com mitment shall be confidenti al and not divulged. SEC. 13. Every person convicted of an offense against the United States shall upon discharge, or upon his release on parole, from a United States narcotic farm be furnished with the gratuities and transportation authorized by law to be furnished had his discharge or release been from the penal, correctional, disciplinary, or reform- atory institution to which he was sentenced or from which he was transferred. Any court of the United States having the power to suspend the imposition or execution of sentence, and place defendants on pro- bation under any of the existing laws, may impose as one of the conditions of such probation that the defendant, if an addict, as

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