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 PUBLIC LAW 96-181—JAN. 2, 1980

93 STAT. 1309

Public Law 96-181 96th Congress

An Act To amend the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. SECTION 1. (a) This Act may be cited as the "Drug Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Amendments of 1979". (b) Whenever in this Act (other than in sections 14 and 15) an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972. SEC. 2. Section 101 (21 U.S.C. 1101) is amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new paragraphs: "(11) Shifts in the usage of various drugs and in the Nation's demographic composition require a Federal strategy to adjust the focus of dnig abuse programs to meet new needs and priorities on a cost-effective basis. "(12) The growing extent of drug abuse indicates an urgent need for prevention and intervention programs designed to reach the general population and members of high risk populations such as youth, women, and the elderly. "(13) Effective control of drug abuse requires high-level coordination of Federal international and domestic activities relating to both supply of, and demand for, commonly abused drugs. "(14) Local governments with high concentrations of drug abuse should be actively involved in the planning and coordination of efforts to combat drug abuse.". SEC 3. Section 102 (21 U.S.C. 1102) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "To reach these goals, the Congress further declares that it is the policy of the United States and the purpose of this Act to meet the problems of drug abuse through— "(1) comprehensive Federal, State, and local planning for, and effective use of, Federal assistance to States and to communitybased programs to meet the urgent needs of special populations, in coordination with all other governmental and nongovernmental sources of assistance; "(2) the development and support of community-based prevention programs; "(3) the development and encouragement of effective occupational prevention and treatment programs within the Government and in cooperation with the private sector; and "(4) increased Federal commitment to research into the behavioral and biomedical etiology of, the treatment of, and the mental and physical health and social and economic consequences of, drug abuse.". SEC. 4. Title II (21 U.S.C. 1111-1133) is amended to read as follows:

Jan.2, 1980 [S. 525]

Drug Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Amendments of 1979. 21 USC 1101 note. 21 USC 1101 note. Congressional findings.

Declaration of national policy.

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