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 PUBLIC LAW 95-336—AUG. 4, 1978

92 STAT. 451

Public Law 95-336 95th Congress An Act To amend the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Education Act to extend the authorizations and appropriations for carrying out the provisions of such Act, and for other purposes.

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 Amendments of 1978". SEC. 2. Section 2(b) of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Ecjucation Act (21 U.S.C. 1001 (b)) is amended— (1) by inserting after "encourage" the following: "the prevention of alcohol and drug abuse; to stimulate"; (2) by striking out "curricula on" and inserting in lieu thereof "approaches to"; (3) by striking out "problems of" the first time it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof "prevention of alcohol and"; (4) by striking out "curricula" the second time it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof "approaches"; (5) by striking out "curricular materials" and inserting in lieu thereof "successful approaches"; and (6) by striking out "on drug abuse problems", and inserting in lieu thereof "on alcohol and drug abuse problems". SEC. 3. (a)(1) Section 3(a) of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Education Act (21 U.S.C. 1002(a)) is amended— (A) by inserting after "carry out" a comma and the following: "throughout the Nation in rural areas as well as urban areas,"; (B) by striking out "projects" the first time it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof "programs, including programs of proven effectiveness"; (C) by striking out "projects throughout the Nation" and inserting in lieu thereof "programs to develop local capability to meet problems of alcohol and drug abuse"; and (D) by inserting at the end thereof the following new sentence: "The Commissioner shall seek equitable distribution of available resources among the various regions of the country and seek to ensure that the special needs of rural areas are appropriately addressed.". (2) Section 3(b)(5) of such Act is amended by inserting "prevention" after "abuse". (b) Section 3(d)(1) of the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Education Act (21 U.S.C. 1002(d)) is amended— (1) by striking out "and" at the end of clause (C); (2) by striking the period at the end of clause (D) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon and the word "and"; and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new clauses: " (E) provides assurance that the applicant will coordinate its efforts with the appropriate State and local alcohol and drug abuse agencies, and educational agencies and organizations; and

Aug. 4, 1978 [H.R. 10569]

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Education Amendments of 1978. 21 USC 1001 note.

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