[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 61 (Friday, April 30, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S4508]
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       SAFE AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES ACT AMENDMENTS

  Mr. KYL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now 
proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 39, S. 609.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 609) to amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and 
     Communities Act of 1994 to prevent the abuse of inhalants 
     through programs under the Act.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr KYL. I ask unanimous consent the bill be read the third time and 
passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any 
statements relating to the bill be printed at this point in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 609) was read the third time and passed, as follows:

                                 S. 609

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

     SECTION 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. 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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