now have in this country simply won't do. We can't settle for more of the same.

3. I hope we can be openminded and receptive to new approaches to the drug problem. Quite frankly, if we can't we may as well close up the hearings and go home.

4. With regard to the legal aspects of the drug problem, I am convinced that we need to develop comprehensive, rather than piecemeal legislation. There is a minijungle of Federal law relating to drugs and narcotics and the treatment approach and the enforcement approach are inextricably tied together. From wherever we start, we get to the central point that we must revise our basic thinking about drug use and abuse. We must recognize addiction as a sickness, and not a crime. And we must understand the social and symbolic significance of youthful drug use. In this realistic setting we must construct workable laws, realizing, all the way, the limitations of trying to use criminal law to legislate morality.

That concludes my opening statement.

We have a statement for the record from Senator Williams of New Jersey.

STATEMENT OF HON. HARRISON A. WILLIAMS, JR., A U.S. SENATOR FROM THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY

Senator WILLIAMS. Mr. Chairman, it is most important for the Nation that you have scheduled these hearings on drug abuse and drug addiction.

My own research during the past year led me to the introduction of the Drug Abuse Prevention and Rehabilitation Act of 1969. This bill is designed to: (1) Provide for the establishment, development and maintenance of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation centers for drug addicts and drug abusers; (2) encourage drug abuse education curriculum programs for students of medicine, psychology, psychiatry, sociology, and other related fields; (3) strengthen the coordination of drug abuse control programs by establishing a national council on drug abuse control. Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that the text of my bill, S. 1816, along with the names of the Senators who cosponsored this bill, be reprinted in the record at this time.

(The text of S. 1816 appears on next page.)

91ST CONGRESS 1ST SESSION

S. 1816

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

APRIL 15, 1969

Mr. WILLIAMS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. NELSON, Mr. COOPER, Mr. HART, Mr. HATFIELD, Mr. INOUYE, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. McGee, Mr. MONDALE, Mr. PELL, Mr. RANDOLPH, Mr. YOUNG of Ohio, and Mr. Moss) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare

A BILL

To authorize the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants for treatment and rehabilitation centers for drug addicts and drug abusers, and to carry out drug abuse education curriculum programs, and to strengthen the coordination of drug abuse control programs by establishing the National Council on Drug Abuse Control.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That this Act may be cited as the "Drug Abuse Prevention 4 and Rehabilitation Act of 1969".

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TITLE I-FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF

PURPOSE

3 SEC. 101. (a) The Congress hereby finds and declares 4 that drug abuse and addiction diminishes the strength and 5 vitality of the people of our Nation; that such abuse and 6 addiction of dangerous drugs is increasing in urban and 7 suburban areas; that there is a lack of adequate facilities to 8 prevent drug abuse and addiction, and to rehabilitate those 9 who seek and need treatment and rehabilitation; that there 10 is a lack of authoritative information and creative projects 11 designed to educate students of medicine, psychology, psy12 chiatry, sociology, social work, and other related fields; and that prevention and control of such drug abuse requires 14 intensive and coordinated efforts on the part of both govern

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(b) It is the purpose of this Act to provide for the 17 establishment, development, and maintenance of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation programs for drug abusers, and

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to encourage the development of new and improved cur

riculums on the problems of drug abuse in medical schools 21 and other institutions of higher education, and to strengthen 22 the coordination of drug abuse control programs by establish23 ing the National Council on Drug Abuse Control.

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AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 201. There are hereby authorized to be appro

6 priated $50,000,000 for the fiscal year beginning July 1,

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1969; $60,000,000 for the fiscal year beginning July 1,

1970; $70,000,000 for the fiscal year beginning July 1. 9 1971; $80,000,000 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1972; and $90,000,000 for the fiscal year beginning July 1,

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1973, for the purpose of carrying out this title. Sums appro

priated pursuant to this section shall remain available until expended.

DRUG ADDICT TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION CENTERS

SEC. 202. (a) From the sums appropriated pursuant to section 201, the Secretary shall make grants designed to assist States and nonprofit private organizations in defraying expenses and other costs incurred by any such State or organization in establishing, developing, equipping, and oper

ating drug addict prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation

centers, including the training of personnel necessary to

operate such centers, and the payment of salaries of such

personnel.

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(b) Within three months after the enactment of this

title, the Secretary shall, by regulations, establish and pre

3 scribe general standards for obtaining grants under this title.

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(c) The regulations issued under subsection (b) shall

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or nonprofit organization receiving a grant under this title.

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reports and other information available to him, review and, 9 if necessary, revise the general standards prescribed by him

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pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.

APPLICATIONS

SEC. 203. After the regulations referred to in subsec

13 tion (b) of section 202 of this title have been issued, any 14 State or nonprofit private organization desiring to secure

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financial assistance under this title for any project for the 16 establishment of a drug addict prevention, treatment, and 17 rehabilitation center may submit an application to the Secretary for a grant under this title to assist it in carrying out such project. The application shall set forth

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(1) the kinds of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation services which will be provided under the project with respect to which such application is filed; (2) reasonable assurances that the applicant is legally qualified and is competent to provide such services; and