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[CITE: 42USC3401]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
               CHAPTER 42--NARCOTIC ADDICT REHABILITATION
 
                    SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
Sec. 3401. Declaration of policy

    It is the policy of the Congress that certain persons charged with 
or convicted of violating Federal criminal laws, who are determined to 
be addicted to narcotic drugs, and likely to be rehabilitated through 
treatment, should, in lieu of prosecution or sentencing, be civilly 
committed for confinement and treatment designed to effect their 
restoration to health, and return to society as useful members.
    It is the further policy of the Congress that certain persons 
addicted to narcotic drugs who are not charged with the commission of 
any offense should be afforded the opportunity, through civil 
commitment, for treatment, in order that they may be rehabilitated and 
returned to society as useful members and in order that society may be 
protected more effectively from crime and delinquency which result from 
narcotic addiction.

(Pub. L. 89-793, Sec. 2, Nov. 8, 1966, 80 Stat. 1438.)

                          Codification

    Section was not enacted as part of the Narcotic Addict 
Rehabilitation Act of 1966, which is classified to subchapters II and 
III of this chapter, chapter 314 (section 4251 et seq.) of Title 18, 
Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and chapter 175 (section 2901 et seq.) of 
Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.


                             Effective Date

    Section 605 of Pub. L. 89-793 provided that: ``Title I of this Act 
[enacting chapter 175 (Sec. 2901 et seq.) of Title 28, Judiciary and 
Judicial Procedure] shall take effect three months after the date of its 
enactment [Nov. 8, 1966], and shall apply to any case pending in a 
district court of the United States in which an appearance has not been 
made prior to such effective date. Titles II [enacting chapter 314 
(Sec. 4251 et seq.) of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure] and V of 
this Act [amending section 7237(d) of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code 
and enacting provisions set out as note under section 4202 of Title 18] 
shall take effect three months after the date of its enactment [Nov. 8, 
1966] and shall apply to any case pending in any court of the United 
States in which sentence has not yet been imposed as of such effective 
date. Title III of this Act [enacting section 3411 et seq. of this 
title] shall take effect three months after the date of its enactment 
[Nov. 8, 1966].''


                      Short Title of 1971 Amendment

    Pub. L. 92-420, Sec. 1, Sept. 16, 1972, 86 Stat. 677, provided: 
``That this Act [amending section 3411 of this title, section 4251 of 
Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and section 2901 of Title 28, 
Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, and enacting provisions set out as a 
note under section 2901 of Title 28] may be cited as the `Narcotic 
Addict Rehabilitation Amendments of 1971'.''


                               Short Title

    Section 1 of Pub. L. 89-793 provided: ``That titles I, II, III, and 
IV of this Act [enacting subchapters II and III of this chapter, chapter 
314 (Sec. 4251 et seq.) of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and 
chapter 175 (Sec. 2901 et seq.) of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial 
Procedure] may be cited as the `Narcotic Addict Rehabilitation Act of 
1966'.''


                              Separability

    Section 604 of Pub. L. 89-793 provided that: ``If any provision of 
this Act [enacting this chapter, chapter 314 (Sec. 4251 et seq.) of 
Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and chapter 175 (Sec. 2901 et 
seq.) of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, amending section 
257 of this title and section 7237 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code, 
and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section and section 
4202 of Title 18] or the application thereof to any person or 
circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the 
application of such provision to other persons not similarly situated or 
to other circumstances shall not be affected thereby.''


                     Authorization of Appropriations

    Section 607 of Pub. L. 89-793 provided that: ``There are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out the 
provisions of this Act [enacting this chapter, chapter 314 (Sec. 4251 et 
seq.) of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and chapter 175 
(Sec. 2901 et seq.) of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, 
amending section 257 of this title and section 7237 of Title 26, 
Internal Revenue Code, and enacting provisions set out as notes under 
this section and section 4202 of Title 18].''


                    Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1966

    Section 606 of Pub. L. 89-793 provided that: ``The provisions of 
this Act [enacting this chapter, chapter 314 (Sec. 4251 et seq.) of 
Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and chapter 175 (Sec. 2901 et 
seq.) of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, amending section 
257 of this title and section 7237 of Title 26, Internal Revenue Code, 
and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section and section 
4202 of Title 18] shall be subject to the provisions of Reorganization 
Plan No. 3 of 1966 [set out as a note under section 202 of this 
title].''
