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[CITE: 25USC2402]

 
                            TITLE 25--INDIANS
 
 CHAPTER 26--INDIAN ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT
 
                    SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
Sec. 2402. Purpose

    It is the purpose of this chapter to--
        (1) authorize and develop a comprehensive, coordinated attack 
    upon the illegal narcotics traffic in Indian country and the 
    deleterious impact of alcohol and substance abuse upon Indian tribes 
    and their members,
        (2) provide needed direction and guidance to those Federal 
    agencies responsible for Indian programs to identify and focus 
    existing programs and resources, including those made available by 
    this chapter, upon this problem,
        (3) provide authority and opportunities for Indian tribes to 
    develop and implement a coordinated program for the prevention and 
    treatment of alcohol and substance abuse at the local level, and
        (4) to \1\ modify or supplement existing programs and 
    authorities in the areas of education, family and social services, 
    law enforcement and judicial services, and health services to 
    further the purposes of this chapter.
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    \1\ So in original.
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(Pub. L. 99-570, title IV, Sec. 4203, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207-
138.)
