[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2873 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2873

To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1994 to 
prevent the abuse of inhalants through programs under that Act, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 24, 2003

 Ms. Hooley of Oregon (for herself, Mr. Walden of Oregon, Mr. Hinchey, 
Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Wolf, and Mrs. Maloney) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
                             the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1994 to 
prevent the abuse of inhalants through programs under that Act, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fighting Abuse of Inhalants Act of 
2003''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 4131 of the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act 
of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 7141) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7) Abuse.--The term `abuse', used with respect to an 
        inhalant, means the intentional breathing of gas or vapors from 
        the inhalant for the purpose of achieving an altered state of 
        consciousness.
            ``(8) Drug.--The term `drug' includes a substance that is 
        an inhalant, whether or not possession or consumption of the 
        substance is legal.
            ``(9) Inhalant.--The term `inhalant' means a product that--
                    ``(A) may be a legal, commonly available product; 
                and
                    ``(B) has a useful purpose but can be abused, such 
                as spray paint, glue, gasoline, correction fluid, 
                furniture polish, a felt tip marker, pressurized 
                whipped cream, an air freshener, butane, or cooking 
                spray.
            ``(10) Use.--The term `use', used with respect to an 
        inhalant, means abuse of the inhalant.''.

SEC. 3. FINDINGS.

    Section 4002 of the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act 
of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 7102) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, and the abuse of 
        inhalants,'' after ``other drugs'';
            (2) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and the illegal use of 
        alcohol and drugs'' and inserting ``, the illegal use of 
        alcohol and drugs, and the abuse of inhalants'';
            (3) in paragraph (7), by striking ``and tobacco'' each 
        place it appears and inserting ``, tobacco, and inhalants'';
            (4) in paragraph (9), by striking ``and illegal drug use'' 
        and inserting ``, illegal drug use, and inhalant abuse''; and
            (5) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(11)(A) The number of children using inhalants has 
        doubled during the 10-year period preceding 1999. Inhalants are 
        the third most abused class of substances by children age 12 
        through 14 in the United States, behind alcohol and tobacco. 
        One of 5 students in the United States has tried inhalants by 
        the time the student has reached the 8th grade.
            ``(B) Inhalant vapors react with fatty tissues in the 
        brain, literally dissolving the tissues. A single use of 
        inhalants can cause instant and permanent brain, heart, kidney, 
        liver, and other organ damage. The user of an inhalant can 
        suffer from Sudden Sniffing Death Syndrome, which can cause a 
        user to die the first, tenth, or hundredth time the user uses 
        an inhalant.
            ``(C) Because inhalants are legal, education on the dangers 
        of inhalant abuse is the most effective method of preventing 
        the abuse of inhalants.''.

SEC. 4. PURPOSE.

    Section 4003 of the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act 
of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 7103) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1) by inserting ``and abuse of inhalants'' after ``and drugs''.

SEC. 5. GOVERNOR'S PROGRAMS.

    Section 4114(c)(2) of the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and 
Communities Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 7114(c)(2)) is amended by inserting 
``(including inhalant abuse education)'' after ``drug and violence 
prevention''.

SEC. 6. DRUG AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAMS.

    Section 4116 of the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act 
of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 7116) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by inserting ``, and the abuse 
        of inhalants,'' after ``illegal drugs''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by inserting ``and the abuse of 
                        inhalants'' after ``use of illegal drugs''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``and abuse inhalants'' 
                        after ``use illegal drugs''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
                        (A), by inserting ``(including age appropriate 
                        inhalant abuse prevention programs for all 
                        students, from the preschool level through 
                        grade 12)'' after ``drug prevention''; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C), by inserting 
                        ``and inhalant abuse'' after ``drug use''.

SEC. 7. FEDERAL ACTIVITIES.

    Section 4121(a) of the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities 
Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 7131(a)) is amended in the first sentence by 
striking ``illegal use of drugs'' and inserting ``illegal use of drugs, 
the abuse of inhalants,''.

SEC. 8. MATERIALS.

    Section 4132(a) of the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities 
Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 7142(a)) is amended by striking ``illegal use of 
alcohol and other drugs'' and inserting ``illegal use of alcohol and 
other drugs and the abuse of inhalants''.

SEC. 9. QUALITY RATING.

    Section 4134(b)(1) of the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and 
Communities Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 7144(b)(1)) is amended by inserting 
``, and the abuse of inhalants,'' after ``tobacco''.
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