48 U.S.C. § 1972 — Controlled substances in freely associated states

submitted 37 years ago by Pub. L. 101-219 to r/title-48-TERRITORIES-AND-INSULAR-POSSESSIONS · 159 words · no verdicts yet

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The President may negotiate agreements allowing lawful controlled-substance distribution in freely associated states. A state meeting specified reporting and import-control conditions may receive United States narcotic-drug exports like a qualifying country.

(a) The President may negotiate agreements providing: (1) that the United States will carry out part C of the Controlled Substances Act as needed for lawful controlled-substance distribution in freely associated states; and (2) that a freely associated state that voluntarily reports yearly narcotics needs to the International Narcotics Control Board and controls narcotic-drug imports consistently with the 1961 Single Convention may receive narcotic-drug exports from the United States in the same way as a country meeting section 953(a) of title 21. (b) An agreement under this section takes effect under section 1901(f)(5) or 1931(d)(5), as applicable.

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(a) In general

The President is authorized to negotiate agreements which provide—

(1)

that the United States shall carry out the provisions of part C of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 821 et seq.) as necessary to provide for the lawful distribution of controlled substances in the freely associated states; and

(2)

that a freely associated state which institutes and maintains a voluntary system to report annual estimates of narcotics needs to the International Narcotics Control Board, and which imposes controls on imports of narcotic drugs consistent with the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, shall be eligible for exports of narcotic drugs from the United States in the same manner as a country meeting the requirements of subsection (a) of section 953 1 of title 21.

(b) Effective date

Agreements concluded pursuant to this section shall become effective pursuant to section 1901(f)(5) of this title or section 1931(d)(5) of this title, as may be applicable.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 101–219, title II, § 201, Dec. 12, 1989, 103 Stat. 1874.)

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1989Enacted · Pub. L. 101-219 · 103 Stat. 1874

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