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PUBLIC LAW 93-421-SEPT. 19, 1974

[88 STAT.

Public Law 93-421 September 19, 1974 [H. R. 13267]

Guam. Fire control, watershed protection and reforestation. Federal assistance. 48 USC 14210.

Appropriation. 48 USC 1421P.

AN ACT To authorize Federal agricultural assistance to Guam for certain purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled., That the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to provide financial and technical assistance to (juam for improving fire control, watershed protection and reforestation, consistent with existing laws, administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, which are applicable to the continental United States. The program authorized by this section shall be developed in cooperation with the territorial government of Guam and shall be covered by a memorandum of understanding agreed to by the territorial government and the Department. The Secretary may also utilize the agencies, facilities, and employees of the Department, and may cooperate with other public agencies and with private organizations and individuals in Guam and elsewhere. SEC. 2. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. Sums appropriated in pursuance of this Act may be allocated to such agencies of the Department as are concerned with the administration of the program in Guam. Approved September 19, 1974. Public Law 93-422

September21, 1974 [H. R. 9456]

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Education Act Amendments of 1974. 21 USC 1001 note. 21 USC 1001 note. 21 USC 1001.

AN ACT To extend the Drug Abuse Education Act of 1970 for three years. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Alcohol and Drug Abuse Education Act Amendments of 1974". SEC. 2. (a) Section 1 of the Drug Abuse Education Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. 1001) is amended to read as follows: "This Act may be cited as the 'Alcohol and Drug Abuse Education Act'.". (b) Section 2 of such Act is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 2. (a) The Congress hereby finds and declares that drug and alcohol abuse diminishes the strength and vitality of the people of our Nation; that an increasing number of substances, both legal and illegal, are being abused by increasing numbers of individuals; that abuse of any substance is complex human behavior which is influenced by many forces, including school, family, church, community, media, and peer groups; and that prevention and early intervention in such behavior require cooperation and coordination among all of these elements in strategies designed to respond to carefully defined problems. "(b) I t is the purpose of this Act to encourage the development of new and improved curricula on the problems of drug abuse; to demonstrate the use of such curricula in model educational programs and to evaluate the effectiveness thereof; to disseminate curricular materials and significant information for use in educational programs throughout the Nation; to provide training programs for teachers, counselors, law enforcement officials, and other public service and community leaders; and to offer community education programs for parents and others, on drug abuse problems.

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