NARCOTIC ADDICT REHABILITATION ACT OF 1966
NARCOTIC ADDICT REHABILITATION
Public Law 89–793, as amended
NARCOTIC ADDICT REHABILITATION ACT OF 1966
793
106–310
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United States House of Representatives
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Narcotic Addict Rehabilitation Act of 1966
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1966-11-08
NARCOTIC ADDICT REHABILITATION ACT OF 1966
[Public Law 89–793, Approved November 8, 1966]
[As Amended Through P.L. 106–310, Enacted October 17, 2000]
[Currency: This publication is a compilation of the text of Public Law 89–793. It was last amended by the public law listed in the As Amended Through note above and below at the bottom of each page of the pdf version and reflects current law through the date of the enactment of the public law listed at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/comps/]
[Note: While this publication does not represent an official version of any Federal statute, substantial efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of its contents. The official version of Federal law is found in the United States Statutes at Large and in the United States Code. The legal effect to be given to the Statutes at Large and the United States Code is established by statute (1 U.S.C. 112, 204).]
AN ACTTo amend title 18 of the United States Code to enable the courts to deal more effectively with the problem of narcotic addiction, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That titles I, II, III, and IV of this Act may be cited as the “Narcotic Addict Rehabilitation Act of 1966”.
declaration of policy
Sec. 2. 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.
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="I">TITLE I—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">CIVIL COMMITMENT IN LIEU OF PROSECUTION<ref style="-uslm-dtd:footnote-ref" idref="ID95CADB32762642D3B0172FDE2D732F3C" class="footnoteRef">1</ref> </heading><footnote id="ID95CADB32762642D3B0172FDE2D732F3C" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote"><sup style="-uslm-dtd:superscript">1</sup><p style="-uslm-dtd:para; margin-left:1em">This title added a chapter 175 to title 28, United States Code, relating to Civil Commitment and Rehabilitation of Narcotic Addicts. Subsequently such chapter was repealed by section 3405(c)(1) of Public Law 106–310 (114 Stat. 1221).</p></footnote>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="II">TITLE II—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SENTENCING TO COMMITMENT FOR TREATMENT </heading>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="201">Sec. 201. </num><chapeau style="-uslm-dtd:text">Title 18 of the United States Code is amended by adding after chapter 313 thereof the following new chapter:</chapeau>
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<editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:legis-comment"><b>[</b>Chapter 314—Narcotic Addicts was repealed by section 218(a)(6) of Public Law 98–473 (98 Stat. 2027).<b>]</b></editorialNote>
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<editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:legis-comment"><b>[</b>Titles III and IV repealed by section 3405(b) of Public Law 106–310 (114 Stat. 1221).<b>]</b></editorialNote>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="V">TITLE V—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">SENTENCING AFTER CONVICTION FOR VIOLATION OF LAW RELATING TO NARCOTIC DRUGS OR MARIHUANA<ref style="-uslm-dtd:footnote-ref" idref="ID3F1CBFA309CA4C428FCBEA27363F7BE2" class="footnoteRef">2</ref> </heading><footnote id="ID3F1CBFA309CA4C428FCBEA27363F7BE2" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote"><sup style="-uslm-dtd:superscript">2</sup><p style="-uslm-dtd:para; margin-left:1em">Superseded by Controlled Substances Act.</p></footnote>
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="VI">TITLE VI—</num><heading style="-uslm-dtd:header">MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS </heading>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="601">Sec. 601.<ref style="-uslm-dtd:footnote-ref" idref="IDE74362683E264C3A9A2A10F8E3C95B87" class="footnoteRef">3</ref> </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">
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</content><footnote id="IDE74362683E264C3A9A2A10F8E3C95B87" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote"><sup style="-uslm-dtd:superscript">3</sup><p style="-uslm-dtd:para; margin-left:1em">Amends other laws.</p></footnote>
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<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/89/793/tVI/s602" styleType="traditional-inline">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="602">Sec. 602. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s3402">42 U.S.C. 3402</ref><b>]</b> </editorialNote><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The Surgeon General and the Attorney General are authorized to give representatives of States and local subdivisions thereof the benefit of their experience in the care, treatment, and rehabilitation of narcotic addicts so that each State may be encouraged to provide adequate facilities and personnel for the care and treatment of narcotic addicts in its jurisdiction.</content>
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<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="603">Sec. 603.<ref style="-uslm-dtd:dangling-footnote-ref" class="footnoteRef">3</ref> </num><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">
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<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/89/793/tVI/s604" styleType="traditional-inline">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="604">Sec. 604. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s3401">42 U.S.C. 3401</ref> nt<b>]</b> </editorialNote><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">If any provision of this Act 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.</content>
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<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/89/793/tVI/s605" styleType="traditional-inline">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="605">Sec. 605. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s3401">42 U.S.C. 3401</ref> nt<b>]</b> </editorialNote><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">Title I of this Act shall take effect three months after the date of its enactment, 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 and V of this Act shall take effect three months after the date of its enactment 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 shall take effect three months after the date of its enactment.</content>
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<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/89/793/tVI/s606" styleType="traditional-inline">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="606">Sec. 606. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s3401">42 U.S.C. 3401</ref> nt<b>]</b> </editorialNote><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">The provisions of this Act shall be subject to the provisions of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1966.<ref style="-uslm-dtd:footnote-ref" idref="ID2BB0F7CE147643588ACFD8CBDF3E47DF" class="footnoteRef">4</ref></content><footnote id="ID2BB0F7CE147643588ACFD8CBDF3E47DF" style="-uslm-dtd:footnote"><sup style="-uslm-dtd:superscript">4</sup><p style="-uslm-dtd:para; margin-left:1em">Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1966 transferred all statutory powers and functions of the Surgeon General, and other officers of the Public Health Service, to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. The provisions of this Act should be read in the light of this transfer of statutory functions.</p></footnote>
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<section style="-uslm-dtd:section" identifier="/us/sComp/89/793/tVI/s607" styleType="traditional-inline">
<num style="-uslm-dtd:enum" value="607">Sec. 607. </num><editorialNote style="-uslm-dtd:usc-reference" role="uscRef"><b>[</b><ref href="/us/usc/t42/s3401">42 U.S.C. 3401</ref> nt<b>]</b> </editorialNote><content style="-uslm-dtd:text">There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.</content>
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