2012 US Code
Title 21 - Food and Drugs
Chapter 20 - NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAM (§§ 1501 - 1548)
Subchapter II - DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES (§§ 1521 - 1548)
Section 1522 - Purposes
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS CHAPTER 20 - NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL PROGRAM SUBCHAPTER II - DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES Sec. 1522 - Purposes |
Contains | section 1522 |
Date | 2012 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 100-690, title I, §1022, as added Pub. L. 105-20, §2(a)(2), June 27, 1997, 111 Stat. 225. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 111 Stat. 225 |
Public Law References | Public Law 100-690, Public Law 105-20 |
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The purposes of this subchapter are—
(1) to reduce substance abuse among youth in communities throughout the United States, and over time, to reduce substance abuse among adults;
(2) to strengthen collaboration among communities, the Federal Government, and State, local, and tribal governments;
(3) to enhance intergovernmental cooperation and coordination on the issue of substance abuse among youth;
(4) to serve as a catalyst for increased citizen participation and greater collaboration among all sectors and organizations of a community that first demonstrates a long-term commitment to reducing substance abuse among youth;
(5) to rechannel resources from the fiscal year 1998 Federal drug control budget to provide technical assistance, guidance, and financial support to communities that demonstrate a long-term commitment in reducing substance abuse among youth;
(6) to disseminate to communities timely information regarding the state-of-the-art practices and initiatives that have proven to be effective in reducing substance abuse among youth;
(7) to enhance, not supplant, local community initiatives for reducing substance abuse among youth; and
(8) to encourage the creation of and support for community anti-drug coalitions throughout the United States.
(Pub. L. 100–690, title I, §1022, as added Pub. L. 105–20, §2(a)(2), June 27, 1997, 111 Stat. 225.)
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