2011 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 123 - DRUG ABUSE EDUCATION AND PREVENTION (§§ 11801 - 11851)
Subchapter I - DRUG EDUCATION AND PREVENTION RELATING TO YOUTH GANGS (§§ 11801 - 11806)
Section 11801 - Establishment of drug abuse education and prevention program relating to youth gangs
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 123 - DRUG ABUSE EDUCATION AND PREVENTION SUBCHAPTER I - DRUG EDUCATION AND PREVENTION RELATING TO YOUTH GANGS Sec. 11801 - Establishment of drug abuse education and prevention program relating to youth gangs |
Contains | section 11801 |
Date | 2011 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 100-690, title III, §3501, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4254; Pub. L. 102-132, §1(a), Oct. 18, 1991, 105 Stat. 630. |
Statutes at Large References | 102 Stat. 4254 105 Stat. 630 |
Public Law References | Public Law 100-690, Public Law 102-132 |
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The Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, shall make grants to, and enter into contracts with, public and nonprofit private agencies (including agencies described in paragraph (7)(A) acting jointly), organizations (including community based organizations with demonstrated experience in this field), institutions, and individuals, to carry out projects and activities—
(1) to prevent and to reduce the participation of youth in the activities of gangs that engage in illicit drug-related activities,
(2) to promote the involvement of youth in lawful activities in communities in which such gangs commit drug-related crimes,
(3) to prevent the abuse of drugs by youth, to educate youth about such abuse, and to refer for treatment and rehabilitation members of such gangs who abuse drugs,
(4) to support activities of local police departments and other local law enforcement agencies to conduct educational outreach activities in communities in which gangs commit drug-related crimes,
(5) to inform gang members and their families of the availability of treatment and rehabilitation services for drug abuse,
(6) to facilitate Federal and State cooperation with local school officials to assist youth who are likely to participate in gangs that commit drug-related crimes,
(7) to facilitate coordination and cooperation among—
(A) local education, juvenile justice, employment and social service agencies, and
(B) drug abuse referral, treatment, and rehabilitation programs,
for the purpose of preventing or reducing the participation of youth in activities of gangs that commit drug-related crimes, and
(8) to provide technical assistance to eligible organizations in planning and implementing drug abuse education, prevention, rehabilitation, and referral programs for youth who are members of gangs that commit drug-related crimes.
(Pub. L. 100–690, title III, §3501, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4254; Pub. L. 102–132, §1(a), Oct. 18, 1991, 105 Stat. 630.)
Amendments1991—Pub. L. 102–132 inserted “(including agencies described in paragraph (7)(A) acting jointly)” after “agencies” in introductory provisions.
Effective Date of 1991 AmendmentSection 3 of Pub. L. 102–132 provided that: “This Act [enacting section 11806 of this title and amending this section and sections 11805 and 11823 of this title] shall take effect on October 1, 1991.”
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