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[CITE: 42USC11801]

 
                 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
        
    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, Sec. 3501, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4254; 
Pub. L. 102-132, Sec. 1(a), Oct. 18, 1991, 105 Stat. 630.)


                               Amendments

    1991--Pub. L. 102-132 inserted ``(including agencies described in 
paragraph (7)(A) acting jointly)'' after ``agencies'' in introductory 
provisions.


                    Effective Date of 1991 Amendment

    Section 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.''

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 11802, 11803, 11804 of this 
title.
