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PUBLIC LAW 91-527-DEC. 3, 1970

[84 STAT.

abuse or drug dependency problems, arrangements involving the availability of so-called "peer group" leadership programs, and programs establishing and making available procedures and means of coordinating and exchanging ideas, information, and other data involving drug abuse and drug dependency problems. Such programs shall, to the extent feasible, (A) provide tor the use of ad!equate personnel from similar social, cultural, age, ethnic, and racial backgrounds as those of the individuals served under any such program, (B) include a comprehensive and coordinated range of services, and (C) be integrated with, and involve the active participation of a wide range of public and nongovernmental agencies. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

SEC. 5. The Secretary and the Attorney General (on matters of law enforcement) shall, when requested, render technical assistance to local educational agencies, public and private nonprofit organizations, and institutions of higher education in the development and impleDi^artm^nt'^^e"'^^ mentation of programs of drug abuse education. Such technical sonnei avariabie. assistance may, among other activities, include making available to such agencies or institutions information regarding effective methods of coping with problems of drug abuse, and making available to such agencies or institutions personnel of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare and the Department of Justice, or other persons qualified to advise and assist in coping with such problems or carrying out a drug abuse education program. PAYMENTS

SEC. 6. Payments under this Act may be made in installments and in advance or by way of reimbursement, with necessary adjustments on account of overpayments or underpayments. ADMINISTRATION

SEC. 7. In administering the provisions of this Act, the Secretary is authorized to utilize the services and facilities of any agency of the Federal Government and of any other public or private agency or institution in accordance with appropriate agreements, and to pay for such services either in advance or by way of reimbursement, as may be agreed upon. DEFINITIONS

SEC. 8. As used in this Act— (a) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. (b) The term "State" includes, in addition to the several States of the Union, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Approved December 3, 1970.

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