21 U.S.C. § 1531 — Establishment of drug-free communities support program

The source credit indicates that this section originated as § 1031 of title I of Public Law 100–690, but was added later by Public Law 105–20, § 2(a)(2), enacted June 27, 1997, and published at 111 Stat. 226. The credit reflects that the section has since been amended twice: by Public Law 115–271 in 2018 and by Public Law 116–74 in 2019. Beyond these dates and citations, the source credit does not elaborate on the substance of each amendment. Public Law 100–690 is commonly known as the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, a broad piece of federal drug-control legislation enacted amid national concern over drug use and addiction. The 1997 addition of this particular section, however, came through Public Law 105–20, a separate, later enactment sometimes referred to in connection with drug-free communities initiatives. The general understanding is that provisions of this kind were intended to support local and community-based efforts to prevent substance use among young people, often through federal grant-making and coordination mechanisms. The record does not establish the specific legislative reasoning behind the structure or details of this section, including the particular administrative and contracting provisions it contains. Readers should treat the broader historical characterization as general background rather than a documented account of Congress's specific intent for this provision.