21 U.S.C. § 1102
Congressional declaration of national policy
United States · Title 21 — FOOD AND DRUGS · Status: effective
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- 21 U.S.C. § 1102, Congressional declaration of national policy, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/454750
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The Congress declares that it is the policy of the United States and the purpose of this chapter to focus the comprehensive resources of the Federal Government and bring them to bear on drug abuse with the objective of significantly reducing the incidence, as well as the social and personal costs, of drug abuse in the United States, and to develop and assure the implementation of a comprehensive, coordinated long-term Federal strategy to combat drug abuse. To reach these goals, the Congress further declares that it is the policy of the United States and the purpose of this chapter to meet the problems of drug abuse through—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- An Act to amend the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Drug Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act of 1979House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally