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PUBLIC LAW 91-513-OCT. 27, 1970

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rehabilitation of narcotic addicts and drug dependent persons, through such latter agency, which shall submit to the Secretary such comments as it deems appropriate. No application for a grant under this section for a program to provide services for persons in an area in which is located a facility constructed as a new facility after the date of enactment of this section with funds provided under a grant under part A or this part shall be approved unless such application contains satisfactory assurance that, to the extent feasible, such program will be included as part of the programs conducted in or through such facility. " (d) The Secretary shall make grants under this section for projects within the States in accordance with criteria determined by him designed to provide priority for grant applications in States, and in areas within the States, having the higher percentages of population who are narcotic addicts or drug dependent persons. "(e) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section not to exceed $20,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971; $30,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972; and $35,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973." BROADER T R E A T M E N T AUTHORITY I N P U B L I C H E A L T H SERVICE H O S P I T A L S FOR PERSONS W I T H DRUG ABUSE A N D OTHER DRUG D E P E N D E N C E PROBLEMS

80 Stat. 1449. 42 USC 2 5 7. 58 Stat. 6 9 9; 68 Stat. 7 9. 42 USC 258-260, 261.

SEC. 2. (a) Part E of title III of the Public Health Service Act is amended as follows: (1) Section 341(a) of such part is amended by adding immediately after "addicts" the second time it appears the following: "and other persons with drug abuse and drug dependence problems". (2)(A) Sections 342, 343, 344, and 346 of such part are each amended by inserting "or other persons with drug abuse and drug dependence problems" immediately after "addicts" each place it appears in tnose sections. (B) The section heading of section 342 of such part is amended by inserting "OR OTHER PERSONS WITH DRUG ABUSE AND DRUG DEPENDENCE PROBLEMS" after "ADDICTS".

42 USC 2 6 1 a.

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(3) Sections 343 and 344 of such part are each amended by inserting "or other person with a drug abuse or other drug dependence problem" immediatelv after "addict" each place it appears in those sections. (4) Sections 343, 344, and 347 of such part are each amended by inserting ", drug abuse, or drug dependence" immediately after "addiction" each place it appears in those sections. (5) Section 346 of such part is amended by inserting "or substance controlled under the Controlled Substances Act" immediately after "habit-forming narcotic drug". (6) The heading for such part is amended to read as follows: "PART

58 Stat. 6 8 2; 74 Stat. 3 4. " D r u g dependent person,'* Post,

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E—NARCOTIC ADDICTS AND OTHER DRUG

ABUSERS".

(b) Section 2 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201) is amended by adding after paragraph (p) the following new paragraph: "(q) The term 'drug dependent person' means a person who is using a controlled substance (as defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act) and who is in a state of psychic or physical dependence, or both, arising from the use of that substance on a continuous basis. Drug dependence is characterized by behavioral and other responses which include a strong compulsion to take the substance on a continuous basis in order to experience its psychic effects or to avoid the discomfort caused by its absence."

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