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PUBLIC LAW 96-000—MMMM. DD, 1979

PUBLIC LAW 96-132—NOV. 30, 1979

93 STAT. 1049

SEC. 16. (a) Paragraph (4) of section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(4)) is amended to read as follows: "(4) The term 'Drug Enforcement Administration' means the Drug Enforcement Administration in the Department of Justice.". (b) Sections 508 and 516 of such Act (21 U.S.C. 878, 886) are each amended by striking out "Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs" each place it occurs and inserting in lieu thereof "Drug Enforcement Administration". (c) Section 513 of such Act (21 U.S.C. 883) is amended— (1) by striking out "Director of the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs" and inserting in lieu thereof "Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration"; and (2) by striking out "Director may" and inserting in lieu thereof "Administrator may". SEC. 17. (a) In addition to any other sums appropriated by this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, for financial assistance to joint State and joint State and local law enforcement agencies engaged in cooperative enforcement efforts with respect to drug related offenses, organized criminal activity and all support activities related thereto. (b) The Attorney General shall, in accordance with section 558 of title 5 of the United States Code promulgate regulations establishing criteria under which such cooperative enforcement agencies may qualify for financial assistance under this section. SEC. 18. (a) On or before September 1, 1980, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress— ( D a plan to assure the closure of the United States Penitentiary at Atlanta, Georgia, by September 1, 1984; and (2) a plan to alter the function of the United States Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas, to that of a modern correctional institution by September 1, 1985. (b) The plan prepared under this section shall prohibit the use of the United States Penitentiary at Atlanta, Georgia, as a correctional institution by a State or political subdivision after the closure of the institution by the Federal Government. SEC. 19. In addition to any other sums that are authorized to be appropriated by this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated $2,600,000, for planning and site acquisition of a Federal detention facility in Los Angeles County, California. SEC. 20. (a) The National Institute of Justice, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, and the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration are authorized to use funds, and to authorize States to use funds, for programs, projects or events devoted to the international aspects of crime prevention and criminal justice. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State of California is authorized to utilize the proceeds of block grants awarded during fiscal year 1979 or fiscal years previous thereto to fund the 1980 Congress on the Prevention of Crime and Treatment of Offenders. SEC. 21. (a) The Attorney General shall, during the fiscal year for which appropriations are authorized by this Act, transmit a report to each House of the Congress in any case in which the Attorney General— (1) establishes a policy to refrain from the enforcement of any provision of law enacted by the Congress, the enforcement of which is the responsibility of the Department of Justice, because of the position of the Department of Justice that such provision of law is not constitutional; or

"Drug Enforcement Administration."

Regulations.

Plan, submittal to Congress.

42 USC 3793 note.

Report to Congress. 28 USC 519 note.