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[CITE: 42USC11901]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
              CHAPTER 124--PUBLIC HOUSING DRUG ELIMINATION
 
       SUBCHAPTER I--PUBLIC AND ASSISTED HOUSING DRUG ELIMINATION
 
Sec. 11901. Congressional findings

    The Congress finds that--
        (1) the Federal Government has a duty to provide public and 
    other federally assisted low-income housing that is decent, safe, 
    and free from illegal drugs;
        (2) public and other federally assisted low-income housing in 
    many areas suffers from rampant drug-related or violent crime;
        (3) drug dealers are increasingly imposing a reign of terror on 
    public and other federally assisted low-income housing tenants;
        (4) the increase in drug-related and violent crime not only 
    leads to murders, muggings, and other forms of violence against 
    tenants, but also to a deterioration of the physical environment 
    that requires substantial government expenditures;
        (5) local law enforcement authorities often lack the resources 
    to deal with the drug problem in public and other federally assisted 
    low-income housing, particularly in light of the recent reductions 
    in Federal aid to cities;
        (6) the Federal Government should provide support for effective 
    safety and security measures to combat drug-related and violent 
    crime, primarily in and around public housing projects with severe 
    crime problems;
        (7) closer cooperation should be encouraged between public and 
    assisted housing managers, local law enforcement agencies, and 
    residents in developing and implementing anti-crime programs; and
        (8) anti-crime strategies should be improved through the 
    expansion of community-oriented policing initiatives.

(Pub. L. 100-690, title V, Sec. 5122, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4301; 
Pub. L. 101-625, title V, Sec. 581(a), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4245; 
Pub. L. 105-276, title V, Sec. 586(b), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2646.)


                               Amendments

    1998--Par. (2). Pub. L. 105-276, Sec. 586(b)(1), inserted ``or 
violent'' after ``drug-related''.
    Par. (4). Pub. L. 105-276, Sec. 586(b)(2)(A), inserted ``and 
violent'' after ``drug-related''.
    Pars. (6) to (8). Pub. L. 105-276, Sec. 586(b)(2)(B), (3), (4), 
added pars. (6) to (8).
    1990--Pub. L. 101-625 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, 
section read as follows: ``The Congress finds that--
        ``(1) the Federal Government has a duty to provide public 
    housing that is decent, safe, and free from illegal drugs;
        ``(2) public housing projects in many areas suffer from rampant 
    drug-related crime;
        ``(3) drug dealers are increasingly imposing a reign of terror 
    on public housing tenants;
        ``(4) the increase in drug-related crime not only leads to 
    murders, muggings, and other forms of violence against tenants, but 
    also to a deterioration of the physical environment that requires 
    substantial government expenditures; and
        ``(5) local law enforcement authorities often lack the resources 
    to deal with the drug problem in public housing, particularly in 
    light of the recent reductions in Federal aid to cities.''


                    Effective Date of 1998 Amendment

    Amendment by title V of Pub. L. 105-276 effective and applicable 
beginning upon Oct. 1, 1999, except as otherwise provided, with 
provision that Secretary may implement amendment before such date, 
except to extent that such amendment provides otherwise, and with 
savings provision, see section 503 of Pub. L. 105-276, set out as a note 
under section 1437 of this title.


                      Short Title of 1998 Amendment

    Pub. L. 105-276, title V, Sec. 586(a), Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 
2646, provided that: ``This section [enacting sections 11906 to 11908 of 
this title, amending this section and sections 11902, 11903, 11904, and 
11905 of this title, and repealing sections 11906 to 11909 of this 
title] may be cited as the `Public and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination 
Program Amendments of 1998'.''


                      Short Title of 1994 Amendment

    Pub. L. 103-227, title X, Sec. 1051, Mar. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 274, 
provided that: ``This part [part D (Secs. 1051-1053) of title X of Pub. 
L. 103-227, amending section 11903a of this title] may be cited as the 
`Midnight Basketball League Training and Partnership Act'.''


                               Short Title

    Section 5121 of Pub. L. 100-690, as amended by Pub. L. 101-625, 
title V, Sec. 581(a), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4245, provided that: 
``This chapter [chapter 2 (Secs. 5121-5130) of subtitle C of title V of 
Pub. L. 100-690, enacting this subchapter] may be cited as the `Public 
and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination Act of 1990'.''
    Section 5141 of Pub. L. 100-690 provided that: ``This chapter 
[chapter 3 (Secs. 5141-5146) of subtitle C of title V of Pub. L. 100-
690, enacting subchapter II of this chapter] may be cited as the `Drug-
Free Public Housing Act of 1988'.''
