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[CITE: 48USC1494]

 
              TITLE 48--TERRITORIES AND INSULAR POSSESSIONS
 
         CHAPTER 10--TERRITORIAL PROVISIONS OF A GENERAL NATURE
 
Sec. 1494. Purposes

    The purposes of sections 1494 to 1494c of this title are to improve 
enforcement of drug laws and enhance interdiction of illicit drug 
shipments in the Caribbean and Pacific territories and commonwealths of 
the United States and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (or 
successor governments) and to assist public and private sector drug 
abuse and other substance prevention and treatment programs in United 
States associated insular areas.

(Pub. L. 99-570, title V, Sec. 5002, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207-154; 
Pub. L. 100-690, title IX, Sec. 9308, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4538.)


                               Amendments

    1988--Pub. L. 100-690 inserted ``and the Trust Territory of the 
Pacific Islands (or successor governments)'' after ``commonwealths of 
the United States'', ``and other substance'' before ``prevention'', and 
``associated'' before ``insular areas.''.


                      Short Title of 1988 Amendment

    Section 9301(a) of Pub. L. 100-690 provided that: ``This subtitle 
[subtitle D (Secs. 9301-9310) of title IX of Pub. L. 100-690, enacting 
section 1494c of this title and amending this section and sections 1494a 
and 1494b of this title and section 10603 of Title 42, The Public Health 
and Welfare] may be cited as the `Insular Areas Drug Abuse Amendments of 
1988'.''


                               Short Title

    Section 5001 of title V of Pub. L. 99-570 provided that: ``This 
subtitle [subtitle A (Secs. 5001-5004) of title V of Pub. L. 99-570, 
enacting this section and sections 1494a and 1494b of this title] may be 
cited as the `United States Insular Areas Drug Abuse Act of 1986'.''

          Termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

    For termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, see note 
set out preceding section 1681 of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 1494b of this title.
